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		<title>By: Justforfun</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112575</link>
		<dc:creator>Justforfun</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sid - very funny 

now for some grammer lessons

http://www.indianpad.in/view/149/indian-explains-the-word-fk/

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sid &#8211; very funny </p>
<p>now for some grammer lessons</p>
<p><a href="http://www.indianpad.in/view/149/indian-explains-the-word-fk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.indianpad.in/view/149/indian-explains-the-word-fk/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Anas</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>:D lol Sid, excellent joke.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <img src='http://www.pickledpolitics.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  lol Sid, excellent joke.</p>
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		<title>By: Refresh</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112539</link>
		<dc:creator>Refresh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He signs off

&#039;Somewhat based on partly true events.&#039;

whereas they are the meanderings of tedious mind.

Found the comments much funnier - don&#039;t miss the link to shariafinancewatch blog. Looks like a jihadwatch franchise roll-out.

Nice work eteraz, for a court jester.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He signs off</p>
<p>&#8216;Somewhat based on partly true events.&#8217;</p>
<p>whereas they are the meanderings of tedious mind.</p>
<p>Found the comments much funnier &#8211; don&#8217;t miss the link to shariafinancewatch blog. Looks like a jihadwatch franchise roll-out.</p>
<p>Nice work eteraz, for a court jester.</p>
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		<title>By: Sid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>here&#039;s a Jewish Muslim joke:

&quot;Moishe, have you lost your mind? Why are you reading an Arab newspaper?&quot; Moishe replied, &quot;I used to read the Jewish newspaper, but what did I find? Jews being persecuted, Israel being attacked, Jews disappearing through assimilation and intermarriage, Jews living in poverty. So I switched to the Arab newspaper. Now what do I find? Jews own all the banks, Jews control the media, Jews are all rich and powerful, Jews rule the world. The news is so much better!&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>here&#8217;s a Jewish Muslim joke:</p>
<p>&#8220;Moishe, have you lost your mind? Why are you reading an Arab newspaper?&#8221; Moishe replied, &#8220;I used to read the Jewish newspaper, but what did I find? Jews being persecuted, Israel being attacked, Jews disappearing through assimilation and intermarriage, Jews living in poverty. So I switched to the Arab newspaper. Now what do I find? Jews own all the banks, Jews control the media, Jews are all rich and powerful, Jews rule the world. The news is so much better!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Sid</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112527</link>
		<dc:creator>Sid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the estimable bananabrain is referring to the article by the estimable ali eteraz linked to by the estimable marvin #9.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the estimable bananabrain is referring to the article by the estimable ali eteraz linked to by the estimable marvin #9.</p>
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		<title>By: Refresh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Refresh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry, just didn&#039;t get it.</description>
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		<title>By: bananabrain</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112520</link>
		<dc:creator>bananabrain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>see, now, sid, you just made me crack up.

b&#039;shalom

bananabrain</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>see, now, sid, you just made me crack up.</p>
<p>b&#8217;shalom</p>
<p>bananabrain</p>
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		<title>By: Sid</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112518</link>
		<dc:creator>Sid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>well we have fugstar, he&#039;s a laugh a minute.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>well we have fugstar, he&#8217;s a laugh a minute.</p>
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		<title>By: bananabrain</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112511</link>
		<dc:creator>bananabrain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>oh, i don&#039;t know, there isn&#039;t enough humour about, particularly where muslims are concerned?

don&#039;t be a humourless lefty, refresh.

b&#039;shalom

bananabrain</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh, i don&#8217;t know, there isn&#8217;t enough humour about, particularly where muslims are concerned?</p>
<p>don&#8217;t be a humourless lefty, refresh.</p>
<p>b&#8217;shalom</p>
<p>bananabrain</p>
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		<title>By: Refresh</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112502</link>
		<dc:creator>Refresh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why would you do that?</description>
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		<title>By: bananabrain</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112498</link>
		<dc:creator>bananabrain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hur hur hur. that is a *really* funny article. i think i&#039;m going to start calling people muslamists from now on.

b&#039;shalom

bananabrain</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hur hur hur. that is a *really* funny article. i think i&#8217;m going to start calling people muslamists from now on.</p>
<p>b&#8217;shalom</p>
<p>bananabrain</p>
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		<title>By: Refresh</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112493</link>
		<dc:creator>Refresh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I know its unlike me but I will comment without reading most of what has gone upthread.

Just read about the review of Martin Amis&#039; latest foray into serious thinking:

Keyword:  &quot;Chuckleheaded&quot;
Use: To be used freely when describing Martin Amis, Melanie Philips, Michael Gove, Christopher Hitchens et al

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amis-he-owes-it-all-to-hitchens-says-critic-807790.html

&quot;chuckleheaded&quot;

&quot;pretentious and formalistic&quot;.

&quot;When did Martin Amis â€“ whose early journalism is among the best I&#039;ve ever read â€“ become such a jerk?&quot;

&quot;fair example of the myopic Western attitudes that helped create the problem it describes&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know its unlike me but I will comment without reading most of what has gone upthread.</p>
<p>Just read about the review of Martin Amis&#8217; latest foray into serious thinking:</p>
<p>Keyword:  &#8220;Chuckleheaded&#8221;<br />
Use: To be used freely when describing Martin Amis, Melanie Philips, Michael Gove, Christopher Hitchens et al</p>
<p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amis-he-owes-it-all-to-hitchens-says-critic-807790.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amis-he-owes-it-all-to-hitchens-says-critic-807790.html</a></p>
<p>&#8220;chuckleheaded&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;pretentious and formalistic&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;When did Martin Amis â€“ whose early journalism is among the best I&#8217;ve ever read â€“ become such a jerk?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;fair example of the myopic Western attitudes that helped create the problem it describes&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Sid</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112482</link>
		<dc:creator>Sid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think this study makes out muslims to be the Borg. It has taken pains to suggest that, microcosmically, there is a difference between what Syrians don&#039;t want and, say, and what Indonesians don&#039;t want. But macrocosmically, what muslims desire is surpise! - freakishly universal. More human condition than Borg, i&#039;d like to think.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think this study makes out muslims to be the Borg. It has taken pains to suggest that, microcosmically, there is a difference between what Syrians don&#8217;t want and, say, and what Indonesians don&#8217;t want. But macrocosmically, what muslims desire is surpise! &#8211; freakishly universal. More human condition than Borg, i&#8217;d like to think.</p>
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		<title>By: fugstar</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112481</link>
		<dc:creator>fugstar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>59.

Given your identification of the spam filter on global voices as a genocide denier i dont thing temperance is your quality. Akij biri walas alliance is news to me, but then deeni orgs have a lot of allies not all of whom have taste. But then i dont trust anything you write, especially on the issue of &#039;islamism&#039;. somebody  kicked your sandcastle down and it wasnt me. I can agree on your third point.

Nobody with a belief and vague understanding of deeni organisations in bangladesh as well the uk context would really believe anything you say. You are too synthetic and faked. Suffice to say your native informancy is probably not even worth much on the ideological rentboy market. Your unholier-than-me complex is your own problem and possibly linked to your south asian riligion issues.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>59.</p>
<p>Given your identification of the spam filter on global voices as a genocide denier i dont thing temperance is your quality. Akij biri walas alliance is news to me, but then deeni orgs have a lot of allies not all of whom have taste. But then i dont trust anything you write, especially on the issue of &#8216;islamism&#8217;. somebody  kicked your sandcastle down and it wasnt me. I can agree on your third point.</p>
<p>Nobody with a belief and vague understanding of deeni organisations in bangladesh as well the uk context would really believe anything you say. You are too synthetic and faked. Suffice to say your native informancy is probably not even worth much on the ideological rentboy market. Your unholier-than-me complex is your own problem and possibly linked to your south asian riligion issues.</p>
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		<title>By: Ali Eteraz</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112479</link>
		<dc:creator>Ali Eteraz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m so with Bikhair.

&quot;The only Polls I like are tall and hard working. Seriously enough with this Muslim Mind BS.&quot;

Amen.

I&#039;ll add that the only Polls I like are tall, with thick thighs and appear on Viva Polska.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m so with Bikhair.</p>
<p>&#8220;The only Polls I like are tall and hard working. Seriously enough with this Muslim Mind BS.&#8221;</p>
<p>Amen.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll add that the only Polls I like are tall, with thick thighs and appear on Viva Polska.</p>
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		<title>By: Ali Eteraz</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1849#comment-112478</link>
		<dc:creator>Ali Eteraz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So now that we like the answers that Muslim give -- because they aren&#039;t laced with jihadism -- there *is* a collective Muslim mind?

Eff that.

Why is everyone, Muslims included, always turning the Muslim into the Borg?

I&#039;ve mocked this mentality here:

http://www.jewcy.com/post/musamlism_may_spell_death_west</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So now that we like the answers that Muslim give &#8212; because they aren&#8217;t laced with jihadism &#8212; there *is* a collective Muslim mind?</p>
<p>Eff that.</p>
<p>Why is everyone, Muslims included, always turning the Muslim into the Borg?</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve mocked this mentality here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jewcy.com/post/musamlism_may_spell_death_west" rel="nofollow">http://www.jewcy.com/post/musamlism_may_spell_death_west</a></p>
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		<title>By: Sid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Listen, try and understand the difference between Islamist and muslim. Eveyone else has and they are wise to your ridiculous more-muslim-than-thou bollocks. Furthermore, get your facts right before you start piping up with that Islamist bumbaklart. To wit:

*Akij is an Islamist, he has a long history of backing the Jamaati Islami. 
*His philanthropic &quot;hospital&quot; project is not the modest, secret act of alms-giving to the poor you are making it out to be. Check his website.
*Given his track record of being a peddlar of tobacco for the last 60 years , I think it is his responsibility to build dozens more hospitals instead of funding the Jamaati.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listen, try and understand the difference between Islamist and muslim. Eveyone else has and they are wise to your ridiculous more-muslim-than-thou bollocks. Furthermore, get your facts right before you start piping up with that Islamist bumbaklart. To wit:</p>
<p>*Akij is an Islamist, he has a long history of backing the Jamaati Islami.<br />
*His philanthropic &#8220;hospital&#8221; project is not the modest, secret act of alms-giving to the poor you are making it out to be. Check his website.<br />
*Given his track record of being a peddlar of tobacco for the last 60 years , I think it is his responsibility to build dozens more hospitals instead of funding the Jamaati.</p>
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		<title>By: fugstar</title>
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		<dc:creator>fugstar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh sid, you talk such tripe with your greasy palmed and minded existance.  Bangladeshi men these days in bangladesh, when they get old tend to reflect on religion more than they did in their youth. You shout the word &#039;islamist&#039; like you are a rabid dog. you really should see  someone about that. Its quite embarrassing.

I can use dozens of examples but thats a public one. and the hospital is wonderful, of course you specialise in malevolence and evil and probably prefer the ones with better international PR and development propaganda attached. Thats your limitation. I was impressed at the service, but then again you proclaim yourself to be &#039;posh&#039; so i doubt you&#039;d have any cause to ever venture there to use a service needed by ordinary people. 

Promoting good with capital is not the sole preserve of capitalism, neither do the &#039;left&#039; have a monopoly on equity for goodness sake.

The point is that its the flavour willed into the philanthropy that says a lot. Secularising  forces can only get money from aid agencies or from state patronage I predict they may die out if the aid pump were switched off. The natural mode of philanthropy is through waqfs as the people organise around their values and put their own money where their hopes are.

there are at least 10 times more waqfs in that particular country than NGOs.

the &#039;muslim mind&#039; is a common ruse for people to let out their pent up issues. Sid you should read this crap book, it will make you even more stupid and misleading http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Muslim-Mind-Rajmohan-Gandhi/dp/014029905X</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh sid, you talk such tripe with your greasy palmed and minded existance.  Bangladeshi men these days in bangladesh, when they get old tend to reflect on religion more than they did in their youth. You shout the word &#8216;islamist&#8217; like you are a rabid dog. you really should see  someone about that. Its quite embarrassing.</p>
<p>I can use dozens of examples but thats a public one. and the hospital is wonderful, of course you specialise in malevolence and evil and probably prefer the ones with better international PR and development propaganda attached. Thats your limitation. I was impressed at the service, but then again you proclaim yourself to be &#8216;posh&#8217; so i doubt you&#8217;d have any cause to ever venture there to use a service needed by ordinary people. </p>
<p>Promoting good with capital is not the sole preserve of capitalism, neither do the &#8216;left&#8217; have a monopoly on equity for goodness sake.</p>
<p>The point is that its the flavour willed into the philanthropy that says a lot. Secularising  forces can only get money from aid agencies or from state patronage I predict they may die out if the aid pump were switched off. The natural mode of philanthropy is through waqfs as the people organise around their values and put their own money where their hopes are.</p>
<p>there are at least 10 times more waqfs in that particular country than NGOs.</p>
<p>the &#8216;muslim mind&#8217; is a common ruse for people to let out their pent up issues. Sid you should read this crap book, it will make you even more stupid and misleading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Muslim-Mind-Rajmohan-Gandhi/dp/014029905X" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Muslim-Mind-Rajmohan-Gandhi/dp/014029905X</a></p>
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		<title>By: bikhair</title>
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		<dc:creator>bikhair</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The only Polls I like are tall and hard working. Seriously enough with this Muslim Mind BS.</description>
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		<title>By: Sid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;AdDin hospital wasnt set up by an â€˜islamistâ€™.&lt;/em&gt;

Let&#039;s just say he has palm-greasing tendencies when it comes to the Jamaati Islami. 

&lt;em&gt;I can only speak from what ive seen and what i have looked for, but muslims with talent and money do beautiful things. Mostly in secret. they do not blog about it.&lt;/em&gt;

Silly fugoo! The Akij Group have hardly been secret about their &quot;philanthropic&quot; AdDin hospital, which was previously operated by the Save The Children charity. It&#039;s funny how good old Islamist capitalism is a &quot;beautiful thing&quot; to PhD students who don&#039;t know scientific research if it wore a headscarf, a police unifirm and came and sat on their face. 

[oops did i say that aloud?]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>AdDin hospital wasnt set up by an â€˜islamistâ€™.</em></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s just say he has palm-greasing tendencies when it comes to the Jamaati Islami. </p>
<p><em>I can only speak from what ive seen and what i have looked for, but muslims with talent and money do beautiful things. Mostly in secret. they do not blog about it.</em></p>
<p>Silly fugoo! The Akij Group have hardly been secret about their &#8220;philanthropic&#8221; AdDin hospital, which was previously operated by the Save The Children charity. It&#8217;s funny how good old Islamist capitalism is a &#8220;beautiful thing&#8221; to PhD students who don&#8217;t know scientific research if it wore a headscarf, a police unifirm and came and sat on their face. </p>
<p>[oops did i say that aloud?]</p>
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