September 2010
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WatchHat tip to Yursil for the video.
Between Loathing and Applause →
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“The substitution of the tempus mortuum of the mechanical clock for the...”
– Notes from Jaques Ellul’s, “The Technological Society”.
Ellul is certainly a formidable thinker, though like many French philosophers, his mode of processing reality turns axiomatic on a number of presuppositions: Ellul’s concept of the natural, of “natural human life” appear to...
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“The Technological Society (the book)” is a description of the way in which...”
– Notes from Jaques Ellul’s, “The Technological Society”.
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“…men in the past were not confronted with technological means of...”
– Notes on Jaques Ellul’s, “The Technological Society”.
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And They Have The Nerve... →
…to say that Afghanistan is a violent and backwards country. Just read the RSS.feed from Philly news and you’ll realize the U.S. is the most violent country on the planet.
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Another South Philly sound recording. This one...
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Sexy Sesame Street →
People! Can we let kids be kids without them having to be sexy? Another example of the sickness of individualism.
Further reading as well: http://www.examiner.com/stay-at-home-moms-in-orlando/sesame-street-pulls-katy-perry-and-elmo-duet
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WatchSan Francisco: people often question me what is the source of my obsession with that 47 square-mile city? Is it its end-of-land sadness? Perhaps it’s the trolley cars? Its long, elegant hills? Or perhaps it’s San Franciscans themselves, or more specifically, my family that I love and miss there? Perhaps it’s all of those but I would also say it is its majesty, its Divinely...
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Which of the Two Favors of Your Lord Will You... →
فبأي ئالاء ربكما تكذبان
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Recorded outside my window, September 19th, 2010....
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Re-Thinking & Re-Considering Islamic Finance →
A very thoughtful article on usury. Just like my diet, I wish to rectify my finances so they are also halal and tayyib.
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Ram in the Dam: Hope For Tolerance in Europe? →
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Askia Sabur Rally: Police Violence? →
Some say the brother did nothing wrong.
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You Know It's Bad When Hamza's Blogging →
A little humor though I do echo many of Shaykh Hamza’s sentiments.
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To Master the Qur'an →
Great post on what it takes to memorize the Qur’an.
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SeekersGuidance - Truth, Other Religions, and... →
Is it possible that God does not merely save followers of other previously valid religions besides Islam out of a divine amnesty, but for the truth that exists in previous religions, including those such as Native American religions, and others?
Keeping It Sacred
http://theworld.org/2010/09/13/australian-church-bans-secular-music-for-funerals/
Somethings are still sacred to people.
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65 » Tanka, #23 →
Green leaves in autumn light straddle two houses; how easy it was to control oneself during that month; will they reach the sky?
A Ramadan tanka.
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URBAN DIRECTION: Complex Problems, Complex... →
University of Pennsylvania professor and former Daily News Columnist Mark Allan Hughes once wrote critically of “a world that demands simple solutions for complex problems…”
The need for understanding and addressing the subtle and complex realm of urban development and public policy is the unspoken premise of John Kromer’s new book, Fixing Broken Cities: The Implementation of Urban...
Quran Burning FAIL: Skateboarder Foils Extremist -... →
Thank you Jacob Isom for that righteous grind!
“Dude, you have no Qur’an!” - I love it!
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Pa. students shown X-rated photos in assembly |... →
The moral decay … was it worth loosing a job over?
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WatchPerhaps Muslims should consider coming out in support of the church’s bell in light of the fact that many Christian organizations came out in support of the Muslims during the Qur’an burning incident.
Pa. mosque opens peacefully near synagogue, church... →
A new mosque recently opened in a Philadelphia suburb, but not many people noticed. Amid a tense national climate for U.S. Muslims, the Islamic Society of Greater Valley Forge did not want publicity.
Its leaders sought only continued harmony with their neighbors: a Jewish synagogue next door and Baptist church across the street.
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Is There Less Anti-Islamic Sentiment Among Blacks? →
It goes without saying that Americans have had a turbulent relationship with Islam in recent decades. Not only have African-American converts faced direct anti-Islamic sentiment for many years, but in the days following Sept. 11, many in the U.S. — including elected leaders — seemed to reflexively adopt an outright disdain for Arab Muslims (see Rep. Peter King telling Politico that...
Eid mubarak.
Islamophobia Did Not Start at Ground Zero →
While most examinations of Islamophobia suggest that it is only the most recent expression of American nativism — made manifest after the 9/11 terror attacks — the history of using the fear of Islam as a tactic actually extends much further back. The first attacks on Islam in the Western Hemisphere had little to do with religion and more to do with suppressing Africans during slavery.
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Islamophobia, Racism & the Islamic Center...
Lamppost Productions is offering a free online session with Temple University’s Dr. Khalid Yahya Blankinship entitled, “Islamophobia, Racism & the Islamic Center Controversy”. The webinar will take place Sunday, September 19th at 2pm EST.
The proposed Islamic center two blocks from “ground zero” in New York City has sparked violent protest, open hostility, and...
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Petraeus Condems Qur'an Burning →
Petraeus said:
“I am very concerned by the potential repercussions of the possible (Qur’an) burning. Even the rumour that it might take place has sparked demonstrations such as the one that took place in Kabul yesterday. Were the actual burning to take place, the safety of our soldiers and civilians would be put in jeopardy and accomplishment of the mission would be made more...
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Welcome to Post-Racial America
The dream of a post-racial American is well on its way!
Obama Is My Slave T-Shirt: http://gawker.com/5026752/race+baiting-media-whore-is-a-credible-source-to-one-dumb-paper - apparently someone got beat down over the incident.
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Muslim Madness →
WEST HAVEN — A local man is facing criminal charges after police said he walked into a Campbell Avenue hookah bar and shouted profanities and racial epithets at a group of black and Arabic people. Read the rest of the article here.
Post script - you may want to think twice about rocking the Casbah!
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WatchWalking at the beach at Cape May.
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Paradox For a Modern Age: A God-Eat-God World From... →
I good read via IslamiCity by Irshaad Hussein:
“Here is a paradox for a modern age which seeks to do away with the Divine, to remove it from their frame of reference and erase it from the public sphere: “Those who have no belief set up rivals to their Lord” (Qur’an 6:1). But how can those who disbelieve in God set up rivals to their God?”
Read the full article.
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An In-Your-Face Exhibition About Racism →
My friend Titus Heagins will be sharing some of his work at the following gallery. Titus and I met in Michigan and share a love of documentary photography.
LabourLove Gallery, Golden Belt, 807 E. Main St., through October 8. Gallery hours are Tuesdays-Saturdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read more: The Herald-Sun - An in your face exhibition about racism.
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WatchRhamis Kent is an African American permaculture designer & trainer/teacher currently living in Cornwall. He was trained by and works closely with Geoff Lawton, director of the Permaculture Research Institute (PRI) of Australia (www.permaculture.org.au) and manager of permaculture co-founder Bill Mollison’s Tagari Farm (www.tagari.com). In April 2010, he is scheduled to conduct a design course...
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Paying the Price For Our Lack of Vision
One of the most memorable lines from the Star Wars franchise was Emperor Palpatine’s cruel admonishment of Luke when he cackled, “you shall pay the price for your lack of vision”. This chastisement was swiftly followed by searing bolts of blue lightening. If it weren’t for the timely intervention of Luke’s at-one-time sinister father, Darth Vader, Luke may have met a very unfortunate fate. In...
