Veiled Threats In the House

Check out this post and have a look at my comment below the one made on “February 28th, 2008 1:16 pm”.
Ah, the joys of running a blog like this one.

TED 2008: Debating the Role of the Media

I don’t think people get the extent of how much I love, love, LOVE, LOVE the one and only TED. I’m a super huge fan and I dream of the day that I attend one of their conferences after I achieve something of noticeable proportions.
This post, written by co-founder of Harvard-based Global Voices Online, Ethan […]

Analyzing One’s Own Ideological Systems

The title of this post is a subject I’ve been researching quite heavily for my upcoming book. This kind of analysis might seem simple at first but it’s actually quite tricky. So far, I’ve managed to find some great insights after hours of reading and researching, and I’ve come up with a number of ideas, […]

Muslim Leaders Write ‘Harmony’ Letter To Jews

How dare they!
UPDATE:
The discussion has turned into one about Islamic reform, since it looks like Turkey is in the process of publishing a revolutionary reinterpretation of Islam.

Sudan’s Religious Leaders Campaign In Favour of People Living With HIV/AIDS

This is great news!
February 25, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — Religious leaders and specialists gathered in a two day workshop last week to finalize a training curriculum to build the capacity of religious leaders in responding to HIV/AIDS in Sudan.
Over 50 key religious leaders from both the Christian and Muslim faiths joined together to fully endorse the […]

Bashir Orders Boycott of Anything Danish

Oh dear!
February 24, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir ordered today that no Danish diplomat be received in the country as well as expelling Danish humanitarian organizations and boycotting Danish goods.
This is so utterly silly.
Okay so let’s see. First, a Danish newspaper prints a bunch of cartoons depicting the Prophet (which is […]

The Vast Spans of Facebook: As One Life Ends, Another Begins

Her smile was widely infectious and her henna beautifully drawn. Graduating from Berkeley was a happy occasion and so was joining Google. Her wedding though, it was starkly different and something immensely better.
She laughed nervously, revealing her white glowing teeth, and joked around with him as she lovingly held his hand and simultaneously struggled to […]

The Gazan Human Chain

The news:
BEIT HANUN, Gaza Strip (AFP) - Palestinians were forming a human chain the length of the Gaza Strip on Monday in protest at a crushing Israeli blockade, with Israeli forces on alert for any rush on the border.
Under a light rain, thousands of schoolchildren were joined by adults along Salaheddin Road, the main highway […]

Mutasim Hamid: Tortured to Death

He was just a student:

Students Mutawakil Mohamed Osman (engineering), Ali Mohamed Ali (education), Omer Osman (economics) were brutalized. The Medani security officers tortured, in particular, student Ali Mohamed Ali who witnessed the tortures of several colleagues, including the immediate death of student Mutasim Hamid AbulGasim (computer science) as a result of brutal tortures by police […]

In Morocco, Facebook Can Send You to Jail

Someone please tell me this isn’t real.

A Quote of Immense Relevancy

“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” - Albert Einstein.

More than Just “Genocide”

Thanks to the sensationalism of the mainstream media, Sudan has become synonymous with genocide. Oh and not to forget, evil teddy bears. But there’s more to us than just that - a lot more.
In fact, Andrew Heavens knows what I’m talking about.
Here’s the first. Meroe pyramids, about three hours drive out of Khartoum. You can […]

Gay Africans and Arabs Come Out Online

Andrew Heavens has written a superb piece on Arab and African gay bloggers. It mentions fellow Sudanese blogger Ali who is gay and tells the story of my post’s aftermath.
I believe that the coming out of Arab and African gays online is a good thing. It’s a wake up call to all the naive ones […]

China’s Unrelenting Support to Sudan on Darfur

“Oh no, China isn’t doing anything. It’s playing no role whatsoever.”
Right.

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