Umueriland Today

 "According to Psychologists, there are four types of Intelligence:  1) Intelligence Quotient (IQ) 2) Emotional Quotient (EQ) 3) Social Quotient (SQ) 4) Adversity Quotient (AQ) 1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): this is the measure of your level of comprehension. You need IQ to solve maths, memorize things, and recall lessons. 2. Emotional Quotient (EQ): this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others, keep to time, be responsible, be honest, respect boundaries, be humble, genuine and considerate. 3. Social Quotient (SQ): this is the measure of your ability to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time. People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go further in life than those with a high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize on improving IQ levels while EQ and SQ are played down. A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ. Your EQ represents your Character, while your SQ ...

 Scientists discover the chemical materials and secrets applied to corpses in a 2700-year-old mummification workshop. This new discovery was able to uncover a number of great and priceless information that showcases the materials used in the mummification process. A 2700-year-old (664 B.C.E.–525 B.C.E.) burial complex south of Cairo called Saqqara held a number of embaling vessels that contains a number of materials which when examined included traces of beeswax, animal fats, vegetable oils, and bitumen along with numerous plant resins which were mixed and heated to form ointments in order to protect the bodies against the passing of time and transform the bodies into beautiful statues. A lot of the materials were imported from parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia which only proves the mummification process was a key factor in an ancient form of globalization and the innovation of biochemistry. Source: Egypt tours portal

 The Youth Must Stand Up, fight and Deliver The Future of Umueri “Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it” -Frantz Fano We live in a generation where youth have constantly been misunderstood, manipulated and looked at as young people who cannot make any decisions either by themselves or for the rest when it comes to matters affecting the society. When they try to offer meaningful help, nothing is done to ensure they too take part and those who try to be nice are just reminded to be patient because they will be leaders of tomorrow. As a result, a significant number of youth whether gone to school or living in rural areas enter the adult challenging field of life while having an inferiority complex. This makes them (the educated) shy away from risk on fulfilling adventures in life and others enter while not being ready to take up life changing tasks at workplaces and jobs. The uneducated mostly end up waking up drunk to get drunk, ...

  THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD IS IN AFRICA AND WAS IDEALIZED BY A BLACK WOMAN CALLED ALFIHRI  The oldest university in the world is in Africa.  And it was founded by a woman.  If you think that the oldest university in the world is in Europe or China, think again: because it is not.  The oldest university in the world is in Africa  The oldest university in the world is in Morocco.  Known as Al-Qarawiyyin, it was found in 859 BC by a young princess of Tunisia, Fatima al-Fihri.  The university is recognized by UNESCO and Guinness World Records as the oldest in existence, and is still operational, as well as the first to issue educational degrees.  The university is located in the city of Fes, a historic center of educational and spiritual teachings in the Muslim world.  History tells that about 1200 years ago, al-Fihri and her family moved from Qayrawan (now Tunisia) to Fes, Morocco.  The founder of al-Fihiri University  A...