….You might expect that supporters of the coup would be less negative given Washington’s friendliness toward the Egyptian military and hostility toward Muslim Brotherhood….But in fact “no matter which side of the domestic dispute an individual was on, he or she was likely to be opposed to the United States”….. Despite U.S. attempts to stay … Continue reading Every tweet tells a (Arab) story
….“Everything around the Prophet’s mosque has already been destroyed….. It is surrounded by bulldozers…..Once they’ve removed everything they can move towards the mosque….. The imam is likely to say there is a need to expand the mosque and do it that way, while the world’s eyes are on Iraq and Syria….. The Prophet Mohamed’s grave … Continue reading “The Prophet would be anonymous”
….Ram Pal who raises pigs, said, “We celebrated Holi and Diwali along with Christimas…..people were asking….If you’re a Christian, how can you be a Dalit?”…..danger is that the re-converts will seize the church and put up a temple…..“We will not let another church come up….there is no Christian left,” said Rajeshwar Singh…. …. … Just … Continue reading Babri Masjid Redux (just say no)
We know from history that the skill, wisdom and effort (and oodles of luck) needed to build and sustain a working democratic system (whatever you may think of the pros and cons of such a system is a separate and interesting discussion) in one of the ex-colonial countries is orders of magnitude greater than the … Continue reading Saving the Incompetent Sharif Brothers and this Rapacious Unfair System
..I’m a cop….If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me….don’t argue with me…..don’t say I’m a racist pig…..don’t threaten that you’ll sue me and take away my badge…..don’t scream at me that you pay my salary…… ….. … Sunil Dutta, a Professor of Homeland Security at Colorado Tech University, has been an officer … Continue reading Sunil Dutta: super-cop
…..During Ramzaan, we’d call the Hindus and Christians over for aapam and curry…We shared our lives…..I sat up all night for Shivaratri…..Vilakkupara has a temple with Shiva as the pratishtham (presiding deity)…..all the festivities during Makara Sankaranti, I was part of all that.…. ……. We would guess that the purpose of a “First Men in … Continue reading First among equals (men)
…..Remittances from India….key role in making Scotland the most industrialised country by the mid-19th century….Dundee and Paisley were transformed by their trade in jute and textiles with India….a man has died after 35 people found in a shipping container….survivors from the Indian subcontinent….staff alerted by “screaming and banging” from inside… …. The “trade” between India … Continue reading Immigration (good face, sad face)
…..my first academic job at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata…..a friend sent me a petition on the plight of Tamils….he hoped some of my colleagues would sign……a senior historian said: “As Marxists, the question you and I should be asking is whether taking up ethnic issues would deviate attention from the ongoing … Continue reading The neo-Marxist historians of India
….after Goldin was reported missing, the I.D.F. enacted the Hannibal Directive….“No soldier will be kidnapped….he has to detonate his own grenade along with those who try to capture him…..his unit will now have to fire at the getaway car”….. … ….. So…who is this Hannibal of Carthage (after whom the Hannibal Directive is named) who … Continue reading Hannibal re-born (in Jerusalem)
..“In order for Israel to become part of the alliance against religious barbarism… it’ll have to dispense with the occupation…..it can’t govern other people against their will….It can’t continue to steal their land in the way that it does every day…… And it’s unbelievably irresponsible of Israelis….to continue to behave in this unconscionable way”… … … Continue reading A (muslim) man looks for the (secular) truth
