Best Movie

CalPundit has a ranking of the best movie nominees for Oscar. Since I have seen all of them as well, here’s my ranking: The Pianist The Hours Chicago Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gangs of New York CalPundit did not like The Pianist. I agree that the film does become a bit detached… Continue reading Best Movie

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Going Home

I am going home for the weekend. Blogging will resume after I return sunday night.

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Forced Marriage in Islam: Post #2

Previous Posts of this series: Cousin Marriage and Forced Marriage in Pakistan. I did some research for this post. Actually, I asked my sister to tell me what Abdur Rahman Al-Jazairi had to say about the topic in his book “Kitab-ul-Fiqh alal-Madhahib al-Arba’a” (Book of fiqh according to the four schools [mentioned in this post]… Continue reading Forced Marriage in Islam: Post #2

Haloscan Again

Now Haloscan has restored the missing comments from March 13-14, but in the process lost the comments since. This is getting really frustrating. Here is what the Haloscan admins say: Yes, we’ve noticed that a few user accounts didn’t sync properly with the new comments and I’m restoring them right this moment. Every comment will… Continue reading Haloscan Again

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Iraq War Worries

Robert Wright has a good article in Slate about dubious and valid fears about the Iraq war and its consequences. Dubious fear No. 1: The war will be long and messy. Valid fear No. 1: The postwar occupation will be very long and increasingly messy. Dubious fear No. 2: The war will unleash a wave… Continue reading Iraq War Worries

Forced Marriage: Post #1

See my first post in this series on cousin marriages here. I’ll start out by quoting from Amnesty International’s reports about forced marriages in Pakistan as well as what sometimes happens if a woman marries someone of her own choice. Please note that even one such case is heartbreaking, but as always it is not… Continue reading Forced Marriage: Post #1

A Personal Note about Islamic Books, Law, etc.

Islamic scholars have over time worked on a number of religious issues, e.g., commentary on the Quran, collection and authenticity of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (known as Hadith (singular) and Ahadith (plural), and fiqh which is the codification of religious rules for everything under the sun. Unfortunately, there is not much material available on… Continue reading A Personal Note about Islamic Books, Law, etc.

Asylum in Canada

The Manifest Border, a legal blog focussed on immigration, pointed me to this story in the Washington Times: Thousands of illegal immigrants from Middle Eastern countries are seeking asylum in Canada, massing in run-down motels and refugee sanctuaries on the U.S. side of the border, where they are sheltered —- and sometimes hidden —- from… Continue reading Asylum in Canada

Dentist

I had a long dentist’s appointment today and my teeth and gums are still hurting. So the series on marriage will have to wait till tomorrow.

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Support Democracy in Iraq

I am not in favor of war against Iraq. But I do want democracy there. So for Salam: BTW, go read Salam’s rant about war and democracy in Iraq.