New blog: CHAPATI MYSTERY

EVENT: CONNOR

Chapati Mystery

http://www.chapatimystery.com/index.html

While I cast about the midwest looking for a good midwestern blog to link to, I'm back in Chicago with this blog. Sepoy is a doctoral student and lecturer in History and South Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago.

Having incidental experience with that institution, I can tell you it's a path not to be sneezed at.

Sapoy's blog is a delight to read, and very informative. He balances an informal tone (he tries "desperately to stay on topic") against a very measured and thoughtful discussion of his subject (ie. he's Pro Kerry, but eloquently quotes the "Muslims for Bush.") The emphasis here is both political and South Asian Muslim communities, with plenty of crossover, but he also discusses history and movies in recent posts.

But Sapoy is not only fun to read... given the stakes of this election for not only Americans, but Muslims around the world, an understanding of Muslim American perspectives are, I think, essential in making a well reasoned choice on November 2nd.

I cannot urge you strongly enough to check out this blog.

~ Connor