June 2009
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Umrah - The Journey Begins
On Wednesday July 1st, for the first time in my life, I will be off to Saudi by myself to perform Umrah. Umrah, the spiritual and holy pilgrimage of Muslims to the sacred city of Mecca, is at the very least, a sublime and life-changing journey of a lifetime. From the stories and experiences of everyone i’ve spoken to, i am beyond excited yet overwhelmingly nervous. however, beneath it all,...
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nerds and our obscure yet adorable attention to detail. it’s always been about the details.
theessentialsofcool: I love you Ms. Vowell! Perfect summation.
antispamprorecycle:
bohemea:
slaughterhouse90210: “Being a nerd, which is to say going to far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know. For me, the spark that turns an acquaintance into a...
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Cookin' Soul - Tribute To The King Of Pop →
camovement:
theessentialsofcool:
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“People don’t get upset when they talk about Michael Jackson dying; they get...”
– John Mayer on Michael Jackson - TIME Magazine (via fuckyeahjohnmayer, thecolonel05, & sashya-k)
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“Suppose the Night at the Museum had featured a character in the movie named...”
– ~ Tim Giago (via azspot)
The "Neda video," torture, and the truth-revealing... →
unburyingthelead:
For the last question at his press conference yesterday, Obama was asked by CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux about his reaction to that video and to reports that Iranians are refraining from protesting due to fear of such violence. As Obama was answering — attesting to how “heartbreaking” he found the video; how “anybody who sees it knows that there’s something fundamentally unjust”...
“I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about...”
– ~ Stephen Hawking (via hunsonisgroovy & laissez-faire)
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Goals for the End of the summer
andhegetsthegirl:
-Memorize how to pray in Arabic Properly -Work on remembering the 99 Names of Allah -Grow More Facial Hair -Write more poems -Finish a book or two -Get closer to my sister -Sing a song for a special person -Cook for my mom -Do something special for someone else -Get ALL of my college stuff in order -Move -Prepare for Ramadan
you’re muslim bro? no way!? well...
“Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human...”
– ~ Salman Rushdie (via nihilnoetia, libraryland, booktumbling, & ma-salaama)
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How the Food Makers Captured Our Brains →
azspot:
During his time at the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Kessler maintained a high profile, streamlining the agency, pushing for faster approval of drugs and overseeing the creation of the standardized nutrition label on food packaging. But Dr. Kessler is perhaps best known for his efforts to investigate and regulate the tobacco industry, and his accusation that cigarette makers...
I wish I went to Russell Peters' show tonight.
samarmoussa:
That would have made me genuinely happy.
ditto.
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migsambo: Happy Birthday Lisa by Bart Simpson and...
Never Forget: The International Day in Support of... →
azspot:
Eleven years ago, the United Nations designated June 26 as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Then-Secretary General Kofi Annan explained, “This is a day on which we pay our respects to those who have endured the unimaginable. This is an occasion for the world to speak up against the unspeakable. It is long overdue that a day be dedicated to remembering and supporting...
even though i know this, to read this and be reminded of the integrity of some of our civil service people along with the trusted sources of information that distribute this shit is pretty depressing.
soupsoup: No political party has a monopoly on hypocrisy, which is why these pundits on MSNBC, Fox News, and virtually every cable news network are generally full of shit, lobbing bombs at each...
Excerpts from The Green Brief / The State of Iran...
soupsoup:
hackiran:
As usual, highlights in bold, comments in italics. Provided by Josh Shahryar of Anonymous Iran.
1. The event of the day was the protest held at Baharestan Square in the late afternoon. Although the exact number cannot be fully known, my sources claimed somewhere between 5,000-10,000 people tried to join the rally. Things got violent when security forces that had been...
I started reading Reading Lolita in Tehran
vindicatedcommunications:
shortly before the elections happened.
It brothers me that Iran was such a progressive country and then, it wasn’t. It makes me fear full, because this has happened in other countries as well.
What stops it from happening here? Are we just barely sticking on the side of a Democracy? What keeps us from tipping over? Are we even what we say we are, a free country, when...
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Excerpts from The Green Brief / The State of Iran...
soupsoup:
hackiran:
(file photo, 2006, outside the Italian Embassy in Tehran)
Once again, I’m quoting Niteowl, aka Josh Shahryar from Anonymous Iran. My comments in italics.
I’ve corroborated these stories among several sources, and the accounts seem to match up as best as they can in this chaotic mess of information.
This is the State of Iran, June 22nd.
1. Protests were held throughout...
This woman is truly hope personified (and i think i’m in love).
enjoli:
thoseareturkeys:
bowlingalleylawyer: beautiful, full of hope.
fritopie: Amazing shot!
asie: hope, personified.
To me this girl, this photograph, stands for everything that was until now missing from mainstream Western discussions about Iran and Iranians. Like most Iranians, she is young. And like many...
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The Mossadegh Project :: Mohammad Mossadegh.com →
jhnbrssndn:
Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh (1882-1967) was a lawyer, professor, author, Governor, Parliament member, Finance Minister, Defense Minister, and democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran.
Mossadegh fought both internal corruption and British colonialism, enacted social reforms and nationalized the Iranian oil industry. In 1953, he was overthrown by a British-American coup, arrested and...
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Please reblog
jhnbrssndn:
terryblakey: Anything to help
electricpencils: Will everyone that follows me please reblog this link:
http://www.jaylenschallenge.org/
It’s an 8 year-old boy here in Florida who has Tourette Syndrome and he’s started this site to educate people about bullying.
UN: World hunger reaches 1 billion mark →
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Rep Your City!
From the T.Dot, now in the C.Dot (Calgary, AB). Get North to Get Right!
aleoandaleo: Oakland Killa Kali
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