Archive for October 1, 2010
The Nation Narrows Down
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar; ”`Asabiyyat (Bab) Al-Harah: The Nation Narrows Down”
Posted on October 1, 2010 by As'ad
Gender gap
“The gender gap among college majors once dominated by men is narrowing, and younger generations of women account for nearly half of science and business graduates, a USA TODAY analysis of new Census data shows. In 2009, about 47% of science a…
Posted on October 1, 2010 by As'ad
Obama is trying to win (like Bush) hearts and minds of Muslims but..
“New Poll: Pakistanis Hate the Drones, Back Suicide Attacks on U.S. Troops” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on October 1, 2010 by As'ad
Mistakes happen, every single day
“An airstrike by NATO forces killed four Afghan civilians and wounded three others in Ghazni province, southwest of the capital Kabul, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Thursday.”
Posted on October 1, 2010 by As'ad
Comrade Joseph
“Massad then discussed the “untranslateable”–the idea that some words are so rooted in a given culture that they cannot be translated. Massad said sometimes the cultural attachment is oversimplified; words like Allah, jihad and hijab, which are…
Posted on October 1, 2010 by As'ad
US funds taliban (and gives arms to Saudi Arabia): I call that fighting religious fanaticism
“Millions of dollars in American taxpayer funds may have been paid to Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan to provide security for a U.S. development project, a government audit has found.”
Posted on October 1, 2010 by As'ad
I have a feeling that those smugglers are on US payroll
“Saharan countries trying to contain a growing threat from al Qaeda have agreed to recruit smugglers to help them track down the militants’ desert camps, an Algerian government security source said on Thursday.”
Posted on October 1, 2010 by As'ad