Blackouts in Lahore

More on growing up in Lahore here
Lights are ‘out’ these days oftener than ‘in’ ….
Soon, my thoughts settled on memories I have not visited in years. Memories I have unsuccessfully tried to evoke before but they proved to be elusive, leading me down dark alleys and then disappearing into thin air. I am convinced that [...]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf’s popularity in Muslim countries

I came across some very interesting facts recently. I have not researched enough but looking at the initial data, I was surprised to find that Shaykh Hamza is becoming increasingly popular in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, UAE and Egypt.
According to google trends ‘Hamza Yusuf’ is used as a search term the most in this order:
1. [...]

David Foster Wallace..

David Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist and humorist best known for his 1996 novel “Infinite Jest,” was found dead Friday night at his home in Claremont, according to the Claremont Police Department. He was 46. Read the transcript of a speech he gave. Here.

Explanation of Iqbal’s poetry

I think his work needs encouragement. So watch it and comment here.

Hamza Walker Lindh

This is a moving story about Hamza Walker Lindh. It is written by an award winning journalist Tom Junod for Esquire.
He is a better person than you or I. He has gone away, but his story hasn’t, because his story is about something no prison can extinguish. Even in prison, he has a glow, a [...]

Imran Khan on Islam

For those of you who are die hard Imran Khan fans .. this is heartening Audio

Terry Eagleton on the God Delusion

It is a long review but well worth a read.

Rules of Engagement

People who visit this site are aware of my inclinations towards tassawuf and the science of the purification of the heart. At this point I am one of those who can only claim a very weak inclusion in those who are called murids – individuals of high resolve, committed to getting rid of the inner [...]

The Aerial- life in pakistan in the 80s

This is random but I just felt like writing about it. For many of us watching Television was not as straight forward as it is today; in the local cable age, you get 100s of channels easily and with little trouble. Things were very different, yet, thinking about it brings bitter sweet memories.
Our television viewing [...]

Why Austin Powers did not have perfect teeth?

While in the US I could help but notice the obsession of middle class/ upper middle class Americans with perfect teeth. Everyone wants perfect teeth, I mean, people who had a single tooth out of place, would get braces. On the other hand in England the same obsession was not present.
After spending years in the [...]