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Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

ramadan: a de-colonial centering moment

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From Hatem Bazian: Ramadan: A De-Colonial Centering Moment
Sunday, June 28, 2015

we're all connected

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 People all over the blogosphere are making connections between Dylann Roof's acts of violence and  hatred  against Muslims elsewhere: ...
Monday, January 07, 2013

defining legends (again, islam and afrocentricity)

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Defining Legends: Analysis of Afrocentric Writings on Islam by Abdul-Haq ibn Kofi ibn Kwesi ibn al-Ashanti is an interesting e-book I'...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

the chronic-WHAT!-cles of calormen

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For a while now I've been thinking about getting back to writing (I haven't written a new poem in ages). More specifically, I'm ...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

billy crystal, blackness and the oscars

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I'm still trying to articulate for myself what I think about Billy Crystal's appearance in blackface at the Oscars. The term blackfa...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

dhoruba bin wahad / keith ellison

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A lively exchange on the nature of effective political change between Rep. Keith Ellison and Dhoruba Bin Wahad. This was actually part of a ...
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Friday, December 09, 2011

"afro-trini muslims are zealots"

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In a recent interview with the Trinidad Guardian , Imam Hydal (of the Ahmadiyya community) discusses Islamic extremism in Trinidad & Tob...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

is the glee project racist?

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Just putting the question out there... For those who don't know, The Glee Project is an elimination-based talent show where the winner ...
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

to be a black. convert muslim. female.

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From Jamerican Muslimah's Veranda: To be a Black. Convert Muslim. Female.
Monday, February 07, 2011

egypt and race

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The Root has some interesting pieces on race relations in Egypt. First there is the blatantly-titled Egypt's Race Problem by Sunni M. K...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

qui-gon, islam and narnia

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In a recent interview Liam Neeson (who voices the voice of Aslan in the Narnia films and Qui-Gon Jinn in the Star Wars prequal films) has ...
Friday, December 03, 2010

w kamau bell on muslims, the tea party and milkshakes

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see also: race to fame w. kamau bell - ending racism in about an hour
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

...and they apparently hate muslims too

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Colorlines: Tea Party Leader: Target Rep. Ellison Because He’s Muslim

yup, the tea party is racist

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Tea Party Nationalism: A Critical Examination of the Tea Party Movement and the Size, Scope, and Focus of Its Nation...
Saturday, October 09, 2010

sherman jackson and cornel west at princeton

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I've posted an excerpt from this exchange before, but here is the full two hour conversation between Sherman Abdul Hakim Jackson and Co...
Sunday, October 03, 2010

rick sanchez, jon stewart, jews and the media

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As you may know already, Rick Sanchez was fired from CNN, apparently because of a conversation he had on Sirius XM radio with Pete Dominick ...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

i am black as well

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Here is a brief documentary about Miriam Abu Khaleid, a teenage African-Arab teenager working with the Freedom Theatre and sharing her expe...

israel and ethiopian jews

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Russia Times: Israel accused of dooming Ethiopian baby boom Ethiopian Jews: trapped in-between Israeli schools refuse enrollment to Ethiopia...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

is glee racist?

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Here is a mini-roundup of some articles on Glee. My take on the issue is that the first season definitely engaged in some edgy but entertain...
Monday, September 13, 2010

"machete" and xenophobia

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Interesting. I was already intrigued by the fake trailer in Grindhouse and surprised when I saw the trailer for the real film in the movie ...