Gareth Bryant Writes

I write therefore I am/I am what I write

Religion

May 21, 2012

My thoughts about the Rain:

The Rivers of the Street!!! When it rains, it pours, as the torrential bathing of New York, keeps us wet & cold. Winds direct this Rain, to every corner, block & sidewalk; it just does what it’s told. The day-long down-pour, from the Sky, funnels down avenues & alleyways. The Storm-Clouds are gray, thick & Continue reading

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Downpours, Homeless, Homeless People, Homelessness, Lightning, Monsoon, Monsoons, New York, New York City, Rain, River, Rivers, Showers, Storms, Street, Streets, Subways, Thunder, Thunderstorms, Underground, Weather
May 19, 2012

My thoughts on Tabassum Rahman!!!

Author’s Note: This post is a poem is about a dear friend of mine, Tabassum Rahman, a standing member of New York University’s Islamic Center, as well as a recent NYU graduate this year. To put it plainly, she’s great-She jumps out the window, to be of help & service for other people. And, she Continue reading

Activism, College, College-Life, Community-Service, Culture, Humor, Islam & Activism, Muslim Student Association, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Muslims at College, Poetry, Religion, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Islamic Center of New York University, Islamic Center of NYU, New York University, New York University graduates `12, New York University’s graduating class of 2012, NYU, NYU grads `12, NYU’s graduating class of 2012, NYU’s Islamic Center
May 17, 2012

Donate to the AFSP: Out of the Darkness Anti-Suicide Walk 2012:

Donate to the AFSP: Out of the Darkness Anti-Suicide Walk 2012:Salam/Hello!!!I’m going to be participating in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Overnight Anti-Suicide Walk again, in the San Fransisco Bay Area, on the 9th. & 10th. of June, 2012. It would be great if you all could join me in… Continue reading

Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Domestic-Violence, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Political-Awareness, Religion, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Suicide, Suicide-Awareness, Suicide-Prevention, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

2012, AFSP, AFSP: Out of the Darkness Anti-Suicide Walk, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Anti-Suicide, Anti-Suicide walks, Out of the Darkness Overnight, San Francisco Out of the Darkness Overnight Suicide Walk June 9th & 10th, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Walk, Suicide Walks
May 10, 2012

Oppression is wretched!!!

It is something that will taint your soul. You’ll never reach Paradise, our goal. Tyranny is something that which Allah has banned for Himself. Yet, we have the audacity to strip the creation of their wealth. This wealth is priceless: they are our lives, properties & honor. Violating, taking these things from others is an Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Arab Spring, Asia, Community-Service, Culture, Debt-Ceiling, Domestic-Violence, Economy, Famine, Global Economy, Global Politics, Haiti, Horn of Africa, Islam & Activism, Latin America, Libya, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Political-Awareness, Religion, Religious-Racism, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Somalia, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Carnage, Civil Rights, Conflict, Dehumanization, Destruction, Dignity, Displacement, Disrespect, Genocide, Honor, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Human-Rights violations, Humanity, Integrity, Life, Murder, Muslim World, Muslims, Oppression, Pillaging, Rape, Respect, Supression, Tyranny, War
May 1, 2012

A Mother’s-Day alternative: The undisputed status of the Mother in Islam

1. as-Sam` (Hearing-Sense) is the 1st amongst the Fu’ādah/Senses Allah activates for Humans, via the Womb, during the 2nd-Trimester. (Scientific/Bio-Medical Fact) 2. Fom the 2nd-Trimester till Age-10: any/all Human-Experiences have the Potential to manifest Irreversible-Effects as long as a Person lives. (Human-Behavioral Fact) 3. This is literally how/why the Asl/Etymology of the Word “Ummah (Society, Continue reading

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Candy, Cards, Caring, Children, Family, Gifts, Love, Mother, Mother’s Day, Mothers, Parents
April 30, 2012

Integrity is sacred!!!

Author’s note: The following post is the result of a Muslim, who knows me personally, who has recently deemed it okay to violate the sanctity of our religious-bond, by slandering me, by accusing me of being a Homosexual, something that’s considered a Major-Sin, according to classic Islamic-Texts. Let me first clear the air to all Continue reading

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Backbitting, Character, Dignity, Gossip, Honor, Humanity, Integrity, Islamic-Character, Reputation, Scandalous, Scandals, Sex Scandals, Sincerity, Slander
April 30, 2012

My Cocoon-Diaries Part III:

Author’s note: My Cocoon-Diaries are poems and/or general writings which contain self-reflections for me, how I’ve been living & how I should’ve not been living, over a significant portion of time that I’ve taken to limit my social-spheres & social-interactions. It’s been a time for me to dig deep within myself, to wrap myself up Continue reading

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Anti-Social, Change, Cocoon, Diaries, Distant, Introspection, Islam, Isolation, Journals, Journey, Muslims, Obscurity, Odyssey, Retrospection, Self Improvement, Self-Evaluation, Self-Reflection
April 24, 2012

My thoughts on the word “Nigger”:

Author’s note: People, very often, have asked me why I’m so comfortable with the word “Nigger” being used around me. They just can’t understand, why an African-American would be so “not angry” when this particular word is used. I’ve honestly been thinking about this for a very long time, how to officially throw the word Continue reading

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Adam, African Americans, African Heritage, Allah, Confidence, Dehumanization, Dignity, Dishonor, Disrespect, Eve, Grit, Honor, Humanity, Integrity, Islam, Knowledge, Negro, Niger, Nigga, Nigger, Pride, Purpose, Racism, Respect, Self Respect, Understanding, Wisdom
April 15, 2012

My thoughts on my own failures:

Maybe it’s me: With each passing of years, my eyes begin to shed tears. I cry, because of some of my most tragic & painful fears. I’m in fear of dying without wife, nor child. The thought of it just makes me very tense. I’d much rather have an easier trial, that’s quite mild. Alas, Continue reading

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Anger, Anxiety, Dating, Depression, Failures, Fear, Hopelessness, Insecurity, Marriage, Melancholy, Misery, Regret, Relationships, Resentment, Sadness, Sorrow
April 11, 2012

My thoughts on Loon (AKA Amir Junaid Muhadith):

Author’s note: Loon, the former rapper turned Muslim, born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, was arrested on November of 2011, while in Belgium. He has been officially accused by the U.S. government, of committing a crime in America & has since been extradited, from Belgium, to Germany, back to the U.S., imprisoned in a Federal facility-Ironically, they Continue reading

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