Category Archives: 32 Scenes

[26/32] A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Medicine Go Down

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Mr Moo

This post is about medicine folk.  As I child I was a short and skinny, and my parents thought there was something indeterminably wrong with me.  Various experts were consulted.  A Hakeem was visiting Loughborough Road Mosque, and we dutifully … Continue reading →

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[25/32] ‘The dress of that man is inappropriate’

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Mr Moo

Amongst his many jobs, my father used to work as an interpreter for south yorkshire police.  He used to tell us stories about how he was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night because some kid had … Continue reading →

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[24/32] Ashes, Ashes we all fall down…

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Mr Moo

Following the exuberant scenes of celebration after Pakistans win at the Twenty-20 cricket, we see again the periodicals casually flinging cricketing stories at us.  Please pay attention to this cautionary tale, there may be a Test later. Picture the scene, … Continue reading →

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[23/32] Our alternative use of cow

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Mr Moo

I’ve just looked over on Rickshaw Diaries and noticed a photo captioned ‘Other use for a cow‘. We had our own stories of my father and his uncles swimming in the village reservoir in Gujarat.  As teenagers, this was told … Continue reading →

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[22/32] The unknown Japanese-Italian Qari

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Mr Moo

I was walking up the street, on my lunch break when a colleague pulled up to drive me the short walk back to our workplace. Gratefully, I got in the car. There was some excellent recitation playing. “Aah”, I said, … Continue reading →

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[21/32] Roti and chapatti are the same thing…

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Mr Moo

I was going to do a semi-serious piece on my father, but here is something a bit more fun. Let us go back to the mid eighties, to Manchester, where my cousins are living in the Old Trafford area. As … Continue reading →

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20/32 Eid: Ateeq and Irfan

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Mr Moo

Today it is the third day of Eid – it is meant to be Three Days as far as I know.  No doubt many of you have consumed meat in various quantities and styles, with curried, biryani and kebabs featuring … Continue reading →

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In brief: BNP list leaked

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Mr Moo

BNP memberlist: http://www.bnpmemberslist.co.uk/ Wikileaks link: http://wikileaks.org/wiki/British_National_Party_membership_and_contacts_list,_2007-2008 These links have the full list.  There isn’t a single Muslim name on there. Further evidence of their Islamophobia. For those who are unaware, these chaps are a far-right racist pary.  The BNP have … Continue reading →

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[19/32] Sometimes there are not enough words

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Mr Moo

Muslims are beginning to understand how to insert our words and idioms into English.  It is not a new thing .  But there are some words that yet need to be invented. There needs to be a word for the … Continue reading →

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[18/32] Knock Knock Knock

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Mr Moo

Yesterday we were in Leicester, dropping my dear old Mum off after having her around for a few days.  We were waiting for the iftar, in the twilight hour watching babies play with toys, and listening to Radio Ramadan Leicester. … Continue reading →

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