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Abdulkader Thomas
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Hi, I’m Abdulkader

I’m a traveller. I write. I write for different audiences. Professionally, I write about finance. Recently, I returned to academia where I write about the intersection of finance and law. I read. I am a voracious reader. I enjoy writing about what I read. I often share this on Medium…

Coffee Times Movement

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Hi, I’m Abdulkader
Hi, I’m Abdulkader
Coffee Times Movement

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Mar 1

Respect for Others

As a disclosure, I love CAIR. I give CAIR money. I think that CAIR defends my civil rights, and it has absolutely worked to improve inter-faith relations. But,… I did not like the following behavior and I would like your opinion. https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-applauds-md-senate-presidents-support-for-religious-freedom-after-lawmakers-reported-rebuke-of-muslim-students/?ms=Dailynewsbrief&emci=1c81db58-e9a0-ed11-994c-00224832eb73&emdi=309c3a51-f3b5-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&ceid=87222

Respect

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Respect

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Feb 16

Ode to the humble hardware store

Did you ever try to make an emergency run into a mega home store? Lowes, B&Q, Home Depot, Wickes,... If you haven’t memorized all 24 or 30 isles, you might get out in 20 or 30 minutes, which ignores parking time. Then, you have that other problem, does anybody know anything? Absolutely, I have met amazing knowledgeable team members in the giant stores. I have also met the “can’t be bothered” “new here” and “wotz that” folks as well.

Smallisbeautiful

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Ode to the humble hardware store
Ode to the humble hardware store
Smallisbeautiful

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Apr 24, 2022

You’ve made it, have we?

On April 20th, Algbra asked me to share reflections at the Ramadan Tent Project’s Open Iftar. My mission was to share some thoughts about Ramadan to a mixed crowd at the British Library court yard. Algbra also hoped that I could share a little about their journey and plans. This…

Algbra

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You’ve made it, have we?
You’ve made it, have we?
Algbra

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Mar 27, 2022

FinTech: Move steadily and build things

My poor vision is perversely good on the peripheral. Recently at Friday prayers, the chap off to my left was spending the entire khutba messaging. The reflection distracted me by zapping the corner of my glasses. That feels like FinTech: flashy, not clear. …

Fintech App Development

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FinTech: Move steadily and build things
FinTech: Move steadily and build things
Fintech App Development

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Mar 6, 2022

Now that the missiles are flying,…

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, I shared a very simple observation. Russia can no more tolerate NATO on its border than the US can accept Russia in the Caribbean. Two mistakes shape the eastward creep of the EU and NATO. The first is a failure to adapt Western strategy to a…

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Now that the missiles are flying,…
Now that the missiles are flying,…

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Jan 10, 2022

Top Half Mindfulness

I have always been good with time. Many of us are. And, then came COVID. What was it that we lost: The commute? The suspension of travel? In person meetings? Didn’t our gain, the endless Zoom appointments, make up for the losses. Wait, time wasn’t the problem. What happened during…

Challenges2021

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Top Half Mindfulness
Top Half Mindfulness
Challenges2021

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Jan 9, 2022

What can be learned from three Christmas cards?

Just before Christmas 2020, we moved to England from Kuwait. As a non-Christians, we weren’t expecting any Christmas cards. In addition to that, England is one of those places where people take time to warm to outsiders. 2020 Christmas card tally — zero. This year, we received three cards. Here…

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What can be learned from three Christmas cards?
What can be learned from three Christmas cards?

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Jan 1, 2022

Russia and Long Memories

Our policy makers are reading Russia all wrong. I have been reading a great deal about Russia this past year. Some of that is incidental, I have been focused on Turkey: Russia is a central player in much of contemporary Turkish history. …

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Russia and Long Memories
Russia and Long Memories

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Oct 1, 2021

No, Greta, it is not Blah, Blah, Blah
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Tatiana Androsov

My first reaction to the numbers was blah.

My first reaction to the numbers was blah. But, my reaction to the interpretation was wow. I am afraid, nonetheless, that Greta has tuned out any sounds that don't synchronize with her tune. Well done Tanya!

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