Well, I guess we know whose getting a big fat fatwa next! Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -----Original Message----- From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 1:43 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Martyrdom Seekers 400 > Mohammad Ali Samadi, spokesman for Esteshadion, or Martyrdom Seekers, boasted > of having hundreds of potential bombers in his talk at a seminar on > suicide-bombings tactics at Tehran's Khajeh Nasir University. Ha-ha-ha-ha! Just imagine the syllabus and the listing in the college catalog. __________ Martyrdom Seekers 400 Aims: In this course we will explore the phenomenon of Suicide-Murder as an act of national fascism. By comparing the Great Satan to the utopian Islamic Republic of Iran, we will seek answers to such questions as: Why did so many great minds gather in those satanic places? How could the work they produced arguably be stolen from the Islamic Republic? How can we blow them up? Course work: You will be asked to perform three main tasks in this course. First, to read and discuss the texts assigned for the first five sessions. Second, to give one "context" report on a secondary source of successful self-detonation. Third, to write a 4500-5500-word essay, composed in stages throughout the second half of the semester, on (a) America the Great Satan, (b)Suicide-Murder as a Religious rite that will endear you to the Ground of All Being, (c) an address where you want your head mailed and your reasons for selecting that address. Detailed instructions about the oral reports and essays are on separate intricately-illuminated sheets, Allah be praised. Grading: You will receive two grades in this course. One will be for your Suicide-Murder (70%), the other for your participation in discussion and the essay(40%). The grade assigned your essay will reflect my judgment of its intellectual quality. To arrive at it, I will ask: Is this a thorough, insightful, well researched, well argued, and well written statement about Suicide-Murder? The grade assigned to your participation will reflect my judgment of your commitment. To arrive at it, I will ask: Was this person brilliant or voluble and ALWAYS in agreement with me? Instead I will ask: Did this person demonstrate that s/he did the reading and show a willingness to pitch in and detonate? Attendance: Attendance is required at all meetings of the seminar. For every unexcused absence, the number of Paradisaical Virgins you receive will be lowered by two. That is, if you miss once, you can do no better than 70 Virgins twice, no better than 68 Virgins; and so on. In thinking about this policy, bear in mind that one miss in this class is 10% of the total meetings; that, since there are no examinations, SUCCESSFUL DETONATION is the only way to show you have done the reading; and that a seminar is a collaborative effort that requires everyone to pull his or her weight, and press the detonation switch together. Office hours: Given my schedule as ChairMullah, office hours don't work too well, especially during religious festivals. If you want to see me, drop by Jihad 315 or make an appointment. Don't hesitate to reach me by e-mail (Samadi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) or phone (775 A.D.). ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html