Aman Ali

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• Commented on Mad Men on Sesame Street
  I'm going to have to agreee with you 13tales....
• Posted Mad Men on Sesame Street to Boing Boing
  Aman Ali, a BoingBoing guest blogger, is the co-author of 30 Mosques, a Ramadan adventure taking him to a different mosque in New York City every day for a month. I'll spare you guys the annoyance of raving about how good the TV show Mad Men is. But now apparently Sesame Street has gotten Mad Men fever. My friend's 3-year-old son saw the clip and said he wants to grow up and be like Don Draper. I said "You and me both kid, you and me both."...
• Posted Kill Al-Qaeda in Three Easy Steps to Boing Boing
  Aman Ali, a BoingBoing guest blogger, is the co-author of 30 Mosques, a Ramadan adventure taking him to a different mosque in New York City every day for a month. It sounds like an infomercial. I can already imagine the voice of Billy Mays (RIP) booming through my television set. "Sick of fighting terrorists the old fashioned way with asymmetrical warfare? Hi, Billy Mays here, to talk to you about the one and only, Mullah Remover!" I just got done reading Howard Clark's new book "How You Can Kill Al-Qaeda (in Three Easy Steps). He's an ex-Marine and former Homeland Security adviser who says the way to win the war on terrorism is to help empower the mainstream Muslim community, who in recent years has been overshadowed in the public spotlight by fringe Al-Qaeda extremists. The whole idea of fighting terrorism with ideas and not weapons is definitely nothing new, but Clark's populist tone and foreign policy street cred was a refreshing perspective to have in the discussion. "Click on the link below in the next 30 minutes and I'll throw in this egg slicer absolutely free! Here's how to order!" Book's official site....
• Commented on Are Muslim Women Oppressed? Ask One
  Fellas I dont think you're understanding. When Mariam says mandate, its a command in the religion, just like any other command. She meant she's not being forced by any particular person in her life, just like nobody should be. Just...
• Posted Are Muslim Women Oppressed? Ask One to Boing Boing
  Muslim Women Oppressed?
• Commented on Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Burqini
  Ay dios mio, looks like I created a mini firestorm lol. I genuinely believe everyone has the right to express their opinion, you all have very valid points. I'm going to piggyback off what Mindysan33 and Xeni wrote. This is...
• Posted Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Burqini to Boing Boing
  Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Burqini
• Commented on 30 Mosques Gets 1-Up'd
  You guys all make a lot of cool interesting points. It definitely did seem a bit over critical, but I've been to many of the places he's traveled to and couldn't disagree with his observations. But I do like the...
• Posted 30 Mosques Gets 1-Up'd to Boing Boing
  Aman Ali, a BoingBoing guest blogger, is the co-author of 30 Mosques, a Ramadan adventure taking him to a different mosque in New York City every day for a month. For the month of Ramadan, my friend Bassam and I gave you guys an insight into how Muslims across the United States observe Ramadan with our project 30 Mosques in 30 Days. But Iranian-American Jason Rezaian gives an interesting and critical look at Muslims observing Ramadan in five predominantly Muslim countries. Rezaian talks about how local cultures can sometimes twist Islam's religious practices. Take his Dubai story for example: Dubai tends toward gluttony every month of the year, but during Ramadan, things are even more over the top, with nearly every eating establishment offering an Iftar fast-breaking gut-buster at sundown. It's Dubai doing what it does best: using its limited resources for its own commercial advantage. Even American fast-food outlets in Dubai offer Ramadan Value Meals, usually adding a dessert to the already calorie-packed meal deal. At the Dubai Mall, McDonald's was the only major international food chain that didn't have a special offer, just a banner that read: "Ramadan Kareem"--"Happy Ramadan." Slate: My Ramadan World Tour...
• Commented on It's Gadhafi Mania!
  HAHAHAHA! Xopher you're hilarious. And kudos to whomever said he looks like George Jefferson from The Jeffersons. That has to be the best one yet....
• Commented on It's Gadhafi Mania!
  Muammar Ghadafi looks like Mickey Rourke from the movie The Wrestler, Jimmy Snuka is another look alike and a real professional wrestler, named after the 70s movie Superfly, which starred Ron O'Neal, who co-starred in Red Dawn with Patrick Swayze,...
• Posted It's Gadhafi Mania! to Boing Boing
  Aman Ali, a BoingBoing guest blogger, is the co-author of 30 Mosques, a Ramadan adventure taking him to a different mosque in New York City every day for a month. Leaders from around the world are meeting in New York City this week for the United Nations summit, and nothing could be more entertaining than residents in a ritzy NYC suburb protesting Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi staying in a tent on Donald Trump's estate. My co-workers and I today were trying to figure out who Gadhafi looks like. I won by saying he looked like Mickey Rourke, but in second place was pro-wrestling legend Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Can you guys think of any other Gadhafi look-alikes?...
• Commented on Eid Mubarak!
  The parking rules were suspended????? Man, I wish I knew that. (shaking fist at expensive parking garage)...
• Commented on Welcome to the guestblog, Bassam Tariq and Aman Ali!
  Anonymous, from what I understand there are around 6-8 million Muslims living in the United States. NYC has around 800,000 on its own, making it the city with the largest Muslim population...
• Commented on Welcome to the guestblog, Bassam Tariq and Aman Ali!
  Columbus is in the house! Yeah man I spent most of my childhood in Reynoldsburg and then my high school years in Gahanna. I love living in New York now, but I'll never shed my Ohio roots....