Javed I. Chaudry

Aug. 09, 2008

 

Book Review 

Chasing A Mirage – The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State. 

Author: Tarek Fatah
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Canada
Reviewed By: Javed I. Chaudry

Dear Rafi Sahib,

Long time no see and no hear. Its good to see you back on ground in one piece. The membership of MCC is some thing you can happily live without. I don’t think you need the membership of an organization which is nothing more than a few members who are ‘carbon copies’ of each other and a coffee table controlled by a narrow minded dictator with a hidden agenda longer than your both arms put together.

 

After reading about your rough flight, I was planning to give you a phone call, I will do that this evening, if its ok with you. I will tell you all about the Averroes Press that wasted no time in posting your chapter 7 complimentary statement on CMU. I wonder if they will post your overall flight experience? Perhaps not. In that case, if you have no objection, I will.

 

Don’t feel sorry for the black goat. That is customary to bribe gods to get things done for the loved ones – and of course don’t overlook the opportunity for feast that it provides for the rest of us – fresh kidneys fried in butter using special Shan masalas, the rack of chop BBQed with all the trimmings, the Qorma made out of the legs. Why do you think all the Mullahs are so over weight ? (unfortunately, that applies to me too in spite of the fact that I am not a Mullah J ).

 

Regards,

Javed

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