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5 Myths About Islam Presented by a Humor Website

December 21, 2010

Cracked.com, a humor website, has an article up titled 5 Ridiculous Things You Probably Believe About Islam in which they list a few common misconceptions about Islam and debunk them for the people who believe them and can’t seem to wrap their heads around the fact that they aren’t true. Before I clicked on the [...]

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It’s Supposed to be Just Another Day

December 20, 2010

I usually write about light and fluffy things but sometimes I just need to get stuff out so the following post is a bit personal. For some reason, it all feels anonymous when I write something up here instead of having to talk about it with someone so feel free to skip this. Seriously, a-okay. [...]

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Fasting- It’s Not Just for Ramadan!

December 16, 2010

I happened to fast today because it was the 10th day of Muharram, which is the first month of the Islamic Calendar. This day is called “Ashura” to us Muslim folk (translated as “tenth”) and the fast is meant to commemorate (for Sunni Muslims) the time Prophet Moses fasted out of thanks when he and [...]

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Restrepo and War

December 15, 2010

I just watched Restrepo streaming on Netflix. Directed by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, Restrepo can be seen as a supplement to Junger’s book War, which was released earlier this year. Both the documentary and the book revolve around the same group of soldiers on deployment in Afghanistan, more specifically, soldiers stationed in the Korangal [...]

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Me Like Books

November 30, 2010

Asking yourself if you want an e-reader is a valid question – I mean, it can reduce clutter, it can be cheaper in the long run, more convenient, and all that good stuff. I have to admit though, I’ve never been tempted by any e-reader, whether it be the Kindle, Nook, what have you. I [...]

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T-S-A! T-S-A!

November 18, 2010

I haven’t really been following the news lately so when all of these TSA/security check/body scanner/pat-down stories cropped up in my Twitter feed over the last couple of days, I figured something was up for everyone to get so riled up. I initially thought that maybe the masses are coming to the aid of those [...]

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Been Lucky All These Years…

November 15, 2010

This past weekend, I attended a fundraiser* put together by the Voice of Witness organization for their upcoming book on injustices after 9/11. The book will contain narratives of people in the U.S. who have had “issues” so to speak since 9/11. They are still looking for narratives to put in the book and that [...]

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Going from Urdish to Urdu

October 20, 2010

In the summer of 1998, we spent about 6 weeks in Karachi, Pakistan visiting family. It was hot and many days were spent indoors, lazing around and watching TV. Once, a cousin turned to the siblings and me and warned us that the Urdu used in the program we were about to watch may be [...]

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Coffee In Oz

October 3, 2010

So, I went to Australia for two weeks and I came back this past Wednesday. Before I even had a trip to Australia planned out, when it was all still wishful thinking, I found out that Australia has a thing for coffee. If you know me or if you were able to crack the code [...]

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My Thoughts On Qur’an Burning Day

September 9, 2010

Pastor Terry Jones of Gainsville, Florida is planning to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with plans to burn 200 Qur’ans. Everyone and their mom (even the racist moms!) have spoken out against this event. The Dynamic Duo of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin have also denounced Jones and his plans to burn the [...]

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