"A growing number of rap artists are leaving the bad boy hip hop lifestyle for a more spiritual one. The Canadian Dawah Association says that an increasing number of rappers this year have embraced Islam or acknowledged they had in the past. Amir Junaid Muhadith, better known for his stage name, Loon, talks to Al Jazeera about his spiritual journey." - AlJazeera English
Amir Junaid Muhadith, formerly known as Loon was a rap artist from the Bad Boy music label.
For video of his first public appearance as a Muslim, click Read More.
thoughts anyone?
Post Secret website.
(Warning may contain some mature themes)
Thanks to Mueen Farooq Hakak for sending us this, we're kinda late on this news but nonetheless wanted to share.
"Among the dozens of mosques in Istanbul stands a radical exception. It is not only different in design but is also the first to be designed by a woman. Known for designing hotels and bars, Zeynep Fadillioglu said she wanted to create something contemporary. She spoke to the BBC's Sarah Rainsford as they walked through the building." - (taken from) BBC News
Zeynep Fadillioglu's website.
What are your thoughts on this?
mo' power to the introvert!
I am an introvert with inborn idiosyncrasies,
and I can inspire so don’t insinuate I am an idiot,
my intelligence indicates otherwise.
I like to draw and doodle, I like to make words rhyme, I like to stare into and read weighty books at long lengths, I like to reminisce while flipping through photo albums, and I like doing this often being left alone in peace and quiet.* *Please Allah protect this, for it is He who made me what’s good in me today.
Growing up a secret introvert was tough given the fact that it appeared as if every other family we were friendly with had kids that were gifted and comfortable with public displays of their talents. I despised the encounters we had with some of these families because each time we met or communicated something else would crop up which shadowed my achievements. I find it a reoccurring occurrence with immigrated Indian families, when at the parents' relentless behest the children have to do something they aren't prepared to do, and I believe this often times has to do with adults wanting to live vicariously through their kids. My own parents have pushed me oft times to participate or get involved with activities that don’t take into consideration my interests or my preferences.
It can be very discouraging when your parents can’t accept the fact that you’re an introvert and don’t understand that it’s not a problem or an excuse to live a more secluded life. It’s an orientation sometimes not of our choosing (studies show the brain and genes can be born with these inclinations), a lifestyle of which we get accustomed to and are comfortable with, not us simply being or becoming complacent with a simpler standard of life like some may believe. We introverts aren’t asocial or anti-social as my mom puts it, and we aren’t morose or miserable loners. Understand that we have different needs and preferences from extroverts; our mental maintenance is an altogether different undertaking that is usually resolved in an independent state away from crowds and people. Our contributions to society may be more subtle and very likely overlooked but recognize this, we are as ambitious as anyone else. Don’t disregard us because our ambitions lead us elsewhere or to less elevated designations.
thank goodness for the Oxford Dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus.
that isn`t a coppertone tan, that`s anger incarnate
I was not-so-recently a witness to what I would call numbness instinctive to a group of boys, and a large residual void in terms of respect towards the opposite gender.
Volunteering at Regent Park got me reacquainted with heinous attitudes and mentalities that reveal the scary standards/principles/values teenagers sometimes subscribe to willingly, or at times are forcibly subjected to.
Growing up in Scarborough has afforded me numerous occasions to come face to face with identical conditions. Male chauvinism coupled with misogyny resides heavily amongst teenage boys exposed to poorer qualities of life, possibly contributed by other existing social ills in the community.
Not having enough positive examples has shut off the acceptance to
ordinary possibilities in the lives of some boys and girls from the area.
let me clarify this statement...
...I hate attending the modern day/mainstream interpretations of what
a Muslim wedding ought to be.
No Mom I won’t tuck in my shirt or wear that lavender shirt...And No Dad, I don’t want to wear a belt for my pants or wear your old cow print suspenders...
So what if I want to ruin my appetite before what will surely be a by-invite-only congregation consisting of forced indulgence on buffet style cuisine! Ugh.
...I don't want to go!
Allow me to explain how I feel about attending a wedding during which & where:
(1) I don’t feel welcomed and
(2) I find myself repulsed by the way some or many in the numbers present carry themselves for the duration of the occasion.
I wish I were typing this from the same wedding that set me off like this so I could accurately articulate how much I despise the attitudes harbored by some people attending and organizing said weddings. In some ways these behaviors are exposed for the very first time before me, and disgusting habits including but not limited to gaudiness and narcissism surface bountifully (i.e. excessive photo taking of oneself). Finding exceptions in these behaviors are rare, nay, these seem to be the norm among the majority.
...Let me get specific because this is becoming ridiculously frequent & regular...
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