Archive for February, 2007

Unscheduled offworld activation

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Since my last post touched on the topic of Stargate SG-1, I thought I’d take the time to say goodbye to what has been one of my favorite shows for the past 10 years (since I was 18!). I’m going to iss it. Stargate Atlantis is nice, but there’s something about SG-1.
The good […]

It’s Official

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

You can now go to Bittorrent.com, purchase, and download movies or TV shows…but only if you have Microsoft Windows XP, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and you live in the United States.
Now, help me understand the point of this. The motion picture industry supposedly wants to make legal downloads attractive to current illegal torrent […]

Rally For Peace

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

February 24th rally in London against the UK’s plans to renew their Trident nuclear warhead arsenal in direct violation of the international laws they claim to uphold.  In addition, they rallied for an end of the Iraq war, the pending war against Iran, and freedom for Palestinians.  Full coverage and photos at IndyMedia UK.

Media Spin-Doctors

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

How the western news media manipulates truth:
1. The Palestinians, Hizbullah, and Iran refuse to “recognize Israel.”
FALSE. It makes you wonder then, who they mean every time they say the word “Israel. This is just a gimmick, a way to keep Muslims looking like the extremist, intolerant ones, when, in reality, it is the […]

StepMania

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

StepMania has infected our house. We all have the bug, even 3-year-old Zahra. We ordered two dance pads, which took forever to get here (that’s another story), and we got them yesterday.
For those of you who don’t know…by the way, if you think dancing and music are haram, please don’t bother commenting on […]

(Not so) Remarkable Evidence

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Here at LanternTorch.com, we’ve been tracking the lead up to the U.S. war against Iran for the past two years. There are many who still seem either oblivious to our warnings or simply do not believe it to be possible. Those who are apathetic fail to realize that such a war will affect […]

We interrupt this blog

Friday, February 9th, 2007

…to make this special announcement.
Umm Zahra, my love. You have given me four years of love and happiness, and two beautiful daughters. May Allah reward you infinitely for being the best of mothers and following in the footsteps of Maryam (peace be upon her), mother of Jesus (peace be upon him) and Fatimah […]

Slavery in Indiana

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

In the spirit of Black History Month, here is some info I dug up on slavery in my home state, Indiana.
In 1787, slavery was made illegal in the Northwest Territory, which included the present states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
That, however, did not mean that someone who was already a […]

We are the champions

Monday, February 5th, 2007

For years growing up, watching the Colts, I dreamed of what it would be like if they were in the SuperBowl. Even when they were the lowest of the low, we used to go to their games and be so excited if they even won one game. Now they’ve reached the pinnacle. […]

Iran: The War is Coming

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

“Investigations by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and others, including British military officials, have concluded that Iran is not engaged in the cross-border supply of weapons. General Peter Pace, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said no such evidence exists.”
Yet the U.S. war against Iran is now imminent.