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The Battle of Bastards: when John Snow sees his own stupidity!

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I have just viewed the 9th episode of season 6 of the Game of Thrones entitled, the battle of bastards. This episode has a captivating scenery of a stunning battlefield. This is similar to the Brave Heart movie where the legendary William Wallace defies the English army in a deadly battle but after he suffers a personal tragedy which leads to his death. John Snow, the leading character, is one of the "Bastards" in Game of Thrones Tv show. His bravery contest is controversial here. He takes the wrong decision to engage in a battle he would loose. John might have been killed, again,  and his soldiers as well if his sister, Stanza, "saves" him. I think, John is awful when his younger brother is killed. Like I say, humans are born to see their own stupidity especially when "shit" happens. From another point, the visual action effects on this episode are overwhelming and remind me of the 3OO movie and the Vikings Tv show . What I appreciate most in Ga

Discover Islam. Discover Truth

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What is Islam? The name " Islam " simply means " Self-surrender to the Will of God ." It is the way of life that all Prophets through out history have taught, from those known in the Western world such as Abraham, Moses and Jesus to those sent to other parts of the earth like Salih, Shu'ayb and Luqman, the African. The last and final Guide was Muhammad , may he be blessed, who lived in sixth century Arabia. A " Muslim ,"(i,e. a self surrendered one,) is a follower of this faith. Nearly one in every five persons alive today is a Muslim. What does Islam teach? Islam calls humanity to the service of the One, Omnipotent Creator, Who is known as " Allah , " (The Deity) in the Arabic language. It further instructs people on how they may live together in peace and harmony regardless of race, class or beliefs. The unity of purpose brought by all previous religious guides is highlighted as well as traditional morality, the equality

Game of Thrones in Morocco

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Game of Thrones isn't the first serial or film production to choose Morocco for filming. In addition to great movies such as Kingdom of Heavn, Babel, Gladiator,... there is now a tendance to serial producers to  filmin Morocco. Nowdays, Prison Break new season is being filmed in Morocco. Ourzazate, a city in southern desert Morocco, is the capital of cinema. It has large studios (Atlas studitos) and natural vistas.  Game of thrones  was filmed in the following locations: The valley of Ait Benhaddou (Pentos and Yunkar, the yellow city) While Yunkar,represents a city where slaves are traded, Ait Benhaddou, a city of yore made of clay, might have been a slavery place as well but has for sure impressend the GOT producers .   Ait Benhaddou Wikipedia Essaouira  ( Astapor Home of the Unsullied) Essaouira or Mogador is a city in on the Atantic coast in southern Morocco famous for its Gnaoua annual festival. In GOT, it is  the city of Astapor, home of the Un

This is Ali

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This is so far the greatest sport picture of the 20th century. This photo was shot by Sports Illustrated magazine photographer Neil Leifer on 25/05/1965 in Lewiston. It was taken during a rematch between a 23 years old heavyweight boxing champion Mohamed Ali and a 34 years old Sonny Liston from whol Ali snatched the title 15 months prior. Ali's right fist connected with Liston's chin and the latter went down in 1 min. 44 s. The photographer didn't see the punch. Yet he snapped  this greatest photo showing Ali towering over his vanquished opponent, taunting him. "Get up and fight, sucker!". Ali cried.  This image is more representative. Leifer conveys through it the defiance, endurance and Ali's dominance. Rest in Peace Mohamed Ali and may Allah offer you a boxing ring in paradise.