Archive - Saif and Qalam

Soapbox Sunday: June 12

Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE walk into a bar.

Jun 12, 2022 •

Soapbox Sunday: June 5

Joe Biden and the gang go to Riyadh.

Jun 6, 2022 •

May 2022

Preaching Fridays: May 27, 2022

Turkey signals its lust for Rojava.

May 27, 2022 •

My First Normal Day Back

I am in remission.

May 21, 2022 •

April 2021

Old Man Yells at Cloud: April 2nd

Bahrain and Israel are sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

Apr 2, 2021 •

March 2021

Old Man Yells at Cloud: March 26th

We have to talk about Iran.

Mar 27, 2021 •

Friday's Sermon: Mar 19/21

On the ten year anniversary of the NATO-led intervention in Libya, we reflect on the collapse of a country into open air slave markets.

Mar 20, 2021 •

February 2021

January 2021

Friday's Sermon: Jan 29/21

In today's weekly newsletter, I try to make sense of the great Battle of GameStop.

Jan 29, 2021 •

December 2020

Bahrain's National Day: A Celebration of an Absolutist Monarchy

Why does Bahrain celebrate National Day on Dec 16, and not its actual Independence Day on Aug 14? We have a narcisstic feudal royal family to thank for…

Dec 16, 2020 •

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