Ramadan Mubarak

Ramadan is just about here and I am beginning to feel it in the air.  I have my list all ready for my Ramadan grocery shopping, I’m putting away the remote control and the Cd’s and trying not to pay attention to the yearly battle between those who sight the moon and those who don’t. 
Personally [...]

Funny or No ?

Okay seriously, I don’t know if I should find this funny or not….I mean I laughed when I saw it, then I stopped and was like “that’s so not funny about the kiddie swords”, but then I laughed again…so now I’m confused.  Am I a traitor to my peeps?  Or do I just have a [...]

Comment on the Papal Debacle

Why I love Tariq Ramadan is the way he extracts reason from unreasonably chaotic events.  He is always clearly and concisely on the side of rational thinking, self-reflection and true Islamic values.  He is a true asset to our ummah and anyone who has ever head him speak cannot doubt the love he has for [...]

What the Hell?

Kate Moss does Blackface….and I’m speechless.  At least when Gwyneth Paltrow warbled that she was ‘African’ she didn’t paint her face.
See Feministe for all the comments…

Fall happenings

School is back and I finally found a thesis supervisor. This year is going to be so busy ~ I’m taking four courses, my thesis and working full time.  I’m not going to kill myself though.  If I find that it’s too much I’ll drop a course.  I’m also stretching out the thesis so I [...]

MizanDesigns

The secret of art is love. — Emile Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), French sculptor, studied with Rodin.
Artist: One,who is able by virtue of imagination and talent or skill to create works of aesthetic value.  A person whose work shows exceptional creative ability or skill
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A little history [...]

Hmmm…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_on_re_eu/britain_islamic_gown
Britain is such an interesting place- so do they like Muslims or not?  I can’t get a handle on it! 
I cannot imagine this happening down here…but then would people here ask for it?
It’s a lot of green, no?

Some Pics

Some pics from my trip…
 The Beach in Brighton.  Strange - instead of sand it is covered in small stones.  Very uncomfortable if you are not sitting in a chair.  While we were there the weather wasn’t nice enough to hang out there much but it had a great pier where you could people watch after [...]

The Qubaisiate

Interesting article on religious revival among women in Syria
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/29/world/middleeast/29syria.html?ei=5087%0A&en=95ca615d0921e031&ex=1156996800&pagewanted=all
and comments by Jill at Feministe
 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/08/29/women-islam-and-syria/

I’m Back!!

Got back yesterday after a hellish journey.  I had a big allergy atack on Wednesday which turned into a major headcold just as I was starting home.  I don’t know how many of you have ever travelled overseas while sick, but let me tell you it is a miserable experience.  The only good part of [...]