Poetry

December 2, 2011

My thoughts on the girl of my dreams:

What I see when I see you: Your intellect- You’re so thoughtful & pensive; you’re so strong, yet so sensitive. Your faith- Your belief in Allah is unshakable; your conviction & integrity is unbreakable. Your smile- Unforgettably pleasant, it’s what magnifies & adds to the beauty of a present. Your form- No deficiencies, flaws, nor Continue reading

Poetry, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Beauty, Love, Relationships
December 1, 2011

I’ve currently been nominated for MBMuslima’s 40under40!!!

Modest Beautiful Muslima Magazine is currently nominating Muslims from around the Globe, under the age of forty, whom have been beacons of light & of immense benefit to their respective communities, whether in the capacities of leadership, activism, writing, blogging, community-service, etc. I’ve been fortunate enough to have been nominee, and would appreciate all of Continue reading

Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Political-Awareness, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

40under40, MBMuslima Magazine, Modest Beautiful Muslima Magazine
December 1, 2011

My thoughts on the broken-heart:

The Heartache & Heartbreak!!! What makes the heart ache; what makes the heart break? You were my everything; now, you’re nothing. As I think back, you were my reason for living. That was my mistake from the very beginning. What makes the heart ache; what makes the heart break? I thought that you’d be the Continue reading

Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Break-ups, Heartbreak, Relationships
November 27, 2011

My thoughts on a Woman’s beauty:

The Canvas & the Painter!!!The woman is like a canvas, and I am like her painter. I’ve used my long, brown paintbrush, with its gentle bristles, to paint her entire body. I’ve longed to give her blank body expression; it is just as though she consumes me. I’ve drawn ridges up and down her tender Continue reading

Culture, Muslim Writers, Poetry, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Writing

Beauty, Landscapes, Nature, Painting, Women
November 27, 2011

The Graves: Our Death-Caves

We view death as something so far, and yet, it’s so very near. It’s not until the Angel of Death comes that we’ve got it clear. When he comes for our souls, we cannot even use a ruse. Death is a battle that we are all divinely-destined to lose. Welcome to your grave, it’s your Continue reading

Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Afterlife, Beyond the Grave, Caverns, Caves, Coffins, Death, Funerals, Graves, Hereafter, Life
November 27, 2011

My Thoughts on Love:

So important is this four-letter word. It is something we all have heard. How often it is said, yet it is rarely meant. It’s more important than any money spent. A lot of people use the phrase: “I love you” so spontaneously. However, they also seem to fall in & out of Love so casually. Continue reading

Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Love, Relationships
November 27, 2011

Season’s Warnings!!!

Author’s note: This is my advice for all of you out there who’ve been waiting all-year for this holiday shopping season to befall us. Well, it’s here; but, I’m here just to give you some insight, to make sure that you don’t become just another victim of the industries which feed off of our pockets. Continue reading

Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Economy, Fashion, Global Economy, Islam & Activism, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Political-Awareness, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, U.S. Economy, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Black Friday, Capitalism, Consumerism, Deals, Department Stores, Holiday Season, Shopping
November 26, 2011

My thoughts on the Night & Day:

The Sunset!!! The Day is just about nearly done. The Sun sinks slowly, in the West. The Sun is almost gone. It has to leave, for rest. The Sky gets darker; the Horizon becomes pink & yellow. There’s a slight breeze; the atmosphere is quiet & mellow. The Night begins to chase the Sun far Continue reading

Muslim Writers, Poetry, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Writing

Day, Daytime, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Sunrise, Sunset
November 22, 2011

Somalia & Haiti’s incredible plight:

Scorched earth, as a result of no rain; its people have no food and have forfeited their pride. Ongoing drought & famine has crippled an entire generation, the world just turns a blind-eye. Murder has been made the order of the day, no one is ever secure, no such thing as a safe space. Astronomical Continue reading

Activism, Africa, Community-Service, Culture, Economy, Famine, Global Economy, Global Politics, Haiti, Horn of Africa, Islam & Activism, Latin America, Muslim Writers, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Political-Awareness, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, Somalia, U.N.-Relief, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Drought, Natural Disasters, Poverty, Relief-Aid, Starvation, Water
November 21, 2011

Nature’s narrative:

American-Trees!!! If only these Trees could talk: They would tell of the first Africans arriving at their shores. The men turned into slaves, the women turned into whores. Constantly beaten, told to work & serve. Torturing anyone, with courage or nerve. If only these Trees could talk: They would recall our people being stripped of Continue reading

Activism, Community-Service, Culture, Domestic-Violence, Global Politics, Islam & Activism, Muslims & Activism, Poetry, Political-Awareness, Sarcasm, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, U.S. Politics, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Blacks, Civil War, Freedom, Lynch-Mobs, Lynchings, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Whites