Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
Iyad Jamal Al-Din

Born: 1961 (age 64)
Bio: Ayad Jamal Aldin or Iyad Jamal al-Din, full name Iyad Raouf Mohammed Jamal al-Din, is a prominent Iraqi intellectual, politician and religious cleric.