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Author Archives: Ali Eteraz
Lessons of a Lonely F. O. B.
Popular people - i.e. those that are able to convince themselves that others think highly of them - generally believe that lonely people are very unhappy and devoid of mirth.
McCain the postmodern candidate
If McCain had wanted to continue with his "elitist" narrative against Obama then he should have shown Obama hanging out with America's real elitist celebrities; perhaps someone like Bono or Angelina Jolie or Madonna.
America, Victorious
What a world of difference there was between the two victorious athletes. Rocky was power and the Charioteer was restraint.
Posted in Arts & Literature, essays, north america, sports Tagged history, philadelphia, rocky, u.s. 1 Comment
Amusement from Insipid Places
When I say to the world that men and women are the same, I do not understand why everyone points to their private parts.
Two Thoughts in the Prado Museum, Madrid
Why does immortality only belong to the dead?
Posted in Arts & Literature, beauty, christianity, essays, europe, islam, women Tagged christianity, history, islam, painting, prado museum, spain 42 Comments
A warning to Writers: post-colonialism as opium
Look at how embracing the post-colonial method creates apathy, the belief that you've done your part just by doing some research
The Polygamist
Imam Idris Sultan was unmarried, and for this reason he approved of polygamy.
He was a religious figure in “this irreligious society” where polygamy was looked down upon. His open advocacy of the practice allowed the impious to label him “a pervert just like us” — a fact that caused him great agitation. He did not [...]
Who’s Yo Savior, Biatch!
I heard the words "Saddam Hussein" and "Al-Qaeda" and "Osama bin Laden." Then the guy made some comment about Africa. Great, I thought, a geography-challenged bigot.
Politics and Tragedy
Wherein lies the tragedy of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination?
Common wisdom holds that the implications surrounding the demise of one of Pakistan’s major democratic leaders are tragic. Others hold that her killing reveals the sinister confluence of wicked forces at work in Pakistan.
Others hold that that the tragedy lies in the fact that she comes from a [...]
Two Contradictory Odes