Essays to the Contrary

Valentine's Day: Some Origins, Symbols & Pseudo-Sufi Delight

Omar Zaid

Feb 14, 2011

Editor’s Note: What follows immediately is taken from an unpublished MS of mine which I hope to finish this year, insh’Allah. Further on below is a quick extract drawn from Wikipedia. The Uraeus (Above Left) From Kircher’s Oedipus Aegyptiacus “The spinal cord was symbolized by a snake, and the serpent coiled upon the foreheads of…

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What You Really Should Know About the Muslim Brotherhood and Other Stooges

Omar Zaid

Feb 12, 2011

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Uncle Warlocks and FNF (Fox News Fabricators), the Muslim Brotherhood is now getting some airplay. At the moment, I do not have the time to write another essay on the matter, yet I feel it is important for the ”sober some’ to have access to this perspective on history. Hence, I…

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Egypt's Revolution: A Response From Tom Dark

Omar Zaid

Feb 10, 2011

Gentlemen, I’ve wearied myself considerably keeping up with “on the ground” tweeters in Egypt, along with my agency chores, which are often like “Bartleby the Scrivener’s” in the first place. I hope I can write a few brief sensible things with eyes open. Watching all this is part of a very grand personal experiment for…

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WE BLESS THEE ISRAEL — by Mark Beck

Omar Zaid

Feb 9, 2011

31/5/10 – Written by Mark Glenn Today, while driving through town, I wound up behind a minivan that had a big sticker on the back. The sticker had an Israeli flag in the middle of it and under it the quotation from the book of Genesis thatreads “I will bless those who bless thee.” I…

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