Islam & Activism

December 17, 2011

Help me help others!!!

Salam!!! I’m a part of a team of Muslims, who are working to get donations to help build water-well projects all around the world. Just to let you guys know, 1/7 of the current Human population (basically 1Billion people) are dying, about to die, and just wasting away, only because they don’t have access to Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Asia, Community-Service, Culture, Famine, Global Economy, Global Politics, Haiti, Horn of Africa, Islam & Activism, Latin America, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Political-Awareness, Religion, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Somalia, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Charity Water, Clean-Water, Disease-Infested Water, Internatinal Charities, Malaria, Water
December 16, 2011

My thoughts on the official end to the War in Iraq:

Considering the brand-new announcement about the final segment of U.S. Military servicemen leaving the now further-ruined state of Iraq, let’s look at just some of the results of this most unnecessary, deceptive & politically-driven military endeavor over the past seven years: These are but some of several estimated casualties of the War in Iraq (2002-2011): Continue reading

Activism, Asia, Community-Service, Culture, Debt-Ceiling, Economy, Global Economy, Global Politics, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Political-Awareness, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Bush, Government-Spending, Iraq, Iraq War, Military-Spending, Obama, Saddam Hussein, Taxpayers, U.S. Military Industrial Complex, U.S. Military War Machine, War, War in Iraq, War On Terror, War on Terrorism, Weapons of Mass-Destruction, WMD’s
December 16, 2011

My thoughts on Respect & Love:

Question: What is the best way to ensure that you will be respected & loved? Answer: Never give anyone the option to disrespect you or hate you. Ensuring respect is based upon a Prophetic-Statement from Muhammad (Peace be upon him), when he mentioned about the proper conduct that a Muslim must/should have, “The Muslim is Continue reading

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Allah, Behavior, Character, Conduct, Creation, Love, Oppression, People, Property, Protection, Respect, Rights
December 15, 2011

My thoughts on Lowe’s boycotting the TLC show “American Muslim”:

What I have to say can pretty much be summed up with the following personal statement: Dear Lowe’s: Y’all Niggas is mad wack for boycotting the TLC show “American Muslim” like that!!!! That’s some bullshit, period & I hope y’all Niggas go bankrupt for this, seriously!!! #I’m just ventin’!!! Continue reading

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American Muslim, Boycotting, Islamophobia, Lowes, TLC
December 12, 2011

My thoughts on Carelessness:

Nobody cares: Whenever you are on your last-leg, you are expected to run a whole mile. But, if you can’t deliver, people front on you & treat you mad funny-style. They only want you for what you have, not for who you are. But, when you are in need, they’re always so distant and far. Continue reading

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Carelessness, Manipulation
December 11, 2011

My thoughts on the Past, Present & Future:

Past: Previous actions of one’s self which can’t be reversed or taken back once set. Affirmation of what has been witnessed, along with accomplishment & regret. Signs from Allah teaching us to behave later on and what never to do again. Tantamount to necessity of reflection, only my ever distant memories remain. Gareth Bryant/2011 Present: Continue reading

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Future, Past, Present
December 8, 2011

My thoughts on Slander:

Slander!!! Stains on the good name of a person will oftentimes never vanish. Like a dark, ugly coat of paint that does nothing except tarnish. Accusations against individual honor & integrity is just deplorable. Nothing about ruining someone’s reputation is cool, it’s horrible. Depressing it is, when someone thinks that character-bashing has any merit. Enumerable, Continue reading

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Gossip, Mudslinging, Reputation, Slander
December 8, 2011

My thoughts on this week in my life:

This entire week, so far, for me, has been a crossroads-I’ve been treading the path between victory & defeat, success & failure, confidence & depression, conviction & confusion, and praise & slander-It’s also been like it’s all been a combination of all of the above….. …..Oh, Allah!!! Just let me walk through the dense forest Continue reading

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Confidence, Confusion, Conviction, Defeat, Depression, Failure, Praise, Slander, Success, Tests, Trials, Victory
December 7, 2011

My thoughts on dealing with opposition:

This has taken me a very long time to learn, but here it is: “If a lynch-mob wants to hang you, you don’t give them a noose; if someone wants to shoot you, you don’t give them a loaded gun; if an archer wants to hunt you down, you don’t give him arrows.” Gareth Bryant Continue reading

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Despise, Disdain, Dislike, Enmity, Hate, Opposition, Resentment
December 7, 2011

My thoughts on Ingratitude

Ingratitude: Incompetent, incapable, unruly, worthless, despicable is I. Nonetheless, I pretend that I am the source of my supply. Grave will be my affair with my Lord, whenever He is not praised. Revenge will be His; when He is not given credit, He’s not pleased. Arrogance is a poison of the Heart, it corrupts the Continue reading

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Arrogance, Ingratitude, Pride, Resentment