omar | February 21, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/21/libya-pilots-flee-to-malta Reports of air attacks on protesters have come from several cities. I wonder when they will remove Gaddafi’s name from Pakistan’s main cricket stadium. On a side note, I wonder how long it will be before Tariq Ali claims America is responsible? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit [...]
Zachary Latif | February 21, 2011
Sources have revealed that a GPS chip recovered from Davis was being used in identifying targets for drone attacks in the tribal region.
Razib Khan | February 21, 2011
I was having a discussion with a friend today about how we have no language with which to discuss cultural differences which don’t exhibit a “Whiggish” bias in history, or don’t allude to Golden Ages from which we have Fallen. In other words, our theories of cultural variation tend to be chronocentric; other societies are [...]
Razib Khan | February 20, 2011
I have more faith in Tunisia giving rise to a liberal democracy which we’d recognize than Egypt. This is why: Next Question for Tunisia: the Role of Islam in Politics: The second phase of Tunisia’s revolution played out in this city’s ancient medina last week as military helicopters circled and security forces rushed to carry [...]
Razib Khan | February 20, 2011
I am not good with names, period. Recently I met a young Indian American woman who had a “difficult” first name. Late in the day she asked if I could say her name. Let’s just put into the public record that I swapped some syllables…. Now, I admitted to her I just wasn’t good with [...]
Razib Khan | February 20, 2011
British gay Muslims seek Islamic weddings: “We met about three years ago, at an iftar – a breaking of fast during Ramadan. “I think a lot of Muslims find that time of year very spiritual and very enlightening, and so I think that’s why our relationship developed, because we spoke about our faith.” “Eventually we [...]
Zachary Latif | February 20, 2011
Its subtitled but has some interesting things about the “Dating culture” in Pakistan.
omar | February 20, 2011
How to Change the World: Tales of Marx and Marxism, By Eric Hobsbawm – Reviews, Books – The Independent. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Razib Khan | February 20, 2011
The New York Times profiles one of my weblogs. Interestingly, they refer to me as an “apostate.” I think that’s kind of amusing. The reporter is aware that I’ve never been one plagued by superstitious intuitions, so he’s just referring in many ways to my cultural background. One thing that irritates me is that people [...]
Zachary Latif | February 19, 2011
In real life I’ve becoming more involved in the Desi “scene”.
Omar is a Pakistani-American with an interest in history. He also moderates the Asiapeace discussion group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asiapeace/
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