Religion

The Nigerian Immunity to Suffering

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ May 21, 2013 ⋅ 4 Comments

“Doesn’t being Nigerian make you immune to human suffering?” These being the words of Right Honorable Sir Farouk that were spoken once upon a chat. Now let us go into Nigerian movie mode and indulge me and take a flashback to an earlier point in time, circa when I first went to the US. Well … Continue reading »

A Fool’s Guide to Natural Disasters

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ November 4, 2012 ⋅ 2 Comments

So Hurricane/Tropical Storm Sandy came and went and somewhat fortunately I guess for me that I am in Nigeria. Up until May this year, I lived in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) and where I live was heavily flooded by Sandy. Pardon my language but she was such a wet bish. … Continue reading »

Bad Religion and the Audacity of Idiocy

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ September 17, 2012 ⋅ 5 Comments

I have half followed the controversy surrounding the anti-muslim video (the youtube comments are smh worthy) that was released on the internet that depicted the prophet of Islam as a sadistic nymphomaniac with erratic tendencies. I believe it was meant to be a comedy or something of that nature. Its actually poorly executed though. On … Continue reading »

Brainstorming Terrorism in Nigeria: How can we defeat Boko Haram?

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ July 6, 2012 ⋅ 4 Comments

In the two years since I started this blog and while living in Nigeria and shuttling in and out of the country occasionally, It would be silly for me to deny that terrorism has become part and parcel of the Nigerian discourse, reality and life. It has changed the way of life of many especially … Continue reading »

Kumbaya Existence

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ June 22, 2012 ⋅ 2 Comments

Reblogged from The Young and Disenchanted: Imagine a world of no conflicts, a world where everyone believes in the oneness of the human race. A world where people of all races sit down together and share equally in the wonderful resources the earth has to give. Africa and the Middle East are peaceful regions. The … Continue reading »

Life, Death and the Aftermath: Who will Save our Souls?

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ June 10, 2012 ⋅ 3 Comments

“If energy cannot be created or destroyed, and we are all essentially made of energy, then doesn’t that mean we can’t actually die? I mean obviously our bodies can, but our souls can’t die if what we are is energy. We must take a new form…” This was a comment I read on a blog … Continue reading »

Democracy Day and Democrazy in Nigeria: Celebrating Pharisees and Poor Performance

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ May 28, 2012 ⋅ 6 Comments

So tomorrow May 29th is Democracy Day here in Nigeria, a day created by our former President, Olusegun Obasanjo to celebrate democracy or more accurately celebrate his ascension to the throne of the Nigeria nation because in essence that is what the democratic experience in Nigeria has become, a monarchial system with the president at … Continue reading »

State of the Nigerian Nation: On Terrorism and Corruption

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ April 28, 2012 ⋅ 7 Comments

My Fellow Nigerians, It would seem we are stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, stuck between a rock and a hard place. These days it is hard to remain positive about my beloved country Nigeria. It seems as though the country is beset on all sides by astronomical problems that would seem … Continue reading »

A Kobo worth of thoughts on Alcohol and Christianity

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ April 5, 2012 ⋅ 3 Comments

He turned Water into Wine…. For those of us who know about such things, the month of lent is coming to an end. We are currently in the throes of holy week the week that proceeds from Palm Sunday when Jesus rode in majestically on an ass into Jerusalem and ends with Easter this weekend. … Continue reading »

Mythbusters, Nigerian Edition: Thoughts on Juju, Jazz and Related BS

Posted by Sir Farouk ⋅ March 13, 2012 ⋅ 3 Comments

As I might or might not have mentioned before, growing up as a kid I was more afraid of Nigerian movies or Nollywood movies as they are now called than I was of your typical Hollywood horror flick. I was more afraid of the witches, wizards, evil spirits, demons and witchdoctors (aka babalawo aka dibia) … Continue reading »

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