natural disasters part 2: kinslaying?
Or not really; more like man-made.
I watched in horror earlier today how a stampede to rival the Hillsborough football grounds disaster in 1989 may have killed as many as 1,000 shiite muslims while on a funeral march for a dead imam who they believe is a successor to prophet Muhammad.
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Horrible scenes reminded me of some photos I researched for my boss regarding hurricanes and tropical cyclones. Those pictures didn’t look as bad as these..
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I’ve been wondering what to say on Merdeka Day, reminding myself of that old adage “if you’ve got nothing good to say, then shut up”. On past national days, I’ve always woken up bemused, happy for the holiday, but not quite sure how significant it was - and is. When I was in Singapore some time back, I used to be fed primordialist facts during the course of their National Education program; Sang Nila Utama and blah blah blah. I’ve always found such ‘foundational myths’ amusing and I wonder about our country’s own.
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