Personal diary of John Barnabas (aka Barney) Leith
From the monthly archives:
The Schmap online London guide (Third Edition) includes a photograph I took of the tower of Southwark Cathedral. It’s not a particularly distinguished photo, but it’s rather flattering to the ego to have it published.
Of course, there’s no money attached to the publication!
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I’ve been wearing contact lenses since 1964. I was fitted with my first pair by Keith Clifford Hall at his rooms in London’s prestigious Park Lane.
After Mr Clifford Hall’s death, I was passed on to his former assistant, Miss Thompson. Miss Thompson was unique amongst my contact lens practitioners in having a single-barreled surname. After [...]
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Yes, sadly I have to admit it. Before this weekend just gone, I had never been to Geneva before.
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Allow me to recommend Abdur Rahman’s Corner. Abdur Rahman is an English Muslim. His blog expresses a wonderful and refreshing spirituality.
Technorati Tags: Islam, spirituality
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I’ve just returned from an excellent weekend in Geneva. I’m hoping to write a bit about the weekend, but that will have to be later.
In the meantime, you can read about a part of my weekend on Nabil Stendardo’s blog. It turned out that three of us at the Nineteen Day Feast in Vernier [...]
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Asma Jahangir, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, has issued the following statement on the conclusion of her recent visit to the United Kingdom.
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF CONCLUDES VISIT TO THE UK
15 June 2007
Asma Jahangir, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief of the United [...]
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At the 14 June meeting in Portcullis House, Asma Jahangir, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, said she generally avoids telling people what her religion is.
In Asma’s view, people’s spiritual and moral development is more important than the religious labels they wear.
I think she’s right.
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The UK is one of the better countries for freedom of religion or belief. So says Asma Jahangir, the doughty UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, who has just been looking into religious freedom in the UK for almost two weeks.
During her visit, Ms Jahangir held discussions with representatives of a wide [...]
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These are the blogs that participants on my recent introduction to blogging course in Liverpool have started:
Deep Breathing
Is Something Bothering You?
Plausible Deniability
Wendi’s Wanders
And, of course, Tobbot continues on his merry way!
Technorati Tags: Baha’i Bahai, blogging
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This is a promo video for a film by Ahmed Ezzat about the the dilemma faced by the Baha’is in Egypt, who are legally required to have ID cards but who are denied them by the Egyptian authorities because they will not claim to be Muslims, Jews or Christians – the only three religious categories [...]
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