Muslims at College
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The Turbulence of Life
As the sea waves crash during our nights and days.We dwell within our mundane, vesseled hideaways. The torrid and torrent, toil and trial will drive each & all of us off-course. But our navigator must be Allah’s guidance & with Him is the best force. Because it is He who turns our ships: our physical-bodies,… Continue reading
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The Muslims need Self-Representation!!!
I’m takin’ back my voice!!! Don’t speak for me. I’m a man and free. My religion doesn’t give hatemongers the credence to silence me. Having a beard is not a license to detain me, for an hour or three. My Arabic tongue shouldn’t be a reason to be doomed, living a life of the falsely-accused.… Continue reading
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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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My Thoughts on the 4th of July

Author’s Note: July 4th-Weekend is where people put up their American flags, on their home doors, front lawns, windows, and/or cars & have day-long BBQ’s in their backyards, or go to beaches, celebrating the commemoration of how American Colonists stood against the British Crown & resisted tyranny. I would just like to present this poem,… Continue reading
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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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My thoughts on Loon (AKA Amir Junaid Muhadith):
Author’s note: Loon, the former rapper turned Muslim, born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, was arrested on November of 2011, while in Belgium. He has been officially accused by the U.S. government, of committing a crime in America & has since been extradited, from Belgium, to Germany, back to the U.S., imprisoned in a Federal facility-Ironically, they… Continue reading
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The Fake-Wokeness of Ex-Muslims

Author’s note: The following post is a poem, directed directly towards Ex-Muslims, like Ibn Warraq, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ali Sina, Nonie Darwish, Salman Rushdie, Parvin Darabi, Taslima Nasrin and any & all others, whom have decided that they have done people such a favor by leaving Islam. Trust me, you’ve done no one any good,… Continue reading
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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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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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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