Brother Minister

Listening to Louis Farrakhan at the SOBU 2005, it occurs to me: You have to understand that you are now listening to a Sunni Muslim leader.

He closed his presentation with:

"God ain't gon' give you no more! 'Cos has given you all you need. And you're not using what you got."

State of the Black Union 2005

Readers of this blog, in particular, will be familiar with Tavis Smiley. He is one of the most prominent African-American media personalities today, and quite an activist. Every year, Tavis hosts a gathering called the "State of the Black Union" with major Black leaders and leaders of opinion. The event is carried live on C-SPAN and I am watching it right now. More thoughts as they come to me.

Interesting News from South Asia

Interesting news articles:

India to welcome Pakistan cricketers with garlands, not vermilion
(Indo-Asian News Service)

26 February 2005

NEW DELHI — Respecting the sensitivities of Pakistani cricketers,
India will welcome them not with the traditional tilak and aarti but
with flowers as they land at the Indira Gandhi Airport here on Monday.

See story on the Khaleej Times site.

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No flags on helmet vs Pakistan: BCCI
[IANS ]
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NEW DELHI, FEB 24: Indian cricketers will not wear helmets featuring
the Indian flag on them during the upcoming series against Pakistan,
but have sought a "clarification" if the three colours in the flag
could be worn.
http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1031943.cms

and no, it's not anything to do with Pakistan; it has to do with
India's flag code.

Politics, Religion and ...Fashion?

The titles at the top of the list of Drafts I have lined up to work on for this blog are:

Condi's Heels
God's Politics

Is there a message there?

Foreign Influences on American Shi'ism

Once in a while one runs into something new. Found this yesterday:

Foreign Influences on American Shi'ism
by Dr Liyakat Takim at DU
http://www.du.edu/~ltakim/article_ShismAmerica.htm

Haven't had the chance to read it yet.