Jan
12
“Hope”: IJTEMA Photo Competetion
January 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As-Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmutullah wa Barakatuhu
First of all, happy new year to all (Hijri or otherwise!)
I just had to come out of hiatus to announce this: IJTEMA announces a photo competition with the title:
New Year, New Hope: Ijtema’s First-Ever Photo Contest!
Do take part, and let the photographers know! Good Luck Y’all!
Sep
28
A Thousand Years of Science
September 28, 2007 | 1 Comment
Science is almost a thousand years old. Prepare the B’day cake.
Aug
8
Ban the Qur’an
August 8, 2007 | 10 Comments
This is funny.
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 […]
Jun
6
buy from small shops
June 6, 2007 | 4 Comments
Please avoid the lustre of big corporate shops. They are killing the poor small shops.
Buy from small shops.
And please spread the word.
(I have grown tired of apologizing for absence. Please assume that this is going to continue.)