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I would say I am culturally European (with a large squeeze of desi thrown in for flavour) and religiously a Muslim.

I indulge in reading and writing and poetry to keep me sane. Otherwise, my state is summed up by Umar Khayyam`s words:

Na din u na duniya u na umid i behisht daaram...


Random Thoughts: My three main interests are Literature, Beauty, and Religion--a potent combination! I am a bit of a snob and an aesthete.....

Truth is Beauty--Beauty Truth (Keats)
Verily God is Beautiful and He loveth beauty (hadith)

To find out more email me....


The glare of Western sciences could not confuse my vision,
For the dust of Medinah and Najaf is the collyrium of my eyes.

Khaira na kar saka mujhe jalwa e danish e Farang
Surma hai meri aankh ka khaak e Madina o Najaf (Iqbal)





Favorite Reading: Hadaiq e Bakhshish, LOTR, Lolita, Spring Snow, Atomised...
Favorite Writers: Imam Ahmad Rida Khan, Rumi, Iqbal, Tolkien, Nabokov, Keats, Houellebecq

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  • and this link explores our theme further with more excerpts... Jul 26 2008
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    Jul 26 2008
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    Sep 11 2007
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