GB Writes

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College

October 6, 2012

My St. John’s University Adventure (trust me, this is funny!!!):

This is how my story goes: Back in 2011, I was going to an Islamophobia lecture at St. John’s University, by John Starling, an instructor at the Foundation for Knowledge and Development, in New York City. When I got there, the posters for the event were all gone. And, no one seemed to know where Continue reading

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College Life, Don Imus, Girls, St. John’s University, Temptation
October 4, 2012

Gareth Bryant’s advice on how to treat Women:

Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said, “A woman is like a rib: If you attempt to straighten it, it will break.”.(al-Bukahri/Riyadh-us-Salihin) Much more important than a rib, the Human female can/will break, if you treat a woman, any woman harshly: Don’t attempt to “straighten” or “fix” her-Women don’t need to be “straightened” or “fixed”; rather, Continue reading

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May 19, 2012

My thoughts on Tabassum Rahman!!!

Author’s Note: This post is a poem is about a dear friend of mine, Tabassum Rahman, a standing member of New York University’s Islamic Center, as well as a recent NYU graduate this year. To put it plainly, she’s great-She jumps out the window, to be of help & service for other people. And, she Continue reading

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February 19, 2012

My thoughts on the NYPD (Narcissistic…Yellow-Bellied…Power-Hungry…Derelicts):

As many of you, whom are about to read this may already know, the New York City Police Department has been consistently conducting strings of illegal probing & out-right spying on Mosques, Islamic Centers, MSA’s (Muslim Student Associations), as well as other auxiliary Muslim-led or Muslim-majority student-groups, in Colleges & Universities, all over New York Continue reading

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December 20, 2011

My nomination for Modest Beautiful Muslima Magazine’s 40 Under 40 Editon:

I’ve been nominated for the 40 Under 40 sponsored, by Modest Beautiful Magazine, recognizing & celebrating the most influential Muslims in the world, under the age of 40, which will be featured in the Feburary 2012 edition of Modest Beautiful Magazine. You can vote for me here: http://www.mbmuslima.com/index.html/40under40/gareth-bryant Continue reading

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40 Under 40, Influential Muslims, Influential Muslims under 40, Modest Beautiful Magazine
December 20, 2011

My thoughts on Aisha Khan:

Author’s note: This poem is in commemoration of Aisha Khan, a student at Johnson County Community College, in Kansas, who has been missing since December 16th, 2011. It is my sincere hope that this poem will raise awareness about her & will also encourage anyone & everyone with any type of information about her to Continue reading

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November 19, 2011

Penn State has officially become the Catholic Church of College Sports:

As far back as 1994, according to a Grand Jury report, released by CNN, Jerry Sandusky, who had worked for Penn State University officially for 32 years prior to 1999, and was then allowed to stay on for another 12 years in a volunteer capacity at Penn State until this year, had been reported, probed Continue reading

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August 24, 2011

The Brass Crescent Awards 2013:

Salam/What up? Please, nominate “Gareth Bryant’s Writing Page” for the ninth Annual Brass Crescent Awards!!! The Brass Crescent Awards is an annual awards ceremony that honors the best writers and thinkers of the emerging Muslim blogosphere (aka the Islamsphere). Nominations are taken from blog readers, who then vote for the winners. What are the Brass Crescent Awards? They Continue reading

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Brass Crescent Awards, Islamsphere, Writers
August 2, 2011

Gareth Bryant’s Top-Ten advices for Muslim College-Students:

1. Make sure that the reason that you’re going to College is not because your parents want you to go, or just because that’s what everyone expects you to do. Go to College to one, exclusively please Allah, by doing something positive & productive, which will give significant meaning to your life. Two, then, go Continue reading

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