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February 16, 2009

Guess the Photo

February 15, 2009

Confessions of Darfur’s Perpetrators

“Defectors from the Sudanese regime explain their role in the Sudanese Government’s planning and execution of mass atrocities in Darfur, implicating members of the regime at the highest level. “
Watch the horrifying video here.

February 14, 2009

Happy Christian Love Day!

As the whole world gears up to celebrate Valentine ’s Day, Sudanese people face the oh-so-troubling task of upsetting the Muslim clerics of Sudan. Sudan Ulema Authority has issued a statement encouraging Sudanese folks to boycott this evil tradition of celebrating love, because it’s a Christian tradition, and we all know how horrendous it is [...]

February 13, 2009

The Status of Sudanese Expats in Dubai

Ostentatious behavior tends to run in the Sudanese DNA, especially Sudanese expats. In Dubai however, this behavior is amplified, as it seems that the easy luxurious lifestyle is endemic among both locals and foreign residents. Many of Dubai’s expats are in fact living beyond their means, or just on the edge, with a falsified sense [...]

January 28, 2009

End of Hiatus

 
So it has been a while since I have written anything on here, and I’ve been particularly…sucky, for lack of a better word, about replying to comments/e-mails/facebook messages. For that I truly apologize. I must say however, I have been humbled, and somewhat surprised to see that my blog stats have not taken a significant [...]

December 19, 2008

Goodbye Finals, Hello London!

I am finally and thankfully done with a brutal week dubbed finals week by people who knew that this is indeed “The Final Week” in many people’s lives. Even though I am sleep deprived and slightly starting to resemble the elephant man, I have survived.
In a week, I will be in London for a two [...]

December 8, 2008

Humus Cups and Comfort Zones

Lately, I have been forced to tune out the world’s news and current affairs because I am inundated by my own matters that I must tend to. There is only one week left till finals start, and all my projects/presentations are due this week. Being the notorious procrastinator that I am, I always wait till [...]

November 11, 2008

Tuesday No-Newsday

Tuesday. Oh how I love that mundane name to the most underappreciated day of the week, so snuggly situated between Unforgiving Mondays and Oh-Crap-It’s-Due-Today Wednesdays. So today, while I procrastinate on life, I will simply reflect on the events of last weekend, also known as, politics galore. No, this post will not be discussing Obama’s [...]