Jun
22
Oliver Twist
June 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I am reading it and noticed a few things-
1. The most disturbing and villainous character is the Jew. Note- not a Jew, nor Fagin the Jew, but the Jew. Means a lot to me. By the way, this was written about a century before the first world war. Even before the Sepoy Mutiny.
2. Oliver’s first […]
Feb
24
Flop
February 24, 2007 | 6 Comments
I took my last post off the hook. It was in no way relevant to this Blog.
Apologies.
Feb
13
Iraq
February 13, 2007 | 39 Comments
I have so far been very silent on the Iraq invasion. Everything I will say perhaps has been said a thousand times. Why do I say them at all, then? Because they have not been said enough number of times, it seems.
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Given a chance to choose, from the impression I have got, I would live […]
Feb
5
Updates
February 5, 2007 | 26 Comments
There is, bit by bit, a lot of changes in the blog. First let me share a good news, “Reflections” was number 62 Fastest Growing Blog on WordPress on 31st Jan. Thank you everyone! (Even though I hope of a better future :) .)
I have created and updated the Resources page. There is a new […]
Jan
29
Muharram: A Brief History
January 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
It all started with claims of Khilafat (Caliphate).
He was ill, and death drew near. When Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked to choose a successor (leader) of the Muslims, he refused. When death took this great soul, Muslims were left leaderless.
It is said that at the time when Muhammad died, Umar, […]
Jan
23
A Shayri
January 23, 2007 | 8 Comments
Main to yuhi ho(n)sh kho baiTHa Tha
Muskuraneki kya zarurat Thi,
Mai(n) ho(n)sh mei(n) aane hi wala Tha
Ke aap fir muskura diye.
I am committing the ghustakhi of trying to translate it:
The World blurred before me
Even before you smiled,
The outlines were reappearing
And you smiled again!
Jan
10
Hello world!
January 10, 2007 | 10 Comments
Let me begin with “The Beginning”
In the name of God, The Kind, The Merciful
Praise be to Lord, the Sustainer and Cherisher of the worlds
The Merciful, the Kind
Lord of the Day of Judgment
Thee alone do we worship, Thee alone do we turn for help
Guide us through the Straight Path
The Path on which the prophets and […]
Oct
21
Blog will be Inactive
October 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment
I am going home. So blog will be inactive starting today up until 5th November. See you then. Happy Eid and Happy Diwali to all.
Oct
18
Fine Tuning
October 18, 2006 | 3 Comments
I had been fine tuning my october posts. Some more references and a few more facts have been added. In ‘conversion menace‘ a video I saw on YouTube (by the way YouTube is now baught by Google) is added. ‘Mumbai blast case solved‘ has a lot more references now. And a few changes here and […]
Oct
15
Looks Changed
October 15, 2006 | 3 Comments
The Blogger website has been urging me to upgrade the template. I’ve finally done it. Hope it looks good to others.