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Harvest moon rising

posted by Aziz Poonawalla | 10:56pm Sunday September 11, 2011

The first full moon of September is known as the Harvest moon – it’s a gorgeous, ethereal beacon in the sky. There’s a serenity about the full Harvest moon that captivates the eye and the mind. For months, we’ve watched [...]

Let’s dedicate this Valentine’s Day to fighting domestic violence

posted by Aziz Poonawalla | 2:04pm Friday February 12, 2010

I think it fitting that as Valentine’s Day approaches, we should pause to remember that as we celebrate love, we should also act to preserve and protect it from darker impulses. For far too many women, just being alone of [...]

the view from Cuffe Parade

posted by Aziz Poonawalla | 9:16pm Wednesday December 23, 2009

This is the view from an apartment of friends of ours who live in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. The view is west, over the Arabian Sea (see the map). CP and Colaba and other areas at the very tip of Mumbai [...]

a satirical rickshaw

posted by Aziz Poonawalla | 5:29am Wednesday December 23, 2009

The sign on the back of the foremost rickshaw was harsh indeed. I’ve been forced to walk most of the time because the surplus of Bohra pilgrims to Ashara has made it a suppliers’ market, as far as transportation goes. [...]

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posted 4:19:40pm Jan. 25, 2012 | read full post »

Letter from a Birmingham Jail - Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. wrote this letter while incarcerated on a charge of parading without a permit. It was in response to prominent white religious leaders of the Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Roman Catholic churches, and Reform Judaism, who were against his protest marches, fe

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