I dreamt of being awake, traveling through dust and sand of an unknown desert realm. Lines on my hands turned to the alien sky as my weeping blood-tears left flooded trails across the crimson dune sea. Darkness and its caravan passed me a thousand times striking my body with sword and arrow; trying to batter [...]
All posts for the month August, 2009
Racial Profiling of Shahrukh Khan Is Nothing New to Many Muslim-Americans
The immensely popular Bollywood actor (read: superstar) and global icon, Shahrukh Khan/King Khan/SRK, recently told the press that he felt angry and humiliated after he was detained and “questioned” at a US airport for over two hours. In a text message to reporters in India, Khan said, “I was really hassled perhaps because of my [...]
Posted by Jehanzeb on August 18, 2009
http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/racial-profiling-of-shahrukh-khan-is-nothing-new-to-many-muslim-americans/
Muslim Women in Comic Books
Hey everyone! I just wanted to announce that my Brass Crescent award-winning essay on Muslim women in comic books is being featured this week at AltMuslimah.com. The essay, “Female, Muslim, and Mutant: A Critique of Muslim Women in Comic Books,” is divided into three parts and focuses on several Muslim female characters appearing in both [...]
Posted by Jehanzeb on August 6, 2009
http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/muslim-women-in-comic-books/
Awaken
BURNING at the center of mere being there is a radiant star blazing in all of its agony to reveal a secret that you never knew existed. You are asleep haunted by the phantoms of illusory dream-world; caught and entangled in the chaos of false liberation. Awaken to the sound of shockwaves tearing across the [...]
Posted by Jehanzeb on August 3, 2009
http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/awaken/
