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Independence day, elections eve
a very happy 90th independence anniversary. yes, yes -i know. all the same. * we are nearing the centennial celebrations -now a mere decade away. one hopes that everyone will take this as a challenge,… more →
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independence day, elections eve
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safrang wrote 4 months ago: a very happy 90th independence anniversary. yes, yes -i know. all the same. * we are nearing the cen … more →
the one
safrang wrote 4 months ago: it is the 15th of sha’baan today and the birth date of mahdi (aj), the guided one, the awaited … more →
legislating public decorum
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safrang wrote 4 months ago: i say some variation of this law ought to be put into effect in afghanistan too (and how convenient … more →
content vs. form
safrang wrote 5 months ago: never sacrifice content at the doorstep of form, but never neglect form either. … more →
2 years ago today: measuring quarks
safrang wrote 7 months ago: two years ago on this day -the 19th of may: measuring quarks I am back, and not quite sure whether I … more →
scraps and vignettes
safrang wrote 7 months ago: it often happens that an idea knocks and i transcribe some shorthand note with the intention of retu … more →
opinionate
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safrang wrote 8 months ago: color me a cynic but reading some of the stuff on this country i come to the conclusion that everyon … more →
don't worry if you don't get it
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safrang wrote 8 months ago: like somebody said- it takes one year to understand this country, and two years to understand that y … more →
the misogyny law
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safrang wrote 8 months ago: in a break with established tradition here on this blog, and because this is important, and because … more →
of touching one's idols
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safrang wrote 9 months ago: “one should be wary of touching one’s idols, for the gilt comes off on one’s fingers.” – … more →
of national symbols: the animal, the bird, and the flower
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safrang wrote 10 months ago: من نمی دانم که چرا می گویند: اسـب حیوان نجیبی اسـت و کبوتر زیباسـت وچـرا در قـفـس هـیچ کسی کرکـس نیس … more →
just do it
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safrang wrote 10 months ago: vote for elaha suror as the afghan star- she’s back and has a week to gather up the votes she … more →
by the way of an update
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safrang wrote 12 months ago: very quickly, the preps are going well. in between i come into office and sign things and work until … more →
on pleasures of workaholism
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: yes, it is the arafa holiday today and yes, i am working away in office. not that i have no life -bu … more →
a chance to be good
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: that’s what ramadan is about -for me. to be good, and to do god’s work here on earth. i … more →
contra conservatism
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: and so after much contemplation i have concluded that the most bitter enemy of progress in this coun … more →
happy 4th of july
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: in other news, a happy fourth of july to all of ya’ll. * yaki bood, yaki nabood. once upon a t … more →
A Proposal for Lake Qargha
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: Lake Qargha to the immediate west of Kabul is a veritable cesspool of all things imaginable -a litt … more →
