a bengali in TO

The personal, official blog of author Mezbauddin Mahtab

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

A Declaration

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Morning. The Hilal Committee of Greater Toronto Association, the Crescent Committee and the Saudi Salafi organization have agreed that t...
Thursday, May 02, 2013

What I Told Aldo

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I now know NOT to give out my email to store cashiers when they ask for it.
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Friday, April 12, 2013

Canadian Spring

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Made this meme quickly today. This April has been a mixed bag so far. We had temperatures into the teens (celcius) and yesterday and tod...
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The Bangladesh Crisis Explored

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Bangladesh is right now in the middle of a political crisis that threatens the very well being of the country and her people. I wrote an art...
Thursday, March 14, 2013

An Ideal Mosque - Part I - The Praying Area

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Lately there has been a spike of interest in mosques and attendance by Muslims of religious services. WoodTurtle has a series on Unmosqued ...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Er ... Maalish

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"Hey, this water from the shower is hot !" "Um ... try turning the tap the other way, maybe that's the cold water....
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

A Blessing in Disguise

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I am currently in Dubai for a much needed vacation. Overheard the following conversation between two at Fajr prayer at a local mosque: ...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Boston

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This summer I had the opportunity to visit Boston. I had always wanted to see this city - one of the few American cities with actual histor...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Confessions of a New Parent

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Things not to say to your wife when she is in a 20-hour labour: "Oh, man, this hospital doesn't have wi-fi !" "I ha...
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Monday, April 16, 2012

Where are the Girls in this Mosque?

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I was shopping in another part of Toronto the other day, accompanied by my siblings, and it was time for the Maghreb prayer. There was a b...
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Why I Prefer Chinese Restaurants over Pakistani

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In Toronto we are blessed to have such high quality Pakistani and Chinese restaurants, that too halal , in a major Western city. Over the la...
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Friday, March 16, 2012

I was so nervous today

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So Sachin finally scores his hundredth 100, and it's the SECOND piece of news on Cricinfo ?! hehehe ... Shabash Bangladesh!
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Chicken or Egg Paradox and Islam

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Me: "You know, I have NEVER understood the chicken and egg paradox." Wife: "Oh, it's simple. Which came first, the chicke...
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Saturday, March 03, 2012

Why Muslim Feminists Don't Win

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Amongst my friends, I have been told that I have what can be termed as "traditional" or "conservative" views. I don'...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Few Facts about "Honour" Killing

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After a gruelling 10-week trial, the jury returned a guilty verdict in the Shafia "Honour" Killing murder trial in Kingston, Onta...
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

How To Plan A Trip To Europe - Part 1

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I get a lot of hits on this blog searching for "Europe vacation planning" or seeking specific details of an European trip. They ar...
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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Things I Learnt From The Movie Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl

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You can make a fully functional website for a hotel chain of hotels AND have it be on the top of Google search list, all in one day . If yo...
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Monday, January 09, 2012

Wife Space

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Wife to Husband: We need a new wardrobe. All our wardrobes are so small. I need some where to store my new clothes. Right now they are all i...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

How To Have A Perfectly Sane Brown Wedding - Part 2

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Following on from Part 1 . Rule Number 6 If you have seating arrangements, let it be known. Especially to the parents of the bride and groom...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Gender Segregated Weddings

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Have you ever been to a super boring wedding? When you sit apart from your wife, in different halls, and don't know anybody else, so you...
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