Faraaj Qureshi

Film buff & music lover. Left of centre political views. Concerned about climate change and urban mismanagement & elite capture in Pakistan.

[Faraaj Qureshi @FaraajQureshi]

@AlbertaGreyWolf @AdhirSinha Sir Isaac was anything but cute.

[Dewan Sachal @essel1]

Absolutely. The Word "Tolerated" By Asif Ali Zardari is Bullocks.
He is also wrong about the percentage. Pakistan has a 4% Non Muslim Population equally divided between Christians and Hindus (so about 2% Hindus) ....
We don't need to be tolerated by our Muslim Pakistani Friends. We exist as EQUAL PAKISTANIS.
Maybe Mr Zardari tolerates His Hindu PPP Assembly members....
I DON'T NEED TO BE TOLERATED!! Period 🔴

[Taste of Cinema @davidcinema]

The 100 Best Epic Movies of All Time

[Faraaj Qureshi @FaraajQureshi]

@ayeshaijazkhan History doesn't repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes. Ayub too appointed a true scholar, Dr. Fazlur Rehman Malik. Today hailed as one of the greatest scholars by Malaysian and Indonesian Muslim, he too had to run for his life, ending up in Chicago University.

[Waleed Shahid 🪬 @_waleedshahid]

"Eventually, almost everyone claims they opposed apartheid...But justice is not measured by where we stand after history has issued its verdict. It is measured by where we stand when the verdict is still being rendered." -@NYCMayor on Nelson Mandela and Palestinian human rights

[Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi]

POTUS is absolutely right. Whoever provides secure and safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated for this service.

Iran has always been the GUARDIAN of the Strait and will remain so FOREVER.

20% is of course too much. We will be fair

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“I look at these images now and I realise that, although as a young man I felt I was out there in the wild experiencing the untouched natural world, it was an illusion. Those forests and plains and seas were already emptying.”

— Sir David Attenborough

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

MIT professor delivers a brilliant masterclass on how to effectively present your ideas with clarity, high impact and purpose

[Faraaj Qureshi @FaraajQureshi]

@Pontifex Muslim here. What a dignified man our Catholic brethren elected Pope.

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“The natural world is fading. The evidence is all around. It has happened during my lifetime. I have seen it with my own eyes. It will lead to our destruction.”

— Sir David Attenborough

[Saganism @Saganismm]

41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.

[Norm Clark @Normsmusic]

James Robison
What Joyce Carol Oates wrote to Elon Musk on Twitter. I am told it rattled him. I love it.
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the ‘most wealthy person in the world.’”

[Faraaj Qureshi @FaraajQureshi]

@Huk06 @MominISheikh Only season 1. The remaining seasons were rubbish. But s1 was exceptional viewing.

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.”

— Paulo Freire

[Aaraam Pasand @aaraam_pasand]

My favorite Pakistani movie is "International Gorillay" (1990)

The plot of this movie has all of the crooks of the world coming together to wipe out Islam. They are lead by Salman Rushdie (yes, the real life writer) who wrote the book Satanic Verses, "which is a blueprint to wipe out the Muslim world." Three brothers form a group of Mujahids (Allah's soldiers) and go on a mission to attack and kill Rushdie.

Rushdie plans to drive the final nails into the coffin of Islam by opening a new chain of Casinos and Discos 😂

The film is absolute maniacal as the three Mujahids go undercover to discover the evasive Rushdie. In a scene all three brothers show up in Batman outfits for God knows why. Also, whenever Rushdie kills a 'good guy', he soaks a handkerchief in their blood and snorts it.

Finally, he captures all the heroes, only to be destroyed by a flying and spinning QURAN that shoots out laser beams while making cartoon noises 😭

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

One reason the Obamas stand out is that as we endure President Trump, people are nostalgic for political leaders who were simultaneously moral leaders, who could forge policy but also inspire young people. Now we turn for inspiration or guidance to musicians or athletes instead.

[Faraaj Qureshi @FaraajQureshi]

@elonmusk And Elon Musk was named from Apartheid in South Africa.

[Aakanksha🇮🇳 @Charu_on_X_x]

I don't think I have ever heard Rajesh khanna speaking English before.

What a great clip. And that accent. Totally charming. ❤

[Faraaj Qureshi @FaraajQureshi]

@AhmedZeesh34418 @mkatju So Jinnah agreed to a Congress proposal for a united India, which Nehru deliberately undermined and now it can dismissed as a joke. Glad you agree on the Jammu genocide, although the whataboutism was unnecessary.