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Diary of a Bad Man
One of the most popular Youtube shows of the year, in the UK, takes a humorous look at the British Asian experience with religion, relationships and overbearing moms.
America’s Most Lethal Navy SEAL Sniper
I want to feel sorry for him for not being able to see how he was contradicting himself in saying that the people he killed were “savage”, while also maintaining that he had to portray them as savage, and that he had “to get in the mentality and…not think of them as human beings.”
Don’t Ignore Ron Paul
Ron Paul stands in a unique position amongst fellow Republicans as well as amongst general Progressives. This has, unsurprisingly, made him perhaps the most polarizing contemporary political figure in American politics as well perhaps the most misunderstood. How can we understand him?
History of US Intervention in Iran
Lest we forget history. Again.
The Taliban in Qatar
Goodwill is not something the Taliban have found in short supply over the festive season. Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, agreed last week to the opening of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar, a week after Joe Biden set out to make it clear that ‘the Taliban per se are not our enemy’.
Al Jazeera’s Muslims of France
A brief survey of Al Jazeera English’s ‘Muslims of France.’
Chained Childhoods
While people can either blame the failed government policies or indulge in apathy, the biggest victims are children whose lives were meaninglessly destroyed. Who can imagine the pain and trauma they are experiencing after being tortured by their teachers and facing rejection by their families?
Dilli
You know Delhi as a ‘bustling megapolis’ — but do you know Dilli?
Thank You, New York Times, For Making Us Free
New York Times reporters are truly on the cutting edge. They dig deep. They unearth the worms. They uproot the, well, roots. Everybody else is too lazy, or too stupid, to do any serious journalism. Everybody else covers the same old Negative Nancy material. They cover dance. And stuff.
Afghanistan: Touch Down in Flight
Just stop everything you’re doing right now because it’s probably incredibly insignificant to what this short film is about to throw into your optic nerve.
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