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  1. Great refutation of Caldwell's book on Muslim immigrants in Europe: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091214/lalami about 7 hours ago from web
  2. Another ex of awareness #fail RT @texasinafrica Not liking this "mention 'Africa,' updates turn red" thing. There's more to Africa than AIDS 11:13 AM Dec 1st from web
  3. The word "Africa" shows up in red too? 8:15 AM Dec 1st from web
  4. SVP has been emboldened to ban practices which don't exist among Swiss Muslims anyway: http://tiny.cc/HyqQz (via Swissinfo) Sigh. 5:06 AM Dec 1st from web
  5. How did the SVP manage to convince people that minarets = political, extremist symbol? What an utterly bizarre leap of logic. 4:54 AM Dec 1st from web
  6. Globe & Mail makes an important, uncomfortable comparison RT @alanna_shaikh Useful, depressing analysis on minaret ban http://adjix.com/8txt 4:52 AM Dec 1st from web
  7. Mouthwatering post and photos about khao soi RT @EatingAsia More musings on the origins of one delicious Thai noodle. http://bit.ly/7vZyPH 4:40 AM Dec 1st from web
  8. RT @monaeltahawy: Europe's Call to Intolerance: My Washington Post column on the Swiss minaret ban http://tinyurl.com/yljpeok 10:24 PM Nov 30th from web
  9. Minaret ban has shown need for more engagement of European Muslims with their compatriots to address fears & misconceptions. An opportunity? 10:21 PM Nov 30th from web
  10. Have decided to believe that the Tiger Woods incident is related to the Dubai World crisis. 10:15 AM Nov 29th from web
  11. Oh, and Muslims brothers and sisters, please please don't react stupidly. No riots in front of Swiss embassies, etc. Thanks. 8:14 AM Nov 29th from web
  12. Votes like this, Prop 8 and Dubya 2004 make me weep for democracy. Eid Mubarak, Swiss Muslims. 8:12 AM Nov 29th from web
  13. Shout out to the enlightened peeps of Geneva and Vaud cantons for rejecting the ban. The rest of you hillbillies are on notice! 8:11 AM Nov 29th from web
  14. Looks like the Swiss minaret ban might pass. Shocked. Can't imagine the outcry if, say, Egypt banned chuch towers. WTF? 6:29 AM Nov 29th from web
  15. Had no clue what protest was for; thought it was related to tomorrow's idiotic minaret ban referrendum. 8:38 AM Nov 28th from TweetDeck
  16. Violence at WTO protest in Geneva today: http://tiny.cc/MvSSH Were on our way out of town when saw streets closed and police in riot gear. 8:34 AM Nov 28th from web
  17. Having some pho for lunch then heading back to Cham. 2:44 AM Nov 28th from TweetDeck
  18. I paid money to see New Moon last night. Don't judge me. It was HILARIOUS. 2:43 AM Nov 28th from TweetDeck
  19. @Transitionland Ha ha, I actually remember seeing an unusually high number of wedding dress shops in Albania! 2:40 AM Nov 28th from TweetDeck
  20. It never ceases to amuse me that "wi-fi" in French is pronounced "wee fee." 1:49 AM Nov 27th from TweetDeck
  • Name monasf
  • Location Chamonix-Mont Blanc
  • Bio An Egyptian-American in France, development type, Twitter lurker
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