With all the news about the 911 anniversary and about the pressure of Muslims all over the Western world, I suddenly think of Barda, on my way home today.
Barda was a course mate at university. He was born in Pakistan and grew up in Bradford, U.K. where there has always been a big Pakistanian community (not to mention recent racial disturbances.) Barda's father taught at the University of Bradford at the time. For no good reasons we were all rather rotten to him. Somehow I still remember him as the beer-drinking, ham-eating, cigarette-smoking self-proclaimed Muslim who also refused to practice fasting (no food during the day in the holy month). I imagine he would have been getting lots of shit since 911. I don't think anyone from the course kept contact with him. I wish him well.
Yes by the way I am quite fed up with all the mentioning of 911.
10:33:57 PM 
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