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March 28, 2004
On the MENA Group Blog
First, let me say that I a bloody climbing the walls, as the drooling moronic incompetents (it was fun telling them this to their faces, if a bit mean) of the "leading" ISP (i.e. who has signed on more suckers than others), have knocked out my email - well everyone's email. These people are the most unreliable morons I have ever had to deal with in ISPs.
That aside, it looks as if a group blog on MENA is starting. I am not the moving force behind this, I may participate if the terms are right, and I like the idea.
I thought I might share here a comment I wrote at the sponsor's website:
"Well, I just found this after getting the note from von and drilling around the site.
Very interesting. And I may add tacitus gets me nod for the reference. While obviously we don't really get on in re a particular subject, and the turns of phrase in the above exchange are perhaps a bit unfortunate. I do respect the nod.
Otherwise, interesting concept, I toyed with it myself.
Last note, I will be happy to participate to the limit of my other commitments and in the context of a wide ranging discussion of the issues - I will say I am utterly uninterested in an exclusive focus on Islam and its problems (as well as "problems").
I might suggest, by the way, that a focus on the Middle East proper is a rather more reasonable focus - something covering the entire Islamic world per se is simply unwieldy.
As for names, well, if I may be so bold to suggest something like " ta'qqul " ~ " judiciousness, mutual understanding " or more amusingingly " 'aqoul " which means both " understanding, reasonableness " and is the name of a spiny bush - English name is 'Camel's Thorn.'
That rather amuses me actually. Hell, even if I do not participate, I encourage the last suggestion.
I hope they go with my suggestion. I like the play. Although perhaps it is most appropriate to me personally.
Posted by The Lounsbury at March 28, 2004 05:14 PM
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