Tag Archives: Salman Rushdie

fanon:betrayal of the masses

Frantz Fanon. The prophet scorned. Fifty years after his death, this theorist of revolution still echoes sentiments pertinent today but whether they are relevant in an era of post-modernism is open to question… …Fanon’s third theme is the betrayal of … Continue reading

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how the west was won: the fatwa tears

A valid critique of Salman Rushdie. He was put into a difficult role in which he was still an “other” articulating the emotions of the colonized, but from a privileged perched in which he could always invoke a fifth amendment … Continue reading

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political science

The basics behind anti-Zionism and the despotic regimes, puppet enterprises around and affiliated with it can be traced back to a visceral antipathy towards colonialism in general. Colonialism as a demonic entity and deeply embedded within the fabric of the … Continue reading

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fill the void: the voidoid zone

Just another week in the Middle East. The U.S. is now hedging its bets on the Syrian Free Army, simply a little too wily and wooly and seem to be looking for strategic alternatives by splitting hairs between classifying moderate … Continue reading

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gulf of hormuz rowing team

Everyone wants that little extra edge as preparatons for the Olympiad in London approach. Apparently Western athletes have been literally blazing a trail in secret training in Iran leaving in their wake parched trails. An Iranian vice president has suggested … Continue reading

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new frontier: beyond his grassp

Do you believe that on that day all the children of Abraham are going to lay down their swords forever and eternally in Jerusalem. What to make of Gunter Grass? The pen as sword but within the context of the … Continue reading

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hitchens guide to the galaxy

To many, he might not be missed, but he left few indifferent. A collision of atheism out of the academy and into the real world. He might have done for atheism what Marcel Duchamp did for art, except in reverse: … Continue reading

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the office: live anywhere option

Its the new frontier. Until we arrive its going to be a bumpy road. what changes will work harken in the next ten years.The Internet, telepresence and increasingly flexible management at many companies are making it possible  to create structural … Continue reading

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the alpha male

Is age really just a number? Why do older men go for younger women. Even real younger women. Legal and over the hump of consentment. But real young. It must be the gene of the alpha male and it certainly … Continue reading

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An audacity of hope: art non grata?

Or is it an audacity to call it art? Its audacity not to call it art. Peter Alexander Por’s recent   exhibit called Persona Non Grata- The Veil of History seemed to rile the back hairs of a large number … Continue reading

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