Hello Again

October 11, 2009

I’ve changed my mind. I have been thinking about starting up a new blog, distancing myself somewhat from this blog’s title and its more negative content over the years. I’ve realise that this would be pointless.
I’ve already distanced myself from my older writing. My thinking has changed, that is reflected in the writing. Nothing wrong [...]

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Goodbye

July 23, 2009

I’ve decided that it’s time to close down Suspect Paki.
The name is no longer relevant and any point I wanted to make with the name of the blog, first jocular, then ironic, has long been made and perhaps, overplayed.
I’m not the same person I was when this blog started either. Some of the language I [...]

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Ahmadiyya Talk at Indian Muslim Federation Hall

July 19, 2009

I gave a talk this afternoon on Ahmadiyya/Qadianism at the above venue. I haven’t been to Leytonstone in over three decades. It’s nicer than I remember and has almost a village feel and a non-threatening vibe, unlike some other parts of East London.

Unlike my talk at Morden Islamic Centre a few weeks ago, this one [...]

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A Fracture in Belief – Audio

July 6, 2009

Here, finally, is the audio from my talk at the Morden Islamic Centre last Saturday. There is an introductory piece by Mr. Nasim, one of the Centre’s Committee members. I start talking about 8 minutes in.
It’s the first time I’ve spoken in public about some of my reasons for reverting to Islam and some of [...]

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A Fracture in Belief – Morden Islamic Centre

June 29, 2009

On Saturday evening, after Maghrib at the Morden Islamic Centre, I spoke publicly for the first time about my reversion to Islam almost five years ago. My talk was partly based on the book I’ve been working on about my experiences as a Qadiani and my movement into and through Islam, called “A Fracture in [...]

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A Fracture in Belief

June 19, 2009

I’ll be giving a talk about my reversion to Islam and some of my experiences as a Qadiani/Ahmadi, as well as some of my interactions with the Ahmadiyya community since my reversion, on Saturday 27th June after Maghrib at the Morden Islamic Centre.
If you can make it, I’d love to see you there, insha’Allah.
My talk [...]

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Muslim Demographics

May 9, 2009

One of the members of the forum on the Ahmadiyya at thecult.info posted a link to the above. I’m not sure of its origin, but brother Yusuf at Indigo Jo Blogs has written, as usual, an interesting analysis.

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