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Is this article about you or Imran?

Squatters, Scavengers and A Gandhian Doost Ji, it’s really heartwarming to read the views on crap of India by someone who has lived outside of India most his life. If it weren’t for folks like you, India will be in deep shyte. I am not sure if you know it or not, but when Indians were weaving silk Canadians were still climbing the trees (actually no such place existed. (as per my late Guruji Ustad Waliyet Ali Khan Sahib). However, good writeup. You are the man.

On Reason, Freedom and Democracy Masadi Sahib, have you been receiving e-mails from Nigeria for investment opportunities?

On Reason, Freedom and Democracy Masadi Sahib, structural functionalism aside, but stack the capitalism next to some other system and see for yourself (yes yes, the lesser of two evils argument, but what exactly is your model system?? Islam? Communism? Anyism?). Let’s just talk about baseball, as I am watching the game on my gigantic TV. Tonight Yankees-Angels game will generate gazillions in revenue for the city (don’t want to scare you by the exact figures), let’s just say that there is no ticket to be bought for tonight’s game and diehard fans were willing to pay upto 8 grands for a good seat (and upto 30 grands for the world series).

Ode to my Peoples! Great stuff as always.

Uncles Kerry and Lugar That’s nice and dandy Mussafir Sahib, but why compare a little mouse to an elephant? US at least has something to show for for what it spends on education and bombs, every American child is entitled to upto high school education, and the state will homeschool you if you live in the boonies. Can you say the same for Pakistan? The sentiment here is that if you don’t like to get this aid, no one will twist your arms. Just turn it down and continue with your horse and pony show with one hand feeding the terrorists (ISI) and the other trying to milk the west by showing how big a threat the terrorists are to them. Oh boy, it is becoming clear by the day whose problem it is.

It was your stupid generals that objected to the conditions of the aid, and not the so-called democratic government. You guys need to get your own house in order before telling the giver what how when and why. Trust me, no one is listening here, if anything the givers are getting a bit tired of the nonsense.

Uncles Kerry and Lugar You can send the meat back with your note, but since when have beggars become choosers? US is not imposing any restrictions on where to spend the aid, all it is asking is that it should be spent under Civilian oversight. Why is that such a difficult thing to understand by a bunch of knuckleheads? Why should US build the silk weaving plants and power plants in Pakistan? You got that right when you say, US is not Pakistan’s Mama. When a country spends less than 3% of its domestic product on education and more than that on building bombs should be kicked in the ass.

The White Rose Now that two of the most important Pakistani brains (from B 2 Z, Bulleya to Zeemax) have issued a verdict, I am truly beginning to doubt the authenticity of my Prophet. He must be an apostate if BZ say so. He must be an imposter, and he must also be dead. I am going to join the TTP, get me a gun and blow the hell out of my fellow Muslims in a true prophetic fashion. But my prophet forbade me to Jihad, but hey, I no longer believe in him, so why not.

The White Rose I think the discussion should have stayed more focused on the character, most certainly an astounding character who tried to find some kind of balance in life, a life full of challenges, yet he saw opportunities along the way where many would have given up on living life the way he did. It is a human story, reminding me of the Custom House of Hawthorne (although biographical). The religion of the protagonist is only but a small and not more significant part of either his person or this documentary (if I may call it as such, with an apology) than his full makeup and the main idea is the endurance and emotional energy which he had in abundance.

The White Rose Manto Yaar, I don’t understand why would you find my comments to Beej so offensive? I have first hand experience of the discrimination Ahmadis endure in Pakistan. Yes, there are many who don’t, but many do. As recent as last Eid, our masjid in Model Town was blockaded by some bearded m’fukers and Ahmadis were not allowed to enter, the police provided protection but only for them to offer Eid prayers in the grounds across from our mosque. And soon after that, they advised Ahmadis to go home. This was supposed to be Eid. Everyone knows what Christian community is going thru and incidences like Gojra and whatnot. I strongly believe that we need to speak up about the injustices. It doesn’t make us any less Pakistani, in my humble opinion.

I admire your dad taking it heads on and living a satisfying life and having had the fortune of educating his children well. I never meant my comments to Beej be taken as offensive. And by the way there was a little not so obvious sarcasm in what I wrote to him. In any event, I apologize if you were offended.

The White Rose Beej, there are things that wouldn’t come naturally to you being an Indian, and one of those “things” is that, Ahmadiyaah could give an F about what “others” think of them. It’s absolutely not important to us, what is important to us is that we want to “decide” it for ourselves who “we” are and what "we" believe. As I said, you can do so in India without a big hoopla, but we can’t in Pakistan.

The White Rose This is really good stuff. The Ahmadi (AhmAdi and an A) guy lived his life to the fullest. Reminds me of how John McCain while eulogizing Ted Kennedy quoted the senator “there is no fun in a fight if you are not part of it”.

Beautiful life. Thanks Aisha for writing about his challenges and demons. As my friend Misha Maltsev would say, it’s important to tell these stories. Ahmadis have challenges like everyone else, and it is not always about the prophethood.

This wonderful Doc… May the good doc’s soul rest in peace.

Hey America, Come Join The Civilized World! But Dost Ji, everyone is cared for in the US, and Healthcare is Healthcare, it is neither an issue of human rights nor is it a privilege. Providing it is a zero-sum game (and not a charitable deed) in which someone foots the bill. The debate here is how to fight fraud and abuse within the existing framework to make the healthcare function more efficiently.

Hey America, Come Join The Civilized World! Gore Vidal the sexual liberator of the USA. Would have had his neck chopped in any number of Islami countries for being a practicing bi-sexual. His views on Islam are not that flattering either.

Hey America, Come Join The Civilized World! Sattar Saab, my insurance doesn’t cover mental illness, I even have to pay a deductable for stupid Lipitor. I can share my Lipitor with T Saab.