@andyroocraig Wrong, that was the upper limit of estimation. As mentioned, they're trying to keep non-covid services running but that will stop if you let covid run through populations
@andyroocraig And they're being postponed rather than cancelled. Also you're ignoring the number of younger people being affected by "long covid" which may be causing significant morbidity in the population.
@andyroocraig If you look up the numbers of <60s with "underlying health conditions" as well (which btw includes mental health conditions or generally mild conditions like asthma and psoriasis) the total number is almost 10x that
This thread exposes the lunacy of Imran Ibn Mansur better known as Dawah Man. Dawah Man is a British-Pakistani Islamic preacher. He is dedicated to proselytizing Islam, a practice known as Dawah.
1 Dawah Man asks a 14 year old girl if she considers herself a possible rape victim.
Listen to the following pre-islamic poetry recited by Abdullah Gondal. Did you notice how similar this is to chapter 86 (At-Tariq) of the Quran? It even talks about the same star. Was Muhammad doing the same as soothsayers while claiming he was receiving revelation from God?
Many asked on this thread abt Gog & Magog (Heb. גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג; Ar. يأجوج ومأجوج) and if Alexander of Macedon/Ḏū ’l-Qarnayn was associated w/ them before the Qurʾan. The answer is a resounding, “Yes,” and the same Syriac sources again have a key role to play. I'll explain why …
The 18th surah of the Qurʾan, al-Kahf, speaks of a figure named Ḏū l-Qarnayn, ‘the Two-Horned Man’. Who is he? Most modern historians contend that Ḏū l-Qarnayn is none other than Alexander 'the Great' of Macedon (Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, 356–323 BCE). This thread explains why…