Ummah was never about Muslims not killing each other. It was about them killing YOU.
At the first opportunity, the Sunni will kill you. The Shiʿa will kill you. The Deobandi will kill you. The Barelvi will kill you. The Salafi will kill you. The Wahhabi will kill you. The Sufi will kill you. The Persian will kill you. The Turk will kill you. The Afghan will kill you. The Arab will kill you. The terrorist will kill you. The not-terrorist will kill you.
Even if they’re killing each other, they’ll take a break and join hands temporarily.
Just to kill you together.
THAT’S ummah.
Young Sir Alex Ferguson (aged 37-45) as Aberdeen manager:
✔️459 games
✅272 wins
⭕️105 draws
❌82 defeats
📊60% win percentage
🏆🏆🏆Scottish Premier Division
🏆🏆🏆🏆Scottish Cup
🏆Scottish League Cup
🏆Cup Winners' Cup
🏆European Super Cup
Beginning of a coaching legend.
Deepawali is the largest, and perhaps the only, pan-India festival that truly brings people back home, as those away from family make their way to native towns.
It deserves a full week of national holidays. If needed, revoke holidays like Gandhi Jayanti and few more, that don’t resonate with the masses and give Deepawali the recognition it deserves.
Other countries set a precedent too, with long holidays for festivals like Chinese New Year, Christmas in West, and Japan’s Golden Week.
World’s oldest civilization, the only one to survive unbroken since Bronze Age, shone in full glory last night.
A testament to over four millennia of resilience against invasions, suppression, and the tides of history, while retaining its sacred wisdom, rituals, and traditions.
@xoogimo_ Ozil wasn't putting in crosses with hope a CF intercepts it. He was cutting through defenders and laying it on a platter. Put some respect on Mesut Ozil.
🚨🇪🇸 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Jose Callejon (38) has announced his retirement from football. 👋
Full club career stats: 737 appearances, 152 goals, 125 assists, 5 trophies won. He had a senior career which lasted close to 20 years. ✨
Every other turn of events since the Pahalgam terror attack has administered an unhealthy dose of unfiltered reality to the deluded Hindu masses. This despite the relentless propaganda generated by news media outlets and social media influencers. The reality checks have been so brutal that for the reasonably vigilant, the sequence of events could well be paradigm-shifting in how they think about politics.
At the root of the mass delusion is the inability of the Indian republic to deal with the paradox of Kashmir. How do you come to terms with the fact that the majority of citizens in a state have weaponised their democratic right to wholly discard democracy and push for secession from the republic? To admit that is nothing short of an existential crisis for the Indian State. Thus, from the times of Chacha Nehru, it has pretended to love Kashmiri Muslims and vainly tried to buy them over through tourism, investment, tax breaks and all kinds of shady perks.
While the abrogation of 370 tightened India's legal grip over Kashmir, it had no effect on the deep-seated paradox mentioned above. This could be seen in the way we reacted to the Pahalgam incident. Losing no time after the attack, India was quick to blame Pakistan. This was true but only half-true and the other half of the truth is what makes Kashmir so hard to comprehend for the Indian psyche and makes them gulp all sorts of misleading info thrown at them.
Over the decades, India has witnessed a widespread feminization of discourse (accurately captured in the choice of defense spokespersons), reflected in the average Hindu's prioritisation of comfort over truth. Think 'Captain Vishwaguru'. Both brutal truth-telling (masculine) and empathetic moderation (feminine) are essential components of a healthy narrative, but in India the pendulum stopped swinging way way back and has been stuck at one extreme for far too long. The problem is exacerbated by the overall decline in the status of men in the modern era and a corresponding loss of testosterone-driven social codes of honour, dignity, clarity of thought and seriousness.
Hindus need their men to get their act together. Stop simping for the politically powerful and realise that individuals have just one single interface with the mammoth organism called the State. That interface is called election and its impact can be likened to blowing hot air to stop an incoming bullet train. The only way to have a meaningful relationship with the State is through the archetype of brotherhood - guilds, associations, societies, trusts, companies and so on. Arrange to concentrate power in the hands of a few and let power deal with power. All else is a cope.
9 countries have nukes: US, Russia, India, China, France, UK, Israel, Pakistan, North Korea
Only two have a formal “no first use” policy: India and China
Coincidence that they are also the world’s oldest civilisations?
It’s a pretty old playbook. The cost of raising capital will be made lower for “more diverse” companies. Higher credit ratings and accreditation for being “more diverse”
Finally! A RvP comp from that away Madrid game in 2013. Those were the days when I watched every single second every football game. He was untouchable that night bar the finishing.
Still maintain that over 2 legs, this was one of best Man Utd performances in the UCL.