Qifa Nabki
Miscellaneous
QN Gets a Makeover
It’s taken me three and a half years to make good on my threat to revamp the look of this blog. I’m not quite satisfied yet, but I think it’s getting there. The idea is to make it a bit more functional, less linear, and better suited to navigating the archives. I have several new … Continue reading
This Is Just To Say
I have finished the dissertation that I’ve been writing and which has lately kept me from blogging more often Forgive me It was onerous So long And so dense
Qifa Nabki Turns Three, Plus a New Blog on Egypt
This blog began life three years ago with a “conspiracy chronicles” post that seems awfully relevant today. Four hundred posts later (we aim for concision) and with over 22,000 comments (our readers aim for prolixity), things remain interesting, so perhaps I won’t make good on my threat to shut it all down and retire to … Continue reading
Reza Aslan Annoyed by Knowledge
A friend forwarded me the below excerpt with the subject heading: “Reza Aslan is insulting YOU!” I won’t lie to you: until I got to the third or fourth line and realized that he wasn’t actually talking about me (but rather, my carrelmate) I couldn’t help but wonder: “What have I done to offend Reza … Continue reading
Slim Gaillard and his Mysterious Stuffed Grape Leaves
Joshua Landis sent me a 1945 recording of the famous American jazz musician, Slim Gaillard, singing a tune entitled “Yep-Roc Heresay”, the lyrics of which are almost entirely in Arabic. Take a listen below and see if you can make out what he’s saying. That’s right, he’s singing about food: yabra (i.e. stuffed graped leaves), … Continue reading
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