I just finished reading The Tawqacores (taqwa = piety) by Michael Muhammed Knight. The book is referred to The Catcher in the Rye for muslims. It was fascinating to read an ex-Catholic Muslim convert try and lay out his view of what Islam could be and use punk as a metaphor to do so. (The… Continue reading Piety & Punk
Category: Travel
Torontonia
I spent the weekend in Toronto visiting my bro and checking out his new place. Here are a couple of thoughts about it. Toronto’s Got a Big Building Boom I haven’t lived in Toronto for a few years now, but it is unreal how much the city is changing. The skyline is dotted with cranes… Continue reading Torontonia
Final Shots from Australia
Now that I’ve blogged about what I did in Oz, here are a couple of shots of other things. This is the tree canopy in Hyde Park: Here’s a shot of the Anzac bridge: On the way back to the Manly ferry we saw this cruise ship in the harbour: The sky just before a… Continue reading Final Shots from Australia
All Day in the Cafe
Another surprising pleasure in Australia was their cafe culture. The country is dotted with cafes and it’s almost impossible to find a block without one. The national coffee ‘dish’ is the flat white. It’s like a latte but with less froth on the top (and good luck ordering one in NYC, except maybe at Ruby’s). … Continue reading All Day in the Cafe
Australia: The Food
One of the surprising pleasures of our trip to Australia was how incredible the food was. Here are a couple of things we noticed: Quality of Ingredients The Aussies have incredibly high quality food, particularly produce. Check this out: That’s fresh ginger and each piece at the grocery was the size of a coconut. All… Continue reading Australia: The Food