| Who: I Yam | Rhetor • Citizen • Fakir |
| Where: Here | Californian • Pakistani-American |
| Wherefrom: Roots | Awadhi by culture • Nigerian by birth |
| What: Origins | Karachiite/Muhajir |
This was the Pakistan that survived the Zia years. We were just coming out of that long night and tendrils of the life that had gone underground were starting to grow. From this came Vitals Signs, and Dil Dil Pakistan, and Junoon…
And this is still my favorite Bhangra:
Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) is exactly the kind of “naqsh-e-kohan” Iqbal was talking about. A sign of brutal oppression. Created by a jabir dictator without a mandate from constitution, law, faith, or the Ummah.
The Allama’s recommendation:
“Mita do!”
I posted this on my Medium blog in the last day or two:
James the Brother of Our Lord and Islam’s Jesus
https://ifaqeer.medium.com/james-the-brother-of-jesus-and-islams-jesus-57ccd2c3ec29
The current incarnation of my blog is starting to come together:
Every coal plant in the US (except for 1) is more expensive to run than building new wind or solar
For 75% of coal capacity, renewable energy is much cheaper - offering savings of at least 30%
New Coal Cost Crossover report from Energy Innovation LLC:
https://energyinnovation.org/publication/the-coal-cost-crossover-3-0/
<p>New analysis finds 99 percent of existing U.S. coal plants are more expensive to run than replacement by local wind, solar, and energy storage resources. Transitioning to clean energy resources would save enough to finance nearly 150 gigawatts of four-hour battery storage, and would generate $589 billion in new investment across the U.S.</p>
Almost every Pakistani will quote judgements from the Supreme Court of #Pakistan to support their own arguments—and decry them as mercenary when it goes against them. A more complete report card from three kickass court reporters; @HasnaatMalik, @QayyumReports, @nasiriqbal51
Sarah McLaughlin
Jeff Spencer
King Kaufman