Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I had my Sony VAIO for four years before I had serious problems. I just got this Dell XPS M1210 this year. It’s already crashing and freezing continuously.
For someone who is starting a new job and writing a book manuscript, this is serious trouble. When I need to get a spot of work done, when [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Thanks to Baraka, a fellow nostalgic Lahorite, I have found Lahore Nama. The blog is a treasure-chest of jewels for those who love the old, old and very, very modern city of Lahore. Lahore is where I spent most of my life. It is one of the largest cities in Pakistan, just on the border [...]
Posted in gender, political, race, religion, social science, spiritual on April 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Muse inspired me to remember Sojourner Truth today. Other events - such as being a woman in this world - also moved me, of course. So here is her speech converted to poetic format by Erlene Stetson (here is the complete speech in prose).
That man over there say
a woman needs to be helped into carriages
and [...]
Posted in Islam, USA, fun, gender, religion, social science on April 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Enjoy my new (satirical! satirical!) post at Religion Dispatches.
“We have to liberate them. We have to let them know that their way of life is evil at its core. Years of subjugation and conditioning have rendered them incapable of desiring something better. We have to empower them to hate their civilization, their culture, their people, [...]
