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People of Egypt Did It

by on 11. Feb, 2011 in Islam, Politics, World

Personally I never thought this would happen. First Tunisia and now Egypt; FREE at last. Mubarak has stepped down and handed power to the military. It’s a new beginning for Egypt… Egypt proved in 3 weeks that the power of YOUTH and Social Media in the 21st century is simply irresistible. Revolutions are rare in [...]

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Commercializing House of God

by on 15. Jan, 2011 in Islam, Issues, Middle East, Politics

New York Times published an interesting article in December that didn’t really surprise me but it was interesting to see how the author, Nicolai Ouroussof, portrayed the issue of the Saudi Arabian Clock Tower overlooking the Ka’aba. The first sentence of the article is astounding as well as telling. It is an architectural absurdity. Indeed, [...]

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Soccer or Football, that’s the Question

by on 16. Jun, 2010 in Dubai, U.S, World

Growing up in Dubai, I experienced Football first hand. Arabs are more fond of Football or Kurat-al-Kadam and there were more places where one could play Football than Cricket. I played Cricket a lot but loved playing Football whenever I had the chance. There were not that many Pakistanis playing Football in Dubai. I have [...]

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