Reality Vs ‘Reality’: Mediums, Sound Waves and Music That Moves

“Knowledge is the conformity of the object and the intellect.” - Averroes
Sound waves are just that, sound waves. They’re an occurrence caused by vibrations propagating through a medium. If you’re biologically and physiologically equipped to detect these vibrations, then detect them you will.
We know sound waves exist because science has reached a level that […]

South Park, the Greatest Show On Earth!

South Park is super hilarious. The show just keeps getting better and better, poking fun in a very blunt way at everyone and anyone - Catholics, environmentalists, Al Gore, Muslims, Paris Hilton, Jews, gays, Africans and even Michael Jackson. I especially almost died with laughter when I watched that episode which caused a big stir […]

Fouad Released, Andrew Mwenda Jailed

Saudi blogger Fuad alFarhan has finally been released after spending 137 days in jail for simply speaking his mind politely and eloquently. Meanwhile, the Saudi government has no problem whatsoever allowing the shouts and rants of many preachers of death.
Lovely!
And now for the bad news, Andrew Mwenda, a fearless and inspiring Ugandan journalist I have […]

Busy, Busy, BUSY!

I’ve just started what’s set to be the most merciless killer two weeks of this semester so I’m going to be really busy and posting will be very light for the next 14 days. I’m not complaining though. The finish line is getting closer and closer and I couldn’t be more excited. Please don’t go […]

Nancy Ajaj

Nancy Ajaj is a Sudanese singer who has become very famous in recent years. Her voice can be seriously annoying sometimes when she maintains the same high pitch without enough variation but overall, I think she’s adorable and love what she has to offer.
Sudanese conservatives loathe her of course. Let them enjoy doing so as […]

Stand Up and Be…

Nicely done Andrew.
Have a close look at Sudan’s snappy new slogan for its upcoming population and housing census.

So it’s a verb as well. Who knew?
LOL!

Manji On Cultural Relativism, Neo-Cons and the Post-Modern Left

Irshad Manji has a solid point.
President Bush, are you reading?

Bob Marley - Africa Unite

It’s time to light up your bongs.
Kidding.

The Rise of Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jews

These two videos (part 1 and part 2) are as alarming as much as they are intriguing.
I wouldn’t want to be their neighbor because they remind me of my old Afghani one years ago who used to shout at me and my friends for strumming our oh, so very EVIL Devilish guitars at the nearby […]

Jimmy Carter’s Naked Visit

… is based on well-meaning intentions but is ultimately flawed thanks to the “super religious, no-comprise” mindset of the people he wants to talk to. I emphasize the “well-meaning intentions” part because Jimmy’s characterization as someone evil and anti-Semitic is something I disagree with. I understand that the title of his notorious book is provocative […]

Darfur and Sudanese-American Relations

I’ve been following the ongoing negotiations between Khartoum and the US envoy to Sudan closely. Can you blame me? Normalizing ties would be a huge positive and mutually-beneficial step.
I’m glad America has the right conditions in place.
April 14, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — The US special envoy for Sudan is expected to hold a meeting with a […]

Another Reason to Ditch Hillary

From the non-stop way she’s been bashing Obama over his “bitter people remarks”, you’d think she’s not a Donkey. She’s basically doing McCain’s work at the expense of her own party’s unity.
On the bright side, if she gets the nomination, making the pick would be.

The War On Obesity

… needs to be declared!
Increasing obesity in U.S. requires new ambulance equipment
CONCORD, New Hampshire: Calls from obese patients had increased nearly 25 percent in recent years, and the Fire Department could no longer handle them.
The department’s gurneys could not adequately support the patients’ weight, and the department had to pay a private ambulance company.
Last fall, […]

Two

On April 14th 2006, I took a step into this very unexpected presence of mine. The Sudanese Thinker was born and along with it, the start of what has so far been an amazingly blissful journey. I struggled a lot as I progressed through it, first with discarding faulty views I believed to be true […]

Two Swedish Chicks and a Smokey Bus

By the time we finally departed I was already pissed off and so were the two hot Swedish chicks sitting right beside me. We waited for a whole freaking hour and got no apologies whatsoever. Okay fine, at least the driver kept the engine and air conditioning running as we sat still in the bus […]

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