I’m en route to Toronto for the RIS conference, wasting time in Charlotte, NC, during my little (5 hours long!!!! multiple exclamation points!!!!) layover, thanks to a delayed flight. Canada, why must all travel to/from your frozen tundra drive me insane?
Meanwhile, Benazir Bhutto has been killed in Pakistan. Blogistan is already on it (SepiaMutiny also links to Getty’s image archive of the event).
I can’t even pretend to know what this means for Pakistan, but it’s unsettling news nonetheless.
[PS: Thanks to HijabMan for the news. Such a HERO about keeping me good company when I’m stranded at airports.]
Man, Benazir Bhutto’s wikipedia entry has already been edited to reflect her date of death. Wikipedia sure as hell doesn’t mess around.
aye, my parents heard already and have been watching cnn since then. *shakes head* i can’t get them to stop watchign that damn cnn!
May Allah bless her soul and those of the others killed.
And may Allah bless your journey and guide your safe return :)
Ya Haqq!
Inna lilla hi wa inna alai hi rajayoon
and bon voyage to you. i’ll let you off this time for being on the east coast and not swinging by … but don’t make it a habit!
I miss you already. I wish you were here so I could talk to you about all this stuff.
:O
you’re coming to RIS? Come find me… I’ll be the other guy taking photographs :P (Aref being the other photographer)
I wouldn’t leave some political comment about it. Rather would just say, I am hella worried about Pakistan at the moment. One leader lost means thousands without a purpose.
I hope PK gets back to what it was a year and a half back. Hard to see how, but we can pray.
Happy New Year to you and your family. May Allah bless you all with health, happiness, and ever increasing love and wisdom. Ameen.
Ya Haqq!
Happy New Year to you and yours! Hope you have a safe trip.
Regarding BB’s demise, its a shame to the umpteenth degree and I pray that Pakistan can make its way out of such trying times.
May Allah bless her soul…
We were in Dubai when we heard and I was left speechless – I don’t know enough about the political situation and history to hold a solid understanding of this and so I’m just holding my breath for Pakistan. I pray she will be safe…
And on a lighter note, my beautiful Yaz: http://www.onefemalecanuck.com/2007/12/yaznotjaz-hauls-it-to-ottawa.html
all my love,
maha
p.s. no doubt that HijabMan is The KeyMaster to excellent company!
Remind me to send you the pics I took of you at RIS after I sort through the 7,000+ photos first!
so… ummm… how did that toronto trip of yours go?
SOMEONE should’ve updated like two weeks ago!
Hey girly. Where you at these days? I may be in your neck of Cali first week of Feb. Would be great to see you again :)
*snooze*
are you gonna post again soon???
I thought you were going to update. I am checking google reader for last two days. Do you want me to make you write a post. :P
I saw you at Dhol Di Awaz! I would have said hey, but you were talking to a friend of mine from Cal and I didn’t want to interrupt.
i guess i’ll just ask the same question as everyone else: are you going to post again soon? =/
kthxbye.
hi where are you? how was your tripto toronto?
Are you waiting for ME to post about our meetup before YOU’ll post anything???!
Oi Miz Hott Pink-
It was great seeing you at the wedding!
I was unable to hang due to my fractured foot but I said to myself, “I have got to get that girl to explain her wrapping technique to me someday.”
Well, LO & BEHOLD, you have!
Thankus lady!
Dudes,
I’m back! I’ve missed you all so much.
January sucked, and February’s got me busy with deadlines, but I figured I’ve neglected this space for far too long.
Thank you, rockstars, for constantly checking in. =)
You’re a pretty awesome bunch, you know?
Baraka,
Thanks for the reminder! I gotta put up a post about that! (I notice, you’re so good about keeping me apprised about things. I lowve you.) Sorry we didn’t really get to chitchat. I’d been meaning to drop you an email the past week, to follow up/check in.