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Pakistani Catholic in Dubai | Writer / #Author | #Destiny2 | Comics | EDM | PSN: galactictony | Read my book Hot Cross Buns: A Memoir, out in August

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Anthony J Permal
11 months
SOMEONE IN THE #PAKISTAN FAN AREA BROUGHT AN ENTIRE DAIG OF BIRYANI 😍😍😍😁😁😁🤤🤤🤤🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰 #PAKvIND #AsiaCup
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
@DudespostingWs Responsw the next day: "Hi neighbour. This is his wife. He's in the hospital because it was HIM you shot. He was just trying to fix something! We're suing you."
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Anthony J Permal
11 days
@arihafatimah Fitness is an integral part of their culture. They eat alot just like we do, sure, but unlike us they then go and burn it all off doing a ton of activities. We eat 3 plates of nihari and think 'chalo walk karte hain'.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
@ArmMindset @AcademiaAesthe1 Not true. This sculpture of a woman was done this past decade by a Chinese sculptor. Art will always have incredible talent, no matter the era, who can use any tool at their disposal to create magnificence. :)
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Dear Pakistanis, I'm currently in a meeting in Dubai with around 20 people. Most of them are Muslims from Egypt, UAE, Syria and Lebanon. Every single one wished me Happy Easter without a single issue the way Pakistani Muslims make it an issue. Learn from them.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Friend just returned to Dubai after 2 weeks of on-ground volunteering in rural Sindh for flood affectees. Met up. Told me horror stories of how much corruption, nepotism and downright evil is being practiced in villages by those in any form of power, as well as by some villagers
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Pakistanis need to understand, this little child's suffering of multiple rapes and other sexual tortures continued over a period. Not one night. This is our Nirbhaya. But India poured into the streets across the country for her. We're... we're discussing &a arguing.
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
Erica Robin, one of our top Pakistani Christian models, posted this after the Sargodha incident. Note the replies under it.
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Anthony J Permal
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@queserasarasara Plus, notice the absence of any credit to her mother.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Very important for every Pakistani condemning this to remember: All the accused in the Joseph Colony massacre - who the police had video and photographic evidence of identities for - were acquitted. 104 went free after burning down an entire Christian town.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Waisay ek baat kahoun? Pasand naheen ayegi. Theek hai, Constitution protect hui. Defend hui. Lekin ye mat bhoolo keh hum minorities ke liye yehi Constitution koi maaine naheen rakhti. Humain ye Constitution izzat naheen deti, lekin auqaat zaroor yaad dilati hai.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Imagine if I did something like this to an Islamic painting. This is an image of a painting of Mother Mary and Jesus, which this Imran Khan supporter just defiled. Shall I put a blasphemy case on this guy?
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🇵🇰 The only qualification ‘Billo Rani’ aka @BBhuttoZardari ever had was that he is a “NEPO BABY”! Disgraced Bhuttos/Zardaris family members!
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
The white of the flag is basically our kafan.
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
Not a word from CM @MaryamNSharif about the Christian Pakistani community attacked in Sargodha. I hope every christian who voted for PML-N understands what this silence from them means.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
@deucesnudes @LT__Media @CultureCrave No. It's because the films release has been staggered internationally to vary from May 31 to June 22. Tons of countries have yet to see it in cinemas. Even in Dubai, where I am, it's only coming in on June 22, the LAST day of the release schedule.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Sharing insights by my late father John Permal that explain the incredible performance by #ArshadNadeem today at the #CWG22 , where he broke the Commonwealth record for the Javelin throw and won gold:
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
@_KuchNhi I don't need to 'make' you lot look bad. Thousands of my Christian Pakistani brethren burnt killed and lynched are enough. But sure, go on about how you're different.
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Anthony J Permal
11 months
Man I'll tell you one thing, whatever opinions ppl have about Dubai, everything just works. Everything from a consumer/daily life standpoint. We're utterly spoiled here. Returned from a multi-country holiday last week and while I enjoyed myself, I was DYING to return for the ease
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Top Gun is the number 1 movie in the world. Kate Bush is the number 1 artist streaming right now. Inflation is sky high. Picard is captain & Star Wars features Obi Wan. Russia invaded another country. We've time traveled back to the 80s!
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Horrible experience today at Badshahi Masjid in #Lahore . The women in my family wore shalwar qameez, dressed appropriately. I was in another area. Men hounded my sister & cousin to go recite fateha at a grave before allowing them further. We are Christians. Blocked door unless
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Anthony J Permal
11 months
@Raaderer8 NO ONE knows how they did it, but the fact remains: biryani always wins.
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Anthony J Permal
4 months
Apparently #Dubai has no soul. But 1000s of ppl opened up their homes for the stranded after the rains. But, you know, Dubai has no soul. High end cafes and countless restaurants offered free food all week for those who are suffering. But, Dubai has no soul. People put
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Also, India will ban Pakistani artists out of nationalist pride and 'honour' for their soldiers, but have no issues filling their bellies with money made from Pakistani artists' creations.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
'Minorities have all the rights in Pakistan...' Ye harami humaray Christian graveyard mai ja kar kissi ke QABAR par baitth kar modeling kar raha hai. Aab batao Pakistani musalmanon, kuch karogay iss ke saath ya waapas sirf baatein aur 'you are free...' waali speech copy paste?
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
This episode 4 of #MsMarvel had me close to tears. I may not live there any more but Karachi will always have my heart. It made me remember my own nani and nana. their little home in Doli khata. 🥲
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Anthony J Permal
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Also, once again: It's Punjab. Perhaps no one in Pakistan hates Christians more than Punjabi Sunni men.
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Anthony J Permal
4 months
Last night something truly special happened. I was invited to an Easter dinner by a friend. Their family was also present, including their parents, who I'd never met. We know each other from Karachi but actually only became friends in Dubai a few years ago. I knew OF their
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Local vaderas insisting on their kids being in photos with the volunteers, who in turn then share those pics with govt folk trying to get clout and favors; vaderas, rich folk etc slyly using poor villagers to get ration sacks and storing them in their personal warehouses for
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
@darshnasoni @nasrunmir 'uneasy understanding' is quite the thesaurus attempt at rephrasing 'still racist'.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Also, our men have appeared. They're filling every thread with 'not all men' again. So I ask them, after hearing rape stories coming out every week here and in the news, please tell us which men and how many. Because, honestly, it's a lot of us men. A. Lot.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
All I could do is sit there with my mouth agape and in shock at the levels of evil on the ground. Sahi kehte hain log: Allah ka azaab hai is mulk par. She never wants to go back and rightly so.
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Anthony J Permal
3 months
@Mattkapulsky @bluepashminas Hmm, let's see. Does a woman named Maryam understand the meaning of the arabic word Intifada better than a guy called Matt Kapulsky? No, no I don't think she does, eh?
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Pakistani Muslims' 'We condemn' during attacks on Christians is the equivalent of Republicans' 'Thoughts and prayers' after school shootings.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
@deucesnudes @LT__Media @CultureCrave Yeah man, now imagine me navigating spoilers 🥲🥲
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Anthony J Permal
3 months
@nickisvibrator @samahonline LOOOOOOOL have you never heard of the MILLIONS of students who protested across Turkey, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Pakistan, India, and more against their repressive governments? Stick to the Nicki tweets.
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
'tum logon ko izat raas nahi aati'. Translation: you guys don't behave within your limits
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Something amazing happened in Karachi today in Church. During Mass, we began Offertory, a prayer remembering the moment Jesus broke bread with His friends before He died. At that moment, the Iftar Azaan began in the mosque next door. 🥰 A beautiful moment. Shared by 2 faiths.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Sale later. She even met villagers who said they were told they'd only get the supplies if they voted for x or y minister. On road, they'd be followed by100s on bikes with women n kids riding pillion, asking for help. These people take the ration and SELL them to other villages.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
A few ways to move forward after yesterday's tragedies in #Jaranwala : 1. Make a group of people, not just one or two, and visit the affected Christians en masse to talk to them, give them solace and show them you are not those terrorists 2. Help rebuild. Fund the building of
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
In typical #Pakistan fashion, McDonald's at Jinnah Terminal is closed. For Ramzan. I thought non fasting travelers & Muslims who travel are exempt. Security guy told me the airport staff told Mackers to close. I'm seeing so many women and families standing out in the heat.
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Anthony J Permal
9 months
@BloodborneGame @Hbomberguy And of course the servers named after common Palestinian names like *checks notes* Evan and Jillian.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
This is the typical Pakistani. He's justifying the attack on this church because apparently Christians burnt a quran. I 100% mean this: This is the regular, everyday Pakistani. I say this because it's been 40 years and this hasn't stopped. It's only gotten worse.
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1 year
@norbalm کم از کم میں تو قرآن پاک جلانے والوں کی حمایت نہیں کرسکتا اگر کسی اور کی غیرت مرگئی ہے تو شوق سے کرے۔
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Anthony J Permal
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@FilipVavra77 @m4zhar_nizam You DID decide. That's why it's legislated and they're allowed. You don't even know what your own country does.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Good morning to everyone except @volkswagen Italy. Please change your IG handle 👀
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
@TasteAtlas For everyone weirded out by this bizarre list, I did some digging into the page itself. First off, I found some strange listings. Under its Indian Cuisine section, 'best rated foods' consist of INGREDIENTS! Garam masala literally means hot spices, ghee is clarified butter etc
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
The country head of one of the biggest Pak prelief orgs tried to force this team (who were already part of another volunteer group) to come under his banner to help, they didn't realise it and soon enough he started spreading info that he'd organized the volunteers. Got fired.
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Anthony J Permal
22 days
More news coming out of #Karachi of the Christian community helping the #Shia for their processions by setting up Sabeels. 🙏🏾❤️ Living the example of Christ. In a world bursting with hate, be love. #ashura #Muharram #Pakistan
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
"If you don't post about us suffering we don't care about your suffering." Despite the fact that she and many others speak up for everyone.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
For those calling this cringe etc, she is blind. The emotions are raw. Sensitivity levels much higher than most of us.
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Anthony J Permal
5 months
@Family_viralvid @nocapfelix US law has routinely released pedos, serial killers, wife/children beaters due to loopholes who then went back to kill their accusers. So, no. She did the right thing.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
the true decline of the sport of athletics began when the people in charge were no longer athletes but government appointees of retired army personnel who had no knowledge of the human body and sport. Arshad Nadeem's incredible Gold is DESPITE all of the above my father had.
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
'donation' was given in the box. Wind blew dopatta off my sister's head, out of nowhere random mullah appears to yell at her 'sar dhaanko apna, bibi, ye masjid hai!' Meanwhile, WWF visiting white folk were there too. Sleeveless no head cover. NO one disturbed them.
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
No comment. Apparently, humanitarian support should be based on reciprocity, not morals.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
@GREGORYABUTLER @_oh_Shit___ @bitterarab Aah. The old Nazi 'just following orders' routine. Sure Greg.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
His astounding, magnificent victory today is after none of the support the athletes in the golden age of Pakistan's non-cricket sports is available any more. It is a testimony to how truly remarkable this Gold medal is. And to the world sportsman Arshad has become. Bravo!
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Cousin never wants to come back again. This was supposed to be the highlight of our trip, the Badshahi Masjid. :(
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Matched with a hot Pakii chick on Bumble, visiting Dubai, a Trekkie & geeks out on Aly & Fila. Convo went well until she said she loves Bilawal & only dates jiyalas. I'm a man of honour & would never stoop so low so I obviously said 'Dila teer bija, allayyyy where we meeting?'
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Speaking of @PakolaPakistan , I decided to do a little experiment. Remember singing glasses? Where you can make water sing on the rim? I tested how Pakola would sound. And well... umm, #Pakistan Zindabad?
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Anthony J Permal
10 months
@digipenmom @BlackBernieBabe You sure have a lot of maybes to bring up against someone who was factually there.
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
@callme_Qamar @SocialDigitally Bhai aap ki IQ paidaishi kamzor hai ya aap ne training li thi reverse Karne ki?
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Anthony J Permal
3 years
@Kotaku They used too many words to say just two: "We're cowards". - #SavePalestine
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
@UmairUsafzai You clearly missed the part where they assumed they were Muslim and were being forced to pray at a random grave. You have no issues with that it seems. Good stuff.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Yaar qasam se inta ghussa aata hai mujhe jab aisay haadson Kay Baad Pakistani 'white of the flag' ki baatein karte hain. Sunn sunn kar kaan pakk gaye puri Zindagi.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Held a door open for a Lahori woman who was at least 10 meters away and I was walking in. She just walked past without a word and didn't even acknowledge it. I wondered how she treated the doormen of offices etc. Self centered %*^(%
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Anthony J Permal
9 months
1. Hindu/Christian way of praying (Muslims never pray like this but with open hands of supplication) 2. Photoshopped prayer mat 3. No shadow of the 'praying Muslim soldier' 4. Negative IQ overall Sounds about right for Israeli propaganda.
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While his Muslim brother prays, a Jewish IDF member stands guard.. This is Israel 🇮🇱 ❤️
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
"don't create division".
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Anthony J Permal
3 years
Folks, everyone can go home, the greatest #cosplay of all time has been crowned. Cc @MEFCC @POPCOFFICIAL
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
The meme in real life, clearly.
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2 months
My nephew just told this man in Chipotle “My auntie’s body is NOT for your eyes!” I was feeling so protected & loved til I turned around to see the finest man I ever seen in my life. Gotta show my nephew a flow chart
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Anthony J Permal
4 months
It's Good Friday, and if you as a Muslim aren't sure how to greet Christians observing, the proper way is 'Have a blessed Good Friday'. While the name is 'Good', it isn't a day of celebration but mourning. We call it 'good' because it is the day Jesus saved us.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
For e.g., how many people in the minorities - Christian, Hindu, Ahmadi, Sikhs etc - have you heard from on TV or media over the past 3 weeks on these issues? How many were interviewed for THEIR thoughts on not just Imran Khan and PTI but on PPP and PMLN?
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
The responses from some fanatic Hindus in India are sickening. Thankfully they're a minority.
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
Glorious alignment tonight, bright in the sky. Luna, Jupiter and Venus.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
My father used to say when he ran in the 60s and 70s he won medals due to great support by State of Pakistan for athletics, good grounds and frequent visits to train with/alongside German, Indian, British and other athletes. Massive crowd support INSIDE Pakistan helped. And
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
@Jillibeans1984 @SimuLiu @DeloitteCanada Glad you're still with us buddy ♥️🤗
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Easy to claim anyone against IK is automatically for the others. But it is never as simple as that for us. PML-N was the worst party for minorities to live under. One need only remember the Gojra report, and how they never released it while in power. Najam Sethi did.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled democracy is still alive and well, no matter how broken or beaten it is, no matter how muddied waters are. I'm happy there's debate & concern over who's right/wrong as it shows a desire for a better country. Just, don't sensationalise success.
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Anthony J Permal
3 months
@Dreadful4Tymes No. I hate Zionists as much as the next guy, but context is key. We hate it when ppl post stuff about the protests without context. We should be better. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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@StopArabHate @PplsCityCouncil @freespeechlover While we all want to stop arab hate, make sure you include this context in the video.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
@TheTrueVanguard @PaulTassi It's crazy how ppl seem to defend him. I mean, when 15 year olds go shoot up a school, the same people go 'why didn't people stop him when they saw the signs'. This is a 19 year old, much older than them, openly making violent threats, and they're going 'but he's a kid'. Smh.
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Anthony J Permal
3 years
@Panther167 @BravoTV Bahahah as someone who lives here that's 100% true 🤣
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Anthony J Permal
10 months
@zei_squirrel I went to the War Museum there. It has 4 storeys. I only managed 1.5 because I became numb and horrified at the documented photo evidence of what the US troops did there. I had to leave before I went into shock.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
TL;DR: Minorities don't care who comes to power because every single one of them has let us down in the long run. We, like every low and middle class citizen, care about not being able to feed our families because it's too expensive to buy milk or tomatoes.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
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Anthony J Permal
8 months
@LizTray @JosephHarvey01 @alrightPET Plus, who's paying for that data usage for work on my personal phone?
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Anthony J Permal
25 days
@ghost_of_rodion @queserasarasara Wow. Lol omg wow. Woooow.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
@MaxRovensky @HUN2R That's addressed. Her forced her to claim she was single while streaming and opening an OF account. He controls her finances.
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Anthony J Permal
11 months
Represent!
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
TL'DR: Pakistan's political governance is never black and white. Stop treating the voters' opinions as black and white too. EVERYTHING is gray.
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Anthony J Permal
7 months
"Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes" This man is braver than 90% of politicians globally.
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🔥TURN UP THE HEAT🔥
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“I can no longer be part of this institution after its support of an apartheid state.” Former British Labour Party councillor denounces the party’s leadership for straying from its values & resigns while delivering an emotional statement about an interaction with his daughter.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
Aside from Sherry and a few others, PPP's own legacy - no matter how many claim ZAB was great - is of a leader who went to bed with religious parties for a vote. It was under them Asia Bibi suffered. And, of course, one only need to step into Karachi to see what their rule does.
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Anthony J Permal
10 months
@Huk06 @UreyesonIndia Having sat in some of the comms meetings in similar healthcare entities in such cases, it isn't just about his opinions. The hospital has to carefully consider whether this bias of his extends to patients of other religions with him, and whether their care will be impacted.
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Anthony J Permal
2 years
It was when Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif were in power when members of their own family raised anti Ahmadi slogans, when wajib ul qatal rallies were held in Punjab illegally and without being stopped by the gov - federal or provincial. And what to even say about PPP?
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Anthony J Permal
11 months
@DrKhan_do Wiped out in seconds. Couldn't reach in time 😭
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Anthony J Permal
3 years
This. A billion times this.
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Anthony J Permal
2 months
@JodelStoriesGH @koryodynasty You live in Ghana thousands of miles away, wtf will you do with evidence? Join their legal counsel? 🤦🏾‍♂️ Just consume the tweet and move on man.
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Anthony J Permal
9 months
@BungieHelp ❖ Employee Removal ❖ Composer Sacking
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Anthony J Permal
1 year
One of the most special moments of my #Lahore trip was a visit to the Mariamabad national shrine Mother Mary, prob Pakistan's most important Marian location after St. Anthony's church in Karachi. A 2.5 hour drive on the M2 from Lahore, it is a tedious trek, with
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