I found this romantic, anti-colonial epic by accident... has anyone read it (the first book is called This Earth of Mankind)? It's the coming of age story of a young Javanese, but european educated student (called Minke; even the story of how he gets that name is interesting), and also the slow emergence of Indonesia from Dutch rule. The first book reminds me a little of Mishima's Spring Snow in the almost blurring intensity of an unravelling - in both novels - of a desperate adolescent love, and also the intens... Read More

Since seeing her speak at ISNA, I quickly become a big fan of Amy Goodman. I added her syndicated content democracynow.com) to my news reader, and peruse her headlines all the time. I found a show she did on MLK that was in keeping with her "where are the voices of peace?" philosophy. I knew he was a great man and a huge peace advocate, but until I heard his "beyond Vietnam" speech on DemocracyNow.com, I had no idea how amazingly eloquent this man was. His words are as sound today as they were during ... Read More

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December 30, 2006 at 8:41pm

free speech tv rocks.

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December 19, 2006 at 7:05pm

Thank you so much for sharing this. I have long been a huge fan of Amy Goodman, especially after her haunting broadcast on 9/11. Her words are always an inspiration and often mo...

Jonathan Scott, Black Agenda Report Saturday, 09 December 2006 ?What do you call a Black man with a PhD? Nigger.? - Malcolm X The situation of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza has become so bad that even the pro-Israeli New York Times is reporting on some of the more revolting developments. For instance, on October 11 the Times ran an article titled ? Israel Bars New Palestinian Students From Its Universities, Citing Concern Over Security,? and in September it had published a ?human interest? piece... Read More

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December 17, 2006 at 9:43pm

good to see you are posting again mehdi!

ICAHD / November 23, 2006 Jeff Halper Let?s be honest (for once): The problem in the Middle East is not the Palestinian people, not Hamas, not the Arabs, not Hezbollah or the Iranians or the entire Muslim world. It?s us, the Israelis. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the single greatest cause of instability, extremism and violence in our region, is perhaps the simplest conflict in the world to resolve. For almost 20 years, since the PLO?s recognition of Israel within the 1949 Armistice Lines (the ?Green L... Read More

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December 21, 2006 at 12:43pm

Now that's like...a very long article.

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December 19, 2006 at 12:24pm

probably this is the most comprehensive article so far... nice find.

is tarah sataayaa hai pareshaan kiyaa hai goyaa kii muhabbat nahiin ehasaan kiyaa hai sochaa thaa ki tum duusaron jaise nahiin hoge tum ne bhii vahii kaam merii jaan kiyaa hai mushkil thaa bahuut mere liye tark-e-ta?alluq ye kaam bhii tum ne meraa aasaaN kiyaa hai har roz sajaate hain terii hijr mein Gunche aaNkhon ko terii yaad mein gul_daaN kiyaa hai

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December 18, 2006 at 9:25am

Another very nice post

jab teraa hukm milaa tark muhabbat kar dii dil magar is pe vo dhaDhakaa ki qayaamat kar dii tujh se kis tarah main izhaar-e-tamannaa karataa lafz suujhaa to maanii ne baGaavat kar dii main to samajhaa thaa ki lauT aate hain jaane vaale tuune jaakar to judaa_ii merii qismat kar dii mujh ko dushman ke iraadon pe bhii pyaar aataa hai terii ulfat ne muhabbat merii aadat kar dii puuchh baiThaa huuN main tujh se tere kuuche kaa pataa terii haalat ne kaisii terii surat kar dii

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December 18, 2006 at 9:21am

Nice post indeed!

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December 17, 2006 at 12:25pm

From the tone and mood of the poem I thought it is of Parveen Shakir.In fact it is of her mentor Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi. Kitni Khubsurat baat hai: "mujh ko dushman ke iraadon pe b...

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally , the guys' side of the story. ( I must admit, it's pretty good.) We always hear " the rules " From the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! Please note.. these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE! 1. Men are NOT mind readers. 1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining abo... Read More

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January 5, 2007 at 11:36am

LOL! Reminds me of Tommy Blaze's skit "I Love You Now Shut Up".

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December 26, 2006 at 6:43pm

Camping is always funnn -:-

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December 26, 2006 at 9:59am

u welcome... But she says shopping is a sport for her as long as she is got my American Express and she won't work that toilet seat either. I almost gave up..

Mainu ki hoya maitho gai gavati main Jio kamli akhe loka mainu ki hoya Main vich vekhan te main nahi bandi Main vich vasna en tu Sir to pairi teek vi tu hi Andar bahar tu What has happened to me? 'Mineness' has disappeared from me Like a mad woman I say "O people, what has happened to me? When I see within myself, I do not see myself, you life within me. From head to feet you are there; you are there in both interior and exterior.

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February 23, 2007 at 1:44pm

Bulleh does not believe in saying something ambiguous. Whatever he wanted to convey he said it by hitting the nail in the head. His kalam reproaches the hypocrites. Parh parh...

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February 21, 2007 at 12:14pm

I am interested in acquiring the books written in English on Bulleh Shah by following Authors" Sain Bulleh Shah y J . R. Puri and T.R . Shingari The Mystic Muse by K. S . ...

Coupe de Saki pour le 17 d?cembre Le plus grand privil?ge de l'homme est de devenir un instrument convenable pour Dieu. Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentaire par Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Soufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Rien n'est plus beau que la vision de Dieu. Mais rien n'est plus noble que de laisser Dieu voir cette vision de ses yeux, pourqu'Il puisse regarder le monde, servir le monde et donner au monde tout le secours dont il a besoin. Ce sacrifice de soi, qui est seulement le sacrifice des limites et de L'?go... Read More

Bowl of Saki for December 17 MAN'S GREATEST PRIVILEGE IS TO BECOME A SUITABLE INSTRUMENT OF GOD.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Nothing is more beautiful than the vision of God. But nothing is more noble than to let God see visions out of one's eyes, so that He may look upon the world and serve the world and give the world all the succor it needs. This is self-sacrifice, which is sacrifice only of limitation and selfishness and brings one infinite ca... Read More

Yaad nahiN kya kya dekha tha, saare manzar bhool gaye Unn ki galyoN se jub guzre, apna he ghar bhool gaye Khoob gaye pardes keh apne deewar o dar bhool gaye Sheesh mehel ne aisa ghera, mitti ke ghar bhool gaye Mujh ko jinhoN ne qatal kya hai koi unhaiN batlaye Nazir Meri laash ke pehlu meiN woh apna khanjar bhool gaye

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January 5, 2007 at 9:03am

Khuda tuk paunchega magar sun to ai zahid Iss baab meiN bhi jurrat-e-rindana chahiye

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January 5, 2007 at 9:01am

awww theek so sober now... so now not passing any comment though I want to... :P Coz sober now hehehe

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January 5, 2007 at 8:33am

Sober up? hmmmm...okay. "Sub botlaiN kahatam huwi aur jaam bhi hai khali Tariq ab to maikadey se jaana chahaiye" :(

FNC polls are the start of foundations of a democratic process with elections to elect half the members of the Federal National Council. Voting across the country will run over three days and the official results will be announced at a later date after candidates are given the chance to challenge any of the results.

Anyone going to be there?

As'salaamu alaikum everyone, If you or anyone you know is looking for immediate employment in the Montgomery , AL area let me know ASAP. Pediatric/General practice, benefits, highly competitive salary,etc. Take care, Calara

Okay I don't get this, I just started working a year ago and my boss has started picking on me a lot. Now I figure that since we're both desi we would have some kind of understanding as to respect each other at least! Has anyone ever had any problems with praying at work? Has anyone ever had problems with having a desi boss being a desi or not? I don't get as to why I'm being picked on or targetted by my boss... Has anyone here ever been a targetted by their boss when you know ur a productive hardworki... Read More

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December 20, 2006 at 3:59pm

madcherry - u've got the corporate world right on the dot! i was working for a financial corporate company - and everything is so cold and calculated, u're basically just a numb...

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December 20, 2006 at 12:23am

mobati, welcome to the big bad world of corporations. for future reference: trust no one confide in no one do not express your opinions on anything take no side at the ...

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December 19, 2006 at 10:26pm

Salam MadCherry, Well basically my boss wouldn't give me any specifics, just that some people had come up to him and complained that I had an attitude problem. They wouldn't...

A.S.A. How do some reciters of Quran can read long verses without pausing. Are there any useful exercises? JZK

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December 26, 2006 at 12:33pm

SA, Having sound knowledge of tajweed is essential. Then you have to pace yourself. In the past, I would get slightly irritated (God forgive me) at reciters who sounded as th...

A married couple is driving along a highway doing a steady 60 miles per hour. The wife is behind the wheel. Her husband suddenly looks across at her and speaks in a clear voice. "I know we've been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce." The wife says nothing, Keeps looking at the road ahead but slowly increases her speed to 65 mph. The husband speaks again. "I don't want you to try and talk me out of it," He says, "because I've been having an affair with your best friend, And she's a far better ... Read More

For forgiveness of All Sins Benefits of Salat-Ul-Tasbih Our Beloved Prophet Mohammed (Sallallaho Alihiwassallam) said to his uncle (father?s brother) Sayyiduna Abbass (may Allah be pleased with him) Oh uncle shall I not give you Shall I not grant you Shall I not award you Shall I not do mercy on you When you do 10 things Allah will forgive your sins: of the future and of the past; new and old; those you have forgotten and those you did knowingly; big and small; hidden and revealed. Then he (Sallallaho Alihi... Read More

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February 27, 2007 at 3:38pm

Thank you so much for this! May Allah bless you for passing on this knowledge.

The Holy Prohpet said: 1) Surah Fatiha is a cure from every illness. (Darmi, Bahiqi) 2) Do not make your home a graveyard, the Shaitan runs from the home in which Surah Baqrah is recited. (Sahih Muslim) 3) Whoever memorized the first ten ayahs of Surah Kahf will be saved the Dajjal. (Sahih Muslim) 4) Whoever recites Surah Kahf on the day of Jummah, there will be a Nur brightened for him between two Jummahs. 5) Everything has a heart and the heart of the Quran is Surah Yaseen, whoever read Yaseen, Allah will... Read More

dil me.n ik lahar sii uThii hai abhii ko_ii taazaa havaa chalii hai abhii shor barpaa hai Khaanaa-e-dil me.n ko_ii diivaar sii girii hai abhii kuchh to naazuk mizaaj hai.n ham bhii aur ye choT bhii na_ii hai abhii bharii duniyaa me.n jii nahii.n lagataa jaane kis chiiz kii kamii hai abhii tuu shariik-e-suKhan nahii.n hai to kyaa ham-suKhan terii Khaamoshii hai abhii yaad ke be-nishaa.N jaziiro.n se terii aavaaz aa rahii hai abhii shahar ke becharaaG galiyo.n me.n zindagii tujh ko Dhuu.ND... Read More