The slogan of azadi reveberates throughout the valley once again. The struggle for seperation from India once again is there up and strong. Its curfew today. The Indian armed forces are everywhere. People break the curfew and in unision say out loud and clear “Hum kya chahtay azadi”. Everyone is on the streets. Kashmir is…
2310 days of illegal imprisonment
Cageprisoners Ltd is a human rights organisation that exists solely to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the War on Terror. Just happened to bump into the website. 2310 days of imprisonment — for people who have no crimes proven against them. It…
Romance in Islam
How often do you hear people talk about Romance with an Islamic context? Talking of romance, of love generally speaking – in front of many Muslims would raise eyebrows as the image of ‘Romance’ and ‘Love’ that we have today is what is presented by the Holly/Bolly Wood or the loads of novels that come…
The story of Musa/Moses.
Got this in an email, and here it is for you all to read.___________The story of Prophet Musa. THE story of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) with Khidr, mentioned in Surah Al Kahf, the Cave (65:82), is one of the most important didactic stories in the Qur’an. The story begins when Moses was delivering…
Political Humour
This image from http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/bliraqchecklist.htm talks of political humour. Humour indeed has the ability to say the bitterest truth in a palatable manner. US went and attacked Iraq. It still continues with its presence in this land to which “it has restored democracy”. I wonder if they still have come up with a reason.. Saddam has…
An excuse for falling asleep at work…
Oh what could be more refreshing than some research that tells me that it is not just OK, but actually good to fall asleep at work? Well, I see some really great research being done and here it is for you all to read:
How to poison your mother in law
Got this in another email! And yes, it is very very interesting. 😛 Poison Your Mother-in-Law … A long time ago in China, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn’t get along with her mother-in-law at all….
Yay! Its spring!
I noticed the first flowers of Spring. Yes! Spring has announced its arrival. With the sun shining brightly, as if smiling down on us. The gentle breeze carrying with it the scent of the first flowers of spring. I saw a few daffodils bloom and I know there is going to be a splash of…