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Discrimination

08/04/2014

Eric Garner: the NYPD was his Judge Jury & Executioner

NYPD Officers, in Staten Island, New York City, are responsible for the unjust, unnecessary, death by choking, of a Eric Garner. To some this is just a usual isolated incident, of NYPD policing gone terribly wrong. However, for Peoples of Afro-American & Latino-American descent, this has become an all too prevalent expectation of ours: to… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Allah, Asia, Bias, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Domestic-Violence, Economy, Ethnic-Ties, Ethno-Centrism, Europe, Global Economy, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam, Islam & Activism, Islamic-Teachings, Latin America, Muslim, Muslim Writers, Muslims, Muslims & Activism, Nationalism, Nepotism, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Religion, Religious-Bias, Religious-Discrimination, Religious-Racism, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Terror, Terrorism, Terrorist, Terrorists, Triablism, Tribal-Ties, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Abuse, Abuse of Power, Abuses of Power, Choke-Hold, Chokehold, Choking, Death by Choke, Death by Choke-Hold, Death by Chokehold, Death by Choking, Eric Garner, Injustice, Islamophobia, Marginalization, Marginalized, Murder, New York Police Department, NYPD, Police, Policing, Political, Political Issue, Political Issues, Politics, Power, Racism, Racist, Racists, Social, Social Immorality, Social Injustice, Social Instability, Social Issue, Social Issues, Social Justice, Unjust, US Politics, Xenophobia
08/04/2014

Ever wonder why our pleas to Allah for the Oppressed aren’t answered?

Some Necessary-Perspective: Adam, the Father of Humanity (Peace be upon him), was evicted from the Paradise, because of only one act of disobedience against Allah, Jonah (Peace be upon him) was cast into the belly of a large sea-creature, because of only one act of disobedience against Allah, the Companions of Muhammad (Peace be upon him)… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Asia, Bias, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Domestic-Violence, Economy, Ethnic-Ties, Ethno-Centrism, Europe, Family-Ties, Famine, Global Economy, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam & Activism, Islamic-Teachings, Jihad, Latin America, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Nationalism, Nepotism, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Racism, Religion, Religious-Bias, Religious-Discrimination, Religious-Racism, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Temptation, Terror, Terrorism, Terrorist, Terrorists, Triablism, Tribal-Ties, U.N.-Relief, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Abused, Allah, Civic Engagement, Dehumanization, Dehumanized, Distress, Distressed, Engagement, Hope, Humiliated, Inhumane, Inhumanity, Islam, Islamic Teachings, Muslim, Muslim Politician, Muslim Politicians, Muslims, Oppressed, Oppression, Oppressor, Political, Politician, Politicians, Politics, Prayer
07/23/2014

The Balad of al-Barzakh/the Poem of the Realm of Death

https://youtube.com/shorts/zc5VxvwTMW4?si=DTcyXOygmJaR7Nol Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: “You’ll be judge via your Last-Deeds firstly.” (an-Nawawī) Going Berzerk in Barzakh When it’s your time to demise, however you may despise… …there is no turning-back, there is no such compromise… …As it’s your time to go, your breathing getting fast and then slow… …your Faith, all of… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Art, Art/Fashion, Asia, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Europe, Influence, Influences, Islam & Activism, Islam & Art, Islamic Art, Islamic-Teachings, Jihad, Latin America, Muslim Poet, Muslim Poets, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Muslims & Art, Muslims & Poetry, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Poem, Poems, Poetic, Poetics, Poetry, Qur’an, Religion, Religious-Bias, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Temptation, Terror, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

al-Mawt, Allah, Angel of Death, Barzakh, Day of Judgement, Day of Resurrection, Day of Standing, Death, Deeds, Grim Reaper, Islam, Islamic Teaching, Islamic Teachings, Judgement, Judgement-Day, Malak-ul-Mawt, Mercy, Muslim, Muslims, Neither-Realm, Neitherworld, Qiyama, Qiyamah, Resurrection, Yawm ul Qiyamah
07/22/2014

Yasmin Mogahed’s position on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

Author’s-Note: Yasin Mogahed’s spin on the issue takes us to a place that we ca all relate to: it sets us up & forces us to truly reflect upon the different scenarios that she presents, and how we would view them, had they been in place of the Palestinian-Israeli issue. I used to wonder why… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Allah, Arab Spring, Asia, Bias, Celebrities, Celebrity, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Domestic-Violence, Economy, Ethnic-Ties, Ethno-Centrism, Europe, Family-Ties, Famine, Feminism, Gender, Gender-Bias, Gender-Discrmination, Gender-Roles, Global Economy, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam, Islam & Activism, Islamic-Teachings, Latin America, Misogyny, Muslim, Muslim Writers, Muslims, Muslims & Activism, Nepotism, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Racism, Religion, Religious-Bias, Religious-Discrimination, Religious-Racism, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Terror, Terrorist, Terrorists, Triablism, Tribal-Ties, U.N.-Relief, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Abuse, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Arab-Israeli War, Arab-Israeli Wars, Conflict, Domestic Violence Awareness, Extremism, Fear, Hate, Injustice, Israel, Israeli, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israelis, Jihad, Love, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinians, Peace, Physical Abuse, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Slavery, Spousal Abuse, Struggle, Terrorism, Understanding, Violence and Abuse, War, Yasmin Mogahed
07/20/2014

Who gets to decide what a “Genocide” is?

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/07/the-new-york-times-commitment-to-zionism-begins-with-its-own-staff/ https://gbwrites.com/2022/03/13/ksadickridin/ Gaza There are those who would dare to argue, that what’s going on around the World, pertaining to the Proliferation of Human-Life being mercilessly taken, without Justification, that only certain types of Evil qualifies to be considered a “Genocide” a “Holocaust”, etc. We sadly have socio-inherited a World where Killing is so normalized,… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Allah, Asia, Bias, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Domestic-Violence, Economy, Ethnic-Ties, Ethno-Centrism, Europe, Family-Ties, Famine, Global Economy, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam, Islam & Activism, Islamic-Teachings, Latin America, Muslim, Muslim Writers, Muslims, Muslims & Activism, Nationalism, Nepotism, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Racism, Religion, Religious-Bias, Religious-Discrimination, Religious-Racism, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Terror, Terrorism, Terrorist, Terrorists, Triablism, Tribal-Ties, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Abuse, Anger, Apathy, Bloodshed, Carnage, Cruelty, Fear, Genocide, Genocides, Holocaust
07/16/2014

The Reason why Presidential Iftar-Celebrations during Ramadhan are a No-Go:

Author’s-Note: The following is a statement from Tariq Ramadan, an internationally-renown Socio-Political Scholar/Commentator, particularly of the Muslim/Arab-World, concerning the experience of attending a typical White House Iftar-Celebration, hosted by a United States President. It was supposed to be an evening where the American President showed respect to a religious community, to the millions of American Muslims… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Allah, Arab Spring, Asia, Bias, Celebration, Celebrations, Celebrities, Celebrity, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Domestic-Violence, Economy, Ethnic-Ties, Ethno-Centrism, Europe, Family-Ties, Global Economy, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam, Islam & Activism, Islamic-Teachings, Jihad, Latin America, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Nationalism, Nepotism, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Racism, Religion, Religious-Bias, Religious-Discrimination, Religious-Racism, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Temptation, Terror, Terrorism, Terrorist, Terrorists, Triablism, Tribal-Ties, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Arab Conflict, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Arab-Israeli War, Arab-Israeli Wars, Barack Obama, Iftar, Israel, Israeli, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israelis, Muslim, Muslim Leaders, Muslim Leadership, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Conflict, Palestinians, Ramadan, Ramadhan, Tariq Ramadan, White House
06/27/2014

Humility via Patience

Someone that I really respect, love, and care about was in the Hospital. I was really looking forward to seeing them; but, at the time I hadn’t known that they were in the Hospital. I tried calling & texting them. Yet, there was no response, and me being me, I thought that the person was… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Allah, Asia, Bias, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Domestic-Violence, Ethnic-Ties, Ethno-Centrism, Europe, Family-Ties, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam, Islam & Activism, Islamic-Teachings, Muslim, Muslim Writers, Muslims, Muslims & Activism, Nationalism, Nepotism, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Racism, Religion, Religious-Bias, Religious-Discrimination, Religious-Racism, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Triablism, Tribal-Ties, U.S. Politics, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Apathy, Arrogant, Charitable, Compassion, Empathy, Giving, Humble, Patience, Philanthropic, Philanthropy, Self Absorbed, Self Centered, Selfless, Sympathy, Tolerance
06/25/2014

The Reason why Muslim-Women are against Polygyny & why Muslim-Men can’t really blame them

The Irony is that This-Fatwā (Religio-Ruling) directly opposes what Allah states: if any Man isn’t capable/able to be just via Polygyny, then Monogyny is better for them. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.4, V.3) But, if you’ll take a Religio-Geological Fatwā from a Blind-Person, then what else should be expected?!!! www.garethbryant.wordpress.com/2022/11/10/muslimflatearther/ Author’s-Note: There’s going to be a lot of… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Allah, Asia, Bias, Community-Service, Culture, Debt-Ceiling, Discrimination, Domestic-Violence, Economy, Europe, Feminism, Gender, Gender-Bias, Gender-Discrmination, Gender-Roles, Global Economy, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam, Islam & Activism, Islamic-Teachings, Latin America, Misogyny, Misogyny & Feminism, Misogyny vs. Feminism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Religion, Religious-Bias, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, U.N.-Relief, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Academia, Finance, Financial, Humor, Husband, Husbands, Intelligence, Marriage, Men, Multiple Marriage, Multiple Wives, Muslim, Muslim Husbands, Muslim Men, Muslim Wife, Muslim Wives, Muslim Women, Muslim World, Muslims, Political, Politics, Polygyny, Power, Protection, Sexuality, Sustanability, Weakness, Wealth, Women, Zakah
06/09/2014

The Nigger’s Coming Home For Dinner!!!

Author’s-Note: The following Poem is a necessary-dedication to anyone & everyone who has every been denied marriage, to someone, exclusively because of Nepotism, Ethnocentrism, Nationalism, and all other manifestations of `Asabiyyah/Bias. Your daughter loves me but you emphatically don’t… …she wants to wed me, but, letting her, you won’t… What is it, about me, that… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Allah, Art, Art/Fashion, Asia, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Economy, Ethnic-Ties, Ethno-Centrism, Europe, Family-Ties, Fathers, Global Economy, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam & Activism, Islamic Art, Latin America, Mothers, Muslim, Muslim Poet, Muslim Poets, Muslim Writers, Muslims, Muslims & Activism, Muslims & Art, Muslims & Poetry, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Poem, Poems, Poetic, Poetics, Poetry, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Religion, Religious-Racism, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Triablism, Tribal-Ties, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Asabiyyah, Bias, Color, Complexion, Ethnocentrism, Families, Family, Father, Hood, Humanity, Islam, Marriage, Mother, Nationalism, Nepotism, Race, Racism, Racist, Racists, Relatives, Suburban, SWAG, Talk, Tribalism, Urban, Walk
05/27/2014

Jihād is not a “Bad-Word”:

Imma tell ya a story of what Jihad really is Folks: it’s not this dirty-word, that Islamophobic Birds chirp about in the Media… …it’s something that starts from the individual, and works its way into the Public, to establish Divine-Justice, the Shari`ah… …Each of us have plenty trials, flaws, and sins… …but, we work hard… Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Art, Art/Fashion, Asia, Bias, Community-Service, Culture, Discrimination, Diseases, Domestic-Violence, Europe, Global Politics, Influence, Influences, Islam & Activism, Islam & Art, Islamic Art, Islamic-Teachings, Latin America, Muslim Poet, Muslim Poets, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Muslims & Art, Muslims & Poetry, Nationalism, North America, Peer, Peer Pressure, Peers, Poetry, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Religion, Religious-Bias, Religious-Discrimination, Religious-Racism, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Sunnah, Terror, Terrorism, Terrorist, Terrorists, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Wall Street, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Allah, an-Nafs, Controversial, Controversy, Deception, Desire, Desires, Divine Klout, Divine Providence, Ego, Evil, External, Fire, Gareth Bryant, Gareth Bryant’s Poems, Gareth Bryant’s Poetry, Good, Hell, Hereafter, Human Frailty, Internal, Islam, Jihad, Mundane, Muslim, Muslims, Negative, Paradise, Poem, Poems, Poetic, Poetics, Positive, Providence, Temptation, The Ego, The Grave, The Self, War, Warfare, Weakness, Writers, Writings