1) I met the most wonderful Israeli woman this week, who happened to be selling ‘Zatoun’ olive oil and other products made by Palestinian farmers. The idea is that the olive oil is the essence of Palestine’s culture and its people, allowing people in this part of the world to experience a history we’re detached [...]
Safia vs. YouTube watching, hip hop loving, 53 year old father
*ring ring*
Me: Hello?
Dad: HA HALLO? Assalamu alaikum!
Me: Wa alaikum assalam abo, why so loud?
Dad: Oh, how is everyone?
Me: I’m home alone right now.
Dad: Safia, what was the name of the Dangerous poet on YouTube? The one we saw that day?
Me: Amir Sulaiman?
Dad: Ok ciao!
Me: Why?
Dad: [...]
I am not a hippie.
But I did find myself becoming increasingly upset while listening to someone’s presentation this morning. The topic which was supposed to be discussed, government promotion of business, quite possibly one of the most boringly objective and seemingly straightforward topics available, somehow managed to turn into an environment bashing session. My talent [...]
How do I know? My teary red eyes and itchy skin tend to be the best indication, followed by several empty boxes of tissues and an irritated runny nose. I, like many other people this time of the year, suffer from the worst allergies imaginable, allergies that are no match for the Claritins and Reactines [...]
Rabble has an interesting advice column where you can direct your ‘most perplexingly personal political question’ to the columnist, Ms.Communicate. I’d consider my question to be a pseudo-problem at best, because I’m not unbearably broke, and I’d rather lose a limb than work for Chapters, Starbucks or any of those big name corporations for a [...]
I was looking for a certain book and some of my paints around the house the other day when I stumbled upon this picture. My family doesn’t tend to take a lot of pictures, though my dad tries to store the important ones, but the vast majority are scattered around the house, usually stuffed inside [...]
The Toronto Star has a regular feature called the ‘War on Poverty’, where they discuss various issues dealing with poverty in our city. Today they began the first part of a series called ‘Rise of the Muslim Ghetto’, with this article. I was aware that certain groups within the Muslim community, like Somalis, tend to [...]
The thing I love about this new layout is the custom banner at the top. I knew that I wanted to put a piece of art up there, since the standard stack of books that came along with the layout seemed overdone and boring. My first instinct was to try Van Gogh, but something about [...]
I took the plunge and signed up for the CIBC Run for the Cure in October. I figured there can’t be a better run to be my first than one with such a great cause. I can definitely relate to all the people who come out whose lives have been changed by breast cancer, with [...]
As requested, here’s the essay I wrote for a philosophy class, discussing human nature and whether humans are born good or evil. I don’t have the assignment outline, but I believe the statement we had to discuss was, “Evil cannot live in the hearts of men,” and I had to mention four distinct philosophers or [...]
…. Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy) {110:2-3)
VATICAN CITY — Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world’s largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday.
“For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have overtaken us,” [...]
Sometimes I wonder if I should keep my posts in point form, simply because I can’t seem to stay on topic long enough to string together a somewhat coherent, somewhat lengthy post. I boil over with envy when I look at all the wonderful blogs with lovely long posts and wonderfully articulated paragraphs sitting nicely [...]
