IntentBlog http://www.intentblog.com/ en Copyright 2010 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:01:18 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Terrorist Attack in Mumbai We are jolted again by the horrific news of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. No religion or nation, regardless of race and ethnicity, could ever condone the mass murder of innocents without forever condemning their souls to darkness. My heart goes out to the people who lost their lives and to untold others who have been left behind to pick up the pieces from this tragedy. As a Pakistani-American I have often enjoyed staying at the Taj hotel and have been welcomed warmly by Indians of all backgrounds. Having performed all over India with Junoon,including earlier this year, in Kashmir. tonight my heart is with India and its people. Your grief is our grief,your blood is our blood.Only together can we overcome the darkness of our times.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2008/11/terrorist_attac.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2008/11/terrorist_attac.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:04:03 -0800 Remembering Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997) Long before 9/11 and the subsequent drum beat of a war on terror and talk of a clash of civilisations between Islam and the West, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistan's greatest musical export, sang ecstatically about the Oneness of God and love for humanity.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/08/remembering_nus.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/08/remembering_nus.html General Discussion Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:37:41 -0800 Jihad and Suicide in Islam JIHAD
Prophet Muhammad described armed struggle against tyranny and oppression as a LESSER JIHAD. He also warned against the dark whisperings of the Nafs (ego) and called the fight against the lower self,the GREATER JIHAD.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/08/jihad_and_suici.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/08/jihad_and_suici.html General Discussion Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:07:36 -0800 Two sides to the story Friends, this is a very painful video to watch but it shows the US soldiers' predicament and frustration in Iraq as well as the hell inflicted upon Iraqi society as a result of the war...

peace,
salman

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/07/two_sides_to_th.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/07/two_sides_to_th.html Politics Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:47:37 -0800 Inner debate in Pakistan about culture, religion and politics Check out this video...

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/07/inner_debate_in.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/07/inner_debate_in.html General Discussion Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:32:57 -0800 Pledge of Allegiance Gets It Right Many years ago, when I was growing up as a Muslim-American teen in New York's Tappan Zee High School, every morning during homeroom I would join my classmates in a wonderful ritual by putting my hand over my heart and pledging allegiance to " One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all." Those key eleven words still touch my heart and mind and define the spirit of America.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/01/pledge_of_alleg.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/01/pledge_of_alleg.html Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:31:20 -0800 God is Within, the Sufi Poet Wrote Just over 300 years ago, the Muslim Sufi poet Bulleh Shah, while a student at a madrassa (Islamic school) in what is now Pakistan, asked his religious teacher this question: "What is the point of washing one's hands and feet before prayers if the heart wasn't clean?"

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2006/12/god_is_within_t.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2006/12/god_is_within_t.html Spirituality & Relationships Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:01:03 -0800 Life's Breath of Peace how many miles must we travel
how many lives must we squander

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2006/10/lifes_breath_of.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2006/10/lifes_breath_of.html General Discussion Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:22:00 -0800 Message from Beirut - A Plea for Sanity As a human being who believes in the goodness of our race, I am deeply saddened, angry and dumbstruck by the stupidity of our "leaders". This is a cathartic piece which will touch all hearts no matter how cold. It eloquently and incisively expresses

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2006/08/message_from_be.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2006/08/message_from_be.html Politics Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:00:07 -0800 Art (and culture) humanizes what politics demonize. I shared this perspective at the recently concluded US-Islamic Forum in Doha, Qatar. In a rapidly chaging world, pop culture: music, films, tv and the internet can play a powerful counteractive role to the politics of hate, fear and suspicion.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2006/02/art_and_culture.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2006/02/art_and_culture.html Media & Entertainment Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:08:00 -0800 Salman Ahmad's First Post When we look back at these times many years from now, the 60th anniversary of the United Nations will be seen as a period of great social transformation. Three powerful currents will have directed the course of this social change: the internet, the war on terror and HIV/AIDS will have been the most important influences on the lives of 6 billion people living in the world today.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2005/08/salman_ahmads_f.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2005/08/salman_ahmads_f.html General Discussion Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:43:00 -0800