Islam is at the heart of an emerging global anti-hegemonic culture that combines diasporic and local cultural elements, and blends Arab, Islamic, black and Hispanic factors to generate "a revolutionary black, Asian and Hispanic globalization, with its own dynamic counter-modernity constructed in order to fight global imperialism. (say what!)
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
when "yes massa" starts getting old
When “Yes Massa” Starts Getting Old by Imam Zaid Shakir
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
happy muslims around the world
YouTube Playlist: Pharrell Williams Happy Muslims, Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and Muslim World by Megan Reif covers alot of the same ground I have with my various blog posts of Muslims doing "Happy" videos. I think I've gotten a few she missed and vice-versa.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
dear white people... (hopefully coming out this october)
Initial Trailer:
Longer Trailer:
Dear White People Concept Trailer from Justin Simien on Vimeo.
Democracy Now! on Dear White People:Sunday, June 15, 2014
kemal amin kasem - inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
The voice of Robin on the Super-friends, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise, and most famously the long-time host of American Top 40 and related/similar shows. (see Wikipedia)
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Sunday, June 08, 2014
wow, another syrian happy video
From the video:
"Back in March 2014, Maiko went to Iraq as a Volunteer to help Syrian refugees.
She thought it would be wonderful and powerful if she could make a Happy song with syrian refugees living in the camp.
The life in the camp is of course, not easy, everyone has lots of burdens and have lost many things back home in Syria
But they are not only grieving
They celebrate their birthdays, or new born babies, or someone's wedding in the community
They always try to have something to have fun with. they are really living their lives.
She told them about this idea of a Happy clip,
They were so thrilled that they made one.. ;o)
I helped them remotely by doing the editing.
You can see that they are happy even though they are living a tough situation.
Thanks Maiko for your volunteering and your great help.
Good luck to all those Syrian refugees !!!!
Stay happy, whatever the circumstances."
Friday, June 06, 2014
"somos sur" - ana tijoux (featuring shadia mansour)
Third world solidarity by sisters rapping in Spanish and Arabic.
maps for language and religion
There have been some interesting maps circulating on the internet recently.
Here is one:
Gizmodo: The Most Common Languages Spoken in the U.S. After English and Spanish
and here is another:
Washington Post: The second-largest religion in each state (and county)
In the first link I was surprised at the appearance of Hmong, Vietnamese and Navajo on the map. While on the second I was surprised by the number of states where the second largest religion was either Islam or Buddhism (I suppose I just expected Jews to appear as the number two religion in more states... I mean, even in Florida, the second largest religion was Islam) I was also surprised that the Bahai Faith was actually the second largest religion in any of the states (they got South Carolina).
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
syria (restore) happy?
Published on May 26, 2014
Despite the heavy toll of the ongoing Syrian conflict on the lives of Syria's most vulnerable population, its children remain resilient. (RESTORE)Happy contains footage from Zaatari refugee camp and a Syrian refugee school inside Jordan. We traveled to Jordan in April of 2014 equipped with coloring books, crayons, soccer balls, hula hops, jump ropes, and toys and "Happy" by Pharrell Williams blaring on portable speakers...
We made this video with hopes to encourage people to support Education and Mental Health programs that work with Syrian refugees and internally displaced Syrian children.
Please visit: www.love4syria.com to find an organization to support.
Produced by:
Hazami Barmada
Omar Al-Chaar
Rameen Aminzadeh
A project of: Beats, Rhymes & Relief: www.beatsrhymesandrelief.org
Join us in the Fall of 2014 One World Syria, A Celebrity Benefit Concert for Syria. Learn more: www.oneworldsyria.com
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
50 facts about muslims
50 Actual Facts That Challenge What You've Been Told About Muslims is a nice little round-up of information, some of which I actually didn't know myself.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Monday, May 05, 2014
Saturday, May 03, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
happier without women?
This is the "halal" version of the British Muslim "Happy" video (without instrumental music or "provocative" images of women dancing). I like the fact that they did an acapella cover, but it is somewhat disturbing that apparently some people seem unable to distinguish between smiling hijabi girls walking happily down the street and porn.
Friday, April 18, 2014
fbi uncovers plot to just sit back and enjoy collapse of united states
Given the last entry, this story is more sad than funny...
The Onion: FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
it's official: the us is no longer a democracy, but an oligarchy
From Slashdot
"Researchers from Princeton University and Northwestern University have concluded, after extensive analysis of 1,779 policy issues, that the U.S. is in fact an oligarchy and not a democracy.
What this means is that, although 'Americans do enjoy many features
central to democratic governance,' 'majorities of the American public
actually have little influence over the policies our government adopts.'
Their study (PDF), to be published in Perspectives on Politics,
found that 'When the preferences of economic elites and the stands of
organized interest groups are controlled for, the preferences of the
average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero,
statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.'"
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
happy british muslims
From: The Honesty Policy
List of participants (Rough order of appearance): Laith, Adam Deen, Safiah, Alia, Ghalia, Julie Siddiqui, Salma Yaqoob, Fuad Nahdi, Khalid Ahmed & Ruqaiya, Myriam Cerrah, Hannah Habibi Hopkins, Tanya Muneera Williams, Faisal, Izzi Hassan, Asiyah Juma, Abdul-Hakim Murad, Rukea, Nadir Nahdi, Mizan, Yaz, Sadiya Chaudhory, Kübra Gümüsay and Ali Gümüsay, Fareena Alam, Rahim Jung, Waqaas Ahmed, Saleha Islam, Mo Ansar, Rabie, Edris Khamissa, HP Team, LSE ISOC, Kifah Shah, Aisha and Tahiya, Rumi’s Cave, Thawab and Basma, Omar, Mecca2Medinah, Marwan, Bentley Wood, Remona Aly, Majid Khan, Na’eem Raza, Shama, Zainab and Nuri, Abdul-Rehman Malik, Malaysian family, Asim Siddiqi and kids, Asiyah and Juveid, HP, Omareeto, Rizwan, Bilal Hassam, Nuri, Humera and Khalida Khan, Anwar, Nazli and Jayde, HP team.
List of participants (Rough order of appearance): Laith, Adam Deen, Safiah, Alia, Ghalia, Julie Siddiqui, Salma Yaqoob, Fuad Nahdi, Khalid Ahmed & Ruqaiya, Myriam Cerrah, Hannah Habibi Hopkins, Tanya Muneera Williams, Faisal, Izzi Hassan, Asiyah Juma, Abdul-Hakim Murad, Rukea, Nadir Nahdi, Mizan, Yaz, Sadiya Chaudhory, Kübra Gümüsay and Ali Gümüsay, Fareena Alam, Rahim Jung, Waqaas Ahmed, Saleha Islam, Mo Ansar, Rabie, Edris Khamissa, HP Team, LSE ISOC, Kifah Shah, Aisha and Tahiya, Rumi’s Cave, Thawab and Basma, Omar, Mecca2Medinah, Marwan, Bentley Wood, Remona Aly, Majid Khan, Na’eem Raza, Shama, Zainab and Nuri, Abdul-Rehman Malik, Malaysian family, Asim Siddiqi and kids, Asiyah and Juveid, HP, Omareeto, Rizwan, Bilal Hassam, Nuri, Humera and Khalida Khan, Anwar, Nazli and Jayde, HP team.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
yasiin bey (mos def) + marvin gaye
Amerigo Gazaway's *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series' latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled "Yasiin Gaye". Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye's Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey's tangled raps and Gaye's soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
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