Driven by curiosity’s sake.
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Pakistan, What if we took an area in the country and started from scratch?
Pakistan is a hot mess. I got that sense of Pakistan recently when I was invited as a distinguished guest to Pakistan’s 73rd Republic Day event. Yes, Pakistan has a Republic Day, which is separate from the August 14, 1947 Independence Day. Republic day marks the day when Indian Muslims decided to split from the… Read more
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Spanish- Gonna Sing You a Love Song!
So I am a good month and a half into my Spanish 101 class and I am excited to share the news that I am going to be able to sing a Spanish love song of epic proportions by the time I finish the first semester! Its going to woo my soon to be wifey… Read more
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Muslim Men in Mini Skirts, Heels and Beards…. #LikeNever
Fashion is all about leaning forward. Designers do their thing by pushing the limits and this post is almost a stream of conscience reaction to men’s fashion because I highly doubt one day we will have practicing Muslim males showing up at masjids wearing mini skirts and high heels and the while sporting burly beards.… Read more
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America is…
The greatest nation, was or is not, seems to me the point is that something is wrong and in order to solve a problem, one has to recognize that there is a problem to solve in the first place. Thats what I like about this segment. Read more
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Superbowl Commercials- Can’t Win’em All
Screw the Bowl, the COMMERCIALS are where its at. Or maybe the Bowl experience is enhanced by the commercials. Well regardless, the really cool thing about the Bowl for me this year was seeing the Audi commercial “Prom” and hearing “Can’t Win ‘Em All” So why you ask is it all that amazing, well beyond… Read more
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Reason Enough to Get A Tattoo(s)
Tattoo’s are haraam in Islam. Haraam being that the act is strictly forbidden. It will lead you to hell, but it isn’t necessarily your ticket to hell, for that there really is the ONE unforgivable Sin. The Sin of Sins that you can’t repent from, and getting a tattoo is not one of those. If… Read more
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At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington DC
Last years movie Lincoln was pushed through right in time of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation in 2013. A hundred years after that Proclamation on August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of Americans marched to the memorial of Abraham Lincoln, where they listened to one of the most famous speeches in world history,… Read more
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“haven’t started playing cowboys and muslems”- yet.
I just got this shit emailed to me. I can’t believe this is real, is it one of those Church messages where people can insert “Racist-ass shit here” to appear on the back of a random GMC truck with a license plate? Read more
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I want to visit Timbuktu, praying that there will be something left to visit after this war is over. Read more
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Reflections- Haidar Ali Anwar: College Muslims Reach Political Maturity
While in 2008 I didn’t follow the Presidential elections, I did get a chance to attend President Obama’s inauguration and it was inspiring. Reflecting back I believe strongly that President Obama performed well given that he inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, two wars that had no end in sight and a… Read more