The freeloader has been kicked off the island, it has been reported. Good riddance and thank you Shaikh Abdullah for doing what I would have done from the start: not offer him a pad in our fair isle. But then, you’re more generous than I am. In any case, I hope he does not return. …
Month: February 2006
Mating rose-ringed parakeets, originally uploaded by malyousif. These two were going at it and were almost completely oblivious of me being about 15 meters away snapping pictures of them! They nest in the eaves; which unfortunately for us, they are ripping apart. We see plenty of evidence of them “preparing” their nest by wood chips …
Ashoora procession/haidar, originally uploaded by jamalaly. Images of commemoration of Imam Hussain‘s martyrdom in Karbalah on the 10th of Muharram in 680 CE. The “haidar” is a barbaric and completely unwarranted and unneeded custom which does more damage to Shiism than anything else. The Shi’as pride themselves as “progressive” in that they have “Ijtihad” which …
Agave at A’ali Roundabout, originally uploaded by malyousif. I’m just back from dropping Arif off at one of his friends’ house, on the way back I decided to stop at the A’ali roundabout to take some pictures of the beautiful Agave there. These things are huge; the stalks are about more than 10 feet tall, …
Was it worth it? Young people distanced from their families, studies and jobs for two whole years? The sentence is rather harsh. A few months would have been more appropriate and would have just as effectively demonstrated the government’s intention not to let riots like these go unpunished. And, had the sentence been shorter, I …