Irvine 11 verdict was very disappointing. Jury found the students guilty of conspiring to disrupt and then disrupting a speech by the Israeli ambassador Michael Oren in February 2010 at the University of California, Irvine. Can I say, freedom of speech is now dead? Mohamed Mohy-Eldeen Abdelgany holds up a peace sign while speaking during a press conference after he [...]
Irvine 11 – Twice punished just to make a political point
by Zahid on 25. Sep, 2011 in Islam, Politics, U.S
Pit Bulls Need to be Licensed
by Zahid on 23. Jul, 2010 in Bay Area, U.S
A terrible terrible tragedy occurred on Thursday in the Bay Area when an innocent kid, just 2 years old, lost his life because a pit bull decided that humans are acceptable meals. Pit bulls are inherently violent and have aggressive tendencies. It is not possible to judge when a pit bull might just snap and [...]
In The Land of Mosques and Bars
by Zahid on 25. Oct, 2008 in Dubai, Islam, Middle East, U.S
Mosques and Bars in the same sentence can make anyone crazy but this notion is very much evident in Dubai, the place were I was raised for 19 years before moving to California. I read an article by Mona El-Naggar in NYTimes few days back but didn’t get a chance to reflect on it. The [...]






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