Driven by curiosity’s sake.
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Why I needed the guilty verdict in the Irvine 11 case
To say this week has been difficult would be simplistic. You need to understand that for me its been like “the death of Michael Jackson,” the “lock out of the NBA for five years” along with getting news that Justin Bieber is getting married to some no name girl leaving all tween girls (..and some… Read more
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If There is Doubt, Death Can Not Be Upheld- Capital Punishment, Troy Davis and Sharia
I have been watching at a distance as the State of Georgia prepared to execute Troy Davis. I tweeted away in astonishment, shock and revulsion at the failure of our justice system. Officer MacPhail, a off duty police officer serving as a security guard, was murdered. My condolences to the family for having to go… Read more
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The Day after 9/11
The day after 9/11. That first day after where everyone began to grapple with the “meaning” of the new reality we found ourselves in. Something that I found tugging at my heart in all the reflection was spread through out the twitter and Facebook status world: On 9/11, I’ll mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost,… Read more
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Exploring “Progressive Politics”
In a bid to better understand my politics I been on this independent reflection process. I really want to find the “progressive inside me” but I don’t know. I think if anything it would be great to better define my values, figure out what are the driving principles that play themselves out in my politics.… Read more
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Reflection On the Past Ten Years- inadequate, selfish, but real
“I got mad respect for you now, you got to be disciplined to do that shit five times a day” exclaimed a classmate who found me with my forehead on the ground in between a stack of dusty library shelves praying. The secret was out; there was no denying it now- I was a Muslim! … Read more
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C.A. Esquire: You best hide yo’highlighters; hide yo’Books; hide yo’Notes
A jaunt through my imagination, which rests in a certain degree of reality, if you will allow me: Well obviously we got a punk law student in the library. They trolling around between stacks, snatching your books, tearing up yo’notes and just causing chaos to your already crazy law school life. So you need to… Read more
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OC Progressives Need Not Fear- NLC OC Is Here!
To continue this stream of public out loud political discovery I am coming out and being official about it- progressive. Seems like such a simple word, that could mean so many things. To me, the current working definition of “progressive” is within the political context, obviously. It has to do with the idea of being… Read more
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C.A. Esquire- The 1L Way: Constantly Feeling Stupid?
I have shared some practical advice about law school so far. I haven’t really elaborated on my own thoughts about the law school experience, so in this post I thought I would make things personal. Law school is this constant feeling of wanting to check yourself for the “stupid gene.” I kid you not,… Read more