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Archive for October, 2008

Yoriyos - La Ilaha Il Allah

Yoriyos - (untitled) La Ilaha Il Allah

Yoriyos (Muhammad Islam), is the son of Yusuf Islam. His debut album, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, was released earlier this year.

Here is Part Two of the Al Jazeera English Special of Islam in America: Islamic Stars and Stripes (See Part 1 Here)
Islamic Stars and Stripes
In the second part of his journey, Rageh looks at how America’s Muslims have coped with the aftermath of the events of 9/11, exploring the demands of patriotism and belief.
Meeting [...]

Source: PakistanPolicy.com
The Balochistan province of Pakistan was hit by a strong earthquake this morning. The death toll, currently at around 200, is expected to rise. Over 15,000 are homeless. Night temperatures in the area approach freezing.
The hardest hit city, Ziarat, was home to Quaid-e Azam in his last months. The [...]

Unbelievable….

Source: The Raw Story
The all-out effort from John McCain’s presidential campaign to scare voters into backing the Republican candidate continued apace on Tuesday as McCain surrogate Joe the Plumber agreed that a Barack Obama presidency would mean the “death of Israel” and end democracy in America.
The Ohio plumber, who has no license and is actually [...]

Seventh graders from the Ron Clark Academy perform “You Can Vote However You Like,” a parody to TI’s “Whatever You Like,”
UPDATE: heres an interview with the students from the Ron Clark Academy on CNN followed by a live performance:  

Original Performance:

Lyrics: 
Obama on the left
McCain on the right
We can talk politics all night
And you can vote [...]

Interpreted by Poet/Songwriter- Saad Omar
[Disclaimer-All opinions and interpretations are from the interpreter alone and do not necessarily reflect the original intentions of the artist]
 

[Introduction]
This is one of Kareem’s oldest songs and thanks to Lena Khan’s creative music video, one of his most popular. I remember first hearing it a few years ago at an [...]

A Great Documentary featuring Haroon Moghul (avari.typepad.com) by Tyler Duncan

Ustadh Usama Canon from the Zaytuna Institute will be blessing the NY area with several events this weekend inshaAllah. These events include:

Friday, 10/24/08
1:15 PM : Jummah Khutbah
@ Stony Brook University
(Union Ballroom)
7:00 PM: Living Islam in America: Muslim Participation in Our communities in the Light of the Life of the Prophet Muhammad

@ Stony Brook University
(SAC [...]

Thanks to Adam the Economist for sharing the following:
Source: Al Jazeera English
In a special two-part documentary Rageh Omaar journeys across the United States exploring the story of Islam in the country.
He attempts to discover if - far from being fundamentally incompatible – Islamic America holds the seeds of a lasting solution to global discord [...]

Tickets are selling fast!!

Source: Meet the Press

Please listen especially to the segment between 4:30 - 6:04!!!
Powell also said he was “troubled” by Republican personal attacks on Obama, especially false intimations that Obama was Muslim and Republicans’ recent focus on Obama’s alleged connections to William Ayers, the founder of the radical ’60 Weather Underground.
Stressing that Obama was a [...]

Oh man, even though i cannot stand this woman, these skits were hilarious!!!!
SNL Opening

Sarah Palin Rap

haha - that was the best rap skit on SNL since Lazy Sunday!!!!

Wow, i never thought McCain would be this funny… Seriously, this is LMAO!!!
Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama speak at the Alfred. E Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City.

 
Source: Smearcasting.com
Smearcasting documents the public writings and appearances of Islamophobic activists and pundits who intentionally and regularly spread fear, bigotry and misinformation in the media. Offering a fresh look at Islamophobia and its perpetrators in today’s media, it also provides four snapshots, or case studies, describing how Islamophobes manipulate media in order to paint Muslims [...]

As Senator John McCain explained to his audience -Barack Obama is Not an Arab - but rather a decent  family man: 

Aasif Mandvi from the Daily show concludes that being an Arab and a decent family man are not mutually exclusive:
 
lol, but all jokes aside as Campbell Brown points out - it shouldn’t matter if Obama [...]




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