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May 15, 2010
No Rainfall: Parched Earth and Bush Fires in the Caribbean

 

No water and fire. Those are the words on many lips in the Caribbean as record breaking high temperatures (35 degrees Celsius) and low rainfall is affecting livelihood and life in the Caribbean. February 2010 was the driest February on record in Trinidad and Tobago receiving only 2.1mm of rainfall. Prior to that the driest February was in 1960 when 4.9mm of rain fell. The average rainfall in February for the past 30 years has been 43mm. 

No water and fire. Those are the words on many lips in the Caribbean as record breaking high temperatures (35 degrees Celsius) and low rainfall is affecting livelihood and life in the Caribbean. February 2010 was the driest February on record in Trinidad and Tobago receiving only 2.1mm of rainfall. Prior to that the driest February was in 1960 when 4.9mm of rain fell. The average rainfall in February for the past 30 years has been 43mm. 

Although the country of Trinidad and Tobago is being featured in this report, conditions are similar across the Caribbean.

May 15, 2010
Vital, Clean, Endangered, Scarce: World Water Day 2010

Water, the life-giving combination of oxygen and hydrogen that comprises 80 per cent of the human body, was celebrated and discussed, inspiring action around the world during World Water Day (WWD), officially designated as March 22 by the United Nations Environmental Program for the group UN-Water. The observances were held in conjunction with a host of other international organizations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), the UN sponsored World Health Organization (WHO), The International Water Association, and The World Water Council. 

February 11, 2010
Excerpt from El Sheikh’s Classic Work: The Science of Man

In this excerpt from The Science of Man -Al Haqiqat al Insaniyya, (Zavia Books, 1984) El Sheikh Gilani explains the design of the Master Programmer, without Whom nothing would exist.

February 11, 2010
The Truth about Haiti

There is no denial; all have witnessed, beyond a doubt, the wrath of The Almighty Creator and the devastation unleashed upon Haiti, the magnitude of which is so great that the loss of life and property, pain and suffering produced by the powerful earthquake will possibly never be truly known.

(IQOU PRESS RELEASE) There is no denial; all have witnessed, beyond a doubt, the wrath of The Almighty Creator and the devastation unleashed upon Haiti, the magnitude of which is so great that the loss of life and property, pain and suffering produced by the powerful earthquake will possibly never be truly known.