Monthly Archives: May 2008

Extremism is the norm

May 26, 2008 – 11:53 pm

I would like to recount my experience during my visit to Damacus, Syria, when I attended my good friend’s brother wedding.
Having faced the death-defying car rides and me mistaking the suspect Arab’s bidet plumbing for a muezzin’s call for prayer at 2am, the capital still captivated me. It was the most violent jerk from one [...]

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Good morning, America

May 21, 2008 – 1:02 am

In response to the latest post by MM, there are certain things which doesn’t quite rings true or got me baffled.
The title “Wake Up, America” is confounding. Wake up, America, to do what? To watch the whole drama to unfold on a distant shore? MM alerting USA as an early warning system to prevent similar [...]

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Give Me A Sign

May 17, 2008 – 11:07 pm

A plug for DeafParent.org.uk…..
A new teen blog and novel exploring deafness ‘Give Me a Sign’ for young adults, will be published by Flame Books on 1st July 2008.
About the book
Bullied at school, unhappy at home and seriously lacking in self-esteem,16-year-old Liz’s world is transformed when she meets Doug, who is deaf. But can their [...]

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Skye

May 16, 2008 – 9:56 pm

from Vimeo & all rights reserved.
A young Deaf woman attends a social event, a 70s fancy dress party, for the first time after the death of her mother. She is still struggling with her grief and with facing people until she met a mysterious stranger, who entertained her. He makes her comfortable with herself and [...]

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The World without Sounds - My entries

May 9, 2008 – 1:26 am

In the light of the patronising RNID Deaf Awareness 2008’s campaign - entitled The World without Sounds, there is a photo competition where we can submit the sounds that we Deaf people are deprived of.
These are the entries which RNID have failed to include. Without further ado and In no particular order…..

Further readings:
Perfecting the [...]

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