Today, there was a talk at U of T about Islamic Shariat in Ontario. It is amazing how when you realize that 99.999% of Islamic rules are against women and there would be still women who want to go through with it in a secular country like Canada!!!but you have to think why would a woman do this? It can have several reasons, one can be lack of knowledge otherwise, I can't see why an educated, liberated woman want to give all her rights up. Another can be pressures they get from the family and community. The fact that some people think that this pressure is totally cultural and it is separate from the law, in my opinion is very naive. Laws are set to help us in some of the cultural and social life, otherwise what was the point of the law in the first place. If the culture is not knowlegable, then trying to change one person in a community is nearly useless. It's like trying to make a sea sweet with putting one tea spoon of sugar!!!I think the root of the problem has to start from changing the culture, but how can this possible? I think the key is law...if it is reinforced well and if people become knowlegable, no woman on her right mind will ever want to go through Islamic laws, since it would be totally against her. I know I won't want ever go through those rediculus laws and that's why everyday I become abit more fund of Canada.

Sweet Times

last weeks I was so busy that I bearly saw my parents, let alone talking to them!!working during the day and following up on all the organizations I am with!!it's a bit better now, I still have to write the minutes of one of the meetings I have been at last week. Last night was one of my closest friends birthday, we went to Patoogh, a traditional persian restuarant with traditional music:)It was very fun..it was about 15 of us and we made alot of noise. I am planning to participate in one of the concerts that IAUT is going to organize in October, I have started preparing for the choir and the Kurdish and Turkish dances:)I can't wait to learn some Turkish moves..anyways after the dinner we decided to go to an Iranian club and it was good..not alot of people so there was room for all of us:)dancing madly..I am begining to get the hang of my work place. I have to write very detailed reports nearly every day and every mistake you make in your book, when you are crossing it, you have to sign and date that it, so it shows that it was you who did the mistake, even in if it's a typo!!! I love the environment of the company. Extremely friendly and the most amazing and wonderful thing is that I am getting to play and learn how to use HPLC which I was looking for... I can't wait to learn how to analyze the peaks myself, although I have heard that it takes alot of experience to master that. Despite the fact that it is very computerized but I like to learn the analysis myself:)and the all those peak integrations..My supervisor gave me new project of new set of drugs, they are finished material part, for next week:)Before I was investigating the color coating as the raw material that was going to be used in making of the pills. It's amazing how much thought and work and reseach and regualtions go into manufacturing a pill!!!

I have been extra busy for the past few days:)..Choir Class, Kurdish dancing and work and all the organizations I am volunteering for:)..right now It's the only time I can use the computer without any disturbance since it's 6:30 in the morning. Life is good thank god but I just have to keep calm;)tons of meeting happening:)and I am trying to keep up with every thing...friday night I got a surprize call from my classmates to go to a salsa club:)my chem-eng friends and I went for a lesson and it was fun:)but very small club though..this friday is one of my friend's birthday so no salsa this week but for sure next week:)anyways I have to go to work now..chow..