Poetry

November 17, 2011

This is what you don’t call me:

Don’t call me an Islamist, that’s just a code-word for terrorist. Don’t call me Fundamentalist, this just means I’m not tolerant. Don’t call me a Sufi, this means I have my head in the clouds. Don’t label me Salafi, this just means I treat people like dogs. I don’t wanna be red-flagged as being anti-modernity Continue reading

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Conservatives, Conservativism, Islam, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic-Fundamentalists, Islamism, Islamists, Liberalism, Liberals, Moderate, Moderates, Modernity, Muslims, Salafism, Salafists
November 13, 2011

My thoughts on appreciation & experience:

“A person will never appreciate peace, unless they experience war, and they will never appreciate joy, unless they experience pain, and they will never appreciate victory, unless they experience defeat, and they will never appreciate success, unless they experience failure, and they will never appreciate love, unless they experience hate.” Gareth Bryant Continue reading

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Appreciation, Experience
October 14, 2011

Some Brief Islamic-History (the Top-Ten Best-Companions of Muhammad):

The Terrific-Ten: This is the story of some of the very greatest men there’ve ever been; only the Prophets could top them; no one else could out-shine them:Let’s start with Abu-Bakr As-Siddiq, short & sweet; the best of the best, can’t be beat. His love for Allah & Islam leaves one in amazement.`Umar ibn-ul-Khattab was Continue reading

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

Companions of the Prophet, Islam, Muslims, Sahabah
October 9, 2011

Vote for me online for this year’s annual Brass Crescent Awards:

The praise is for Allah!!! I’ve been chosen as a finalist for this year’s Brass Crescent Awards, in the category of “Best Writer”. 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 Continue reading

Activism, Culture, Muslim Writers, Poetry, Writing

Brass Crescent Awards, Writing Awards, Writing Competitions, Writing Contests
October 7, 2011

My Poetic Anatomy:

I inhale concepts, thoughts & world views, then begin to exhale Haikus. My long hair keeps growing, just like a never-ending line from a rhyme. I hydrate my body with emotionally infused water, then sweat sonnets. The ink from the pen flows through me instead of blood all of the time. Everything about me is Continue reading

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

Culture, Humor, Poetry, Youth-Empowerment
September 21, 2011

I am Troy Davis!!!

This poem is dedicated to Troy Davis, a U.S. citizen & Georgia native, who was convicted of 1st. Degree Murder, based upon inconclusive & unreliable evidence used against him during his trial. I am Troy Davis: I am the prey of a racist, and the victim of a fascist. I’m a doormat of a bigot Continue reading

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Capital punishment, CBS News, Clemency, Crime, Death Penalty, Desmond Tutu, Georgia, Georgia Pardon and Parole Board, Murder, Racism, Scapegoating, Troy Davis, United States
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

Activism, Asia, College, College-Life, Community-Service, Culture, Europe, Islam & Activism, Islamic-Teachings, Latin America, Muslim, Muslim Student Association, Muslim Writers, Muslims, Muslims & Activism, Muslims at College, North America, Poetry, Political-Awareness, Qur’an, Religion, Self-Discovery, Self-Empowerment, Self-Therapy, Social-Awareness, U.S. Politics, Writing, Youth-Empowerment

Brass Crescent Awards, Islamsphere, Writers
July 30, 2011

The reasons why I write:

Unfortunately, I was not very vocal or expressive, when I was young. So, there’s a lot of things that I could’ve & should’ve shared with others, that are now lost in time, because I chose not to preserve them literarily. However, after I became a Muslim, and especially within this past decade, I’ve developed the Continue reading

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

Art, Expression, Literature, Self Discovery, Self Empowerment, Self Therapy