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Mansoor Riaz Missing Since January 2, 2011

by on 10. Jan, 2011 in Personal Life, U.S

New Year didn’t start with exactly the best of news for Mansoor Riaz’s family. He has been missing since January 2, 2011. He works as a Software Developer for Microsoft in Seattle, WA and was last seen leaving his home in Bellevue, WA. I have no connection to Mansoor Riaz, at least not directly. My [...]

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Sunni Perspective on Muharram Boils Down to “Push and Pull”

by on 15. Dec, 2010 in Bay Area, Islam, Issues, Politics, U.S

Abrar Qadir, a friend of mine, wrote an interesting article for Al Bayan Magazine. For those who don’t know, it is a Muslim student publication of U.C. Berkeley. The article talks about Abrar’s visit to SABA, a Shia’a Imambargah/Mosque in San Jose, CA. More or less, article is a fair representation of the strife between [...]

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Homelessness vs. Happy Meals

by on 24. Nov, 2010 in Bay Area, Issues, Politics, San Francisco

When it comes to solving problems in San Francisco, it’s inconceivable that the city would not have Homelessness as a # 1 priority on their list. San Francisco’s board of supervisors recently voted to ban McDonald’s Happy Meals because of the toys. The same measure also makes it illegal for restaurants to offer a free [...]

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