Ron Paul obsession eating away Muslim-Americans

by on 21. Jan, 2012 in Islam, Politics

Muslims, by definition, lean towards the Republican party. They were responsible for Bush Jr. being elected in Florida during the re-count, a whopping 72% voted for him. They could have never predicted what would happen in coming years and most, I think, regretted ever voting for him.

Fast forward to 2012

Republican primaries are in full swing and Ron Paul is not the front runner, he is 3rd, based on number of delegates. Muslims, on the other hand, are still obsessing over Ron Paul. That doesn’t really bother me as an Obama supporter, mostly because Muslims represent less than 1% of the voting bloc. But the reasons Muslims give for Paul fixation are appalling.

Omar Shaukat wrote a piece, A Muslim-American Perspective On the GOP And Ron Paul, on PolicyMic. He is Pakistani-American and prefers Ron Paul because of his “social values and foreign policy.” I respect his opinion but a Presidential candidate should be supported based on what he will do at home, not how he will treat the rest of the world.

Just the Foreign Policy

Ron Paul has the best foreign policy agenda that I have ever heard from a republican. Let me just say this, he is the Cheetah when it comes to foreign policy. And that’s it, there is nothing else coming out from his camp that resonates with me. Just the part where he is clear about not invading countries. Apart from that, this is the 21st century, isolation and complete withdrawal of all U.S. interests from all over the world is a recipe for disaster.

He  is a living definition of a paleo-conservative. When I first read that term, I thought it refers to a conservative who is white, pale and old. But I was wrong, it’s worse. It refers to a person who subscribes to the opinion that we should restrict immigration, free trade, and foreign policy. At the same time, become nationalistic and engage in isolationism.

Wait, are we talking about Iran? Oh no wait, just a Presidential candidate who Muslims seem to love.

What Americans really want

Here’s a little perspective on opinion in the form of a Gallup Poll:

Jobs, Economy Remain Dominant Concerns for Americans

It’s the economy, stupid!

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Why this Kolaveri Di?

by on 20. Jan, 2012 in Internet, Music, Videos

When my friends first started posting “Why this Kolaveri Di?” song on Facebook one by one, I decided to ignore it. I figured, it’s some song in Tanglish (Tamil+English) and there are many songs of that nature. Then I saw CNN talking about it and decided to finally check it out.

Why this Kolaveri Di

It’s a song that when you first listen, you want to listen to it one more time. After that one more time, you have it in your heard. It keeps playing itself, over and over again. The song became an instant hit and now I know why. It is different and amusing, not like other Tanglish songs. No wonder it’s a viral hit.

Growing up, I remember how “Muqabala” became an instant hit even though it wasn’t mainstream Bollywood. There were many remixes, translations, parodies and made Prabhu Deva a star outside of India. He could dance, even before the son, but no one really knew who he was.

Here’s to the Malabaris.

Humse Hai Muqabala

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3D Projection Mapping of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

by on 10. Jan, 2012 in Dubai, Videos

In celebration of 40th UAE National Day 2011. Projection and design by San Francisco based Obscura Digital. 44 projectors with a combined brightness of 840,000 lumens were used to cover a surface 600ft wide x 351ft high.

I recommend watching the video in HD.

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