Homelessness
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A Vantage-Point into the Reality of al-Fiqr/Poverty
Poverty isn’t always what we’d like to think/feel: Eyewitness-Accounts of Others Begging-While-Beligerent: Progress in spite of Poverty: Introspection while Impoverished: Humility regarding Homelessness: Gareth Bryant Continue reading
Affluence, Ambition, Arrogance, Audacity, Capitalism, Compassion, Debt, Disgraced, Dismissed, Displaced, Drive, Empathy, Environment, Focus, Greed, Homeless, Homelessness, Hope, Hopeless, Hopelessness, Housed, Ignored, Illusion, Indebted, Insecure, Marginalized, Money, Patience, Poor, Poverty, Redemption, Respect, Rich, Secure, Society, Success -
My thoughts on Yusef Ramelize & his amazing project: “Homeless For One Week”
Author’s note: It’s very ironic how in a place like New York City, by far, the wealthiest city on the planet, in Human history, can actually have a significant homeless population. What’s also just as sadly amazing is how so many of us do nothing about it. I mean, sure there’s various organizations & food-banks.… Continue reading
Activism, Caring, Charities, Charity, Concern, Culture, Dignity, Economy, Fasting, Giving, Help, Helping, Homeless, Homeless For One Week, Homelessness, Humanity, Hunger, Impoverished, Impoverishment, Islam, Islam & Activism, Islamic, Muslim, Muslims, Muslims & Activism, New York City, Nobility, Philanthropy, Poor, Poverty, Ramadhan, Rich, Selfishness, Selflessness, U.S. Economy, War-on-Hunger, War-on-Poverty, Wealth, Youth-Empowerment, Yusef Ramelize -
My thoughts about the Rain:
The Rivers of the Street!!! When it rains, it pours, as the torrential bathing of New York, keeps us wet & cold. Winds direct this Rain, to every corner, block & sidewalk; it just does what it’s told. The day-long down-pour, from the Sky, funnels down avenues & alleyways. The Storm-Clouds are gray, thick &… Continue reading
Activism, Asia, Culture, Downpours, Famine, Haiti, Homeless, Homeless People, Homelessness, Horn of Africa, Islam & Activism, Latin America, Lightning, Monsoon, Monsoons, Muslims & Activism, New York, New York City, Poetry, Rain, River, Rivers, Showers, Somalia, Storms, Street, Streets, Subways, Thunder, Thunderstorms, Underground, Weather, Youth-Empowerment