http://www.sudanesethinker.com Heresy 2.0 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:52:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two months ago, and after nearly five continuous years of being abroad, I returned to Khartoum for a short and much-needed visit that turned out to be rather rejuvenating. As soon as I was out of the airport cruising in my uncle's pick up truck, the change was instantly noticeable. It ... http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/03/13/home-after-five-years/ Here's a quote I read recently that I absolutely fell in love with. It's from the book In the Mystic Footsteps of Saints, by the Naqshbandi Sufi, Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani. "Don't worry about bringing people "in line" but rather concern yourself with making sure that your own practices are becoming ... http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/03/08/when-they-come-to-practice-voluntarily/ Good news: Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas, whom I had the pleasure of meeting three months ago in Beirut, will continue to walk free after the utterly nonsensical case brought against him. Also, more news worth celebrating: Internet sensation, Kina Grannis has finally released her album. To all of you lovers who ... http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/02/21/egyptian-appeal-court-cancels-sentence-against-blogger-wael-abbas-plus-other-news/ Edge recently asked some of the world's leading scientists, authors and thinkers the following question: "How has the internet changed the way you think?" One of my favorite answers came from the one and only, Kevin Kelly. And yes, I'm a huge fan of Kevin Kelly's work. Here's what he has ... http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/02/08/kevin-kelly-the-2-billion-eyed-intermedia/ With over 157 million views on YouTube you've probably already watched the original Charlie Bit Me. Now, it's time to enjoy the Arabic one. LOL, those guys are sooo retarded. Hehehe! http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/02/08/hilarious-charlie-bit-me-arabic-version/ Reem over at Mideast Youth has just published the first post in a series that I think is going to be groundbreaking. The only times I've come across the subject of homosexuality in Sudan being discussed openly were in research-related work on AIDS. So, I think this podcast is a big ... http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/02/08/reems-podcast-with-a-gay-sudanese-blogger/ This has got to be one of the funniest pieces of news I've come across in the last few days. What were the Pakistanis thinking? And what were his parents thinking when they named him? LOL. Poor guy. :D Just change your name if you wanna work in the Arab world, Ambassador ... http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/02/08/pakistani-ambassador-rejected-because-his-name-is-nsfw-in-arabic/ Phew. One hell of a trip. It's been nearly five years since the last time I went back, and a lot has changed. A lot has progressed in Khartoum. Yeah. There. I said it. Even I was surprised. I'll be sharing my thoughts about the trip soon, just like how I ... http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/01/21/back-from-khartoum/ Cool new posts coming. Why? Because I've been away and busy traveling observing some fun stuff that are pretty relevant to this blog. So yes, Drima will be back, shortly. Stay tuned and don't go away. Cheers. :) http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/01/12/new-fun-posts-coming/ Bearded lunatic on the right asks "are we wrong?" Wisey beard on the left replies "absolutely not, they criticized us first." http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2010/01/01/they-criticized-us-first/