So I have decided to combine my two blogs and all of my digg.com stories that I have dugg will go to my usual blog at http://nstanosheck.blogspot.com instead of here. I will keep this blog open as long as wordpress.com allows so as to have an archive of dugg stories. See you at the new blog!
A young Christian woman from Faisalabad is abducted by a Muslim man after visiting an aunt. She was held for ten days and forcibly converted to Islam. Despite a complaint from the victim’s father, the police have not yet taken any steps fearing the religious repercussions they may have.
FaTwo Christian girls, little more than children, were kidnapped from their families recently, forcibly converted to Islam and then married off to strangers. Both of the kidnaps took place in Faisalabad, the third largest city in Pakistan, and both were completely ignored by the police. The phenomenon is not a new one however…
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Former Linux Journal editor Nicholas Petreley argues that the open-source operating system will break through big time on the client side, especially if pre-installs increase.
Linux, the free operating system that’s a perpetual underdog in the desktop market, will get another chance this holiday season at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
