Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters
Greetings in the name of Allah, the beneficent and the Merciful!
Today we are fortunate to watch what is happening in the world on TV from our living rooms – whether it is tsunami, floods, earthquakes, plane crashes, refugee camps, the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan etc. In this panorama of world events, we also watch our Muslim brothers continually involve in unending fights in Palestine, Kashmir, Southern Thailand, Mindanao (Philippines), Nigeria, Chechnya, Burma, Xinxiang province in China etc. We also watch Muslims killing Muslims, or Sunnies fighting against Shiites Ahamadias, Bahais, often attacking their Mosques using suicide bombers.
The world is watching us with renewed interest, especially after the Al Qaeda attacks on America, London,...
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Dear Ex-boyfriend,
It's happened again: a perfectly good relationship torn asunder by a difference of political opinion. Oh why cannot the flower of love bloom on the border of the ideological divide? I thought love conquered all. Ex-boyfriend, what happened to us? Oh what aridity, what corruption, of soul, of culture, of country caused these delicate flowers to shrivel and die? I say "flowers" because, yes, this has happened to me more than once. Perhaps my standards are too high. Instead of picking the petals off a daisy and saying "he loves me, he loves me not," I pick the petals and say, "he loves liberty, he loves liberty not" and if he does not love liberty, I find him hard to love.
Oh ex-boyfriend, it could have been so beautiful. You were tall. You were well-educated. You...
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Dear Danny,
Suffice it to say, I’m disappointed. We’re all disappointed. You do know about the special bond that ties the Stretford End to a true Mancunian. You are one. No matter how redeemed you felt after a modest tap in from 5 yards out in a place which is essentially your home, you will remain a Mancunian at heart.
There are lots of pictures of you celebrating that night—one caught my eye very singularly. You were raising your hands and exulting in front of a stunned Stretford End. I also happened to look at the fans. They had been shocked to silence. Not one of them gesticulated. Even if one or two did, in perspective of the thousands present at the Mecca of Old Trafford, these one or two faded away into insignificance. By and large, the supporters couldn’t believe what they...
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Dear Mr. or Ms. Esquire,
When a client tells you his or her opponent is a sociopath, please be aware of the ramifications for your legal case.
First of all, do not disregard the statement just because the opponent hasn’t killed anyone. A common perception is that sociopaths are all deranged serial killers. This is not true—only a small percentage of sociopaths commit murder. But all sociopaths are social predators, and live by exploiting others.
Frequently this is financial exploitation—many sociopaths are skilled con artists—but not always. Sociopaths also target people who can provide them with a place to live, business connections, sex, housekeeping or other support services, children, or a respectable image in the community while they live double lives. The point is that...
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Dear Rebound Guy,
I would like to take this time to 1) say thank you, and 2) apologize for using you at my own discretion.
You see, there comes a time in every girl’s life when she gets dumped. Dumped so hard she can only listen to Bon Iver, curl up in a ball in her bed and turn off all the lights. Oh yes, and sob, did I mention that? But there also comes a time when it’s Friday night and her best friends drag her out of bed, put her in a killer push-up bra, a mini-skirt and take her to the most populated bar in town. And that, my friend, is where you came in.
To begin, I’d like to thank you for approaching me…or rather the alcohol induced, suddenly-confident-yet-secretly-broken version of me. Right now you think I’m this great girl who you were so lucky to stumble upon and, sure...
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Dear Mr. Colman and Mr. Thomas,
I was really disappointed to read that Psychology Today has developed a policy to exclude licensed mental health practitioners to advertise in your publication if their practice involves helpingweb-psychology-today-cover people like myself who have benefitted greatly from Sexual Orientation Change Effort (SOCE) therapy.
When gay activists originally demanded that you remove clinicians who advertise SOCE services from your publication, Mr. Charles Frank released the following statement: “We take care not to sit in judgment of others by allowing or denying individual participation.”But then, he quickly changed course and abandoned your non-judgmental position, capitulating to the bullying and intimidation of gay activists. While you are entitled to...
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Dear Ex,
I’m sure you are wondering why I’m writing you this note, I’m sure you didn’t hesperrerit (expect it) but I have to. Again, I know you’ll wonder why I couldn’t just ping you, text you or better still call you to discuss this? The problem is; I will be doing a lot of explanation to more than a dozen exes, and that’s poor time management, so I decided to send this note to youse in general.
Are you surprised I said more than a dozen? Don’t worry you are not alone in receiving this shocking revelation, however only a few of you were blind to that fact.
As Douglas Horton rightly said; “Human desires are insatiable.” I am one of many baby boys that make good use of his theory. He said the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
I’m sure you’ll wonder how it was that...
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Dear B,
Today you are packing in preparation for your move on Friday. Every article of clothing, every make up bag, or accessory you add seems to weight more heavily on my heart then it does the cardboard boxes you are placing them in.
Often times lately I find myself awake at night wondering how this could happen, how you could feel so unhappy that you decided to suddenly leave our life behind? I know things were not always perfect, there are many things I wish I could've changed, many things I would like to do over but hindsight is always 50/50.
You gave me my beautiful child and for that I will always be thankful.
Our family life was everything to me - you, the baby, our dog - everyday I woke up thankful for the fulfilling life God had blessed me with. I didn't mind doing...
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Dear Ex,
Though we’re not married (cohabitating, procreating) anymore, there are a few things I’d like to say about how you set up your affairs for our kids. You’re about to go on vacation—and I know you worry about being away from them and having an emergency or tragedy happen. I don’t have ANY say in how you set up your estate plan. But there are things that I’d like you to consider about the well-being and care of our beautiful children.
So, please….
Make sure your life insurance is up to date and your beneficiaries are listed properly. Don’t name our kids as direct beneficiaries! That will put them straight into a conservatorship (guardianship) where a judge will supervise their financial lives until 18, then they’ll get the assets outright in one fell swoop.
Instead, leave...
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Dear Mr. President:
Iran Roundtable, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of democracy and human rights in Iran, has the honor to present its compliments to Your Excellency and to present this letter expressing our concerns that the current nuclear negotiation may distract the US from the grave human rights violations and the alarming surge in executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran under President Hassan Rouhani. While fully supporting the Administration’s policy of preventing the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons, we firmly believe that promoting democracy and human rights in Iran, along with the nuclear issue, should remain as the core issues on the agenda of the US-Iran negotiations.
Our humble recommendation reflects the universal demand and...
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