One day you believe in God. The next all that matters is that cup of red wine, and worry about where the next will come from. It is conflicting, it is difficult: it make no sense. But sense is overrated these days, and the belief that it guides us, misguided. With my indulgence comes love [...]
These are the posts from July 2007
July 25, 2007
Posted by yaman
New Arab youth publication seeking submissions
From a-Rab.net, a project I have been working on with friends: We are currently preparing for our first issue and to that end we are seeking submissions of all kinds–literature, essays, articles, cartoons, poetry, stories, briefs, photographs, etc–from anybody who is interested in our project. We are currently a volunteer-driven project, and as such it [...]
July 15, 2007
Posted by yaman
“Berkeley” for sale
Earlier this week, I tried to register a name for a new student group with the Office of Student Life (OSL). One of the advantages of registering a group with the OSL is that it makes it relatively easy to reserve rooms for meetings, events, and other activities. I’ve done this in the past and [...]
July 14, 2007
Posted by yaman
What it means to be racist
Racism is nothing more than a mistake in analysis, and a logical error. It is not racist, as is often believed, to harbor malice towards another group of people. It is simply hateful. Considering that group of people to be a group worthy of any one feeling in the first place is what is racist. [...]
July 10, 2007
Posted by yaman
Suhail Khan’s problematic approach to anti-Muslim sentiment
An abridged version of this post was submitted to the Daily Cal. They printed a further modified version on July 16, 2007, under a misleading headline “We Have Nothing to Prove to America,” as if 1) I am a Muslim and 2) I make any pretenses about representing Muslims. I am not a Muslim and [...]
July 6, 2007
Posted by yaman
Oppose the quagmire, support the war?
It seems to me that the Democratic party began using the word ‘quagmire’ when it became critical of the war. So, we oppose the ‘quagmire’ in Iraq. Does that mean that if the war is no longer a ‘quagmire,’ but a ‘war’ with the possibility of a victorious end, that the Democratic party and all [...]
July 2, 2007
Posted by yaman
Cultural pluralism in Syria
Sasa has posted a link to a very interesting article about Syria’s disenfranchised and repressed Kurdish population. Besides my concern about the article’s failure to note that the Kurdish issue is a regional one and not one exclusive to Syria, I think it is a good opportunity to comment on the way the Syrian government, [...]
