Along with the entire nation of Pakistan, I’m fascinated by this story: He is Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor. She is an outspoken poet and journalist born into Pakistan’s greatest political dynasty. What, then, could spark a bigger media circus than a “secret romance” between George Clooney and Benazir Bhutto’s 26-year-old niece, Fatima? Newspapers across the…

What happens when a Domino’s pizza decides to serve to all-halal menu? The end of Western civilization, of course: Chris Yates, 29, a hospital worker living in Moseley, Birmingham, said he was told he couldn’t have a ‘Meteor’ pizza, topped with pepperoni, sausage, meatballs, ground beef and smoky bacon, when he called up at the…

This is a guest post by my friend Aamer Jamali. This is the second post in a series. Having just returned from Hajj, a number of anecdotes stick out in my mind which best serve to illustrate the role that modern technology has to play.  Perhaps relating these will serve to outline my thoughts. I remember clearly…

On November 19th, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery where 51,000 soldiers (both Union and Confederate) were killed, wounded, or missing just a few months earlier. In honor pf President Lincoln’s birthday, I think a word cloud of the text of his shortest, and yet most…

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