Saturday, July 22, 2006

Esquire Article on John Walker Lindh

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i'm hesitant to post this article, partially because of the content, but mainly because of the length. i know there's only one or two people who would actually sit down and read the pseudo book, but i'm telling you all -- it's worth it. beautifully written and definitely makes you think about the questions "how far is too far? and what's not enough?" in relation to how we incorporate religion into our lives.

if you're muslim, it'll probably make you feel like a crappy one (in case you don't already).we somehow always manage to make a million excuses for why we choose to do something against islam or not do something that would better ourselves but, in the end, who are those excuses for? we see our ideal life, our goals, our hopes, our dreams, etc etc... but what shapes each of those aspects? and what should?

the post is long enough. now go read the article :)
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's a fascinating article. Thanx for linking it. The only thing I objected to was this "—and his repetitive hatred of the infidel—" talking about Allah in the Quran. Someone reading it would definitely misinterpret that. - jannah

fny21 said...

:-O jannah reads my blog! yea, there's a couple of lines which i think are pretty weak but still overall a great article. glad you liked it :)

jam - you updated your blog and didnt tell me?! and here i was thinking you went off to find a wife to not beat. glad you're back, hope on AIM sometime :)
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