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Sunday, August 26, 2007

box-checking blues

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Odd moment: I had to go get fingerprinted recently (background check for a new job) and as part of the process I had to fill out a form with...
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baraka eulogizes sundiata

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On Seeingblack.com, from one poet to another, here is Amiri Baraka's eulogy of fallen wordsmith, Sekou Sundiata.
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Friday, August 24, 2007

tapping the third root

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Sorry I've been dormant for so long. I started a new job and have limited internet access during my "downtimes". Even now, I j...
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Thursday, August 02, 2007

african & caribbean muslim marriage event

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Since only a minority of hits to Planet Grenada are coming from the UK, I'm thinking of the following as a springboard for discussion as...
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Thursday, July 26, 2007

what happens in the kitchen, stays in the kitchen...

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I'm currently in an extremely carnivorous (not vegetarian-friendly) city and I think it will be much harder to eat halal. Up until now, ...
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Saturday, July 21, 2007

a joyful work

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A friend recently shared this poem of Hafiz with me, so I'm going to share it with you. And hopefully my new job will turn out to be a ...
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Thursday, July 19, 2007

plaza granada

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For various reasons I'm having less time to write these days. I'm thinking of moving to a new location. I still have to think a lot ...
Saturday, July 14, 2007

pain and suffering in theology

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I think our understanding of unfairness in the world is mostly relative and based on our imagination which is based on our experiences. Even...
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Thursday, July 12, 2007

nur az zaman (light of the age)

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I wouldn't necessarily insist on all the theological claims below, but I'm glad to support the discussion of such an important Musli...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

my native costume

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I'm a big Martin Espada fan but I especially like this poem because I actually have worn that outfit on multiple occasions in different...
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007

you say you want a revolution...

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I have no big plans for the fourth. I'm about to grab some lunch. Hopefully I'll be able to make more progress with cleaning out my ...
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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

i and i and thou

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So from time to time I tend to ride on strange trains of thought. A while ago I wrote a post called the tao passes the turing test which t...
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Sunday, July 01, 2007

turtle island muslims

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Turtle Island is a Native American term for North America and Turtle Island Muslims is a website dedicated to the thoughts and experiences ...
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moors gate - bab el magharbeh

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Moors Gate is a remarkably well-done Moorish Science website. "New Age-y" at times, but nevertheless with interesting articles. G...

two latino ex-muslims

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I would disagree with several of the comments made by GustavoMustafa (an Iranian-Afghan/Mexican ex-Muslim) over at ProgressiveIslam.org in h...
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Thursday, June 28, 2007

another u.s. is necessary

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So if you are going to be anywhere near Atlanta, Georgia between June 27 and July 1 the place to be is the U.S. Social Forum. This thing is...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

architecture is not justice

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They have monuments to liberty And freedom of opinion, which is well and good. But I explained to them that Architecture is not justice. An ...
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publish or perish: guantanamo

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I just found out about this story by reading the post Why Close Reading Matters I: Guantanamo Bay Poetry over at the Constructivist's ...

a rising voice: afro-latin americans

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The Miami Herald recently published a five-part series on the situation of Afro-Latinos in various countries (including Nicaragua, Honduras,...
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Monday, June 25, 2007

"i am both a muslim and christian"

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A recent story in the Seattle Times deals with the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding who has been an Episcopal priest for over 20 years and Muslim fo...
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