BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jul 12, 2009 at 12:08 am
In the 1970s the social activist, blues singer, and revolutionary poet, Gill Scott-Heron, wrote a moving song entitled a Prayer for Everybody in the World. May Allah bless us to realize in our lives the realities he has identified here, for they only come from Him. Prayer for Everybody in…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jul 07, 2009 at 11:09 pm
In Response to a brief essay I wrote in the aftermath of Michael Jackson’s passing, an individual identifying himself as RHM wrote the following comment: As Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem Cynthia McKinney, former US Congresswoman from the state of Georgia,…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jun 26, 2009 at 12:37 am
Like the light of a meteor streaking across the crisp, cold, clear sky of a winter’s night, Michael Jackson streaked across the sky defining this country’s cultural horizons. None of us coming of age in urban America will forget Michael’s debut onto the public stage with his brothers as part…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jun 06, 2009 at 2:40 pm
As we daily witness President Barack Obama making history as the first American president of African descent, it is critical for us not to forget the giants whose sacrifices have made his ascent possible. One of the those giants is Muhammad Ali. Here is a poetic reflection I penned regarding…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
May 23, 2009 at 7:46 am
Zaytuna Institute’s plan for Zaytuna College moves closer to fruition. View the article at the following link. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520450,00.html
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
May 06, 2009 at 4:26 pm
This brief article is not to argue that there are no pirates operating off the coast of Somalia. There are. However, they are by no means the only pirates operating in the India Ocean, or globally, and they are by no means the most dangerous maritime threat to the strategic…
Apr 17, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Photos from Mali and Timbuktu - 2009 Click…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Apr 16, 2009 at 8:22 pm
This poem is written by Hasna Abdul-Majid, the daughter of a longtime family friend, Saida Abdul-Majid. We first met them in Washington DC while I was a student at the American University. Hasna was born during those years. When we moved to New Jersey, I was pursuing a Masters Degree…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Apr 16, 2009 at 7:36 pm
The journey back to Bamako from Timbuktu was via the Bambara Maude, which would make it several hours shorter than the journey preceding our arrival. The trip to Gossi had taken us north of Timbuktu, so that leg of the trip had already been eliminated as we…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Apr 05, 2009 at 2:16 pm
See the following link: http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/non-fiction/imam-harith-al-muhasibi/treatise-for-the-seekers-of-guidance/
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