آج چودہ اگست ہے اور پاکستان کے قیام کا دن۔ تمام پاکستانیوں کو میری طرف سے مبارک۔ کل انڈیا کا یومِ آزادی ہے۔ ان سب کو بھی مبارک ہو۔
Author: Zack
Dad, gadget guy, bookworm, political animal, global nomad, cyclist, hiker, tennis player, photographer
Michelle at 2
Today is Michelle’s second birthday. She has grown a lot during the last year. Here are some photographs.
Good Night, and Good Luck
It is a movie about the conflict between journalist Murrow and Senator McCarthy. It focuses exclusively on media responsibility and other than the archive footage of McCarthy it almost never leaves the CBS studio. Overall, it is a good movie.
سالگرہ مبارک ابو
اگست کا مہینہ شروع ہو چکا ہے جس کا مطلب ہے کہ سالگراؤں کے مہینے کا آغاز ہوا۔ سب سے پہلے امی کی سالگرہ آئی جو 4 اگست کو تھی۔ آج ابو کی سالگرہ ہے۔ سالگرہ مبارک ہو ابو!
Muslim Occidentalism
Thabet argues that Muslims see the West similar to the way the West sees Muslims. Western Orientalism has a counterpart in Muslim Occidentalism. What is even more interesting is that Western Muslims set themselves apart from the West.
Seven Samurai
A samurai movie classic, Seven Samurai, is fun to watch despite the bad print of an oldie. Seven samurai get together to defend a village against bandits. The movie is worth watching. I rate it 8/10.
Africans: The History of a Continent
“Africans” is a good book packing a lot of information in a mere 300 pages. This density along with its dry, academic writing style makes this a slow read. But I would still recommend it to anyone interested in African history.
The Browning Version
The Browning Version reminds me of the book Goodbye, Mr. Chips. It is a good movie. I rate it 7/10.
Who is a Muslim?
Should we define Muslims narrowly or broadly? Does even the effort to define exclude people and thus is negative? Can we learn from the Kharijites and Murjites? Arafat has some thoughts and I add my 2 cents.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
We have seen all Harry Potter movies though we haven’t read any of the books. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was somewhat weaker than the earlier episodes. I rate it 6/10.