Long Glory Short

India

Uzer — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:54:24 +0000

New post on iPad. Some apparently worthy links on the Anna Hazare developments. Can this work in Pakistan? There is already a copycat faster in Ansar Burney…

The Vice of Tokyo

Uzer — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:50:49 +0000

Jake Adelstein wrote Tokyo Vice.

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/10/yakuza-3-review.html

Kashmir Protests

Uzer — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:38 +0000

Recent protests and an opinionated history.

[via frontsection]

Best of Men

Uzer — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:03:13 +0000

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: It was
asked, “O Messenger of Allah! Who is the most honourable amongst
mankind?” He (PBUH) said, “The most honourable of them is one who is
the most pious of them.” They said, “We are not asking about this”.
He said, “Then, the most honourable of men was Yusuf (Joseph), the
Prophet of Allah, the son of Allah’s Prophet, who was the son of
the Prophet of Allah, who was the son of the Khalil of Allah (i.e.,
Ibrahim (PBUH))’ They said, “We are not asking you about this.” He
enquired, “Are you then asking me about the classes of the Arabs? The
best of them in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance are the best of
them in Islam, provided they comprehend the religious knowledge”.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Note the three-way possible interpretation of the above Hadith. What if the Prophet (SAW) was able to understand what the Sahabah were asking? Would we then go around proclaiming that pre-Islamic Arabs are the best people in humanity? Consideration due.

Great Ads and Video – Slow Motion, Time Evolution

Uzer — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:41:14 +0000

Some great ads and video that timelapse lives and times in a twist of sound and video. And this. Via MeFi.

The vimeo link showcases the Canon 5D MKII.

Uzer — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:40:07 +0000

Krugman vs Stiglitz on the Chinese currency manipulation.

The One-State Solution

Uzer — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:29:59 +0000

The case for the one-state solution. There is much talking amongst the powerhouses. In order of linkage: Dmitry Reider (FP), Edward Said, Ali Abunimah, Ghada Karmi, Jerusalem mayor Meron Benvenisti, Tariq Ali, Daniel Lazare, Uri Avnery, Tony Judt, the Onestate.net articles page, and, um, Muammar Qaddafi.

World Water Day

Uzer — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:22:34 +0000

World Water Day – The Big Picture – Boston.com.

“Severed from the edge of Antarctica, this iceberg might float for years as it melts and releases its store of fresh water into the sea. The water molecules will eventually evaporate, condense, and recycle back to Earth as precipitation. (Camille Seaman, © National Geographic)”

Water

Uzer — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:22:32 +0000

World’s Water Crisis, Pakistan’s children.

Gravity, Entropy and South Korea

Uzer — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:21:57 +0000

Gravity Emerges from Quantum Information, Say Physicists.

Entropy paves the way for Newtonian and Quantum physics to finally intersect.