Defeating the Victimhood Mentality: Climbing Out of the Hole We Dug For Ourselves

Victimhood, Personal-Success Literature, & the Social Construction of Reality

My intention with this series of posts isn’t to answer questions or provide solutions. I’m simply pondering and thinking aloud in the hope of getting you to think along.
Growing up, I’ve had too many mostly seemingly unrelated interests and lacked a focus on one particular topic. […]

Linkies For Today

Sorry, still super busy but here’s a well-written and straightforward post on Darfur and AI’s latest initiative related to the conflict. Here’s Colin Powell on Guantanamo and finally the news of Norman Finkelstein’s tenure denial.

Race, Perceptions & Stereotypes

I found this both extremely interesting and damn amusing. It had me laughing really hard. The title chosen by whoever uploaded it is pretty dumb and misleading though. Anyways, check it out. It’s only a minute and a half long.

Rebel Leader Targeted By Sanctions: Why Him?

Did you guys notice something about the recently announced sanctions on Sudan? There are numerous rebel leaders playing their part in running the Darfur show, but only one got singled out.
The companies named by the Treasury Department yesterday include a sugar producer, an automobile company and a vegetable oil producer. The administration also singled out […]

Testing Out New Theme & Plugins

If the blog starts looking weird and messed up, don’t worry. I’m testing out a new and better looking theme that will include extra functionalities. It’s time for the blog to evolve. I’m also playing around with different plugins. Thanks to my ongoing internship, I managed to improve my programming skills a lot. Not only […]

The Power of the Dream

I just got back from a superb business seminar. The main speaker was a successful millionaire entrepreneur from Canada who talked about a lot of useful and interesting stuff. One primary thing that truly stuck with me was what he called “the power of the dream”. I could really relate to it.
The dream is everything. […]

Quote of the Day

I thought the following quote from this article was hilarious:
“Don’t let assholes rent space in your head.”
I love it! So true. LOL.

What Do You Need Most To Become Powerful?

Money? Knowledge? Dick Cheney as your best friend? Marble balls? A Nuclear arsenal? What do you need most to become very powerful? This question had me thinking a lot and I believe I finally found the answer:
The ability to persuade and convince!

Cool Blog Linkies For Today

The following are some cool posts I read recently:
Obama speaks out on “acting white”.
Desi Nationalism, Hanafi Purists & the Ouster of an American-Muslim Pioneer.
Lookism. (this one is so damn good. I loved it. Field-negro is a new favorite)
On Fate & Faith 
Enjoy! Busy with work, album and entrepreneurial stuff. While it’s physically very tiring, it’s also […]

Sarah Kay: Def Poetry Jam

I was about to turn off my computer and go to bed but I just wanted to share this with everyone. I LOVE Def Jam. America - (Hollywood + MTV) = something a lot less. Nuclear silos are powerful but I find things like this more powerful. They’re a bigger asset. That’s why I know […]

Point A Finger & Three Will Point Back At You

“They’re using the divide and control strategy.” That’s what many say. Assuming that it’s true, wouldn’t that imply that we’re dividable and if we are then isn’t that our fault? Of course that assumption itself is built on another assumption, a ridiculous one that assumes we were already united to begin with before the dividing […]

Reactions To The Gay Post

I’m talking about this one. The comments were interesting to read. I especially liked this one by Rihab:
We regard things as normal depending on how accustomed we have become to them, for example, in a Muslim country the notion of a man having more than one wife is regarded as normal, whereas in a non-Muslim […]

Toilet Tissue Paper Rolls Anyone?

This website is so daring and sooooo hilarious. What a wicked way of making an extra buck.

Check out the “interesting” Bush comments. They even have Bin Laden, Ann Coulter and David Beckham rolls

Which one are you interested in buying? I’m not buying any. Four Canadian dollars for freaking toilet tissue paper?! Hell no, that’s too […]

The Gay, the Gay & the Transsexual: 3 New Words Learnt, New Perspective Gained

NOTE: Contained here within this post are my personal thoughts and opinions. I honestly don’t mean to offend anybody with what I’m about to say. I don’t have the intention to. This is Drima just being Drima. Enjoy! Your comments are welcome.

Sudanese Culture, Homosexuality & My Personal Opinion

In Sudanese culture, homosexuality is a big […]

A Letter To The Save Darfur Coalition

This is a letter that I have written to the Save Darfur Coalition. I’m sharing it here on this blog with everyone. If you have something you would like to add, then please do so in the comments section.
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To whom it may highly concern:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m writing you this letter to express to you my thoughts […]

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