All Eyes Await The World Cup Final

Thomas Muller
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The Star Studded Germans Or The Lucky Argentinians?

The long awaited World Cup's end finally approaches, as the final for the ultimate prize of what have been possibly the best world cup ever, will be played in no more than 24 hours time at Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro at 16:00 local time between the mighty Germans and a potentially strong Argentinian side.

The Suffering in Ghaza, Palestine

It's summers. While you are sunbathing, the Palestinians bathe in their own blood.

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What was the crime of Muhammad Abu Khdeir? He didn’t do any harm to the three Israeli teens. He was killed in the name of one word – Retaliation. Killing is rather a weak word, he was kidnapped and burnt alive. 6 Israelis confessed to this heinous crime, enraging Palestinians. As if the brutality wasn’t enough, Tareq Abu Khdeir was beaten by Israeli police at his slain cousin Muhammad’s  funeral. Excuses and reasoning followed.

Best Anime To Watch This Summer

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Summers are here and everyone tends to run out of things to do later or sooner. Anime are an excellent cure for boredom. Anime are Japanese cartoons in simple terms, but rest assured, I am not pushing you for Tom and Jerry. Anime are pretty serious stuff and have various genres. They can range from thrillers to drama and to the much famous theme; Martial arts, ninja, shounin or whatever you'd like to call it

Sergio Romero - The Beast

Sergio Romero Saves The Day

Sergio Romero
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Argentina don't owe it to Messi this time, they owe it all to Sergio Romero. Who would've thought that this man, about whom critics were all over saying he lacked the skill, would actually pave the way for Argentina for the World cup 2014 trophy. Forget the 90 minutes, forget the two halves of additional time, the penalty shootout is what had all the oomph.

Van Persie Or Messi? Who's it gonna be?

Lionel Messi
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Time ticks away and an hour remains till the match between Argentina and Netherlands. The Dutch led by Robin Van Persie and with stars like Arjen Robben and Sneijder to pump in the attack, Argentina's defense has got to have a hard time. Great miracles are expected of the 27 years old Argentinian star Lionel Messi who has won the Ballon d'Or thrice, but Messi is sure to miss Angel di Maria who was ruled out because of a thigh injury in the last match. Messi often relied on di Maria for attacks and in the quarterfinal it was him who took the pass off Messi and tried to score but it took a deflection and became an assist for Gonzalez Higuain who transformed it into a goal.

Ramadan - An Observation

"Ramadan is the (month) in which the Quran was sent down, as a guide to mankind and a clear guidance and judgment (so that mankind will distinguish from right and wrong).." (Q 2:183)

The Holy month of Ramadan is upon us and everyone is fasting, but other than abstaining from food and drink, there is still much to do to preserve the sanctity of Ramadan. The sun is showing much energy and the textile industry has really reaped off it. One can see women in all types of objectionable poses and clothing, which might be accepted in our rather borrowed culture but certainly not in our pure religion.

Doughnuts - The Lighter Side

The word doughnut needs no explaining, nearly everyone is familiar with it. It is called "sufganiyah" in Israel and the Malaysians call it "Kuih keria". Nevertheless, it is a simple and delicious dessert with unique variations. A particular type of doughnut, The Boston Cream is so famous that it made its way far away to Pakistan and is called as "Navaz Sharif" variety, funnily after the current Prime Minister of Pakistan though.

Assorted Doughnuts
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Now that I've said all about the fame of this simple little dessert, what actually is a doughnut?
Flour is made into a dough and then deep fried, but that doesn't make it a doughnut quite yet. What's unique of the doughnut is that it has a circular shape with a circle cut out from the center, it's actually a baked flour ring. To give it this ring shape, a doughnut cutter is used which will cut out a circle from the center

Is This Really A World Cup Semifinal?

Humilation For Brazil. Germany 5, Brazil 0.

So I wake up all night and am super excited to watch Brazil take on Germany, but they never really "took" on Germany. With the clock approaching the 40th minute, I'm compelled to create this blog because the match is going really crazy. Germany have topped up 2 goals and Brazil had only a couple of attacks, put aside the offside fouls.

The Brazilian Stalwart Neymar.
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Brazilian stalwart Neymar is injured and out, but that is no reason for this humiliation.
In the quarter final match, when Brazilian captain and defender Thiago Silva got a yellow card, their coach Scolari's disappointment was sincere. Having bagged 2 yellow cards, the most celebrated defender is missing this match and Germans are simply massacring the feeble Brazilian defense. David Luiz who has been assigned captaincy for this match, is desperate and helpless. He's doing all he can