Writing

December 20, 2011

My nomination for Modest Beautiful Muslima Magazine’s 40 Under 40 Editon:

I’ve been nominated for the 40 Under 40 sponsored, by Modest Beautiful Magazine, recognizing & celebrating the most influential Muslims in the world, under the age of 40, which will be featured in the Feburary 2012 edition of Modest Beautiful Magazine. You can vote for me here: http://www.mbmuslima.com/index.html/40under40/gareth-bryant Continue reading

Activism, College, College-Life, Community-Service, Culture, 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

40 Under 40, Influential Muslims, Influential Muslims under 40, Modest Beautiful Magazine
December 20, 2011

My thoughts on Aisha Khan:

Author’s note: This poem is in commemoration of Aisha Khan, a student at Johnson County Community College, in Kansas, who has been missing since December 16th, 2011. It is my sincere hope that this poem will raise awareness about her & will also encourage anyone & everyone with any type of information about her to Continue reading

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Aisha Khan, Aisha Khan Missing, Find Aisha, Find Aisha Khan, JohnsonCounty Community Community College, Kansas, Kansas Edwards Campus, Kidnapping, Missing, Missing-Persons, Missing-Students
December 19, 2011

My thoughts on Kim Jong-il & the future of North Korea:

The recent death of one of the most controversial leaders of the 20th century has been confirmed. Kim Jong-il, the 40-year iron-hand ruler of North Korea has left a legacy of criticism which will long out last most of our lifetimes. He has been often ridiculed as being one of the leaders of the “Axis Continue reading

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Axis-of-Evil, Bush, China, Clinton, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Nuclear, Nuclear Weapons Programs, Nuclear-Weapons, South Korea, U.S.
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

Activism, Culture, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Religion, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

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

Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Humor, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Political-Awareness, Religion, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

American Muslim, Boycotting, Islamophobia, Lowes, TLC
December 14, 2011

The Threat of Economic-Collapse:

It’s very obvious that historically, as well as contemporarily, that if/whenever you have a globalized economy based upon the pathological acquisition of wealth, at the expense of having others perpetually financially destitute as well as having a populace of work-horses, like the middle/working-class, for example, who are used to be the engine of that economy, Continue reading

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

Capitalism, Conservatives, Democracy, Economic meltdowns, Euro, European Union, Leftists
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