April 30, 2016

Why I applaud Beyoncé


I have never, even in the days when I listened to music religiously, been a fan of Beyoncé. I recognized she was extremely talented, watched her videos and bought one of her albums. But nothing about her, her message or lack thereof, caused me to be deeply invested. But the Beyoncé that seems to be […]

April 24, 2016

The deeds that live on


“If you disclose your Sadaqaat (almsgiving), it is well; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, that is better for you.” [Quran 2:271] There are many reasons why a man like Prince should be remembered, if he did nothing but make the movie ‘Purple Rain’ and its accompanying album he would […]

April 9, 2016

The Undiscovered Mind


I’m currently reading Four Arguments For The Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander and The Undiscovered Mind by John Horgan. The former I’ve read previously and the latter is a new discovery. Jerry Mander makes the point of his book quite clear. Before I began re-reading it -I first read it about two years ago, […]

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