Sudan: Chinese Oil Workers Kidnapped and Killed

In the grand scheme of things, China’s indirect involvement in the Darfur conflict deserves all the scrutiny it can get, but in the microcosm, this is completely uncalled for and unacceptable.
Sudan denied yesterday that they were killed during a rescue operation but Beijing said they were killed after clashes with Sudanese troops. Khartoum insists the […]

Sarah and Amina Said…

… too little, too late.

Islamic Prayer: OMG We Stole It from the Joooooooooooooooooooooooz!

Okay, all silly jokes aside, but this video is pretty fascinating. It shows a Jewish guy praying in a way I’ve never seen Jews pray in before. You see, I’m pretty much used to seeing you Jews do a lighter version of the “head banging” heavy metal fans like to do in rock concerts.
I’m talking […]

Aljazeera’s “Islam In America”

Here’s an interesting documentary you should watch. One of the things that struck me the most is the Muslim Somali driver who proclaimed he’d be willing to fight and die for America because of the opportunities she’d given him.
I don’t doubt the guy’s honesty. I’ve met my fair share of Muslim immigrants in America who […]

Neale Walsch Criticizes Catholicism

Ex-Catholic, Neale Donald Walsch is an author I’ve been intrigued by lately even though spreads around New Age bumbo jumbo. In this talk he proceeds to eloquently present one of the reasons he left the Catholic Church. Some of what he says applies to all the major faiths and is very thought-provoking.
I mean seriously, eating […]

Drima and Marriage

A recent conversation between my mom and I went like something along the following lines. Believe me, I tried compromising as much as I could but still, no conclusion was reached.

Drima: You do realize, there’s a high possibility I won’t end up with a Sudanese girl.
Mom: But why?

Darfurian Refugees Struggle to Settle In Israel

Oh well, at least they’ve managed to flee from all the killing and bloodshed.
May they find peace and stability in their new home, and may the filthy butchers who drove them away and slaughtered their people face the fates they deserve.

The Final Debate Ends

And along with the second debate, Obama was the better performer in this one.
I liked how he sailed through McCain’s attack and question about Ayers calmly and rather eloquently like it was no big deal. On the other hand, I loved how McCain looked into the camera and started talking directly to “Joe.”
It was kinda […]

America Tortures. Full Stop.

So says Hitchens.
Sullivans isn’t happy either.
And neither am I.
In fact, here’s the relevant part from the “About Drima” section.
The War on Terror: I fully support it in principle but partially in implementation. The elimination of al-Qaeda is something I am proudly and staunchly in favor of. Many people tend to forget that it is […]

Hello Friends, Drima Is BACK!

Hi everyone, how are you all?
Please forgive me for my long absence. I’ve been neglecting my responsibilities around here, and the result is a hit in the amount of incoming traffic and a pile of dirty spam rotting in comments moderation.
Ever since I started this blog more than two years ago, I’ve managed to keep […]

VP Debate SNL Style

I’m sooo gonna miss this once the race is over. Hilarious!

Reading Your Way to a Lonely Place

I don’t ever remember reading books as ferociously as I am now in my free time. Besides writing, it’s the main reason I haven’t been posting as much as I should.
It’s a strange paradoxical feeling really. On one hand, mentally, I feel so liberated from the narrow restricted world-view I previously held, but on the […]

Bloggers Are Mooncakes

Seriously, think about it.
Mooncakes were used as a medium by the Ming revolutionaries in their espionage effort to secretly distribute letters in order to overthrow the Mongolian rulers of China in the Yuan dynasty. The idea is said to be conceived by Zhu Yuanzhang and his advisor Liu Bowen, who circulated a rumor that a […]

The VP Debate and Biden’s Darfur Comment

I woke up early just to watch the damn thing. Hey, I’d be a complete idiot to miss such sweet entertainment.
After the two disastrous interviews Palin did, I was expecting Biden to tear her into pieces. He didn’t, firstly, because she’s a woman and that would be mean, and secondly, because Palin did surprisingly well […]