Muslim In America: by brother idris

Muslim || Thinker || De-Programmer || Seeker || Visionary || Fighter || Poet || Artist © Life & Concerns of a Muslim in America || A Social, Political & Personal Anthology © "In a society that believes in nothing, fear becomes the only agenda. Whilst the 20th century was dominated between a conflict between a free-market right and a socialist left. Even though both of those outlooks had their limitations and their problems, at least they believed in something. Where as what we are seeing now is a society that believes in nothing. And a society that believes in nothing is particularly frightened by people who believe in anything. And therefore we label those people as fundamentalists or fanatics and they have much greater purchase in terms of the fear that they instill in society than they truly deserve. But that’s a measure of how much we have become isolated and itemized rather than of their inherent strength." ~ Bill Durodie

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From ’Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War’ by Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al Shami

[I am afraid that it is too late for the leftists in the West to express any solidarity with the Syrians in their extremely hard struggle. What I always found astonishing in this regard is that mainstream Western leftists know almost nothing about Syria, its people, its political economy, its contemporary history. Rarely have I found a useful piece of information or a genuinely creative idea in their analyses. My impression about this curious situation is that they simply don not see us; it is not about us at all. Syria is only an additional occasion for their old anti-imperialist tirades, never the living subject of the debate… We, rank-and-file Syrians, refugees, women, students, intellectuals, human rights activists, political prisoners… do not exist… But honestly I’ve failed to discern who is right and who is left in the West from a leftist Syrian point of view… Before helping Syrians or showing solidarity with Syrians, the mainstream Western left needs to help themselves. — Yassin al-Haj Saleh]

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SYRIA. Aleppo governorate. Aleppo. 2013. ‘Her name is Fadwa. She’s 20 years old, a widow with three children. Every time I asked the women of the Free Syrian Army why they decided to fight, the answer was: “My husband died on the front lines, I will die on the front lines, may God help us.” I tried to make her feel at ease and make sure she didn’t see me as a threat. The pose was her choice. I had to take the pictures fast. Black and white is a safe bet when you are not in control of the light. I was focusing on their eyes and their clothes. Is it a cliché to say I can’t stop looking at the baby?’

Photograph: Sebastiano Tomado/Rex

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Jesse Owens wins gold in Nazi Germany, 1936.

via reddit

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I always found it fascinating of how great the man talked about his experience with the nazis, as they actually treated him with respect (fueled by propaganda most likely, but still), while in the US he wasn’t even allowed to use the main entry point of the building hosting a party in his honor!

And apparently Hitler did shake his hand, something Owens insisted upon during the 60′s, which is more striking considering how FDR never even acknowledged his accomplishments. 

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so what?

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History is never, has never been, and will never be, black and white.

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سوريا

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Remember the five simple rules to be happy: Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

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I love how your eyes sparkle whenever you look at me, whenever we talk. It feels like there are constellations of bright and unknown stars hiding underneath, waiting for them to be discovered. They are inviting me to draw in, into your abyss. To cast out those majestic lights to set your sky on fire. I love how your eyes turn my frowns into smiles. With just a lovely stare, it removes my worrying and doubts. I love how your eyes completes my day, I have seen beautiful eyes before, but yours will always be my favorite. I love how your eyes shine like my lucky star.

baekebyan (via wordsnquotes)

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Racial segregation in Milwaukee, 2010.

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YEMEN. Sana’a. August 1, 2016. Armed men ride on the back of a truck to attend a rally held by supporters of Houthi rebels and Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh to celebrate an agreement reached by Saleh and the Houthis to form a political council to unilaterally rule the country.

Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

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“Armed men” ... “armed”... “men” .. ...

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Hazel Scott playing two pianos at the same damn time with ease

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wow