January 2011
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Once...
My housemate and I listened to Wu Tang’s ‘8 Diagrams’ album for a whole month. As in, it never stopped playing on the computer. Not even when we went into our rooms to go to bed. The volume was lowered sometimes, sometimes it was kicked up, but the album just kept on playing through it all. For a whole month.
I hadn’t listened to the album as a whole since then, but I did...
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Revolution in Tunisia
… 21st century style. The darling of western governments deposed. Running away because his grip on power is gone. Air traffic controllers giving live updates on a fleeing president’s whereabouts, modern day exiles returning home triumphant, police officers and protesters hugging and crying together. Arabic-speaking elderly women shouting at the top of their voices: OUT OUT OUT! YALLA,...
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I need a new computer. This is not funny anymore.
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and i'm sorely tempted to write something about...
Exactly! And there are a LOT of these people. Everyday I stop a different person and tell them that they are doing the same thing they claim others do to them!
Its a disease and it hasn’t left Muslims untouched.
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“Almost six months after the sex allegations were first made public, Julian...”
– John Pilger:The War On WikiLeaks
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Written Images
ahmedsalman:
Written Images from d_effekt on Vimeo. Created in collaboration with more than 70 media artists and developers from across the world, Written Images is the first of its kind. A ‘programmed book’, continuously regenerated for the digital printing process, offering each reader a unique experience.
http://writtenimages.net/
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dubiousmerchant asked: You pointed me in the direction of Black Thought, in reference to a departure from The Roots. Well, I downloaded 'Wake Up!', the Roots album featuring John Legend. And even though you didn't specifically mention that album, I still feel like I should thank you. I'm going to generously assume you have heard it. I have been aching for soul and truth. I have found it. You...
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The Art of Qawwali
storiesfrompakistan:
worldmusic:
via youtube.com
via browneyes loves tribal music
All I would like to add to this video is that though the video explains qawwali as devotional music arising from the Sufi Muslim tradition, it has in fact morphed over the years. In fact, some of the songs are not about religion at all, rather about lovers and their quarrels. Some of the artists mentioned in...
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The Dubai Job >> →
One year ago, an elite Mossad hit squad traveled to Dubai to kill a high-ranking member of Hamas. They completed the mission, but their covers were blown, and Israel was humiliated by the twenty-seven-minute video of their movements that was posted online for all the world to see. Ronen Bergman reveals the intricate, chilling details of the mission and investigates how Israel’s vaunted spy...
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Wikileaks: Israelis ‘Intend to Keep the Gazan... →
kateoplis:
The Norwegian newspaper Aftenpost has released a March, 2008, US embassy cable describing the Israeli blockade and siege of Occupied Gaza as an attempt to reduce the society to the lowest possible level of functioning without provoking a “humanitarian crisis” (presumably mass starvation).
“Israeli officials have confirmed to Embassy officials on multiple occasions that they intend...
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If everyone who follows me spoke Urdu...
… trust me, I would share sooooo much good music with you, it would be mind-boggling. But sadly, that is not so. And that kinda sucks, you know. Seriously folks, get on that tip!
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inautumn-inkashmir replied to your post: Note to self
i appreciate all your posts, just so you know.
Thank you, but honestly that is heartbreaking cuz.. I LOVE your posts! :P
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Note to self
The posts people appreciate the most from you are the ones straight from the heart, i.e. written in haste, in a straight-talk manner and with a few typos sprinkled in.
Don’t over think it.
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I was writing a post about how muslims hate a lot...
… and I just got really tired suddenly. Gonna finish it another day. For now, am contemplating popping in a flick and just relaxing. Been a long day, but I didn’t even really do much.
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My twitter feed is on FIRE!
Damn… ppl are mad pissed/concerned abt this developing situation in Pakistan hunh?
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The Descent
storiesfrompakistan:
Rarely do I watch Urdu news channels because they are so utterly terrible. But for the last three hours I have been glued to this unfolding drama. Its ridiculous what is happening to Pakistan. The country is descending into hell i seems. No rocks in its path to stop the deluge, no breakers to temper the speed with which it is falling, just a long dark tunnel ahead and a...
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Wikileaks: Israel Plans Total War on Lebanon, Gaza →
The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten has summarized an Israeli military briefing by Israeli Chief of Staff Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi of a US congressional delegation a little over a year ago and concludes that
‘ The memo on the talks between Ashkenazi and [Congressman Ike] Skelton, as well as numerous other documents from the same period of time, to which Aftenposten has gained access, leave a...
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Another Day In Pakistan
storiesfrompakistan:
Till this morning, Salmaan Taseer was the Governor of Punjab province in Pakistan. He was considered a progressive force within the country. In a nation where most politicians live by the pulse of TV news headlines, Salmaan Taseer sometimes walked to his own beat. He was particularly outspoken against extremism.
Last week, Salmaan Taseer made the mistake of speaking out...
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“The U.S. economy appears to be coming apart at the seams…
… And...”
– Foreign Affairs: Why The Rich Are Getting Richer
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“Less than 400 miles from Alexandria (Egypt) stands one of the most enduring...”
– AltMuslim: Lessons From The Islamic Past
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Its funny how a memorable book..
… can sometimes rework the spelling of some words in your mind.
I noticed today that I have been tagging posts with/about maps with ‘Kartography’, instead of the proper word, which is ‘Cartography’.
Thinking back I realized that Kamila Shamsie’s book Kartography is the sole reason for this mind shift. She spelt it with a K, by the way, because the book’s...
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I don't care what else is on TV...
if Tom & Jerry is on, I’m watching that!
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December 2010
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herzundseele replied to your photo: [ cloud overview | get your own cloud ] This is a…
ayyyyy happy new year!
And to you too! :D
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Web helps revival of old Arabic poetry in Lebanon... →
Zajal, an old form of improvised Arabic poetry that enjoyed its heyday in Lebanon before the 1975-1990 civil war, is making a tentative comeback with thousands of fans on Facebook and YouTube.
Hat Tip: DAWN
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“Everything you’ve learned in school as “obvious” becomes less and less obvious...”
– Buckminster Fuller (via ahmedsalman) 