Jul
18
Muslims in Denial of Collective Responsibility?
July 18, 2007 | 1 Comment
After reading( www.hindu.com/2007/07/17/stories/2007071755660800.htm ) Hasan Suroor in The Hindu dated Jul17, I remembered a laconic fable I read as a kid.
A wolf and a kid are drinking water from the same stream. The wolf upstream, the kid downstream. The wolf wants to savour the kid. So, he goes-
“Hey, why are you making my […]
Jul
13
I am quite impressed with Zainab Salbi. It is very difficult and perhaps inappropriate to pass a judgement about someone in just one encounter, but I really liked her efforts to rebuild woman’s lives.
Another thing that made me very happy is that a lot of women, who lost their husbands in the September the 11th […]
Jul
12
Islamic Terror, Muslim Terror
July 12, 2007 | 15 Comments
There are some people who still think that the sun is going around the earth. I have met one of them personally. He argued that what he was saying was scientifically correct.
Can his argument be called scientific?
If not, then there can never be Islamic Terror. There can never be Peace Terror.
What do we call those […]
Jul
10
After remaining down for four days, Ijtema (the Congregation of Muslim Bloggers) has been up and running from tuesday. The traffic hasn’t cought up yet, but it will, InshaAllah.
Somehow, during last month, I felt there’s a draught of good posts. Some bloggers decided to go on hiatus, or to sign off. Many have come […]
Jul
10
Glasgow Bombing Attempt among Other Things
July 10, 2007 | 19 Comments
Let me first express my anger and dismay at the terrorist’s attempt.
Yet, There’s a huge flow of misinformation and blown up information out there. That seems to take even sensible people hostage.
Three or four related news came up very close-
1. Australia admitted that they invaded Iraq for oil- (crores of people were taken hostage […]
Jul
5
(Sigh!)
July 5, 2007 | 9 Comments
Allan Johnston is freed. BBC Editor’s blog has thanked everybody for their support, except Hamas- those who ensured the freedom.
Why am I not surprised?
This response of a Ghazan journalist is particularly appalling.
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Australia has been the first to admit that securing oil was the reason they participated in the genocide of the Iraqis.
Thank you for your […]
Jul
4
Allan Johnston is free
July 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Wow!
I pray that Sami will one day, too!
Jul
3
Media-II: Power and Weakness
July 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
(Probably) starting from the First World War, Media became a very important part of Politics. As a result of the Allied propaganda offensive, even the German population, towards the end of WW-I, started feeling that Germany waged the war, and it was unjustified in doing so. (I am supporting neither- just presenting what happened.)
Media started […]
Jul
2
Blood Diamond
July 2, 2007 | 2 Comments
Sometime back, I read IMeMy about this movie. I hadn’t watched it then.
Now I have.
I am not a literary character. So I’ll look at the movie with a different perspective. I will try to relate it with reality.
The intention behind making this movie seemed noble. It has drawn the dreary picture with expertise. It leaves […]
Jul
1
Delhi Clearing Poor Street Vendors
July 1, 2007 | 7 Comments
It is only normal that the poor has to make way for the rich!
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Reliance vegetable market:
Today I saw, for the first time, Reliance vegetable market. They have a nice tiled shop. Beautiful and ugly.
The beauty is only skin deep. These shops, that has recently been cleared, will wipe out many of the poor street vendors […]