Religion
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Start looking past the Surface:
Don’t assume that I’m a Rapper, just because I wear Jeans & a T-Shirt. Don’t just look at the length of my beard and just think I’m out of work. Please…do not assume that, because the country I am from sounds exotic, I can fly a magic-carpet. Why do you judge people you do not Continue reading
Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Religion, Religious-Racism, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-EmpowermentAssume, Assumption, Bias, Cultures, Differences, Discrimination, Ethnic-Bias, Ethnic-Discrimination, Ethnicities, Etnicity, Humanity, Immigration, Islamophobia, Judgment, National Security, Prejudgment, Prejudice, Presume, Presumption, Racism, Religions, Skin Deep, Special, Superficial, Superficiality, Surface, Terrorism, Uniqueness, Unity, Xenophobia -
My Love-Letter to the one who refuses to love me back:
I’m not in despair, and I no longer care. You really didn’t want me at all anyway. I now see who you really are, it’s clear. You just wanted to pass the time of day. You knew in your heart that you didn’t want me; but, you kept it going. You already had it in Continue reading
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My thoughts on Malala Yusufzai, the danger of Extremism and the necessity of Fairness:
Author’s note: The following post is based upon the failed assassination-attempt of a Malala Yusufzai, a young girl, from the Swat Province of Pakistan. She is an avid writer, poet, blogger, and has been a recipient of the National Youth Peace Prize. However, her accomplishments have been very controversial, among many ultra-conservatives, specifically, among the Continue reading
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The Muslims need Self-Representation!!!
I’m takin’ back my voice!!! Don’t speak for me. I’m a man and free. My religion doesn’t give hatemongers the credence to silence me. Having a beard is not a license to detain me, for an hour or three. My Arabic tongue shouldn’t be a reason to be doomed, living a life of the falsely-accused. Continue reading
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My St. John’s University Adventure (trust me, this is funny!!!):
This is how my story goes: Back in 2011, I was going to an Islamophobia lecture at St. John’s University, by John Starling, an instructor at the Foundation for Knowledge and Development, in New York City. When I got there, the posters for the event were all gone. And, no one seemed to know where Continue reading
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Some Brief Islamic-History (the origin of al-Liwāt [Sodomy & Homosexuality]):
Author’s note: The following post, which is based upon two main sources: Qasasu-ul-Anbiya’ (Stories of the Prophets), by Abil-Fida’ Isma`il ibn-Kathir ad-Dimashqi & al-Kaba’ir (The Major-Sins), by Muhammad ibn-`Uthman adh-Dhahabi, contains very mature & detailed subject matter about the People of Lot & the origins of Homosexuality. So, if anyone is not comfortable with this Continue reading
Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Political-Awareness, Religion, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-EmpowermentAdult, Adult Entertainment, Adult Films, Anal Sex, Boy Toys, Entertainment, Gang Rape, Gang Raped, Gay, Gay Muslims, Gomorrah, Greco-Roman, Greco-Roman Civilization, Greco-Roman Culture, Hentai, Hentai Films, Hollywood, Homo Thug, Homosexual, Homosexual Muslims, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Immorality, Internet, Jail, Jail Culture, Lot, Lut, Magazines, Media, Pleasure Boys, Pornography, Prison, Prison Culture, Rape, Raped, Religious Immorality, Sodom, Sodomy, Web, Western Civilization, Western World -
Gareth Bryant’s Keys to Happiness:
Having hope in what we can’t yet see. Appreciation, for all of what could be. Patience, upon all the many tests which lie ahead. Piety, always ensuring that your heart isn’t dead. Incorporating respect & love in your daily-routine. Never become ungrateful, nor treat people mean. Educate others about Allah’s mercy & respite. Set an Continue reading
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Gareth Bryant’s advice on how to treat Women:
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said, “A woman is like a rib: If you attempt to straighten it, it will break.”.(al-Bukahri/Riyadh-us-Salihin) Much more important than a rib, the Human female can/will break, if you treat a woman, any woman harshly: Don’t attempt to “straighten” or “fix” her-Women don’t need to be “straightened” or “fixed”; rather, Continue reading
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Some Brief Islamic-History (the Origins of `Id-il-Adha):
Author’s note: This post is based upon the narrations of the history of the most important Islamic holiday, based exclusively upon the work, Qasas-il-Anbiya’ (Stories of the Prophets), by Abil-Fida’ Isma`il ibn-Kathir ad-Dimashqi. The story & history of the Celebration of Sacrifice (`Id-il-Adha) is such an important Islamic holiday, it is imperative that both Muslims Continue reading
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My Transition from Boy to Man
I was once a Boy: I used to be a boy. My life was a toy. I would take things lightly, and shun responsibility, but that was clearly in the past. Pursuing the fleeting and worthless pleasures, you think you want, really never last. I used to think of myself as the “ladies’-man”; I arrogantly Continue reading
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