a bengali in TO

The personal, official blog of author Mezbauddin Mahtab

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Non-Arab Arabs

›
So while Katrina Kaif looks much better saying it, I also have to say it. "What's my name?" It's not Misbah, Misba, or *h...
34 comments:
Friday, November 26, 2010

Careful what you say ...!

›
So I am there at the office with my brother to pick up some papers and a package. it was 4.30 pm. At exactly 6 pm I had the badminton court ...
4 comments:
Monday, November 08, 2010

Superstitions

›
I recently read of the plight of a house owner in Markham who cannot sell his house because it is no. 4, which is "death" in Canto...
15 comments:
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Why Muslims Should (Not) Vote (Democrat)

›
Today, all the Facebook statuses of my politically active American friends are encouraging everyone to go out and vote. "Make your voic...
14 comments:
Saturday, October 30, 2010

Read With Meaning

›
This year three of my close friends depart for Hajj , inshAllah. I hope Allah accepts their Hajj and grants them (and all the Hajji s) a sa...
15 comments:
Sunday, October 24, 2010

Questions about "Islamic" Financing

›
I recently wrote a 2-page article with some questions I have on "Islamic" financing. Next month I have a meeting with a senior cle...
31 comments:
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

How To Have A Perfectly Sane Brown Wedding - Part 1

›
I attended a lot of weddings this summer, mostly desi weddings. If you don't know how desi weddings work, here's a primer . Now, in...
20 comments:
Monday, September 27, 2010

Boston Pizza Now Halal

›
This weekend the Wife and I decided to check out a Boston Pizza (a Canadian-based restaurant chain) near our residence. There was an added a...
14 comments:
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Why India Is Not Going Anywhere Fast

›
This article is penned not to bash India, but to remind Indians that glossing over their country's problems is not going to help India i...
14 comments:
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Lego Bollywood

›
So, following on from a busy Eid, I had a little bit of time on my hands this weekend. Movie: 3 Idiots A promotional poster for the movie. ...
9 comments:
Thursday, September 16, 2010

Lego Collectible Minifigures Series 2 Fun!

›
When the staff only half turned into a snake, Rameses the 75th decided this was the last time he bought something from Walmart. THIS. IS. SP...
6 comments:
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

How To Spot The Eid Grinch

›
Are you an Eid Grinch? Do you not have fun on Eid? How do you tell someone if they are the Eid humbug? Here are three signs. 1. Working on E...
13 comments:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

5 Tips for the Night Prayers

›
Now that the last 10 days of Ramadan are here (wow!), I thought I should rehash some of tips on how to attend the night prayers at the mosqu...
17 comments:
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

It's that time of the year again

›
It's that time of the year again. A flier outside a major grocery store in Toronto It's that time of the year when a sip of Rooh Afz...
15 comments:
Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Chicago

›
It was long weekend in Ontario, and we drove to Chicago with another friend and his wife for a "short short vacation", which is ho...
17 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version
Powered by Blogger.