Throughout the course the cultural approach has been highly emphasized and is highly prevalent in each week of material. The material is very diverse, spanning different time periods, different civilizations and societies, and different cultural means. It compares, contrasts, and intertwines music to art to architecture to poetry to literature to religion and everything in […]

The Reluctant Fundamentalist explored a very controversial theme and raised very important questions that are quite reasonable, despite their extreme sounding nature. Changez owes a lot to America as it is where he received his education and was able to attain a high paying job. But how is he reasonably expected to react when America […]

After reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi I reflected on the unfairness and misfortune of children who are born into violent circumstances. They are just as innocent and pure as other children but are forced to grow up much quicker. Little Marji grows up before and during the Iranian Revolution. She is a carefree girl with […]

Complaint and Answer struck me for a few reasons. It seems that Iqbal wrote the Complaint in a very whiny, but still respectful way. Muslims are basically giving God a list of reasons why they have done everything He ever wanted them to do, and yet they suffer as other societies thrive. The writing is […]

I, Toumane Sane, Vice-President of the Republic, hereby declare, from this day forward and effective immediately, that all of the city’s beggars- the poor, homeless, impaired, ill, tabilés, bàttu, are unconditionally welcomed into the city to live in peace. Transportation will be provided from wherever they may now reside in the outskirts of the city. […]

This is a painting I did in an art program. It is an interpretation of the Ta’ziyeh. It is supposed to look as ridiculous as possible, and I will explain why. In reading about the Ta’ziyeh, or passion play about the death of Muhammad’s grandson Hussain at the hands of Shimr, leader of Yazid’s army, […]

Muhammad, full of God’s grace, Shines on his wedding day as on the day of his birth! The day God sent the Prophet to the Earth To be born of Amina, flooding the world with light and truth, Only He knew of this wondrous wedding day. He saw the bride, who would long for the […]

Welcome to Weblogs at Harvard Law School. This is my first post.