Show us your Photography skills!

[north_malaysian]

mashallah brother north_malaysian :ooh: your camera's pretty clear too what kind is it?

I use my cellphone Nokia N73...

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:
I see the crab. :D

[Re.TiReD]

AssalamuAlaykum

7am at the train station.

[Mikayeel]

^

:sl:

Omy dayss its sooo flippin cold!! It wsa so cold here in cardiff today, what city is that??

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[Re.TiReD]

:wasalamex

Lol did u scroll across and see the frost on the thingy? Looks like tinsel :p lol.

Erm....Hmm.....:p

WassalamuAlaykum

[Güven]

^OMG thats a creepy place :skeleton:

:wasalamex

[Cabdullahi]

7am ....it looks dangerous arent u scared sister amatul?? i guess ur militant.......if i was in a place like that id look over ma shoulders every second and ppl wud think im handicapped

[Güven]

^ROFL that made laugh ;D ,
Innit its quite the place were you can make the scariest horror movies :scared:

[Re.TiReD]

AssalamuAlaykum

I was scared out of my tiny little mind...I'll be honest :$ I looked over my shoulder every two seconds and nearly fainted when a dude started walking down to the platform.

But it's not that scary...I took it because everything looked so sparkly....the frost etc and I wanted to capture it...

And at Mikayeel....You asked what City it was....does that look like a City train station to you? :p far too deserted.

WassalamuAlaykum

[Olive]

Woo! Scary pic sis! :skeleton:

[Re.TiReD]

lol u dudes are wimpy :p I cant believe you're actually saying that....fear aside, there's a certain beauty to the place when it's dark...you havnt even seen the skeleton-like trees yet :p pfft!

[Güven]

S...s....s....skeleton....like....trees? :scared:

[Re.TiReD]

S...s....s....skeleton....like....trees? :scared:

I'll take a pic of them in the light insha'Allah :p they look good when they covered with a fine layer of frost or snow :p

[S_87]

ok heres some pics and inshaAllah fish pics coming soon :p

the hospital i was born in:

the lovely beach

art:p

[Güven]

:salamext:

MashaAllah Beautiful view ! :ooh:

and the last picture is just creepy :skeleton:

[Afifa]

:ooh:
the beach is soo beautifull....wish i lived near somehwere like that

[north_malaysian]

the lovely beach

wow!!!:thumbs_up

[Re.TiReD]

Amazing pics amani :p

It snowed todayyyyyyyy! Like loads :p

Here are some lame pics:

^^ that's the same station I posted yesterday but this is by day...this morning..

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:

The train station looked more nice in the dark!

[Re.TiReD]

:wasalamex

I know :p I love the trees during the day though and the snow was falling so thick I couldnt resist taking a pic

[Cabdullahi]

^ u must be crazee lol @ sabeeha

[S_87]

oh wowwwwwwwwww at that snow. my sis was showing me on webcam and im so imsad i missed it. wanna make a snowman and have a snow fight. looks so pretty when it snows..

and the pics i took yesterday with our dear member amatul wudud in mind (:p)

these look really scay like big fat snakes and u can see them breathing and swallowing :o

these lil nem fish :p

a shark

[Re.TiReD]

The Nemo fish are cute :p The rest are pureeeee Evilllllllllllll! *hides* lol :p

Nah dude, they is fabness, wish I was there :mmokay:

[Cabdullahi]

somewhere

where i chill out and find tranquility

Crappy workplace...

[Mikayeel]

:sl:

InshAllah tomorrow i will post pics of my british giants (rabbits) they r huge, even though they're not fully grown yet.

[Na7lah]

reminds me of one of the small mosques we have in downtown :)

[Cabdullahi]

^ yeah its a nice place mashallah its cosy and warm....especially in the winter its the place to stay...some of us pray the salat wve missed ,some read quraan and others sleep....

[ayan333]

:sl:

wut better place to sleep then the Masjid.ALLAH (SWA) house

:w:

[Brother_Mujahid]

^ yeah its a nice place mashallah its cosy and warm....especially in the winter its the place to stay...some of us pray the salat wve missed ,some read quraan and others sleep....

Leicester uni prayer room? :D

I think i'll take a few snappy snaps with my rubbish camera on my nifty loyal 6630.

[Cabdullahi]

^ nah bro but very....very close...we are ur next door neighbours

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

:sl:

:lol: I love how it says 'Way Out' instead of 'Exit'. :D

^ That looks beautiful. Snow is awesome, especially when its falling hard and it's silent all around. Wish we had places like that where I live..instead we're forced to deal with smelly people in heated and crowded trains. Don't ask about rush hour at the end of the day.

That looks so serene.

[Re.TiReD]

:sl:

:lol: I love how it says 'Way Out' instead of 'Exit'. :D

:wasalamex

Yah well, Americans always were strange :mmokay: :p

^ That looks beautiful. Snow is awesome, especially when its falling hard and it's silent all around. Wish we had places like that where I live..instead we're forced to deal with smelly people in heated and crowded trains. Don't ask about rush hour at the end of the day.

Uh huh, I live in en extremely quiet and sometimes deserted place, I was one of 3 at the station that day, meaning that there were only 2 other people. I could almost hear the snow fall, pics just dont do it justice. SubhanAllah.

WassalamuAlaykum

[~Taalibah~]

^ u must be crazee lol @ sabeeha

I am.:D

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:
Sis amani!!! I love your pics, id have been in my element in that place!!

The Nemo fish are cute :p The rest are pureeeee Evilllllllllllll! *hides* lol :p

Nah dude, they is fabness, wish I was there :mmokay:

Ay, Amatul Wadud i agree! The other fish are far more interesting than lil nemo!:statisfie

[Na7lah]

I love how it says 'Way Out' instead of 'Exit'

so thats what the sign was for :X

Americans always were strange

:ooh: ;D

[Re.TiReD]

so thats what the sign was for :X



:ooh: ;D

U really didnt understand? :mmokay:

I'm going to the States next Summer insha'Allah. My sis and I, can't wait! :p

[Umm Hurairah]

Asalaamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu,

[Na7lah]

[Re.TiReD]

Nice pics Umm H and M421 :thumbs_up

[Güven]

awesome pics^

[Ansariyah]

Guven did u take those urself? wow those birds look amazin...good they didnt fly away:sunny:

nice pics!

Muslimah421 nice pics! wow..love the last one.:sunny:

[Faith.]

^ Lol Nice pics
The birds luk kwel:p

[Güven]

Yep i took them , i see those birds EVERY MORNING lol i made friends with them :-[ ;D

[Re.TiReD]

Yep i took them , i see those birds EVERY MORNING lol i made friends with them :-[ ;D

They're soo niceee!

[Faith.]

They look soo cute all in a nice line :)

[Güven]

There were alot more in the line but most of them flew away lol

[Cabdullahi]

beautiful mashallah............

[Faith.]

^ Probaly got scared with the camera :smile:

[Güven]

^ Probaly got scared with the camera :smile:

Naaah they are scared of everything or they were just scared of ME :skeleton:

[Faith.]

Naaah they are scared of everything or they were just scared of ME :skeleton:

Most likely they were scared of you:X

[Güven]

Most likely they were scared of you:X
lol

aww they are just innocent lol

[Ali.]

Wow! Wicked pic's!

Why is it so empty.. lol.

[Faith.]

Yeah they're innocent beautiful creatures Masha'Allah!

[Re.TiReD]

Stop talking, more pics :p

[Güven]

Wow! Wicked pic's!

Why is it so empty.. lol.

Empty? a lake, birds, path, clouds, buildings and SNOW what do you want more ? :p

Stop talking, more pics :p

:X

[Ali.]

Empty? a lake, birds, path, clouds, buildings and SNOW what do you want more ? :p

Noo, I mean there's no one else around.

[Re.TiReD]

:X

Sorry, just that ur pics are kool

[Güven]

Noo, I mean there's no one else around.

I took it in the morning while i was going to school so it wasnt realy crowded then but then again, it never is crowded at that place lol

[Olive]

Oooh those birds are soo cute! :D

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:

[Brother_Mujahid]

^ nah bro but very....very close...we are ur next door neighbours

what planet are you from, that deffo looks like leicester uni, if its not then which prayer room is it?

[Re.TiReD]

That last pic is awesome sis Sabeehah!

[~Taalibah~]

That last pic is awesome sis Sabeehah!

:sl:Amatul Wadud
Hehe, like me, i love the wild!

[Faith.]

^Wow sis your Signature is Amazing:p

[Cabdullahi]

is posting pictures of ppl allowed? ive got pics of me and some brothers? around the mosque

[islamirama]

is posting pictures of ppl allowed? ive got pics of me and some brothers? around the mosque

It would be safe and best not to :)

[Re.TiReD]

Mmmhmmm plus I'm sure its against the forum rules

[Cabdullahi]

Okie dokie ....thanks guyz

[Cabdullahi]

Where i walk through in the mornings when i miss the early bus..it leads to an underpass where i see one or two homeless guys .

>>>>

[Na7lah]

why are all the license plates yellow :X

[Cabdullahi]

cus its tha UKAAAAY!.....nah its like that....we have white too :)

[Olive]

White in the front, yellow at teh back! :D

[Woodrow]

Outside our house:

[Faith.]

^Lol thats funny!

[S_87]

Outside our house:

hahahaaaaaaaaa i love that

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:

[Faith.]

^ Hmm the sky looks so clear..:p

[Olive]

^^ Wow, is that S.Africa?

[~Taalibah~]

^ Hmm the sky looks so clear..:p

:sl:

Took it this morning from the car:D

[Olive]

Outside our house:

Haha! Love that! :D

[Woodrow]

:sl:

Very nice snowflake. Did you take the picture? Those are quite difficult.

[Faith.]

Took it this morning from the car

:thumbs_up:statisfie

[~Taalibah~]

^^ Wow, is that S.Africa?

:sl:
It is, and just a hill between lots of houses. lol. But i love the country (not how its run):skeleton:

[Olive]

Yeah... Africa's cool...

I wanna go there. :(

[~Taalibah~]

[QUOTE=Woodrow;1057092]

:sl:

Very nice snowflake. Did you take the picture? Those are quite difficult.

Snowflake? Thats a starfish in my tank!:D

[Faith.]

Thats a starfish in my tank!

Wow a starfish...I was wondering what that was:p

[Woodrow]

[QUOTE=Sabeeha;1057100]

Snowflake? Thats a starfish in my tank!:D

Even more amazing.

It looked like the basic shape of one form of show flake it looked like the hexagonal pattern to me although it is a pentagon. Memory slipped, I thought there were pentagonal snowflakes. Although no two snow flakes are identical there are only a few basic shape. Different shapes for different temperature ranges.

These are the basic shapes of snowflakes

EDIT: OOOps I linked to the wrong source, here is the correct source

SOURCE

[Olive]

[QUOTE=Woodrow;1057109]

Even more amazing.

It is the exact basic shape of one form of show flake. Although no two snow flakes are identical there are only a few basic shape. Different shapes for different temperature ranges.

These are the basic shapes of snowflakes

SOURCE

Amazing, that is... :)

[Faith.]

Even more amazing.

It looked like the basic shape of one form of show flake it looked like the hexagonal pattern to me although it is a pentagon. Memory slipped, I thought there were pentagonal snowflakes. Although no two snow flakes are identical there are only a few basic shape. Different shapes for different temperature ranges.

These are the basic shapes of snowflakes

EDIT: OOOps I linked to the wrong source, here is the correct source


SOURCE

Wow Never knew snowflakes had so many different shapes
Its amazing..

[Olive]

Same, I always thought Snowflakes were the "Dendrite" shape. :p

[Faith.]

^Yeah...I wonder how they discovered snowflakes have all them unique shapes...:D

[Soulja Girl]

:sl:

Outside our house:

^Aww lol, I'm lovin' this one... :D

:w:

[Woodrow]

:sl:



^Aww lol, I'm lovin' this one... :D

:w:

I like it too. But, in all honesty I can not take credit for it. It was a gift from Bro. zAk. Jazakallahu Khayran Bro. zAk

OOOOps, My wife Aabidah just looked over my shoulder and she likes the sign also. She is laughing and saying "How true, how true"

[north_malaysian]

outside our house:

lol....

[Cabdullahi]

silly pic of my trainers


ma bus stop

[Re.TiReD]

Lol was you bored? @ trainers? :p

[Güven]

Cars are riding on the wrong side! :eek:

[Re.TiReD]

Cars are riding on the wrong side! :eek:

Yoo Kay :p

[Cabdullahi]

yeah on that day my satellite dish played up ..so i went to a cafe to watch the footie and it was full of old men yapping and so i was bored and started to take silly pics

[Mikayeel]

:sl:

Heres a pic of one of my huge british giants, this one isnt fully grown yet. Its gonna get much bigger! I got it out the garden nd it was wet nd dirty lol.

This is the female, chunky little girl!

This is a beautiful butterfly ive spotted(down the zoo)

[Re.TiReD]

Aww what's her nameee?

[Mikayeel]

^ female is called Queen elizabeth the IV

The male is called King phillips the III

[Güven]

Wow Awesome pictures! :ooh:

[Re.TiReD]

^ female is called Queen elizabeth the IV

The male is called King phillips the III

;D

Oh

[islamirama]

[S_87]

loooool nice names mikayeel :D

is that yours islamirama?

[S_87]

these pics are for LIs sheepS. look at ur family imsad

Some of these pics may be gross so heres my warning

whilst they were still being cut some people :rolleyes: decided they were hungry

before

after

[Re.TiReD]

It was cute before :(

Couldnt you have saved it and set it free? :cry: :p

[islamirama]

is that yours islamirama?

no, someone at work...

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:

Amani: The first pic is lovely the heads are imsad
Mikayeel: Lovely bunny!

[islamirama]

goats picture....now that's what you call a real qurbani! :D

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:

[islamirama]

[syilla]

[جوري]

is this in Malaysia? who is this adorable kid? Mash'Allah---

he must brave the water :D

[syilla]

yup...thats in Malalysia :D

that is my boy...well... he was brave after playing with the sand about one hour :D

[جوري]

Mash'Allah--may Allah bless you and yours..
I notice you got him the adorable swim gear we discussed once :D

[syilla]

Mash'Allah--may Allah bless you and yours..
I notice you got him the adorable swim gear we discussed once :D

jazakallah khayr...

well...he is not the shy one...it is the other one. :D

[جوري]

:X :lol:
I am really loving Malaysia--Maybe I'll come live there one day... seems like a friendly welcoming place Mash'Allah---& I have always found Malaysians to be equally warm & friendly :D

[syilla]

owww....come here. and I serve you the food that you've never taste before...:D

sis maw is here so you can meet her too. :D

i really want to rep you...so much but you hope u know the procedure...

you have to spread...bla bla bla bla...

[جوري]

lol ukhty you are too funny--pls don't worry of reps--I'd rather have your du3a insh'Allah :D

:w:

[Güven]

MashaAllah ...Malaysia is my.... dream place :ooh:

:wasalamex

[chacha_jalebi]

:D

[islamirama]

[alcurad]

yours islamirama:)?

[north_malaysian]

Sungai Batu village Mosque, Penang Island - MALAYSIA

[~Taalibah~]

Beautiful, Masha'Allah

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

:sl:

Not taken by me, but it's such a beautiful picture that I had to share it here:

http://interfacelift.com/portfolio/34137.html

[islamirama]

:sl:

Not taken by me, but it's such a beautiful picture that I had to share it here:

http://interfacelift.com/portfolio/34137.html

:w:

You should post it in image thread then...

[Olive]

Tut tut! :p

Beautiful pic btw... :)

[Re.TiReD]

Awesome :ooh:

[Banu_Hashim]

I'm stealing that! MashaAllah. Where is it ?

[The Ruler]

The smoothie that burst due to fizzing:

[Banu_Hashim]

^^lol.

Why was your smoothie fizzing in the first place? :p

[The Ruler]

^^lol.

Why was your smoothie fizzing in the first place? :p

It wasn't mine. It was my classmate's. I think she shook it slightly. It sprayed all over the walls.

It missed me by about a metre. The day was historical.

[Cabdullahi]

dramatic pic with suspense mashallah...but how can a smoothie fizz

[The Ruler]

dramatic pic with suspense mashallah...but how can a smoothie fizz

You'd have to ask the smoothie. It knows itself better than we know it. But I doubt it's going to talk.

[Re.TiReD]

LOL now that is rad :p

[Olive]

Wow... I'd love to see a smoothie fizz up in school! :D

[Banu_Hashim]

woa! that smoothie must really have been fizzing...

[Re.TiReD]

;D ;D

[islamirama]

[Re.TiReD]

Kool! :shade:

[~Taalibah~]

Man. i cant wait for the day i get a laptop!

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:

[Faith.]

Wow...Thats a beautiful house ^
Is it yours? :D

[~Taalibah~]

Wow...Thats a beautiful house ^
Is it yours? :D

It was a light house in early days. Now its a fancy public toilet and rest place! :skeleton:

[Faith.]

^Oooh Lol..^
Masha'Allah looks amazing:D

[Danah]

why this Laptop 610 is following me wherever I go? :blind: I am had enough with it.
wow the keyboard buttons looks strange to me, they dont have arabic letters :blind:

I will change it as soon as possible :enough!:

[Danah]

my brother car
I liked the reflection of the car in the water. It was a rainy day

[Danah]

this pic was taken by my sis-in-law....subhan allah. A potato :)

[islamirama]

why this Laptop 610 is following me wherever I go? :blind: I am had enough with it.
wow the keyboard buttons looks strange to me, they dont have arabic letters :blind:

I will change it as soon as possible :enough!:

yea its new and hardly used, i just use my desktop or my work laptop. So i'm just gona sell this any and my D410.

[ayan333]

:sl:

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/56e36b7027.jpg

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/32a26ec57f.jpg

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/d8e6d20926.jpg

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/0b3fad7b68.jpg

:sl:

is the sky green or is it just me.

SubhanALLAH! beautiful

:w:

[The Ruler]

[Cabdullahi]

Wow mashallah...............sister u better be entering the photo contest :thumbs_up

[The Ruler]

Two more shots of the same thing:

A little less professional. You can see the corner-lining of my wall:

My attempt at capturing moonlight at midnight:

The picture's extremely grainy and the colour doesn't seem to be right. It's the high ISO and my bad use of the Manual functions, I think.

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:

ayan333
Re: Show us your Photography skills!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabeeha View Post





is the sky green or is it just me.

SubhanALLAH! beautiful

Its the camera!:D

[north_malaysian]

whoa.... very simple but very nice too...

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

:sl:

Finally snowed here today!

[MKE Brother]

:sl:

Finally snowed here today!

I invite you to please come and take some of the 13" of snow that we received today :enough!:

:)

[Whatsthepoint]

I invite you to please come and take some of the 13" of snow that we received today :enough!:

:)

Why have you stopped posting your photos here?

[MKE Brother]

Why have you stopped posting your photos here?

I have been shooting mainly people the last 6 months and pictures of people are frowned upon for posting I am told these days, so most my subjects won't work.

Hopefully I will be able to get out and get some winterscapes yet this year and post them up.

Thank you for asking though!

[Danah]

Masha allah brother Abu Sayyad its snowing there.

I wish I can see the snow even once in my life :(

[-Elle-]

I took these when I was in Syria this summer!

[Olive]

Wow... those are nice. :)

[mohsen1985]

Had the first winter snow here in Tehran! Went hiking and took some pics. Enjoy :p

6:30 AM after a 2 hour climb

7:20 AM after a 3 hour climb

[Re.TiReD]

3 guesses what that reminds me of... Bro Abu Sayyad? Lol

[Al-Hanbali]

Trees on fire,ok not really, just the sunset.

[Re.TiReD]

AssalamuAlaykum

DoH! LoL I almost missed the white, but that looks amazing masha'Allah! You shouldnt have posted that, should have entered it into the contest instead!

WassalamuAlaykum

[MKE Brother]

I took these when I was in Syria this summer!

Great shots!

[MKE Brother]

Had the first winter snow here in Tehran! Went hiking and took some pics. Enjoy :p

Looks beautiful and you really went the "extra mile" to get those shots :D

Will have to add tehran to my "places to visit in my lifetime" list

[-Elle-]

Great shots!

Wow... those are nice.

Thanks:D!

[MKE Brother]

Trees on fire,ok not really, just the sunset.

They certainly could be on fire, I love those kind of sunsets, makes for some great contrast

[Cabdullahi]

macarone in the oven

perfect protein meal

random pic

comfy sleep socks?(and they're not girly!)

life on the fast lane

[Cabdullahi]

[The Ruler]

Junior, the second picture from your first post, is it rice with banana?

[Periwinkle18]

perfect protein meal

is this biryani?

[Cabdullahi]

Junior, the second picture from your first post, is it rice with banana?

sure is

[The Ruler]

sure is

A funny combination. Don't you think it spoils the taste of the real food i.e. the rice?

[Cabdullahi]

A funny combination. Don't you think it spoils the taste of the real food i.e. the rice?

Try it and you'll like it:thumbs_up

[islamirama]

[Woodrow]

We got back to Minnesota last night. The driving was real bad from Kansas north, ice storms and snow blizzards. Got stuck in the driveway when we got here. Here is what I woke up to. At least the snow is pretty, even if it is cold.

Looks like we will be sitting still for a few days.

I'll try to get in a few more snow pictures over the next couple of days.

That picture above is where a Goose had spent the night and flew out in the morning. Didn't get a picture of the goose, just where he made his bed for the night.

[Woodrow]

[syilla]

mashaAllah... i want to play in the snow toooooooooooooooo

[~Taalibah~]

Masha'Allah, what beautiful snow pictures!

[Re.TiReD]

:mmokay:

I refuse to comment on this pic :mmokay:

[Re.TiReD]

Btw how do I resize pics on imageshack? Everybody else has normal sized pics...how do I do it :-[

[Danah]

thanks sis Amat......I was really hungry before seeing this pic:enough!:, but now I am even more :( :p

masha allah uncle Woodrow, such a real nice pic.......I wish I can live in such places

[Cabdullahi]

Btw how do I resize pics on imageshack? Everybody else has normal sized pics...how do I do it :-[

sister its simpler if u use the website tinypic.com

when u upload the pic it says resize image

[Re.TiReD]

sister its simpler if u use the website tinypic.com

when u upload the pic it says resize image

JazakAllah khayr and what size is best?

[Cabdullahi]

'message board' is good

[Soulja Girl]

:sl:

:w:

[Danah]

nice one crazy :p
is this in ur town ?

[chacha_jalebi]

...........

[Danah]

[north_malaysian]

mashaAllah... i want to play in the snow toooooooooooooooo

that's what all of us Malaysians want to do...imsad

[Woodrow]

that's what all of us Malaysians want to do...imsad

:D There is a price to pay to play in the snow. Check the Temperatures in my signature and remember those are F not Celsius. Celsius will be at least 32 degrees less.

At the moment I am in Evansville but before the week is over I will be in Zeeland and Faith

[Danah]

:D There is a price to pay to play in the snow. Check the Temperatures in my signature and remember those are F not Celsius. Celsius will be at least 32 degrees less.

At the moment I am in Evansville but before the week is over I will be in Zeeland and Faith

even though, its better than being under the burning sun when the temp is over 46 C in the summer
I wish I can see the snow even once in my life :(

at least in such cold weather, you can warm yourself by wearing heavy clothes, but what can you if you are in our burning weather? :)

[islamirama]

[Ummu Sufyaan]

:sl:

:mmokay:

I refuse to comment on this pic :mmokay:

how could you...how could you :'(

:sl:

:w:

nic pics sisters :D

[Faith.]

Wow the 2nd pic of the ducks loook cool:D

[mohsen1985]

Looks beautiful and you really went the "extra mile" to get those shots :D

Will have to add tehran to my "places to visit in my lifetime" list

Bad idea, I'd recommend all the other cities, but not Tehran. Most of the tourist attraction sites are in the other cities anyways....

Iran: Tehran Facing Critical Air Pollution -- Again


By Golnaz Esfandiari
Prague, 3 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- A breath of clean air. That's what most Tehran residents long for -- especially when pollution in the city of 12 million people reaches critical levels.
The Iranian capital experiences such days quite often, forcing schools to close and people with heart and lung problems to stay home. According to official figures, Tehran had over 125 days of unhealthy air pollution over the last year.
And that is having serious consequence on people's health. Some 4,600 Tehran residents reportedly die each year from pollution-related illnesses.
Alborz Maleki is a Tehran-based journalist. He says respiratory problems as well as eye and throat irritation have become commonplace.
"It causes headaches, burning eyes, especially children and elderly people are facing many [health] problems. On Saturday afternoon after walking for only 15 minutes in Vanak Square [in the center of Tehran], I got a terrible headache. People suffer from eye allergies; nose irritation is very common. In the last week, it was announced that some 360 people in Tehran have sought emergency medical help because of respiratory problems and some 300 persons because of heart problems," Maleki said.
Cars are chiefly to blame for Tehran's heavy pollution. Most of the city's more than 2 million cars are at least 20 years old and do not have filters such as catalytic converters to reduce pollutants.
"The children were shouting, 'We also want to live,' 'Why do you make the air so polluted?' and 'Do something so that after you, we can live too.'"
Experts say the geographical position of the city, which sits in a basin surrounded by mountains, worsens the pollution.
Tehran is usually enveloped in a cloud of smog and, according to a recent study, each resident inhales between 7 and 9 kilograms of dust per year. In recent years, due to the increase in the population, the pollution problem has worsened.
The Iranian government has announced various steps to combat the problem, but none so far have proven effective.
In 2001, a 10-year program was launched to reduce air pollution by phasing out old motor vehicles. Construction on a subway line was begun in Tehran. And every year a "National Clean Air Day" is held to urge city residents not to use their cars on that day unless necessary.
Hossein Abolhassani, a member of the Women's Society Against Environmental Pollution, says other immediate steps should be taken to fight the pollution.
"The first thing they should do is that they should immediately apply the odd-even license plate system so a big number of cars are not allowed into the city. They can also ban the passage of cars with one passenger. They should also improve public transportation and clean fuel should be used. There have been talks for a long time about phasing out old smoke producing cars; they should do it as soon as possible," Abolhassani said.
Environmental experts also say that the government should subsidize the purchase of new cars, enforce emission controls from old cars and increase green spaces in the city.
Abolnassani says that environmental NGOs are playing an important role in the fight against pollution. The Women's Society Against Environmental Pollution has organized several demonstrations against pollution with the participation of children.
"The children were shouting, 'We also want to live,' 'Why do you make the air so polluted?' and 'Do something so that after you, we can live too.' They were small children. Such steps are efficient and from the time that NGOs began their activities in that regard, some 30,000 to 40,000 taxis are using [clean] gas as their fuel. And the government has announced that buses will also use [clean] gas. These are things that are being done and it's all because of the cries of the people," Abolhassani said.
Maleki, the Tehran-based journalist, says people are becoming more aware of the danger of pollution and government warnings are being taken more seriously.
"People really felt the danger yesterday with the announcement regarding the closure of schools. It does not happen very often. I think people have taken the warning seriously. As I witnessed myself yesterday afternoon -- when it's usually the peak of Tehran's traffic -- the streets were less crowded, there were fewer cars," Maleki said.
Experts say it will take several years before Tehran's pollution level is decreased or at least kept at the same level. Meanwhile, the capital's residents are taking their defense into their own hand -- by wearing masks.
"People were masks even though experts say wearing mask is not very efficient. At the same time, these masks are a real help because they absorb some of the pollution and prevents some of the carcinogens from entering the respiratory tract," Maleki said.
According to Tehran's official Air Quality Control Unit, the 1 January Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) -- a measurement that incorporates carbon monoxide and other pollutants -- reached 168, or close to "very unhealthy."
By comparison, the PSI in New York City was 52 and in Bangkok 57.

[mohsen1985]

This is the "Vali Asr" street in Tehran, one of the most beautiful and oldest streets there is. The unique thing about it is that there's trees on both sides of the street and they've leaned towards each other, in the summer, the sun never gets through and onto the street and the trees cast a shadow...

It's always jam packed with traffic, but I was shocked to see it like this so I took a pic:D (it's a year old though)

[Woodrow]

Here are some more snow pictures. Because the temperature is so low the snow is very powdery and dry. It is similar to fine sand and the wind is blowing it into drifts. Very similar to sand dunes in the desert.

Of course beauty comes with a price. Here is our car.

Under here someplace is our driveway.

All I have to do is find the shovel and get this all cleared out so we can leave for South Dakota

[Periwinkle18]

wow i've never seen snowfall. :(

[Danah]

LOL.....my friend gave up after trying many times with a code to run her homework....and that was the result
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[Güven]

LOL cool idea ...I wonder how it feels :shade:

[MKE Brother]

Here are some more snow pictures. Because the temperature is so low the snow is very powdery and dry. It is similar to fine sand and the wind is blowing it into drifts. Very similar to sand dunes in the desert.

All I have to do is find the shovel and get this all cleared out so we can leave for South Dakota

Living here near the lake we get all sorts of variations of snow. the last snow was like yours, very dry and blows around when the wind is calm :) then there was the 14 inches of kind of a medium moisture content snow we got last week, that wasn't much fun to move around.

There is much to be said for snow blowers!

[Woodrow]

Living here near the lake we get all sorts of variations of snow. the last snow was like yours, very dry and blows around when the wind is calm :) then there was the 14 inches of kind of a medium moisture content snow we got last week, that wasn't much fun to move around.

There is much to be said for snow blowers!

Later when we get hit from storms out of the East we will have plenty of the wet stickey snow. In the meantime I'll enjoy this dry powder. Minnesota is called the land of 10,000 lakes for very good reason.

[Na7lah]

wow i've never seen snowfall. :(

consider yourself very lucky :)

[Na7lah]

^ you dont wanaa get chased by them ducks!! :mmokay:

when i had 5 legs :embarrass



and then when i had two :D and tims look sick in the rain!!





oooo yeaah!!



this teddy he jus makes himself be called mr fatty!! but hes cooot!

am i the only one who cnt see your coot teddy and rest of your pics? lol

[Na7lah]

Here are some more snow pictures. Because the temperature is so low the snow is very powdery and dry. It is similar to fine sand and the wind is blowing it into drifts. Very similar to sand dunes in the desert.

its soo deep :ooh: and i thought we had a lot lol

[Woodrow]

its soo deep :ooh: and i thought we had a lot lol

This is just the start, later in the year the 3 buildings seen behind the car will be fully covered. Although the actual snow depth will only be 4 or 5 feet deep, the drifts will be over 20 feet high. The yard may end up clear as the snow blows, but it will bury anything that is in the way of the shifting drifts.

[Danah]

consider yourself very lucky :)

I really like to see snow at least once in my life as well :(

sis Muneerah, what about exchanging places? :D cool idea

[islamirama]

Hiking place I went before winter :)

[gladTidings]

Wow thats quite beautiful... where is it?

[~Taalibah~]

Wow! Masha'Allah! Reminds me of here.

[~Taalibah~]

:sl:
I think he decided to become handy man, lol

my fish fighting over worms

[Faith.]

Aaaw I like the first one....Its funny:p

[chacha_jalebi]

corr blimeeyyyyy @ islamiramaa bro :D

now they best work psssshhhhh

when i was a octopus!! :D

back to normaal and tims in the rain look sick!!!

:embarrass ooo yeaah

and this teddy, he is coot, but just lookin at him makes you call him mr fatty!!

:D

[Güven]

lol redbull cola ? never heard of that :p

[Far7an]

:sl:

Some pics which I have hidden away.

The day a tree fell down on the road!

A very nice salaah room in Bahrain Airport!

[chacha_jalebi]

brother farzan you didnt have anythin to do with that tree fallin now, did you :D

[Danah]

my messy table........:blind: no time for organizing it :exhausted

[Periwinkle18]

wow u study alot. May Allah give u an A grade in all ur subjects. Ameen

[Faith.]

Ameen..:D

[Danah]

wow u study alot. May Allah give u an A grade in all ur subjects. Ameen

Ameen..:D

lol....its not I study a lot.....but the studying iteself is a lot...:blind: got me?

Ameen to your above duaa my dear sisters :statisfie

Ahem, btw, this is only one side of the table:X

[Güven]

^Very inspiring picture :ooh:

[Danah]

^Very inspiring picture :ooh:

Oh really?
in which way?....I feel like it scared anyone want to study :X

[Güven]

Oh really?
in which way?....I feel like it scared anyone want to study :X

lol Its been a long time since i saw such a messy table with fat books , pencils etc. Makes me wanna study right now :skeleton:

[Danah]

lol Its been a long time since i saw such a messy table with fat books , pencils etc. Makes me wanna study right now :skeleton:

Oh really? Subhan allah.....
Alhumdulilah it had a positive affection on you brother :)...may allah guide and help you in your studying


oh btw, I forgot something very important in that pic...:) :)
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the laptop.......:)

[Re.TiReD]

AssalamuAlaykum

Manhattan Pics (Ancient Wisdom - the story - was based in Manhattan btw :p)

Argh they're very small

It's sooo bright!


WassalamuAlaykum

[Whatsthepoint]

You live in New York?

[north_malaysian]

Gemencheh Mosque



Putrajaya Mosque at night



Putrajaya at night



Putrajaya



Putrajaya Mosque



Prime Minister's office - Putrajaya

[north_malaysian]

Pics taken from Putrajaya Mosque area...

[Faith.]

AssalamuAlaykum,
Wow that mosque is beautiful Masha'Allah..:)

[Whatsthepoint]

At first I thought this was somewhere in the US.

[Periwinkle18]

wow the masjids are so beautiful.

[north_malaysian]

At first I thought this was somewhere in the US.

It must be the flag... LOL....

Our NGO volunteers were abducted in Iraq years ago because of the flag... many people thinks that it's American flag...

In Malaysia, almost all mosques, temples, churches and gurdwaras have Malaysian flags... maybe it's a requirement...

[MKE Brother]

It must be the flag... LOL....

Our NGO volunteers were abducted in Iraq years ago because of the flag... many people thinks that it's American flag...

Wow, I had no idea that they were so similar

[Woodrow]

Our newest cat. This is Bryce. We got him at an animal shelter in Waco, TX. This picture has not been retouched. He really does look like Garfield.

He is a breed of cat known as a Munchkin. They have very short legs.

[north_malaysian]

Wow, I had no idea that they were so similar

http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/wo...aysia-flag.gif

The weird thing is that we were taught about the meaning of the flag at school but know nothing about the creator of the flag and whether the flag got its inspiration from American flag.

The meaning of the colours:

1) Red - Bravery
2) White - Purity
3) Blue - Unity
4) Yellow - Colour of the Monarchy

The 14 Red and White stripes = 13 states and 1 federal government (before it was 14 states until Singapore was kicked out from Malaysia)

The Crescent = Islam is the official religion

The 14 pointed star = 13 states and 1 federal government...

[north_malaysian]

Our newest cat. This is Bryce. We got him at an animal shelter in Waco, TX. This picture has not been retouched. He really does look like Garfield.

He is a breed of cat known as a Munchkin. They have very short legs.

yeah... very short legs... I hope he doesnt eat like Garfield... poor Jon..

[~Taalibah~]

^^ now he just has to get an orange coat!lol

[Periwinkle18]

tht cat is scary look at his eyes.

[Souljette]

:sl:
OMG THE CAT is so cuteee mashallah how does he hold himself lolz such small legs lolz aww

[Faith.]

Cute Cat Masha'Allah:)

[Ummu Sufyaan]

:sl:

^^ now he just has to get an orange coat!lol

u could always paint him lol :p

[syilla]

[sorry too big...will edit and post later.

[alcurad]

what;s pertunangan?