tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231145798830497854.post3709402075520109517..comments2023-10-31T11:54:47.098-04:00Comments on Curled Up With a Good Book and a Cup of Tea: "Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes" by Kamal Al-SolayleeShanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506630755594111578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231145798830497854.post-34298473205849887872015-02-05T21:28:37.071-05:002015-02-05T21:28:37.071-05:00This sounds absolutely fascinating. I'm defini...This sounds absolutely fascinating. I'm definitely trying to read more diversely and reading about a totally different culture is something I need.Nikki Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699784181113365713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231145798830497854.post-36758136515586556902015-02-05T18:59:48.741-05:002015-02-05T18:59:48.741-05:00Thanks for your comments. I can't imagine what...Thanks for your comments. I can't imagine what it is like for people to go from a liberal life to one that becomes narrow minded. I know many people from this region of the world who were like Kamal's family was originally. I know many people from this region of the world who are like his family now. But this change is not something I've heard much about.Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506630755594111578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231145798830497854.post-23892467716382749072015-02-04T16:11:16.655-05:002015-02-04T16:11:16.655-05:00I'm always very curious about the changes in t...I'm always very curious about the changes in that region of the world -- especially from how people coped with going from liberalness to intolerance (a step backwards, in my view, but I suppose not everyone sees it that way). When I was a kid, I met a few people through my dad's work from Pakistan -- these were English-speaking, Western-dressing, computer experts. I wonder how they fared in the decades since.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.joyweesemoll.com/" rel="nofollow">Joy's Book Blog</a>Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414405931825593371noreply@blogger.com