A Danish TV station said it has chosen an Iraqi-born woman as winner of the Miss Headscarf 2008 competition.
Judges picked 18-year-old Huda Falah from photographs of 46 contestants in an Internet-based pageant. The pageant was organized by public broadcaster DR1’s teenage show. One of the judges said Falah was chosen because the light blue Islamic headscarf was qa fantastic and shocking color.”
Denmark has been subject to a lot of debate related to Islam. Controversial comics of the Prophet Muhammad were published in Danish newspapers in 2006. The comics led to violent protests.
Earlier this month there was a bombing outside the Danish Embassy in Pakistan. The terrorist group al-Qaeda said they carried out the bombing because the comics were reprinted earlier this year.
Falah, who is studying to become a social worker, moved to Denmark with her family in 1997. She started wearing a headscarf at age nine.
She said she hopes the contest will help remove barriers between young Muslims and Danes. (STAFF WRITER, WITH AP)
丹麥一家電視台表示，一位在伊拉克出生的女子獲選該台舉辦的二ＯＯ八頭巾小姐比賽冠軍。
丹麥公共電視台DR1的一個青少年節目舉辦了這場網路選美比賽，評審從四十六位參賽佳麗的照片中，挑選出十八歲的冠軍胡妲．法拉。其中一位評審表示，法拉穿戴的那條「漂亮又色彩鮮豔的」淺藍色伊斯蘭教頭巾是她獲勝的主因。
有關伊斯蘭教的問題在丹麥一直飽受爭議；二ＯＯ六年丹麥報紙刊登了數幅以伊斯蘭教先知穆罕默德為主角的爭議性漫畫，這些漫畫引發了一連串激烈的抗議行動。
本月稍早，巴基斯坦的丹麥大使館外發生一起炸彈攻擊事件。蓋達恐怖組織表示他們是為了報復今年年初丹麥媒體再次刊登這些漫畫而發動炸彈攻擊。
目前就讀社工科系的法拉一九九七年舉家搬遷到丹麥，她從九歲起就開始頭戴頭巾。
她表示，希望這個比賽能消除年輕穆斯林和丹麥年輕人間的隔閡。（美聯社�翻譯：袁星塵）
A: Guess what’s included in Google Taiwan’s 2024 most searched words. B: Let me guess: Taiwan’s victory in the WBSC Premier 12 championship must be on the list. A: Wow, good guess. “Premier 12” is at No. 10. B: What are the other most popular searches? A: No. 9 to 6 are: Ticketing platform “Tixcraft,” Taiwanese film “The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon,” Olympic gold boxer “Lin Yu-ting,” and the “Yuanta ETF coded 00940.” A: 猜猜看，Google 2024台灣搜尋排行榜，有哪些關鍵詞？ B: 我猜「棒球12強賽」一定超熱門吧。 A: 你好強，12強真的排在第10名！ B: 其他熱門搜尋有哪些？！ A: 第9至6名是︰「拓元」售票、電影「周處除三害」、奧運拳擊金牌「林郁婷」、元大ETF「00940」。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
Imagine racing up many flights of stairs, your heart pounding as you ascend a towering skyscraper. Welcome to the thrilling world of tower running, also known as run ups. Unlike traditional marathons on flat tracks, tower running involves climbing skyscraper stairs. Competitors start at the base and ascend to the top, tackling hundreds or thousands of steps, testing their speed, endurance and willpower. The physical demands of run ups are substantial, as stair climbing constitutes a prolonged, weight-bearing exercise. This activity places a significant strain on the body, burning up to four times the calories compared to regular running.
A: Which words ranked highest for Google Taiwan’s most searched words of 2024? B: No. 5 to 1 are: “US presidential election,” “Olympics,” “Ko Wen-je,” “typhoon” and “earthquake.” A: I heard that Google also released a list of most searched word meanings. B: Yeah, the most popular searches included “M3,” “APT” and “release without bail.” A: Let me google their meanings now. A: Google 2024 台灣搜尋排行榜，前幾名是什麼？ B: 第5至1名是︰「美國總統大選」、「奧運」、「柯文哲」、「颱風」、「地震」！ A: 我聽說Google還有一個搜尋字義的排行榜。 B: 對啊前幾名是︰「M3」、「APT」、「無保請回」。 A: 讓我搜尋一下他們是什麼意思。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
Stonefish may not be the most impressive-looking animal in the sea. In fact, this fish is so skilled at camouflage that most people wouldn’t notice it if they swam past it. Despite their unremarkable appearance, stonefish are the most venomous fish in the ocean. Stonefish come in various shades of brown, red, yellow, and orange. Their rough skin texture and blotchy color pattern give them a remarkable resemblance to stones, which is where their name comes from. This feature helps them blend in with their surroundings exceptionally well. Stonefish are notable for their 13 highly venomous spines which protrude
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