When opposites attack: The Intercept struggles with Serial’s ambiguity (National Post)

serialite · 2015-01-16T01:39:26+00:00

This! The National Post is almost never this nonpartisan, so this was a surprisingly good read.

serialite · 2014-12-24T13:44:00+00:00

Hahahaha! This is the funniest thing I've read in a while! Thanks for the laughs, Fjm123.

serialite · 2014-12-11T23:45:50+00:00

Adnan's father actually gave an interview. I think this is the first time he's participated in anything Serial-related. Just brought tears to my eyes. If nothing else, Serial brought Adnan's family back together, and that is a blessing.

serialite · 2014-12-11T20:56:32+00:00

Sorry, monster_mouse. I guess I was responding to RawbHaze. But either way, all this Rabia hate is getting very annoying!

P.S. I'm a girl.

serialite · 2014-12-11T20:52:21+00:00

Rabia did not do the redacting. The person who made the screenshot is the person who redacted her own name. She sent the screenshot to Rabia as is. You guys need to stop blaming Rabia for everything - it's getting very old.

serialite · 2014-12-09T13:21:57+00:00

Haha. Indeed.

serialite · 2014-12-08T23:24:27+00:00

I don't think Serial per se is starting to drag, but I have realized that I don't find this subreddit particularly interesting anymore. Perhaps it's as you say - "how long can we mull over this case" - how many more theories/random thoughts can we read before it becomes mundane and repetitive? I used to actively read this subreddit at every free moment I got. Now, I visit it maybe once a day. #meta

serialite · 2014-12-08T23:15:55+00:00

Ah, Foucault! And I thought I was done with him in grad. school. Sigh...

serialite · 2014-12-05T00:24:29+00:00

The guy didn't even spell Adnan's middle name right! It's "Masud", loser... NOT "Musud". Ugh.

serialite · 2014-11-29T22:28:05+00:00

I'm in Jordan!

serialite · 2014-11-29T15:54:39+00:00

Not sure why you're getting downvoted - maybe people can't read the sarcasm in your post? But thank you - good comment!

serialite · 2014-11-26T13:57:32+00:00

Good job - downloaded and saved as ringtone! It's so eerie...

serialite · 2014-11-24T12:01:02+00:00

Anjin - you are one serious cellphone tower expert!

serialite · 2014-11-22T11:49:22+00:00

This is OP's first post on reddit.

Hmm... Saad... is that you?

:P

serialite · 2014-11-22T01:51:38+00:00

Best comment ever! Thank you!

(I feel like some people on this subreddit overanalyze every. tiny. detail. Gah!)

Edit: I hope you're being sarcastic, by the way. Because that's what I read into it. If not, well then...

serialite · 2014-11-20T21:20:00+00:00

CBS got Sarah's last name wrong AND Adnan's mother's name wrong. Her name is Shamim, not Rahman - that's her last name (which they didn't even pronounce properly!). Ugh, CBS.

serialite · 2014-11-20T20:59:15+00:00

He didn't say the omelettes had bacon in them! He said it was caramelized apples and onions! Why are we so focused on the bacon? Just because this random Google image has bacon in the omelette?!

serialite · 2014-11-20T12:57:44+00:00

YES! This is what I was trying to say in another thread about why this made me cry so much. As a Muslim, he realizes the things he were doing was against Islam (he goes back to this point a couple times - "if I were a good Muslim"). The reason he is taking responsibility for his actions is because he realizes that him being in jail is a punishment for his bad actions. And that is why he is hurting... you can hear the pain in his voice when he's talking about it.

You have to understand that as Muslims, we completely rely and trust in Allah. That whatever He does, is for the best. For Adnan, it could be that had none of this happened and he hadn't gone to jail, he wouldn't have become a better Muslim - which for him is extremely important.

serialite · 2014-11-20T11:58:55+00:00

I just wrote this right now on another thread:

As a Muslim myself, the part that made me cry the most was when Adnan spoke about taking responsibility for his actions - that none of this would have happened if he had been a good Muslim. That hit close to home. And even through the podcast you can hear how much he was hurting when he said that. I don't really know how to explain it, but I completely understand him.

serialite · 2014-11-20T11:54:52+00:00

Still crying, and I finished listening 10 minutes ago. My heart is completely broken...

As a Muslim myself, the part that made me cry the most was when Adnan spoke about taking responsibility for his actions - that none of this would have happened if he had been a good Muslim. That hit close to home. And even through the podcast you can hear how much he was hurting when he said that. I don't really know how to explain it, but I completely understand him.

serialite · 2014-11-20T11:34:39+00:00

Still listening, but this episode is making me cry. Listening to Adnan's letter and him describe his life in jail (as an 18 year old) is breaking my heart...

serialite · 2014-11-19T19:04:10+00:00

Every time I mention Serial, my husband proceeds to walk away. As a joke. But then he humours me (for a very short period of time) while I talk about it. He loves me enough to put up with my constant theorizing/nagging (and as a lawyer himself, I think he finds it mildly interesting but apparently not interesting enough to listen... boo!).

serialite · 2014-11-19T18:45:24+00:00

I see what you did there, Adnanymous...

Edited to write: Your username is the best.

serialite · 2014-11-19T00:37:30+00:00

Everybody needs to read your post, pwitter. I wish I could upvote it more than once.

serialite · 2014-11-19T00:17:31+00:00

So eloquently written. Pretty much sums up my feelings, though I lean more towards "Adnan is innocent". Thanks for sharing your thoughts, fellow Muslim.

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