Abdul-Majid Jaffry is a retired aerospace engineer and a freelance columnist.
Abdul-Majid Jaffry is a retired aerospace engineer and a freelance columnist.
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a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:23:"Hypocrisy at its finest";s:9:"the_title";s:23:"Hypocrisy at its finest";s:13:"the_permalink";s:56:"https://www.islamicity.org/4208/hypocrisy-at-its-finest/";s:6:"the_id";i:4208;s:14:"the_view_count";s:4:"4467";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"6";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Mar 23 2011";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:14:"March 23, 2011";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:0:"";s:9:"the_image";s:356:"
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a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:50:"Egyptian Revolution is Not Over Yet, it Just Begun";s:9:"the_title";s:50:"Egyptian Revolution is Not Over Yet, it Just Begun";s:13:"the_permalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/7842/egyptian-revolution-is-not-over-yet-it-just-begun/";s:6:"the_id";i:7842;s:14:"the_view_count";s:4:"4438";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Mar 8 2011";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:13:"March 8, 2011";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:0:"";s:9:"the_image";s:382:"
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