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Politics / Re: Peace Corps: Over 173 Signatures Collected In Bid To Override Buhari by EssienFM(m): 5:13pm On Mar 06, 2018
#1 we have security crisis in Nigeria.. #2NPF is inadequate to save us...... #3 police is deeply corrupt.... #4 Nigerian youth deserve this job........ ##5PMB isn't concerned about the youth #6we have looted fund all over the world lieing fallow #7 Peace Corps will generate fund for the government thru service render to individuals n agencies asking for our servicez..........#my 2k fact

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Properties / All You Need To Know About Hurricane IRMA by EssienFM(m): 3:00pm On Sep 10, 2017
The center of the storm made landfall at Cudjoe Key , just east of Key West, at 9 :10 a . m . The storm was crawling to the north- northwest at just 8 mph .
• The Category 4 storm , which regained strength as it traversed the warm water of the Straits of Florida , is expected to travel up the state ’ s southwestern coast later today and move inland by Monday afternoon .
• More than 700, 000 people are without power in the state of Florida . Power outages could exceed 2 million across the Southeast as Hurricane Irma moves north .
• The storm ’ s winds are near 130 mph , and Irma’ s size means hurricane - force winds will extend up to 80 miles from its center , the NHC says .
• The Keys may see between 15 and 20 inches of rain , and South Florida may get between 10 and 15 inches of rain , according to the NHC. A few tornadoes are possible across the peninsula through Sunday night .
• Beyond the Keys , Florida ’ s Gulf Coast from the Everglades to Tampa are at the highest risk . We don ’ t know exactly if and where the eye of the storm will come ashore , but impacts will be severe in this region no matter what .
• “ Storm surge flooding of 10 - 15 ft is now expected along the SW Florida coast, ” the National Hurricane Center
tweeted on Saturday . “ This is a dire and life - threatening situation. ”
[Livestream : What Hurricane Irma looks like right now ]
• Because of the westward shift in the track, the Miami - Fort Lauderdale area is most likely to miss the most destructive part of the storm . But because of Irma’ s enormous size , the entire state will probably endure damaging winds .
• The storm has already
ravaged parts of the Caribbean , where one official called it a “ nuclear hurricane. ” About 95 percent of the islands of Barbuda and St . Martin sustained some damage or were outright destroyed.
• More than 5 million people across Florida have been ordered to evacuate and thousands crammed into shelters .
• On Saturday , Miami was a ghost metropolis. There was no traffic on typically - jammed roads and highways . Almost all stores appeared to be closed.
• Highways were clogged with evacuees Friday. Authorities are opening shoulder lanes to traffic in some locations. In Georgia , Interstate 75 southbound was reversed to accommodate the load . Florida airports announced closures, including Orlando , Tampa and Fort Lauderdale, as Irma approaches the state .
Education / The Chart Of The Countries That Walked Most by EssienFM(m): 6:46pm On Jul 17, 2017
the countries WHO walk less have more obesity problems
Celebrities / The 10 Most Beautiful Women In The World by EssienFM(m): 5:41pm On Jul 17, 2017
The 10 most beautiful women in the world, according to digital face mapping
msn.com Jul 12, 2017 6:59 PM

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Science has been able to tell us a lot about beauty: the six physical features men can't resist, your most important facial feature, and now, which women are considered the most beautiful in the world and why.
It all comes down to an ancient Greek philosophy called the phi ratio, which Dr Julian De Silva, of the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery, used along with computer facial mapping to determine which famous women have the ideal face ratio and symmetry.

While standards of beauty vary by culture, the ratio method is an interesting approach to aesthetics, and may give us some clues as to why some people stand out more than others.

Hedy Lamarr Is Proof That We've Never Taken Beautiful Women Seriously
(Provided by Wochit News)

Amber Heard came in at the top of the list with a facial symmetry of 91.85 per cent, while Helen Mirren ranked in sixth place and Marilyn Monroe came in ninth.

Dr De Silva pointed out that this study is by no means a way to pit women against each other. "with this groundbreaking technology, we have solved some of the mysteries of what it is that makes someone physically beautiful," he said. "The results were startling and showed several famous actresses and models have facial features that come close to the ancient Greek principles for perfection."

So, according to the ancient Greeks and science, here are the 10 most beautiful women in the world:

1. Amber Heard - 91.85 per cent


© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)
2. Kim Kardashian - 91.39 per cent

Kim Kardashian | Photo: Getty3. Kate Moss - 91.06 per cent



© Getty Images The 10 most beautiful women in the world, according to digital face mapping

4. Emily Ratajkowski - 90.8 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Emily Ratajkowski | Photo: Getty

5. Kendall Jenner - 90.18 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Kendall Jenner | Photo: Getty

6. Helen Mirren - 89.93 per cent



© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)

7. Scarlett Johansson - 89.82 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Scarlett Johansson | Photo: Getty

8. Selena Gomez - 89.57 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Selena Gomez | Photo: Getty

9. Marilyn Monroe - 89.41 per cent



© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)

10. Jennifer Lawrence - 89.24 per cent



EssienFM:
The 10 most beautiful women in the world, according to digital face mapping
msn.com Jul 12, 2017 6:59 PM

© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc
Science has been able to tell us a lot about beauty: the six physical features men can't resist, your most important facial feature, and now, which women are considered the most beautiful in the world and why.
It all comes down to an ancient Greek philosophy called the phi ratio, which Dr Julian De Silva, of the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery, used along with computer facial mapping to determine which famous women have the ideal face ratio and symmetry.

While standards of beauty vary by culture, the ratio method is an interesting approach to aesthetics, and may give us some clues as to why some people stand out more than others.

Hedy Lamarr Is Proof That We've Never Taken Beautiful Women Seriously
(Provided by Wochit News)

Amber Heard came in at the top of the list with a facial symmetry of 91.85 per cent, while Helen Mirren ranked in sixth place and Marilyn Monroe came in ninth.

Dr De Silva pointed out that this study is by no means a way to pit women against each other. "with this groundbreaking technology, we have solved some of the mysteries of what it is that makes someone physically beautiful," he said. "The results were startling and showed several famous actresses and models have facial features that come close to the ancient Greek principles for perfection."

So, according to the ancient Greeks and science, here are the 10 most beautiful women in the world:

1. Amber Heard - 91.85 per cent


© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)
2. Kim Kardashian - 91.39 per cent

Kim Kardashian | Photo: Getty3. Kate Moss - 91.06 per cent



© Getty Images The 10 most beautiful women in the world, according to digital face mapping

4. Emily Ratajkowski - 90.8 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Emily Ratajkowski | Photo: Getty

5. Kendall Jenner - 90.18 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Kendall Jenner | Photo: Getty

6. Helen Mirren - 89.93 per cent



© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)

7. Scarlett Johansson - 89.82 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Scarlett Johansson | Photo: Getty

8. Selena Gomez - 89.57 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Selena Gomez | Photo: Getty

9. Marilyn Monroe - 89.41 per cent



© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)

10. Jennifer Lawrence - 89.24 per cent



The 10 most beautiful women in the world, according to digital face mapping
msn.com Jul 12, 2017 6:59 PM

© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc
Science has been able to tell us a lot about beauty: the six physical features men can't resist, your most important facial feature, and now, which women are considered the most beautiful in the world and why.
It all comes down to an ancient Greek philosophy called the phi ratio, which Dr Julian De Silva, of the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery, used along with computer facial mapping to determine which famous women have the ideal face ratio and symmetry.

While standards of beauty vary by culture, the ratio method is an interesting approach to aesthetics, and may give us some clues as to why some people stand out more than others.

Hedy Lamarr Is Proof That We've Never Taken Beautiful Women Seriously
(Provided by Wochit News)

Amber Heard came in at the top of the list with a facial symmetry of 91.85 per cent, while Helen Mirren ranked in sixth place and Marilyn Monroe came in ninth.

Dr De Silva pointed out that this study is by no means a way to pit women against each other. "with this groundbreaking technology, we have solved some of the mysteries of what it is that makes someone physically beautiful," he said. "The results were startling and showed several famous actresses and models have facial features that come close to the ancient Greek principles for perfection."

So, according to the ancient Greeks and science, here are the 10 most beautiful women in the world:

1. Amber Heard - 91.85 per cent


© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)
2. Kim Kardashian - 91.39 per cent

Kim Kardashian | Photo: Getty3. Kate Moss - 91.06 per cent



© Getty Images The 10 most beautiful women in the world, according to digital face mapping

4. Emily Ratajkowski - 90.8 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Emily Ratajkowski | Photo: Getty

5. Kendall Jenner - 90.18 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Kendall Jenner | Photo: Getty

6. Helen Mirren - 89.93 per cent



© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)

7. Scarlett Johansson - 89.82 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Scarlett Johansson | Photo: Getty

8. Selena Gomez - 89.57 per cent



© Provided by Hearst Communications, Inc Selena Gomez | Photo: Getty

9. Marilyn Monroe - 89.41 per cent



© Provided by National magazine company ltd (Hearst UK)

10. Jennifer Lawrence - 89.24 per cent

Foreign Affairs / Donald Trump 1st Month In White House by EssienFM(m): 8:45am On Apr 14, 2017
Donald Trump has been in office for exactly one month as of Monday at noon. That's 744 hours, approximately a quarter of which he has spent at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, the Trump Organization's premiere Florida property.

Since Trump was sworn in as President at noon on January 20th, Trump has spent slightly more than a third of his time working.

Those estimates come from an analysis of pool reports conducted by The Washington Post. The Post categorized each of Trump's activities while he was officially working and estimated the amount of time he was either not working or asleep based on when the press pool was told to arrive in the morning and leave at night.

Here's how President Trump has spent his first month in office:

How Trump spent his first month in office(Skye Gould/Business Insider; The Washington Post)

In total, Trump spent 6 hours attending intelligence briefings, 21 hours on foreign relations, 13 hours tweeting and 332 hours on other work-related activities. This includes everything from phone calls with foreign leaders (21 hours), time spent signing bills and executive orders (6 hours), news conferences (4 hours) and listening sessions (14 hours).

Aside from 26 hours spent traveling and visiting states like Pennsylvania and South Carolina, Trump divided his time between Washington and his Florida residence at Mar-A-Lago.

Trump spent more than a quarter of his first month in office in Florida, playing golf for 25 hours, despite criticizing Obama in the past for spending too much time on the golf course.

While The Washington Post's analysis did not differentiate between time Trump spent sleeping and regular downtime, Trump spent 424 hours on non-work activities. The average American adult (25-54, with children) spends 471 hours on non-working activities, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Further, Trump has said in the past that he sleeps between 3-5 hours per night. If one takes the high-end and assumes Trump receives approximately 5 hours of sleep per night (155 hours for the month), that leaves 269 hours (or a little over 11 days) of non-work activities.
Investment / Monkey Money Madness. Mmm by EssienFM(m): 2:31pm On Nov 16, 2016
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The Monkey Money Madness! (MMM)

Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced that he would buy monkeys for N100 each. The villagers seeing that there were so many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.

The man bought thousands at N100 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their efforts. He further announced that he would now buy at N200. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to N250 but the supply of monkeys became so little that it took much effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch one.

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at N500! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on his behalf.

In the absence of the man, his assistant told the villagers: ''Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that my OGA has bought from you, I will sell them to you at N350 and when my OGA returns from the city, you can sell it to him at N500''.

The villagers squeezed out all their HARD EARNED savings and bought all the monkeys. The most greedy ones among them even sold their lands to purchase many MONKEYS, hoping to make a huge profit without labor.

Then...

They never saw the man or his assistant. Only monkeys everywhere!

Welcome to #MMM.The world of Monkeys!

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Business / Re: Arrest MMM Promoters - House Of Reps To EFCC by EssienFM(m): 9:59pm On Nov 09, 2016
skyrockete:
Who ever that brought the issue of MMM into that of cluelessness will never have peace in his life. The people of his constituency are supposed to curse him for his bad representation. I have graduated for more than 10 years, no job nothing. One useless foods company job I got in Ibadan was using me for 12hours a day, Monday to Sunday until I gave up their job this year. Now I am doing petty online jobs writing Ebook and the rest and as well putting some money in MMM. Surprisingly, the money MMM is generating for me is more than the useless foods company in Ibadan was paying me. The company was paying less than 30k a month then. If the Nigeria "Lossmaker" are not demented and lack initiatives, they can copy MMM scheme or Scope of operation and liberate millions of Nigerians who are in financial servitude. But bcous they are ritualists and poverty promoters, they won't make sense in Nigerian's affairs rather they will be involving in mundane things that are of no concerns to them. Is the Nigeria economy not overwhelming for them to declare state of emergency on it? Crop of thieves and fraudsters! Is the overwhelming news of their theft and fraud not of shame to them and now calling MMM fraud. Is national assembly herself not an embodiment of fraud and scam? If not nigerians are so passive in taking actions, we MMMites are to bombard the so called house of fraud and scam. Many lives have been changed through MMM. My friend recently told me that he has made more than 1million within 5 months he started likewise his wife. After all, the money you invested in MMM can be recovered within three months and then keep your start up Capital. So what is the fraud in MMM? That is just the simple secret of MMM. Buhari himself really disappoints me. I never knew he will be a failure like this. I campaigned vigorously for him believing that he would save Nigeria. Unfortunately, the virus of cluelessness of Goodluck Jonathan has infected him as well. He has definitely lost his bearing (Buhari). Why are they making mountain out of mole's hole? 3 or 4 months ago, he said he wanted to employ unemployed youths through Npower programme saying it would start by August, I was very happy but my wife told me this FG of a thing may take 1 year 4 it to be implemented. Tell me now, what is going on with Npower? 2019 is in the corner, they will use it (npower) to campaign for 2019 abi? Nigeria government is a disappointment! It seems it is a cursed land self. Can good thing come out of this country? When house of REPRESENTATHIEVES can be calling MMM fraud with effrontery! I never knew Buhari will be so clueless like this! I made many enemies bcous of him. I want to sign out jare, let wait for the HOUSE REPRESENTATHIEVES' POLICE that will begin to arrest MMM promoters. 70% of Nigerian police men are doing MMM. May den dey arrest now. The money wey government dey pay police feel reach them for a month? Maybe your 30k u they pay last year go feel reach to hold body and soul together this year when every thing don triple the price, still u are telling Nigerian with your stinking,wretched mouth to stop MMM. May thunder fire you for that house of fraud. Upon all this grammar I feel write, they say I no feel get job. I studied Mass Comm oooo! The House will tell u that Nigeria graduates are unemployable. Are they employable to that house itself? If they are, Nigeria situation is supposed to have changed. Not "1 chance change" we are in oooo! I Want sleep jare. Long life MMM, Long life MMMites. Be blessed.
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Even the learned ones have become slave to cheap n volatile fund....... If PMb declare it iilegal no site is safe........ If its paying must U become pastor tb joshua ni?? Pls its time to back out..... All account is registered..... Its easy for Nigeria police to catch a hundred Naira thief than a billoin Naira thief........ A word is Enough for the wise

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Family / This Baby Was Born Twice by EssienFM(m): 8:01pm On Nov 06, 2016
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Baby removed from womb for surgery, then returned 01:18
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At 23 weeks, LynLee Hope underwent a crucial operation and was returned to her mother's womb
LynLee healed and continued to grow until she was born at 36 weeks
(CNN) — Margaret Boemer went for a routine ultrasound 16 weeks into her pregnancy with her third child. She quickly found out that things were far from routine.
"They saw something on the scan, and the doctor came in and told us that there was something seriously wrong with our baby and that she had a sacrococcygeal teratoma," the Plano, Texas, mom said in an interview shared by Texas Children's Hospital. "And it was very shocking and scary, because we didn't know what that long word meant or what diagnosis that would bring."
Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a tumor that develops before birth and grows from a baby's coccyx, the tailbone.
"This is the most common tumor we see in a newborn," said Dr. Darrell Cass, co-director of Texas Children's Fetal Center and associate professor of surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College Medicine. "Even though it's the most common we see, it's still pretty rare."
Found more often in girls than boys, this tumor occurs in one out of every 35,000 births.
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Agriculture / When Ur Enemy Is At Peace With You(pic) by EssienFM(m): 11:50am On Aug 24, 2016
When your competitors are in agreement with you

Agriculture / Re: A Pig Born With Two Face by EssienFM(m): 8:12am On Jun 19, 2016
gbugbru:
Y lie full your mouth. That's the buttocks of the pig..

Agriculture / Re: A Pig Born With Two Face by EssienFM(m): 8:09am On Jun 19, 2016
gbugbru:
Y lie full your mouth. That's the buttocks of the pig..
... Look at these picture n enlarge it well. The. Man is holdong the two front limb
Agriculture / Re: A Pig Born With Two Face by EssienFM(m): 11:39pm On Jun 18, 2016
BornnAgainChild:
There's no two face here oo abi no be hole and 2 small things wey reseamble eye abi na nose I dey see for here
......did u see the two nose
Family / Re: How Do I Rescue My Three Children From This Beast by EssienFM(m): 11:34pm On Jun 18, 2016
Kimoni:


Na today?
..... If u help with a lawyer u will meet me...... Y will i lie abt My kids....... If u have any u knw what i am going thru
Family / Re: How Do I Rescue My Three Children From This Beast by EssienFM(m): 11:31pm On Jun 18, 2016
Kimoni:
Joker
... I guess some are myopic.... I am just using My friend acct on nairaland... I am 35 "yrs old female
Agriculture / A Pig Born With Two Face by EssienFM(m): 11:28pm On Jun 18, 2016
This chinese pig was born with two face. Two nose...

Family / Re: How Do I Rescue My Three Children From This Beast by EssienFM(m): 8:17pm On Jun 18, 2016
EfemenaXY:
This thread is a joke.

@op: your gay lover ran away with your 3 kids?
........... I hope n Pray u experience this. I was. Married n lost My marriage n My kids to a beast of a husband...... Just needs a helping hand to be join to My kids again
Celebrities / Basketmouth Mum In 1979 by EssienFM(m): 4:11pm On Jun 18, 2016
See the star mum..

Family / Re: How Do I Rescue My Three Children From This Beast by EssienFM(m): 12:35pm On Jun 18, 2016
I was always falling sick after the incidents... So i move to ibadan.... I just want My children back
Family / How Do I Rescue My Three Children From This Beast by EssienFM(m): 12:25pm On Jun 18, 2016
I use to think its only happens in Nollyhood to likes of davidos. 2face,,,that someone cant be denied the right to talk or see My three children.... I married saheed in 2004 "..after My youth service...... I can barely remember enjoying any thing in the marriage... He Once told me that thechildren are not his.... A woman beater '.... Three yrs ago when My last child (A boy,)was barely two yrs he packed out of our home n call me to Come n packed My things.... My world crumbles.... He ran away with those children.. Not allowing me talk to them.... I have reach out to his parent to help nothing is happening.... I saw them six month ago..... No way to talk to them either...... Pls some one shud help me rescue My three children from this beast...............


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Phones / Re: My Mistake To Have Bought Stubborn Itel 1503. by EssienFM(m): 7:09am On Jun 11, 2016
lekjons:
actually I don't know, i use itel 1406 and i'm not into hacking/rooting stuffs, but can you please help me with the new mtn music simple server settings that someone gave u in the other thread please??


u can pm me thanks..
.......... My itel 1406 phone battery is always runing low..... What can i do
Celebrities / The Moment Mohamad Ali Meet His Dead Comrades by EssienFM(m): 6:27am On Jun 11, 2016
Impossible is some ones opinion... U are free at last....... Fly ali

Celebrities / Living In Lekki Or Island Is Not Definition Of Success by EssienFM(m): 10:29pm On Jun 02, 2016
Last night @idcabasa_coded tell other artiste that
#Dearartiste Living in Lekki/Island is not the definition of
success! If after paying the rent u go broke then its not 4 u.
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Politics / Good Or Bad Muslim.... by EssienFM(m): 1:42pm On May 22, 2016
After winning four pivotal presidential primaries on April 26, Hillary Clinton drew a line between "hard working, terror-hating Muslims " and (Muslim) terrorists. In front of a raucous audience of supporters in Philadelphia, Clinton - the presumptive presidential candidate for the Democratic Party - only made mention of Muslims in relation to terrorism, and reaffirmed the mythic "good versus bad" Muslim paradigm. Muslim Americans were either "terror-hating" or terrorists, slotted into one of these two caricatured categories with no space in between, or existential affiliation beyond. Play Video UpFront - Muslim Americans and US liberal values Within the broader context of counter- radicalisation policing , whereby local law enforcement monitor Muslim spaces through electronic surveillance and the seeding of informants, Clinton's rhetoric presented Muslim Americans with an already familiar, yet never more threatening, ultimatum: choose the moderate brand of "terror-hating" Muslim identity sanctioned by the state, or be branded with the suspicion that invites its scrutiny, surveillance, and civil liberties infractions. The 'good Muslim' Much ink, many film reels, and an infinite number of news headlines have focused on bad Muslims. From terrorists to dictators, foreign transgressors to fabricated threats, Muslim identity is marred by almost every imaginable negative stereotype and menacing trope. Representations of good Muslims, in every medium, are few and far between.
Indeed, the hegemony of the evil or "bad Muslim" has entirely eclipsed illustrations of "good Muslims", and in instances where the latter are the subject of focus, are engaged in stifling terrorist acts, or stopping radicalisation. “ Like the 'bad Muslim', the identity of 'good Muslims' is inextricably tied to terrorism.” Like the "bad Muslim", the identity of "good Muslims" is inextricably tied to terrorism. Both characterisations are rooted in that common baseline, which gives rise to linear caricatures that overshadow representations of "good Muslims" as Olympians or scholars, victims of gruesome violence and even mayors of world-class cities. Societal understandings of "good Muslims" are just as narrow as its conception of the "bad Muslim" terrorist. The state's framing, particularly as it heavily invests into and expands its counter- radicalisation anti-terror programme, doesn't seek to dismantle this good versus bad Muslim binary - but is doubling down on it. Clash of radicalisations For Muslim Americans, demonstrations of good citizenship are tied to terrorism. Namely, condemning any and every act that involves a Muslim culprit. Apologising for the actions of a deviant, distant view. And routinely on deaf ears, collective statements against the savage acts of savage actors such as ISIL (also known as ISIS). US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton [Reuters] Muslim Americans are riddled with the assignment of collective guilt that obliges them to disavow or apologise for entirely unrelated actors, or completely unconnected actions. The popular "good" or "moderate Muslim" construct, now aggressively pushed forward by the state, and the "clash of civilizations" worldview more evident in US President Barack Obama's recent rhetoric, forces Muslim Americans to choose a side. Unfortunately, there are only two sides, and selecting the wrong side leaves one vulnerable to identification as a bad Muslim, followed by the surveillance and state violence attendant with that classification. The counter-radicalisation policing model, which I dub the " new PATRIOT ACT ", is founded itself upon a radical baseline. Namely, that the prospect of becoming a terrorist only rises from Islam, and no other ideology.
Terrorism is not only conflated with Islam, but exclusively tied to it and nothing else. This problematic tenet, which forms the very foundation of counter-radicalisation policing, informs how the FBI, local law enforcement, and Muslim American interlocutors and informants advance counter-radicalisation programming. The latter, Muslim Americans themselves, fill the role of the "terror hating Muslims", fully invested in performing the state's narrow conception of what it means to be a good Muslim. Not only those who conform their religious practice with western, liberal sensibilities , but perhaps more importantly within the American context, facilitate the surveillance's state reach into private Muslim American geographies in the name of preventing radicalisation. The 'progressive Muslim informant' These moderate Muslims, for the state, are the quintessential Muslim model minority. Little is known about counter-radicalisation policing outside government institutions and grass-roots Muslim discourses. Hillary Clinton participates in a Homeland Security Roundtable with Muslim and community leaders at the University of Southern California [EPA] The state has capitalised on grassroots ignorance, and opponents have thus far been ineffective with educating Muslim Americans at the grassroots level about the range of free exercise, free speech and privacy threats posed by the programme. The urgency to inform communities, particularly indigent and working-class Muslim American spaces where counter-radicalisation is disproportionately deployed, is especially pressing. Yet, disentangling Islam from radicalisation is perpetually complicated by the state, and more so, the growing front who embrace the moderate Muslim mantle. A front that has expanded under a Democratic White House, expedited by an outwardly progressive administration that enables Muslim liberals or democrats to engage in a fashion impossible under a Republican White House. Therefore, while expansion of the surveillance state under Obama is reality-politik , his party affiliation and racial identity broadens the net of who can serve as a native informant, and specifically, the "progressive Muslim informant" or counter-radicalisation proponent. Fringe voices Indeed, Muslim American engagement with former president George W Bush was limited to fringe voices from the right or "establishment scholars" , who traded academic objectivity for influence with the establishment. The vast majority of Muslim Americans, while Bush was in office, distanced themselves from these native informants. This paradigm hasn't changed under Obama. But the surveillance structures that stand atop have expanded, and the explicit derision of Islam expressed by Bush, and perfected by Donald Trump, are sugar-coated with tolerant language, Ramadan dinners, and belated mosque visits. Smitten, Muslim Americans from the left and centre rushed to Obama's aide, and stood by him as he quietly broadened and deepened surveillance of Muslim Americans, and coupled US PATRIOT with counter- radicalisation. These Muslim moderates, who are functionally wed to the notion that extremism is exclusive to Islam and radicalisation limited to Muslim actors, are the "terror-hating" Muslim Americans Hillary Clinton called out to on April 26. A manoeuvring rank and file, inside and outside of government, who are further embedding the very "good versus bad" Muslim
binary that has long plagued Muslims in America, and diminished their citizenship and how Muslim identity is seen and understood. Being moderate, in the expanding witch hunt for Muslim radicals, has never been so bad. Khaled A Beydoun is an assistant professor of law at the Barry University Dwayne O Andreas School of Law. He is a native of Detroit. The views expressed in this article are the authors' own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy. Source: Al Jazeera
Politics / Re: 8 Ways The Constitution/Statutes Discriminate Against Women by EssienFM(m): 11:07am On May 22, 2016
Even in american they generally realised that protecting gay is a personal issue........ They voted out the Bill......... Read American democrat use a single vote to block LGBT protection Bill.......

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Politics / American Democrat Use A Single Vote To Block LGBT Protection Bill by EssienFM(m): 6:07pm On May 21, 2016
LGBT Vote Failed in the House and Chaos Ensued Tessa Berenson @tcberenson May 20, 2016 SHARE "Shame!" The House floor exploded in chaos Tuesday after a bill that would have barred federal contractors from government work if they discriminate against the LGBT community failed by one vote. Inadvertently channeling a scene from HBO’s Game of Thrones, Democratic advocates of the bill started chanting “shame” after Republicans whipped some last-minute vote switches to block the bill 213-212. “The members who switched are going to hold a very special place in American history as the people who didn’t have the guts to stand up and support the will of the House,” said Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), who put in the anti-LGBT discrimination amendment, Politico reports. “They literally snatched discrimination out of the jaws of equality.”    
Career / Re: MTN Ad-hoc Staff,should I Continue Or Quit?? by EssienFM(m): 3:59pm On May 15, 2016
Quit......... Believe me u will be surprise what you can achieve with ur strength n God supports...... Try other part time jobs
Celebrities / five Lesson From Tiwa Savage And Tee Bliz by EssienFM(m): 9:52pm On Apr 29, 2016
It is no longer news that sexy singer Tiwa
Savage is engaged to her manager Tunji
Balogun Tee Billz. It all started as mere
rumour and after several months of denial t
couple let the cat out of the bag when Tee
Billz proposed to her, on her birthday
(February 5 2013). Many people have
criticized their relationship and regarded it as
one of those showbiz affairs that will not last
Some ladies would say “Tiwa is 33 years old
and probably desperate “ and some would s
“ Tee Billz is a player who is just taking
advantage of the singer”. Critics even had
more to say when it was revealed that Tee
Billz was once married and has 2 kids living
London, UK . Meanwhile, Tiwa is not bothere
and loves Tee Billz so much, such that she
dedicated a song to him in her debut due fo
release on June 14 2013. For the first tim
Tiwa granted an interview to a popular soft
sell journal and spoke about why she chose
marry Tee Billz, against all odds. In her wor
“a lot of successful women particularly thos
of us in the showbiz industry find it difficult
to find a man that will understand us, a ma
that will understand when you are not there
cook in the night, clean and look after the
children. Nobody knows what he has done f
me and the sacrifices he has made to make
success out of my career. When I didn’t hav
any money, he was the one that invested in
me. He took a big risk because nobody kne
Tiwa then. He paid for my first video, paid f
my flight to Nigeria, paid for my dresses an
every other thing because I didn’t have any
money then. Falling in love with him was no
planned it just happened. We were just
working as business partners and I used to
tease him about one girl or the other and I
kept asking him when he would get married.
At some point we got really talking, became
very close and deep and that is how it all
started. Accepting to marry him is somethin
I will do over and over again. He is someone
who believed in me when nobody believed in me. He is someone who prays for me even
when I forget to pray for myself. He protects
me and is also there for me, caring and
showering me love. We prayed about it and
had the support of our pastor and families.
He is everything a woman desires. He is
hardworking, good looking, nice,
understanding, patient and loving............. That was two yrs ago. 2016 lesson (1)never be desperate (2) pregnancy cant hold 2 ppl together e except they agree, (3)insecurity shud


Be discuss (4)marriage isnt for social media discussion but a personal n daily communication(5)smoke cant be hidden.... It will eventually Come out.... Pls feel free to add urs critisicm is accepted
Celebrities / The Storm Is Over Says Mide Martins by EssienFM(m): 9:27pm On Apr 22, 2016
Few days ago, actress Mide Martins reacted to the controversies surrounding her marriage and cleared the air on her relationship with her husband and father of her children. She called him out via Instagram stating that he abandoned her and their kids and still wants to destroy her career. Now it appears they've put all that behind them and worked out their issues. See what she wrote after the cut.

Fashion / Re: Have You See A Girl Wee Like This by EssienFM(m): 9:25pm On Apr 22, 2016
The storm is over says mide martins Few days ago, actress Mide Martins reacted
to the controversies surrounding her
marriage and cleared the air on her
relationship with her husband and father of
her children. She called him out via
Instagram stating that he abandoned her and
their kids and still wants to destroy her
career. Now it appears they've put all that
behind them and worked out their issues. See
what she wrote after the cut.

Fashion / Re: Have You See A Girl Wee Like This by EssienFM(m): 4:52pm On Apr 22, 2016
gbens2000:
It's been around for long,and not all gurls can use this especially the ones that their Virginia extends to the back

yea since 2009 but got public in 2014

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