Everett Jenkins Birthday Blog

In light of my previous post regarding Abdul Qadeer Khan, I have revised my list of the 100 Greatest Muslims to place Abdul Qadeer Khan at number 71, immediately after the name of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of the nation of Pakistan. Peace, Everett "Skip" Jenkins Fairfield, California November 30, 2021 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888   The 100 Greatest Muslims 2021 Version 1.    The Prophet Muhammad 2.     Umar ibn al-Khattab 3.     Ali ibn Abi Talib 4.     Abu Bakr al-Siddiq 5.     Uthman ibn Affan 6.     Aisha bint Abu Bakr 7.     Khadija bint Khuwaylid 8.     Khalid ibn al-Walid 9.     Husain ibn Ali 10.    Abu Hurayra 11.     Fatimah bint Muhammad 12.     Bilal ibn Rabah 13.      Al-Bukhari 14.    ...

About six weeks ago, The New York Times  published an obituary for Abdul Qadeer Khan and named him the "Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Program" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/obituaries/abdul-qadeer-khan-dead.html In reading the obituary, the following passages caught my attention: "In 1985, Congress passed a law requiring the president to certify that Pakistan was not producing nuclear weapons. Without that certification, Congress would cut off a large package of military aid to Pakistan, which was part of the American effort to support the resistance to the Soviet occupation of neighboring Afghanistan. "But for five years thereafter, President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush certified that Pakistan had no nuclear weapons program. Finally, in 1990 — after the Soviets had left Afghanistan — President Bush said he could no longer sign the annual certification. "Pakistan exploded its first nuclear device on May 28, 1998, in response to an India...

Each day I seem to encounter a story that intrigues me.  The obituary for Jakucho Setouchi that appeared in the New York Times recently was one such story.  Below is a summary of her life.  However, I suspect that the essence lies between the lines.  If I have time, I, one day, would like to know more. Peace, Everett "Skip" Jenkins Fairfield, California November 29, 2021 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Setouchi, Jakucho Jakucho Setouchi  (b. Harumi Mitani, May 15, 1922, Tokushima, Japan  – d. November 9, 2021, Kyoto, Japan) , formerly  Harumi Setouchi ,  was a Japanese Buddhist nun,  writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of  The Tale of Genji   and over 400 fictional biographical  and historical novels.  In 1997, she was honored as a Person of Cultural Merit,  and in 2006, she was awarded the Order of Culture...

In connection with my Alumni activities for Amherst College, for the last ten years I have been an active "facilitator" for both the Black Alumni listserv and the Class of 1975 listserv. This past week, I posted an item entitled "Songs for Native American Heritage Month".  This post continues to move me, so I decided that it should be the first "regular" post for this new beginning.  I hope that it moves you as well. Peace, Everett "Skip" Jenkins Fairfield, California November 28, 2021 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 In the United States, November is Native American Heritage Month  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_Indian_Heritage_Month and this year is a special anniversary marking the 400th anniversary of the "First Thanksgiving" www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/thanksgiving.htm In celebration of this coming together of two peoples in a harvest of pe...