Everyone right now must have heard the news that a Muslim Army officer went on shooting rampage at Fort Hood. I first thought it could be any person having Arabic name, but then it became apparent that he is Muslim. And Guardian is reporting that He shouted Allahu Akbar before shooting.
This is sad and worrying [...]
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After Fort Hood Shooting; a Muslim view
Posted in America, American Media, Civil Rights, Islam, Pakistan, Pakistan Military, tagged BNP, extremism, Fort Hood, Fox, India, Islam, maoist, Muslim, Pakistan on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contradictions
Posted in America, Pakistan, People, Politics, Terrorism, tagged America, David Rohde, international politics, New York Times, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reading David Rohde. He describes his life as a captive of Taliban. This allowed him to see and analyze it’s captor, now he is writing about it. I have read only some portions and I feel his article will be widely quoted in coming days to describe and evaluate Taliban, especially because Pakistan has started [...]
Homecoming Prade
Posted in America, tagged FL, Gainesville, Gator, Home coming, UF on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wrote on 16ht of Oct
Today attended first UF Homecoming parade. Although was late in reaching but was still able to catch some community stalls. Whole West University Ave. was filled with chairs and family tents, children, parents, students, young and old all there. Enjoying, cheering.
There were skating club, some martial arts , Hare Kirishna,… best [...]
Green Genes
Posted in America, Pakistan, People, public awareness, tagged green gene, Pakistan, reserach, science, trangenic on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No it is not about Pakistan. If you think everything Green is about Pakistan than please do your self a service and take your head out of …..
Fill in the blank according to how many “American Slangs”-Lecture Series you have attended.
I know we are passing through rough patch (question will be when in time we [...]
Dirty Laundry by Fauzia
Posted in America, Pakistan, People, tagged America, Wllmart, Fob, graphic novel, Fauzia, desi, Pakistani on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today someone sent me the link of a Fulbrighter student posting her experience on the website. It is rare to see Pakistani Fulbrighters coming out and telling their story and it is extremely rare to see it in form of graphic novel.
http://fauziahusain.blogspot.com/
She goes on detailing (or sketching) events and activities of everyday life without indulging [...]
America and Pursuit of Happiness; By Maira Kalman
Posted in America, American Media, People, tagged America, illustration, Maira Kalman on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NYTIMES published this illustrative article. I liked her illustrations, you should check out other portions. also look at her other illustrations.
Go Down in the bottom for the Mango Lassi and Pakistani-Cookies
http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/i-lift-my-lamp-beside-the-golden-door/?hp
Nice piece about Why people come to America
Make Cartoon Stupid!
Posted in America, American Media, tagged cartoon, cinema, movies, nytimes, up on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the wonderful article about where the cinema is going, the ending line is enough to tell whole story. I thought you might like it.
Or go see “Up,” the only hugely successful movie of the summer that engages genuinely adult themes. It’s about loss, frustration, disappointment. And it offers one of the season’s most pointed [...]
Why Quaid-e-Azam Only?
Posted in America, Civil Rights, Democracy, Islam, Muslim, Pakistan, People, Politics, public awareness, tagged America, Founding Fathers, history, Independence, Islam, Jinnah, Leader, Muslim League, Muslims, Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam, Religion, Secularism, South Asia on August 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Recently during one debate a religiously minded member of the group (not this one) referenced Quaid-e-Azam’s State bank speech for the basis of Islam for Pakistan. But that member is not alone in this. I have seen many secular minded people quoting Quaid-e-Azam’s speeches and his life to state that Pakistan should be secular. These arguments are [...]
Creating a Criminal
Posted in America, American Media, Civil Rights on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Lock a guy down for 22 hours a day,” he said, “and you are creating a criminal.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/world/asia/25detain.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=asia
This story is worth reading and pondering. It is about the American Soldier who tried to help a local get a lawyer, this soldier is currently under investigation.
Again this story has the duel message, the goodness in the human, [...]
Naming the Terrorists
Posted in America, Islam, People, Uncategorized, tagged India, Lahore, media, Pakistan, Religion, Taliban, Terrorism on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
{Wrote this blog about two months ago, revised some of it today}
One of the most difficult matter with which Muslims have to deal with is, naming the terrorists.The enemy that is killing them.
This problem is unique for Muslims. No other nation or group has to deal with this problem with so much complication.
For, rightly or [...]
