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Ahmed)Blogger351125blogspot/ZobKhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-7452081003638083261Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:24:00 +00002012-02-05T18:24:53.811+08:00Pakistan US Taliban Afghanistan NATOMost Pakistanis have noticed the marked decrease in violence in the nation's urban areas. Analysts find it hard not to link the relative peace in Pakistani cities with the government's new found strength at confronting America regional anti-terrorism policies (aka the US led war in Afghanistan). Surely, Pakistani law enforcement agencies, military operations and even US sponsored drone strikes inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/g3hx_koWQMM/pakistani-cities-suicide-bombers-and-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/porQNDe0AdQ7dV4y6n68-YA442o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/porQNDe0AdQ7dV4y6n68-YA442o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/porQNDe0AdQ7dV4y6n68-YA442o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/porQNDe0AdQ7dV4y6n68-YA442o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=g3hx_koWQMM:zco8PToO_Ns:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/g3hx_koWQMM" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2012/02/pakistani-cities-suicide-bombers-and-us.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-2132676836304390984Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:43:00 +00002012-01-29T19:58:14.772+08:00Singapore Democracy Press GovernmentFoul play makes the news. Arrests make headlines. Arrests of senior civil servants should not only make headlines but generate heated debate amongst civil society. Especially when the civil servants are peripheral to the country's security establishment. Thus, it disturbing that news about the arrests of the Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau and the Commissioner of the Civil Defence Force,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/D-Ai-eQaPtk/singapores-52-million-ignorant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2WsxfKd41Ij2yA5YtuBhMqLBAoE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2WsxfKd41Ij2yA5YtuBhMqLBAoE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2WsxfKd41Ij2yA5YtuBhMqLBAoE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2WsxfKd41Ij2yA5YtuBhMqLBAoE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=D-Ai-eQaPtk:pIxQNp22Vx4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/D-Ai-eQaPtk" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2012/01/singapores-52-million-ignorant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-3913852626956193907Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:48:00 +00002012-01-22T09:48:26.145+08:002012 Chinese New Year To all my readers, best wishes for your health, happiness and prosperity in the Year of the Dragon. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/9ugFWE8FOpE/gong-xi-fa-cai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YTTYfuv8Afj9L5dhPiLQm_ZNUV4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YTTYfuv8Afj9L5dhPiLQm_ZNUV4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YTTYfuv8Afj9L5dhPiLQm_ZNUV4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YTTYfuv8Afj9L5dhPiLQm_ZNUV4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=9ugFWE8FOpE:JIN_tbGREu8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/9ugFWE8FOpE" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2012/01/gong-xi-fa-cai.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-4231859605701763760Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:02:00 +00002012-01-15T19:02:39.649+08:00Haw Par Villas Tiger Balm Singapore Tourist BoardI visited Singapore's Haw Par Villas recently. It had been over a decade since my last visit. During that time, the Haw Par Villas have dropped off from most tourist guidebooks covering Singapore. An unfortunate development as the 'Tiger Balm Gardens' (another name for the same park) is a unique mix of Chinese culture and serene natural surroundings. The Tiger Balm Gardens were built by a wealthyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/tLSAuUfOGXc/haw-par-villas-singapores-neglected.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dza7rwhvN-yh3L5Lr028kE0qETE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dza7rwhvN-yh3L5Lr028kE0qETE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dza7rwhvN-yh3L5Lr028kE0qETE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dza7rwhvN-yh3L5Lr028kE0qETE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=tLSAuUfOGXc:38M79pfxKMM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/tLSAuUfOGXc" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2012/01/haw-par-villas-singapores-neglected.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-726188680290992114Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:50:00 +00002012-01-08T22:50:10.150+08:00Dubai UAE Singapore TravelSurely, it is. Not just for Singaporeans but for most nationalities. Perhaps one of the only dangers arises if one is a Palestinian on the Israeli Mossad's hit list in which case even five star hotels become unsafe. Singaporeans, however, might be mistaken in believing that the Dubai authorities act with reckless abandon if a recent article in the New Paper were anything to go by. Yes, the New http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/LHf-OS2PV-0/is-dubai-safe-for-singaporean-visitors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xX7XnDr29q_E5lbqe8YoHb-2nrg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xX7XnDr29q_E5lbqe8YoHb-2nrg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xX7XnDr29q_E5lbqe8YoHb-2nrg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xX7XnDr29q_E5lbqe8YoHb-2nrg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=LHf-OS2PV-0:sasGyClLqL0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/LHf-OS2PV-0" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2012/01/is-dubai-safe-for-singaporean-visitors.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-6051538222486213394Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:12:00 +00002012-01-01T19:00:20.159+08:002012 Happy New Year Saudi Arabia Iran Arab Spring Economy2012 begins a new year, leaving behind a year many will be happy to forget. Economically, 2011 saw the European debt crisis deepen. The Euro's future survival, at least in its current form, became a topic of discussion. The US economy showed signs of life; just barely and only in the context of the anaemic growth of the previous few years. Despite the ups and downs, US stocks as measured by the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/SbKkqbOP8lM/2011-grand-mooftis-two-cents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qRd3_H559yvlUVVWQHrT_oIqCic/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qRd3_H559yvlUVVWQHrT_oIqCic/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qRd3_H559yvlUVVWQHrT_oIqCic/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qRd3_H559yvlUVVWQHrT_oIqCic/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=SbKkqbOP8lM:RxVh_8WNbis:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/SbKkqbOP8lM" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2012/01/2011-grand-mooftis-two-cents.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-9210152231318335804Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:40:00 +00002011-12-25T09:40:37.181+08:00Happy New Year Merry Christmas Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2012 to all my readers. Thank you for visiting the Grand Moofti Speaks! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/Q2k3W1nr_aI/seasons-greetings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/axVLAsD0-COuG9Nj5UWCHFUKpG4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/axVLAsD0-COuG9Nj5UWCHFUKpG4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/axVLAsD0-COuG9Nj5UWCHFUKpG4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/axVLAsD0-COuG9Nj5UWCHFUKpG4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=Q2k3W1nr_aI:lh29SXLKqI4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/Q2k3W1nr_aI" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/12/seasons-greetings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-8432157093294355373Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:34:00 +00002011-12-18T18:46:41.633+08:00Singapore Crime Economy PAP MRTThere was a time not too long ago that the phrase, "It can't happen in Singapore" was applicable to most any situation. After all, Singapore was clinically efficient. The city and its leadership had the Midas touch. The republic went from Third World to First World in one generation. Notwithstanding his authoritarian tendencies, Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) gave the world lessons on economic development http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/nRXXSSb3jOE/singapores-mid-life-crisis-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wqChOxe11RWoUi7WSqTh4jsfgqU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wqChOxe11RWoUi7WSqTh4jsfgqU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wqChOxe11RWoUi7WSqTh4jsfgqU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wqChOxe11RWoUi7WSqTh4jsfgqU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=nRXXSSb3jOE:GXa4b54-aoo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/nRXXSSb3jOE" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/12/singapores-mid-life-crisis-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-6503998903026948114Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:55:00 +00002011-12-12T08:55:54.668+08:00US Europe Islam World HistorySingapore authorities like to compartmentalize Singaporeans into four basic categories: Chinese, Malay, Indian and others. Consequently, all Singaporean individuals are subsumed into one of the four racial groupings. Such cataloguing helps make order out of seeming incoherence.  Historians resemble policymakers in the area of 'convenient labelling.' Historians tend to break history down into http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/ni04tCdKHMY/historys-new-era-dollar-euro-and-age-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XfwGipOvaVs265a5eOlk2DLc9t8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XfwGipOvaVs265a5eOlk2DLc9t8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XfwGipOvaVs265a5eOlk2DLc9t8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XfwGipOvaVs265a5eOlk2DLc9t8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=ni04tCdKHMY:ccEgpbG__Qg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/ni04tCdKHMY" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/12/historys-new-era-dollar-euro-and-age-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-7918028941325685232Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:47:00 +00002011-12-05T15:47:34.000+08:00Islam Arab Muslims KoranThe 'Arabization' of Islam is not a new concept. Tensions between Arab Muslims and non-Arab Muslims have existed since Islam's earliest days. During the eigth century Umayyad Caliphate non-Arab Muslims (Mawali) were often seen as inferior to their Arab counterparts.  World's Muslims by percentage of total population (source: Wikipedia) The reasons for this view are complex. Politically, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/SbYF88kpqyQ/islams-modernization-arabization-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dX_zmg2eu2A_V3ABGx-hVrrOwDs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dX_zmg2eu2A_V3ABGx-hVrrOwDs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dX_zmg2eu2A_V3ABGx-hVrrOwDs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dX_zmg2eu2A_V3ABGx-hVrrOwDs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=SbYF88kpqyQ:rsjs6_JT5i8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/SbYF88kpqyQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/12/islams-modernization-arabization-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-1964126807097520569Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:01:00 +00002011-11-27T21:01:10.109+08:00Singapore Pakistan Military Soldiers National Service IndiansPakistan existed neither as a concept nor a nation-state until the 1940s. Singapore, on the contrary, has been a flourishing port city with a diverse population for many centuries. It is easy to point to the impact of Chinese, Malays and Indians on Singapore's history. That Mandarin, Malay and Tamil, along with English, are Singapore's official languages is testament to that fact. However, withinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/4p8qohowKoE/pakistanis-in-1900s-singapore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dcw7Z1xwK9F4g8C_PKWxunzADgE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dcw7Z1xwK9F4g8C_PKWxunzADgE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dcw7Z1xwK9F4g8C_PKWxunzADgE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dcw7Z1xwK9F4g8C_PKWxunzADgE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=4p8qohowKoE:lMBxyWMriJ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/4p8qohowKoE" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/11/pakistanis-in-1900s-singapore.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-6963223388442219471Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:21:00 +00002011-11-22T15:21:22.685+08:00Singapore Switzerland Branding Casinos GamblingSome years ago the Singapore government announced its decision to permit casinos in the hitherto straitlaced city-state. It was time to reinvent Singapore.   The government was searching for new ways to keep economic growth chugging along at the high rates Singaporeans took for granted. At the time, it seemed that I was a minority voice opposed to the introduction of legalized gambling in our ownhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/YsR4HS6I744/singapores-casinos-crime-money-lending.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TM_QEBstQvT6svb8EImjWiXt2Ss/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TM_QEBstQvT6svb8EImjWiXt2Ss/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TM_QEBstQvT6svb8EImjWiXt2Ss/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TM_QEBstQvT6svb8EImjWiXt2Ss/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=YsR4HS6I744:Fb_y7m1yqwg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/YsR4HS6I744" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/11/singapores-casinos-crime-money-lending.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-2932236324808550005Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:15:00 +00002011-11-14T22:03:25.815+08:00Singapore Dollar Business Cost of LivingSeveral different currents flow through today's Singapore. Some of these must be cause for consternation to policymakers. They ebb and flow at a differing pace but all combine to form a torrent as ordinary citizens vent frustration at the government. Ensuring Singapore's economic competitiveness is one of the most vexing issues for policymakers, especially in light of increasing costs. Some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/lr3rwqzPN1o/singapores-cost-of-living-and-global.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1hvG1nT8OreikFJs_nAQ3-Bm5U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1hvG1nT8OreikFJs_nAQ3-Bm5U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1hvG1nT8OreikFJs_nAQ3-Bm5U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1hvG1nT8OreikFJs_nAQ3-Bm5U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=lr3rwqzPN1o:b9GFeAqeV2o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/lr3rwqzPN1o" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/11/singapores-cost-of-living-and-global.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-7257261311226652388Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:31:00 +00002011-10-17T09:31:22.147+08:00MRT Singapore Immigration Population GDP Elections Foreign TalentOne significant factor in Singapore's economic growth of the last few decades has been quantity: a much larger quantity of people. Singapore's population grew by approximately two million during the last two decades. Adding two million consumers, or a growth rate of approximately 67 percent over Singapore's 1990 population of three million, is a powerful driver of growth. Singapore's new http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/14mHV9RnagE/singapores-first-world-problems-quality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IJG2LIwim1Me1GL57qFjz6PBqPs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IJG2LIwim1Me1GL57qFjz6PBqPs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IJG2LIwim1Me1GL57qFjz6PBqPs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IJG2LIwim1Me1GL57qFjz6PBqPs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=14mHV9RnagE:6znasF4gkc0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/14mHV9RnagE" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/10/singapores-first-world-problems-quality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-8173445481237708156Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:32:00 +00002011-10-10T22:04:07.972+08:00SIngapore Malaysia ISA Temasek GICMalaysia's proposal to repeal the Internal Security Act (ISA) has obvious repercussions for Singapore. Many Singaporean social activists and opposition workers have jumped on the 'repeal ISA' bandwagon. Former ISA detainees and their family members will surely make cogent arguments for the ISA's repeal.Undoubtedly, the ISA is draconian in nature. The legislation provides the government with a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/8pmxUtmMKc8/singapores-internal-security-act.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ay33-PulJD5c5Ztenhxmt1UcDeY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ay33-PulJD5c5Ztenhxmt1UcDeY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ay33-PulJD5c5Ztenhxmt1UcDeY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ay33-PulJD5c5Ztenhxmt1UcDeY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=8pmxUtmMKc8:wM1rnhmCco8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/8pmxUtmMKc8" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/10/singapores-internal-security-act.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-8179129481870551796Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:11:00 +00002011-10-03T10:11:50.401+08:00Islam Feminism Saudi Arabia GCCFor many women in parts of the Islamic world time travel is a daily affair. Beyond the confines of their own home, women remain non-entities with limited legal status. Outside their house, these women find themselves back in the nineteenth century. I am not referring to social discrimination against women. Unfortunately, much of the discrimination is state sanctioned and enforced by law courts. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/JAMMvTiywz0/islams-perverse-time-machine-welcome-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cuZaZFc4Zd8twdbJtTuCndhbn2Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cuZaZFc4Zd8twdbJtTuCndhbn2Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cuZaZFc4Zd8twdbJtTuCndhbn2Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cuZaZFc4Zd8twdbJtTuCndhbn2Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=JAMMvTiywz0:rJ6g38MfeFs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/JAMMvTiywz0" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/10/islams-perverse-time-machine-welcome-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-3448883811855352407Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:11:00 +00002011-09-26T10:11:48.855+08:00MRT Singapore Immigration PopulationOf late, one of Singaporeans' main grievances has been the deterioration in the quality of journeys on Singapore's subway or MRT system. In reality, the MRT's service quality has not declined. Trains still run regularly. Breakdowns or delays are rare. It is simply that MRT trains have become extremely crowded. During peak hours, it is not unusual for commuters to wait for the third or fourth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/v4AFFqvcyxM/singapores-one-million-decade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/APIW7ERrGroEvBGda-3BjIF-HSI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/APIW7ERrGroEvBGda-3BjIF-HSI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/APIW7ERrGroEvBGda-3BjIF-HSI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/APIW7ERrGroEvBGda-3BjIF-HSI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=v4AFFqvcyxM:R9CREvbFFqo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/v4AFFqvcyxM" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/09/singapores-one-million-decade.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-4163704765307756764Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:15:00 +00002011-09-19T10:15:22.012+08:00Turkey Ottoman Arabs Libya IranIn the sixteenth century the Mediterranean Sea was an Ottoman lake. From their capital Istanbul, the Ottomans held sway over lands including Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Syria. Perhaps as a result of Ottoman suzerainty of Arab lands, Arabs have traditionally not held sympathetic views about Turks. Like most modern Turks, the Ottomans identified themselves as a European power with a constant desire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/V4R-JwcZ06s/new-ottomans-persian-iran-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gUtUcokLiKIwd1NJ96oPEvCtZf8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gUtUcokLiKIwd1NJ96oPEvCtZf8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gUtUcokLiKIwd1NJ96oPEvCtZf8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gUtUcokLiKIwd1NJ96oPEvCtZf8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=V4R-JwcZ06s:Y7zIlC7Wpoo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/V4R-JwcZ06s" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-ottomans-persian-iran-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-5719071444357765082Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:38:00 +00002011-09-12T11:30:57.706+08:00AMLA Sharia Singapore Straits TimesSince my return to Singapore in 2009, the Straits Times has published many of my letters. Subjects have included Temasek Holding, Singapore Post, the Singapore Law Society and SMRT amongst others. However, try as hard as I might, the Straits Times refuses to publish any of my opinions on Singapore's Administration of Muslim Law Act. I have sent many letters on the subject to the Straits Times.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/MueMqthifXU/is-singapores-administration-of-muslim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/voGa18hb-2UDHEyuSnHzyWgbYIc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/voGa18hb-2UDHEyuSnHzyWgbYIc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/voGa18hb-2UDHEyuSnHzyWgbYIc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/voGa18hb-2UDHEyuSnHzyWgbYIc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=MueMqthifXU:9P4C4kmdx10:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/MueMqthifXU" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/09/is-singapores-administration-of-muslim.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-6075660875242868706Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:27:00 +00002011-09-05T10:27:53.086+08:00Singapore PAP Elections PoliticsA gust of the Arabian Spring breeze blew straight across West Asia and found itself on the shores of East Asia's Little Red Dot. Arab discontent had few release valves, ultimately forcing citizens onto the streets. Fortunately, Singaporeans have the chance to use a less disruptive method: elections.Surprising many observers, Singapore's democracy demonstrated vibrancy not anticipated even a few http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/IOJK7rK9KSY/singapores-arabian-spring-and-its-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/evxstIrW9Mwb4HAGMa0B9QZ1MVI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/evxstIrW9Mwb4HAGMa0B9QZ1MVI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/evxstIrW9Mwb4HAGMa0B9QZ1MVI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/evxstIrW9Mwb4HAGMa0B9QZ1MVI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=IOJK7rK9KSY:G1zOub-vch4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/IOJK7rK9KSY" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/09/singapores-arabian-spring-and-its-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-3525106236533293031Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:14:00 +00002011-08-31T13:14:59.134+08:00Eid Hari Raya The Grand Moofti wishes Eid mubarik to all readers!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/Fi0wCqsVr2g/eid-mubarik.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uymN2FSZJTRPh7nKghWb450eYk0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uymN2FSZJTRPh7nKghWb450eYk0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uymN2FSZJTRPh7nKghWb450eYk0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uymN2FSZJTRPh7nKghWb450eYk0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=Fi0wCqsVr2g:tVc6EfLsRqc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/Fi0wCqsVr2g" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/eid-mubarik.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-1964053769948147238Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:07:00 +00002011-08-29T11:07:13.987+08:00Arab GCC Libya Egypt Tunisia IraqAlmost without exception, Arab summers are hot: temperatures above forty degrees normal. However, summer 2011 may go down as one of the region's hottest seasons irrespective of mercury readings. Several Arab countries still feel the heat of popular revolt. Libya's Tripoli is all but conquered. Gaddafi and his sons remain at large but his leadership's achievements are material for history books. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/0e3N7qcTPXw/libya-and-egypt-regime-versus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5G2_PwjkhRbOXcQ01_yWHByxZio/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5G2_PwjkhRbOXcQ01_yWHByxZio/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5G2_PwjkhRbOXcQ01_yWHByxZio/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5G2_PwjkhRbOXcQ01_yWHByxZio/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=0e3N7qcTPXw:VDtOLAi6Bgw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/0e3N7qcTPXw" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/libya-and-egypt-regime-versus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-5368150599228378975Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:47:00 +00002011-08-22T10:47:31.249+08:00MUIS Zakat Pakistan Malay IndianIt is not often I am contacted by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS). When MUIS does contact me it is almost certainly about donations. Admittedly, I am not MUIS' best patron. I already contest MUIS' stake on my assets through Singapore's Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA) as an unfair claim. I do not like the idea of MUIS forcibly determining the disposition of my assets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/ta1_jEbqEas/charity-muis-and-being-pakistani-malay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EWZrcgOkfNzGdxMwIS5EyOcAf1s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EWZrcgOkfNzGdxMwIS5EyOcAf1s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EWZrcgOkfNzGdxMwIS5EyOcAf1s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EWZrcgOkfNzGdxMwIS5EyOcAf1s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=ta1_jEbqEas:tkv3Ieglljs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/ta1_jEbqEas" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/charity-muis-and-being-pakistani-malay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-7288691910424029185Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:54:00 +00002011-08-15T10:54:00.976+08:00Islam Al-Qaeeda London Riots Englad RUCMost thought the recent riots in England were simple riots involving hooligans. However, in a bizarre twist to a constantly unfolding plot an 'Al-Qaeeda' connection has been uncovered. British intelligence, in a dossier delivered to the cabinet's COBRA security committee, devoted much time to the theory that the rioting was not spontaneous but rather a part of a sophisticated Islamist conspiracy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/XGInEJ667Vk/londons-burning-englands-riots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tlzAmErBZIf6iiFIKlt136eCh6Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tlzAmErBZIf6iiFIKlt136eCh6Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tlzAmErBZIf6iiFIKlt136eCh6Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tlzAmErBZIf6iiFIKlt136eCh6Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=XGInEJ667Vk:pz0PGwYOG5o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/XGInEJ667Vk" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/londons-burning-englands-riots.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565039339558342817.post-1637392339351129038Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:06:00 +00002011-08-23T20:43:52.571+08:00Singapore GIC Sovereign Wealth FundsThe following letter was sent to the Straits Times Forum on July 31. As of August 8, the letter has not been published.  To the Editor:Singaporeans welcome GIC's recent announcement to reveal additional information by providing five and ten year annual rates of return on its portfolio. Based on published reports, it seems that GIC's portfolio information is reported to the media in US Dollars. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/-48Mj6UFbso/singapores-gic-portfolio-measuring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Imran Ahmed)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6qfudEBmHjiC2GjdRN0aXzD_BN4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6qfudEBmHjiC2GjdRN0aXzD_BN4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6qfudEBmHjiC2GjdRN0aXzD_BN4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6qfudEBmHjiC2GjdRN0aXzD_BN4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?a=-48Mj6UFbso:VU67qlE7xHg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ZobK?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~4/-48Mj6UFbso" height="1" width="1"/>http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/singapores-gic-portfolio-measuring.html