I was incredibly bored by most of what I read in the blogosphere this morning. So much so that I was considering doing an all pain and fatigue round-up. But a few things caught my eye and I thought better of it. Here’s what’s caught my eye this morning:
- Syrian blogger Ammar Abdulhamid comments on the hot-off-the-presses UN report that finds the Syrian government was involved in the assassination of Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri.
- Nadz has an inspired rant on Turkish attitudes towards adultery, Saddam Hussein on trial, and the Arab reaction thereunto.
- I was genuinely touched by this post from Alaa, The Mesopotamian:
Yet I have a very difficult request which I would like to submit to my friends; and that is for them to try to overcome their just anger and look at the thing from a broader perspective and understand that the present day phenomena are but ephemeral aberrations, and that years away from now they will only be remembered as historical curiosities. But the great religions will still be there, the Islamic faith, the Christian faith and the Jewish and other great religions of humanity. Each one of these great faiths is valid and is a particular way to communicate with the same eternal truth. That is my view and it is a big subject that requires much more explanation, perhaps in future posts.
But what I wanted to tell you today is that facing the holy Kaaba, which to us is being in the direct presence of God, I remembered my friends on this blog and prayed for them too. I prayed that you may be blessed with happiness and prosperity and spared from evil. Honest to God I did. I just wanted you to know.
And another devout Muslim who condemns terrorism.
- The Religious Policeman has good news! The Dudley Council has come to their senses and Piglet is back out of the closet. He follows up with an analysis of likely Saudi reactions to various staple cartoon characters. Alhamedi really is one of the drollest guys in the blogosphere.
- Quite a few blogs have noticed that today is Trafalgar Day, the 200th anniversary of the battle. Here’s a mini-roundup: Coming Anarchy has a link-filled post including one to an animation of the battle, The Llama Butchers serious here and funny here
That’s the lot.
