Tag Archives: Islam

Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

Posted on September 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

Even in an age famous for its singer/songwriters, Cat Stevens was well known and well-regarded for his songs. Among his own hit songs include such massively popular tunes as “Wild World,” “Peace Train,” and “Morning Has Broken,” and his hit … Continue reading →

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My Family And I Against The World

Posted on August 21, 2012 by nathanalbright

The Arabs have a proverb about the relationship between family and politics. The parable goes something like this: “My brothers and I against each other. My brothers and I against our cousins. My family and I against the world.” This … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 25:35-38: The Interest-Free Economy

Posted on June 26, 2012 by nathanalbright

One of the frequent readers of this blog, who writes his own blog from a conservative Muslim tradition, and who appears to share an interest in my favorite Muslim historian, Ibn Khaldun, responsible for first discussing concept of asabiya that … Continue reading →

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War Is Not A Game

Posted on June 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

It is at least moderately significant that war games are going on right now in Syria, a nation whose regime is unstable (and that is putting it rather charitably) between Syria and three other nations: Russia, China, and Iran. This … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have To Live Like A Refugee

Posted on June 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

Right now in Western Burma a massive humanitarian disaster that has so far not drawn a great deal of attention outside of regional media is taking place concerning a people that is a small and despised ethnic minority in a … Continue reading →

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Return To Normalacy?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by nathanalbright

In the 1920 Presidential Election in the United States, a corrupt and terribly incompetent man named Warren Harding won the election with a campaign which promised a return to normalacy. After years of censorship and propaganda and a bloody war, … Continue reading →

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A Delicate Balance

Posted on February 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

One of the blogs I follow is a China Youth blog, which is an English-language blog that generally prints the official government view of foreign policy. I don’t read the blog closely, because I’m not really interested in hearing or … Continue reading →

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It’s Ten Years Later And Still I Haven’t A Clue

Posted on September 11, 2011 by nathanalbright

On September 11, 2001 I was just entering my third year at the University of Southern California and I awoke to my roommate watching CNN and seeing the endlessly repeated footage of planes flying into the World Trade Center towers. … Continue reading →

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The African Union And The Arab League

Posted on August 27, 2011 by nathanalbright

The recent apparent flight of Gaddafi from Tripoli, though not the end of the conflict between the rebel forces and his regime, signifies a new stage where the rebel forces will not have to transition into a functioning government in … Continue reading →

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On The Architecture And Geography Of Religion

Posted on June 5, 2011 by nathanalbright

I had an interesting conversation yesterday concerning the history of Ireland.  The conversation turned when it came to a discussion about the destruction of a temple of pagan Milesian Irish during the time of Tea Tephi, the warrior queen of … Continue reading →

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