June 2010
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we're climbing kilimanjaro in exactly one month. →
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March 2010
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February 2010
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January 2010
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time to slow down
life’s been crazy hectic the past month or so. getting swine flu (woo), travel to the u.s, crazy hectic schedule at work, birthdays, Christmas, friends visiting, NYE…it never ends.
i watched a ted talks lecture recently about slowing down, and the “slow movement”. see link here http://www.ted.com/talks/carl_honore_praises_slowness.html
Having the ability to take a step...
Istabsir | Life in the UAE observed | The National →
check out a project that we’ve been working really hard on the past few weeks. any comments, suggestions, ideas appreciated!
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“So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or...”
– mark twain
SUCH
an exhausting but satisfying day at work. i love love my job.
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“Can feminist men contribute to feminism? If so, to what extent? Do men threaten...”
– BELOW THE BELT: Feminists For Choice: Redefining Masculinity - Are Feminist Men Getting the Job Done? (via sexismandthecity)
December 2009
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Whispering Riders, Raging Buffaloes →
A piece I recently produced about how the Taliban and the U.S are using their own technologies to gain advantage.
Give it a watch :)
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Florence and the machine- You’ve got the...
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November 2009
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Broaching Birth Control With Afghan Mullahs →
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — The mullahs stared silently at the screen. They shifted in their chairs and fiddled with pencils. Koranic verses flashed above them, but the topic was something that made everybody a little uncomfortable.
This article is definitely worth a read. With the fertility rate at 6 children per woman, women in Afghanistan are amazed that birth control pills even exist and...
Japan loves Obama so much they gave him his own... →
Obamu: v. To proceed optimistically despite challenging obstacles.
Apparently this sort of thing isn’t unheard of. Back when President Bush (the first) went and visited Japan, he lost a tennis match to Emperor Hirohito and later that evening at a dinner party, he ブシュした (Bushu shita) — did the Bush thing and vomited in public.
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“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t...”
– The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich (via lifetheuniverseandeverything)
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It's illegal to be fat in Japan →
Thanks to an anti-obesity law passed last year, Japanese salarymen across the nation are pulling up their shirts to have their guts measured… and if they’re overweight, they face consequences. If you’re male and your waist is over 33.5 inches, you’re considered fat. If you’re female, the limit is 35.4 inches. Thanks to those burgers, you now have to attend...
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WatchCurrent TV presents Embedded with Thievery Corporation.
A good friend of mine introduced Thievery to me my freshman year of college and I instantly fell in love with their sound. We then saw them live 2 years later and I can honestly say it was one of the best shows I had ever seen in my life. After the show they invited us to come hang out with them backstage and they’re just incredibly...
Fellatio common among fruit bats, says research →
after sending this to my amazing scientist friend, who’s currently doing a Phd in Cancer Research this was our convo:
me: what the fuck.
Maisam: why do people fund science like this thats what kills me
me: HAHAAHAHAHAH Maisam: SERIOUSLYMaisam: there are so many examples of such blah WE SHOULD BE CURING DISEASE
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Anya Marina- Whatever You Like (T.I. Cover)
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Virginity fetishism is doomed, boys. Give it up. →
itsthemusicpeople:
The Artificial Virginity Hymen kit, distributed by the Chinese company Gigimo, costs about $30. It is intended to help newly married women fool their husbands into believing they are virgins—culturally important in a conservative Middle East where sex before marriage is considered by many to be illicit. The product leaks a blood-like substance when inserted and broken. Gigimo...
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Sign the stem cell charter and spread the word →
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Palestinians Tear Down Apartheid Wall →
itsthemusicpeople:
Ramallah, November 9 This afternoon, exactly 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, popular committees struggling against the Apartheid Wall and the settlements destroyed part of the Wall near Qalandiya. Hundreds of people, with some 30 international supporters, used a truck to pull down part of the Wall in the area east of the Qalandiya refugee camp and beyond the UN...
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Cost of War
This is a post by a fellow photojournalist I met a few weeks ago in the office, he’s based in Kabul. follow his blog at http://argusphotography.blogspot.com/
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Obama and Afghanistan 1 year later I was in Afghanistan on the day they announced Obama’s victory. There was a glimmer of hope, a sparkle in the eye and whispers of change within the Afghan population....
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WatchOur lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
incredibly powerful and moving, this is one of the best Ted Talks lectures I’ve seen.
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manasto:
Empire State of Mind (feat Alicia Keys)...