Shahryar Rizvi’s blog
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links for 2010-09-12
Top Ways 9/11 Broke Islamic Law Bin Laden wanted a big fight between the Muslim world and the United States. He wanted the US mired in Afghanistan. He is a nobody, leading a tiny group of cells now mostly disrupted. But the US has sunk itself into a quagmire of wars in a vast over-reaction […]
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links for 2010-09-11
You aren't responsible for Quran burners. Don't hold Muslims responsible for 9/11. – By William Saletan – Slate Magazine When an imam in Kabul threatens retaliation, he casts a shadow on all of us: "If they decide to burn the holy Quran, I will announce jihad against these Christians and infidels." This is how it […]
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The problem with… “bottoms up”
<a href=”http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2010/09/the_problem_with_trey_songzs_b.php”>http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2010/09/the_problem_with_trey_songzs_b.php</a> Shared via Skyfire.
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links for 2010-09-09
Parental Fears vs. Realities Based on surveys Barnes collected, the top five worries of parents are, in order: Kidnapping School snipers Terrorists Dangerous strangers Drugs But how do children really get hurt or killed? Car accidents Homicide (usually committed by a person who knows the child, not a stranger) Abuse Suicide Drowning (tags: culture) The […]
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links for 2010-09-08
AP: 'Combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is' To begin with, combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is, even if they come from senior officials. The situation on the ground in Iraq is no different today than […]
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links for 2010-09-06
The Story of Bottled Water (tags: green politics)
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links for 2010-09-05
MENA: Saudi Arabia Bans Moroccan Women From Traveling to Mecca Sudanese-born commentator Nesrine Malik who writes on the Guardian's Comment is Free considers that Saudi Arabia, by implementing this ban, is failing in its religious duties toward fellow Muslims. She has a suggestion: Saudi Arabia has a duty to facilitate pilgrimages to Mecca for all […]
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links for 2010-09-04
Auditors: ICE goes easy on illegal immigrant employers | Houston In the past, ICE had faced criticism for raiding job sites and rounding up large numbers of illegal immigrants for deportation, but not necessarily building cases against employers. With the audit initiative, ICE aims to scrutinize the hiring records of more businesses and impose what […]
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The Problem With… Nelly’s “Just a Dream” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
The Problem With… Nelly’s “Just a Dream” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night.
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links for 2010-09-03
The kids are, contrary to media coverage, all right Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick of Ohio State University gave 276 volunteers an online magazine to browse. She found that older people preferred to read negative news about young people, rather than positive news. What’s more, those older readers who choose to read negative stories about young individuals receive […]
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