Azan inspires Hollywood actor Liam Neeson to convert to Islam

ISTANBUL (Turkey), 9 Rabi Al-Awwal/1 Feb (IINA)-Hollywood actor Liam Neeson has announced that he may convert to Islam as he was inspired by Islamic call to prayer (Azan) while filming in Istanbul, Turkey, media reports quoted the actor as saying on Monday. He was ranked at number 69 on Empire magazine’s 100 greatest movie stars of all time in 1997. Neeson, 59,   is an Irish actor, who has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards. He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler’s List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars (the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and an...

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Dairyland Surprise: Wisconsin celebrates Miss America

Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler of Kenosha waves after being crowned Miss America on Saturday night at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. / AP Written by Meg Jones » McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Laura Kaeppeler didn't know she would cry. Otherwise, she would have used waterproof mascara. When the 23-year-old Kenosha native was crowned Miss America last weekend — becoming only the second Miss Wisconsin to win in the pageant's 91-year history — tears flowed and so did her mascara. "Of course I realized I didn't wear waterproof mascara until after the fact. But it made that moment very real ...," Kaeppeler said. Kaeppeler is much more than makeup, or evening gowns or swimsuits, though the Miss...

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New Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler

Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler is being crowned Miss America 2012 on January 24, 2012 in Las Vegas, at Saturday. Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler is the 23 year old Kenosha native. She is becoming only the second Miss Wisconsin to win in the pageant’s 91-year history. Miss America Pageant (Copyright Reserved by Fashions Gala) Kaeppeler is a poised, smart Carthage College graduate, who won a preliminary talent portion of the competition by singing an Italian art song. She wants to become a Speech Pathologist in futures. Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler Reacts After Crowned Winner (Copyrights Reserved by Fashions Gala 2012) Laura Kaeppeler Red Gown (All rights reserved by "Fashions Gala" 2012) Laura Kaeppeler Red Gown (All rights...

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Gucci launches Bags Collection for Men Fall 2012-13

The Gucci Men’s Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show held on 16 January, 2012 in Milan, Italy..Gucci is famous for its top-ranked and most fashionable brand for men’s and women’s across the world.In Gucci Men’s Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show the new collection of Men’s handbags by the name of “Your World In Bags” also showcased. Gucci Bags Collection for Men Fall 2012-13 (Copyright reserved by Fashions Gala) Gucci Bags Collection for Men Fall 2012-13 (Copyright reserved by Fashions Gala) Gucci Bags Collection for Men Fall 2012-13 (Copyright reserved by Fashions Gala) Gucci Bags Collection for Men Fall 2012-13 (Copyright reserved by Fashions Gala) Gucci Bags Collection for Men Fall 2012-13 (Copyright reserved by Fashions Gala) Gucci...

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Dubai Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 started at Dubai World Trade Centre

Dubai Fashion Week (DFW) statrted at Dubai Fashion Week (DFW), Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai from Thursday, 20th - Monday, 24th October 2011.The duration of this event will be of 5 days. Dubai Fashion Week (DFW) is an 'invitation only' fashion trade event aimed at bringing together major advocates of the fashion industry by providing them a single platform. DFW is overseen by fashion and industry experts comprising of an advisory board. The week enables local and regional designers and fashion houses to present their collection to global and regional buyers, media, fashion professionals and the general public. ...

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After Reema Now Meera is Going to marry with american national

Lahore: Pakistan actress Meera has decided to marry with an American-born pilot Naveed Pervez, and the engagement ceremony will be held on February 19.According to reports, the actress has taken her final decision but final date of marriage will be decided with the consultation of families of Meera nad Naveed Pervez.It is to be mentioned here that Reema had recently married with a Pakistani-born American national cardiologist surgeon on November ...

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Winner of Zee Cine Awards 2012

 Zee Cine Awards were held on 21-Jan-2012 at the biggest casino in 'Macau'. The event was a star studded affair that included stars like Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Shahid Kapoor,Vidya Balan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif & many more Bollywood icons.The following are the winners of the award in different categories. Best Actor (Jury) Shahrukh Khan, Don2 Best Actress (Jury) Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture Best Actor (Popular) Ranbir Kapoor,Rockstar Best Actress (Popular) Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture Best Film (Jury) The Dirty Picture Best Film (Popular) Rockstar Best Director (Jury) Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar Best Story Zoya Akhtar & Reema Kagti , Zindagi Na Mila Dobara Song of the Year Chammak Challo, RA One Best Song Ishq Sufiyana...

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Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupathi names her daughter as Saira Bhupathi

 Lara and Mahesh who got married on February 16, 2011 have been blessed with a baby girl. The 33-year-old actor, who is married to ace tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, gave birth to a healthy child. The couple has named the little one Saira Bhupathi. Earlier, in an interview given to a daily, Mahesh had said that he always prayed for a baby girl and his wish is finally granted. Lara recently met International chat show host Oprah Winfrey and tweeted, "@Oprah and @iamsrk, two people I absolutely adore! Thank you for making my day! Now can go into labour happily! :) (sic).”...

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Kajal Agarwal shows interest in doing a film like Charles Angels

Charming girl Kajal Agarwal wants to do more than a sword-wielding princess' role that she did in Magadheera.  She wants to go the full hog on donning a girl who brandishes the rapier in style.  Yes, she wants to do a Charles Angles role if that ever comes her way.  She said this at a press meet held in Hyderabad yesterday.Even as she made a bold wish known to the world, Kajal preferred not to talk about the smooching scene in Businessman.  "I don't want to talk much about that.  The scene was infused in the movie as per the need of the script" she shot back.Kajal is totally in love with Mahesh's dekko acting performance in Businessman.  Saying that she was happy to have acted with him, the actress said...

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Little genius Star Arfa Karim , daughter of Pakistan

Born in Faisalabad, Pakistan, the little Arfa Karim was only 5 when she first came across these strange white “boxes” in her school which later she knew were computers. “When you push a button, something magically appears on the box” said Arfa. After she persuaded her father to buy her one, Amjad Karim –who serves with a U.N. peace making force in Africa, began to notice his young daughter’s extraordinary “technical” talent, that’s when he convinced APTECH –an advanced computer institute near their home- to enroll her as a student for she was still too young to apply. In 2005, the people at the institute amazed with her unique aptitude, informed her father that Arfa might actually be in a position to seek Microsoft certification;...

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Mauhib Iqbal a 13 year old Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) from Pakistan

Mauhib Iqbal of Pakistan is a 13-year-old child, an O-Level Student at Beacon House School at Karachi, has achieved MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) from Microsoft in .Net Framework 4.0 (computer programming) with 98.4%. He is also awarded with the title of “Charter Member” by Microsoft Corporation.  Mauhib is the youngest child achieving this certificate and award from Microsoft on .Net 4 technology. He is currently teaching at Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology on week-ends for the students of programing. He has been awarded with a gold medal for this achievement by his school. He also attended Open Door Event of Microsoft and Visual Studio Loadfest event at Microsoft Innovation Center. He...

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Wikipedia Going Dark to Protest SOPA

Wikipedia will go offline Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), according to Co-Founder Jimmy Wales. Wales made the announcement via a series of tweets. “This is going to be wow,” reads one tweet. “I hope Wikipedia will melt phone systems in Washington on Wednesday. Tell everyone you know!” Wales has been mulling the idea of a blackout on his user talk page. Wikipedia joins other major websites, such as Reddit, where a very active anti-SOPA community exists. Wales tweeted that the decision was made by community consensus among Wikipedia users: According to another tweet by Wales, Wikipedia English receives approximately 25 million visitors every day. Wikipedia’s decision means those millions of visitors will be greeted...

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Shilpa's dress causes international stir

While most Indian fashion designers would maintain that our traditional garment, the sari, is one of the best known Indian outfits on the international fashion scene, when a UK tabloid called an anarkali suit a sari recently, the readers took no time to show their umbrage online. On Friday, Daily Mail carried an article on Bollywood actor and ex Big Brother winner, Shilpa Shetty, making her first post pregnancy appearance. While the actor wore an off white and red anarkali suit with a duppatta, the report called the garment a sari; apparently failing to recognise the Indian outfit. ‘Shilpa Shetty’s sari shows off her baby bump’, read the headline. Soon enough, people started posting comments on the tabloid website about the faux...

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Fashion Tips for Buying Clothes to suit Your Shape

 Fashion tips for women with different body shapes vary. Here are fashion tips for a few of the common body shapes which cause distress among women:Fashion Tips for Petite Women: Women with a height of 3 feet 4 inches or shorter are classified as petite. Though you should be careful about how you dress up, but as long as you know style tips for women who are petite, there is nothing to worry about. Dark colors make you look taller, but that doesn’t mean you should always choose black for yourself. One of the Pakistani style ideas which you can apply to yourself if getting your shirt dyed in two tones of the same color for example: the upper half of the shirt in bottle green and the lower half as light...

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Medical experts say Aarifa Karim's case not 'hopeless'

  FAISALABAD: Professor Dr Azhar Hussain, a neurosurgeon at the King Edwards Medical University, Lahore after examining Aarifa Karim Randhawa at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore has opined that “this was not a hopeless case.” This was revealed by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Amjad Karim Randhawa, father of Aarifa, on Tuesday night. Randhawa quoted Dr Hussain as saying “we believe that we can be successful in activating her cerebral activity.” A joint team of medical experts of CMH Lahore had already prepared a comprehensive report pertaining to the health status of child prodigy, Aarifa Karim Randhawa who is under care at an intensive care unit of CMH since December 22, 2011. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf...

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