Archive for February 7, 2008
Muhammad Angry Arab. Anwar Sadat started this. To be an Egyptian president, you have add Muhammad to your name, as in Muhammad Anwar Sadat, and then Muhammad Husni Mubarak. (I notice that they don’t use Muhammad in their names when in the West.) So if I am ever appointed–they don’t elect presidents in the Middle [...]
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad
I need the answer to this question NOW. What is the name of the song (and the singer) in the new Apple commercial for the new ultra-thin computer?
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad
US military expenditure.
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad
One McRat to go, please. “While rat has long been eaten in Thailand’s poorer northern regions, a growing number of the country’s roadside vendors are now serving it up.” (thanks May)
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad
“Prof. Douglas Howard, who teaches the history of the modern Middle East at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., heard Mr. Saleem speak last November at the college and said he thought the three were connected to several major Christian evangelical organizations. “It was just an old time gospel hour — ‘Jesus can change your [...]
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad
Egyptian foreign minister said that his government “will break the legs” of any Palestinian who tries to enter Egypt from Gaza.
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad
According to Jordan’s Muftititi, all those who die in “reckless driving” are violating Islamic law. I am not making this up. The fatwawawa was issued in the wake of Queen Rania’s article on reckless driving.
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad
I had a horrible nightmare, that I was driving recklessly. (As is well-known, I quit reckless driving after stumbling on an article by Queen Rania in which she bashed reckless driving).
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad
Al-Arabiya TV is planning to air a “documentary” in which it will investigate whether Nasser’s radio station (Sawt Al-`Arab) was responsible for…the 1967 defeat. I assume that Saudi conspiracy and machinations will not be considered among the factors that contributed to the defeat.
Posted on February 7, 2008 by As'ad