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I Am Muslim 18 Aug 2013 | 03:42 am
Before you read any further, I would like to firstly apologize if anyone is to be offended by this post. But I feel very passionately about this topic and so I need to write what is in my heart. More ...
A difference of opinion does not spell the doom of us 6 Jul 2013 | 08:34 am
I have studied the Middle East for the good part of the last four years. This far from makes me an expert, but I believe I have an advanced understanding of the region at an introductory level. Unfort...
The act of reacting 27 May 2013 | 11:05 pm
I like Ryan Gosling. That is not a secret for me to bring to my grave. People would, somehow, assume that I like Ryan Gosling because butter could melt the second it makes contact with Ryan Gosling. E...
The price of a community 30 Apr 2013 | 04:07 am
Last year, when meeting a Malaysian senator in London, I was asked, as a political science enthusiast, who is my favorite political theorists. It did not turn out to be a shining moment for me. In two...
Nafs (ego) over Haqq (truth) 19 Mar 2013 | 02:07 pm
A learned Muslim once told us that a person’s true self will only be magnified as a musaffir (traveler). Meaning that if someone is nice when in a familiar environment, he or she will be nicer when aw...
Whose current 5 Mar 2013 | 09:04 pm
About a month ago, I had a conversation with my flatmate on how our respective childhood quite unsurprisingly determined the person we were to become. While she was raised mostly at home, I had more f...
Dirt and soil 26 Feb 2013 | 12:11 am
I have been obsessed with Beyonce these past weeks (yes, I am among the million that crashed ticketmaster.co.uk unsuccessfully last weekend), thus I am going to honor my state of mind and talk about h...
Don't wreck it 7 Feb 2013 | 10:14 pm
I’m a sentimental person. I am not embarrassed to admit that I can cry at the sight of a skinny dog sleeping by the road in the cold night. So it was only expected when I get all teary-eyed while watc...
March in the future 5 Feb 2013 | 07:13 pm
"He is not of us who proclaims the cause of tribal partisanship (asabiyyah); and he is not of us who fights in the cause of tribal partisanship; and he is not of us who dies in the cause of tribal par...
2x2 11 Jan 2013 | 06:59 pm
In all my imperfections--as evidenced by this--I'm still reminded of our dedication...
