Posted in Arabs, Islamism, Muslims, Western Muslims, books, culture, reform, religion on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My favorite part of this New York Times (”Muslim Rebel Sisters: At Odds With Islam and Each Other“ 
article about Irshad Manji and Ayaan Hirsi is that it quites only one Muslim thinker — Irshad Manji — and that all the supposed authorities on Muslim “reformers” and modern Islam are non-Muslims closely affiliated with the [...]
Posted in American Muslims, Arab Americans, Grand Strategy, Muslims, US, bigotry, language, politics, realism, religion, terrorism on April 22, 2008 | 20 Comments »
A coalition of American Muslim groups is demanding that Sen. John McCain stop using the adjective “Islamic” to describe terrorists and extremist enemies of the United States.
Muneer Fareed, who heads the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), told The Washington Times that his group is beginning a campaign to persuade Mr. McCain to rephrase his [...]
Posted in Africa, Algeria, Arabs, Jews, culture, music, poetry on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
I would post this video of Abdelkrim Dali and friends within the post, but WordPress is being rather fickle about that today. Enjoy!
Also, enjoy these two versions of “Ya Saqi Baqi,” by Samy Elmaghribi, and Khelifa Belkacem. Notice the yarmulke in Elmaghribi’s.
Posted in Africa, Algeria, Imazighen, Kabyle, Maghreb, Third World, history, nationalism, politics on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Posted in Africa, Algeria, music on April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Does anybody know the name of this song by Beihdha Rahal?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Another day in France.
Posted in Arabs, Grand Strategy, Islamism, Muslims, US, balance of power, bigotry, history, nationalism, politics, religion, terrorism on April 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
As much as I respect Professor Lewis’s historical works, their quality has been on the decline as he has become increasingly engaged in the political process (his analysis of modern terrorist networks and movements is also rather medieval). This video clip illustrates the manner in which his relations with the political right have degraded the [...]
Posted in Africa, Algeria on April 14, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Here are three versions of Yal Menfi (Oh, [the] Exile/Outlaw) an Algerian dialect song of the Algerian struggle against French colonialism. It discusses a captured rebel’s experience being tortured in French custody. The refrain runs thusly “[t]ell my mother not to cry [. . .] God will not abandon your son.”
Posted in Africa, Algeria, Imazighen, history on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Africa, Algeria, history on April 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
