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Dear Mark Zuckerberg, I Am Completely Serious
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
In recent years, you’ve easily become one of the most simultaneously loved and hated people to roam this planet. Loved for creating perhaps the most successful social networking website and hated for facilitating in the slow and excruciating death of privacy and, to another extent, human interaction.
Dear Mark Zuckerberg, I Am Completely Serious
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
In recent years, you’ve easily become one of the most simultaneously loved and hated people to roam this planet. Loved for creating perhaps the most successful social networking website and hated for facilitating in the slow and excruciating death of privacy and, to another extent, human interaction.
Ankara Rising
A stunned crowd at the 2009 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, watched in disbelief as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed off stage after having chastised Israeli President Shimon Peres for earlier statements the Israeli official made justifying its barely halted invasion of Gaza, which had resulted in more than 1,400 deaths, mostly Palestinians.
Ankara Rising
A stunned crowd at the 2009 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, watched in disbelief as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed off stage after having chastised Israeli President Shimon Peres for earlier statements the Israeli official made justifying its barely halted invasion of Gaza, which had resulted in more than 1,400 deaths, mostly Palestinians.
Real Ninjabery!
So, it’s come to my attention that a cartoon I made years ago has been going around on Tumblr. It makes me laugh, cause well ..yeah. It’s weird, although a popular piece on Deviant art where it originally was uploaded. So yes, I’m just asserting my claim of ownership of the image. It was originally created as a response to the Reasonable Accommodation debate in Quebec.
Real Ninjabery!
So, it’s come to my attention that a cartoon I made years ago has been going around on Tumblr. It makes me laugh, cause well ..yeah. It’s weird, although a popular piece on Deviant art where it originally was uploaded. So yes, I’m just asserting my claim of ownership of the image. It was originally created as a response to the Reasonable Accommodation debate in Quebec.
Worst Job Interview Ever
A few months ago, I was somewhat offered a sort of position for a group/organization I highly respect. Yes, that’s my employment status: “somewhat sorta offered a sort of position.”
With a degree in Islamic Studies not necessarily having much prospect outside teaching in an Islamic Studies program, I jumped at the opportunity to have a chance at actually working and getting, quite possibly, what is commonly referred to as a “disposable income.”
Worst Job Interview Ever
A few months ago, I was somewhat offered a sort of position for a group/organization I highly respect. Yes, that’s my employment status: “somewhat sorta offered a sort of position.”
With a degree in Islamic Studies not necessarily having much prospect outside teaching in an Islamic Studies program, I jumped at the opportunity to have a chance at actually working and getting, quite possibly, what is commonly referred to as a “disposable income.”
My Stand Up Routine!
Hey all.
Here’s my second-ever stand up routine. I’m glad that I’ve picked a fruitful career that allows me to put my MA to use. I don’t only do ‘ethnic’ sort of comedy, but the crowd just beckoned for it – what can you do?
And yes, yes I really am that awkward in person.
My Stand Up Routine!
Hey all.
Here’s my second-ever stand up routine. I’m glad that I’ve picked a fruitful career that allows me to put my MA to use. I don’t only do ‘ethnic’ sort of comedy, but the crowd just beckoned for it – what can you do?
And yes, yes I really am that awkward in person.
Maintaining a Narrative: ABC’s Monolithic Muslim Experience
Discrimination, however administered and defined, is not what defines the American Muslim woman’s experience. Nor the experience of all American Muslims. To continue to focus on the discrimination faced by Muslims in terms of taunts and stares thrown their way is to create a victimized narrative and experience of American Muslims. The issue that must be addressed amidst this entire mess is how a significant portion of the American citizenry has responded to hateful and opportunist campaigns against Muslims and Islam.
Maintaining a Narrative: ABC’s Monolithic Muslim Experience
Discrimination, however administered and defined, is not what defines the American Muslim woman’s experience. Nor the experience of all American Muslims. To continue to focus on the discrimination faced by Muslims in terms of taunts and stares thrown their way is to create a victimized narrative and experience of American Muslims. The issue that must be addressed amidst this entire mess is how a significant portion of the American citizenry has responded to hateful and opportunist campaigns against Muslims and Islam.
Restricted Free Agency: Again with the Veil?
I never thought that my body could serve as potentially the next front of the ever-erroneous but still somehow existent ‘clash of civilizations.’ Yet with the way things seem to be going these days, it seems that the bodies of millions of women around the world are grotesquely the appropriate abodes for deep-seated but nuanced racism, long-standing sexist trajectories, plans for cultural survival and ill-thought out plans for integration.
Restricted Free Agency: Again with the Veil?
I never thought that my body could serve as potentially the next front of the ever-erroneous but still somehow existent ‘clash of civilizations.’ Yet with the way things seem to be going these days, it seems that the bodies of millions of women around the world are grotesquely the appropriate abodes for deep-seated but nuanced racism, long-standing sexist trajectories, plans for cultural survival and ill-thought out plans for integration.
Born-Again Pakistani
After an 11 year absence, I had the chance this past summer to visit the country of my heritage and birth – Pakistan – for two weeks. Albeit brief and as cliche as this is going to sound, I emerged from the experience completely changed. Somewhere along the way, I had completely abandoned a huge part of my identity – my identity as a Pakistani. Somewhere along the way, I had become almost ashamed to be associated with the country and its people. It wasn’t necessarily a conscious effort, but a lingering feel of disassociation strengthened within me over the course of four/five years.
Born-Again Pakistani
After an 11 year absence, I had the chance this past summer to visit the country of my heritage and birth – Pakistan – for two weeks. Albeit brief and as cliche as this is going to sound, I emerged from the experience completely changed. Somewhere along the way, I had completely abandoned a huge part of my identity – my identity as a Pakistani. Somewhere along the way, I had become almost ashamed to be associated with the country and its people. It wasn’t necessarily a conscious effort, but a lingering feel of disassociation strengthened within me over the course of four/five years.
Featured on AltMuslimah
Hai folks. Haven’t posted in two weeks given my adventures in Pakistan. Massive post (s) coming on that experience. In the mean time, just a quick update – a short, edited version of my now infamous it seems salman rushdie
Featured on AltMuslimah
Hai folks. Haven’t posted in two weeks given my adventures in Pakistan. Massive post (s) coming on that experience. In the mean time, just a quick update – a short, edited version of my now infamous it seems salman rushdie
Burqas, hijabs, niqabs, oh my!
Just last week, the National Assembly passed a law banning the niqab from such critical public spaces as universities, government offices, daycares, and hospitals receiving government funding. The support for the ban has been strong throughout Canada, with an 80% approval rating according to a survey conducted by Angus Reid. Criticisms have been sparse, coming primarily from an unsure Muslim community, various lawyers, scattered academics, and select university papers.
Burqas, hijabs, niqabs, oh my!
Just last week, the National Assembly passed a law banning the niqab from such critical public spaces as universities, government offices, daycares, and hospitals receiving government funding. The support for the ban has been strong throughout Canada, with an 80% approval rating according to a survey conducted by Angus Reid. Criticisms have been sparse, coming primarily from an unsure Muslim community, various lawyers, scattered academics, and select university papers.
