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Irfan Yusuf is a lawyer, award-winning author, commentator and humorist. His comic memoir "Once Were Radicals: My Years As A Teenage Islamo-fascist" was published in May 2009. He currently lives in Sydney where he is completing his doctorate.

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Showing posts with label New York Times. Show all posts

Sunday, February 27, 2011

PAKISTAN: Can a security contractor claim diplomatic immunity?

There's a chap named Raymond Davis currently in a prison cell in Pakistan. He was in the country as a private contractor working for th...

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

HUMOUR: Obama smears are Malcolm's fault ...

The New York Times recently exposed a chap who appeared on the delirious FoxNews channel claiming US Presidential candidate Barack Obama ...

Sunday, May 25, 2008

MEDIA: The op-ed – a diminishing art? cont ...

Here’s some more stuff about the art and science of writing op-eds. It’s based on notes I took from a recent session at the Sydney Writers’ ...

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

CRIKEY: Where's the outrage over Sami al-Hajj?

African-American comic and anti-racism activist Preacher Moss frequently uses a joke about black men and the American justice system. The b...

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Irf: I was born some time back. I'm currently alive. No doubt one day I'll pass away or pass out, whichever comes first. Until then, I do lawyering and writing in Australia.

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