Salaam everyone! Sorry, I wasn’t able to post anything yesterday because I was out with family and friends, but I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy and blessed Eid. May Allah accept our fasting and fill our days with joy and beauty! Ameen! I would like to share one of my favorite poems [...]
All posts for the month September, 2009
Israel Does What?
Check this. Danish-American actor, Viggo Mortensen, is one of many artists taking a bold stand against the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and its commemorative spotlight on Tel Aviv. According to Judy Rebick of Canadian Dimension: This is the first time that TIFF has held a City to City spotlight and the spotlight is on [...]
Posted by Jehanzeb on September 16, 2009
http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/israel-does-what/
A Muslim Reflection on September 11th
Dear Readers, On the morning of September 11th, 2001, I remember the students and faculty members at school talking about a plane crashing into the World Trade Center, but everyone was getting mixed messages. Finally, in my algebra class, my teacher blurted out the truth, but before I could even process what she said, a [...]
Posted by Jehanzeb on September 12, 2009
http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/remembering-911/
Newspeak: “Terrorist” Means “Muslim”
After I parked on campus, a bumper sticker on the car next to me caught my attention: “Support Israel! Fight Terrorism!” Nice way to start off my day, right? I thought to myself, “Why doesn’t the sticker just say ‘Fight Muslims/Palestinians’ because that’s what it really means anyway?” If I had seen the owner of [...]
Posted by Jehanzeb on September 7, 2009
http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/newspeak-terrorist-means-muslim/
