Not Meant To Be

The Lamp —

Salam Alaykum, people! I know it's been a while but I've got another rap coming up. This is one is different, it's not as Islam related as the others, at least not directly, but Inshallah you'll like it anyway. It's called Not Meant to Be.

Those eyes look right into mine
Your smile makes the room proudly shine
Your hair feels way nicer than aloe vera
Cheeks so rosy, no one can ever hate you
I want to tell you it's all OK
That I'm just glad for today
That I'm happy for us to do it this
That nothing will shake this momentary bliss
But that smile of mine is about to die
Looking up and gazing down, I let out a heavy sigh
I'm stuck for words, don't know how I'm gonna say
That I'll be lying if I told you I wanted you this way

Graffiti On History's Walls

Joie de Vivre —

Life takes some unusual turns and I regret being only occasionally free to visit The Revival, however this article by Mortimer Zuckerman says pretty much everything I wanted to say when we were discussing this subject in January.

[quote]It is difficult for westerners, unmarked by the searing memories of Jewish history, to realize the extent to which the survival of Israel remains an issue for Jews, who cannot dismiss the overheated Arab rhetoric that seeks to justify terrorism against innocent civilians by describing Israel's existence as illegitimate. That rhetoric is the product of a careful calculation by Arab political leaders who recognized the popular appeal of scapegoating Israel for their failure to provide for their own people while legitimizing their regimes.

Fighting Fire with Fire

Beast —

This summer. Coming to a town near you. Football hooliganism's answer to Muslim extremists.

Armed with Youtube videos and Facebook pages a group calling itself Casuals United is organising protests in areas with large Muslim populations.

The main targets of their vengeance are Anjem Choudary and his followers.

Anjem Choudary used to be the right-hand man of Omar Bakri – an extremist preacher who has been deported by the government. Bakri's organisation – Al Muhajiroon – was banned but it continues to operate with the same leaders and followers under the name Islam 4 UK.

Britishness is Dead, Long Live Britishness

Beast —

Britain is not the country it used to be. It's once grand empire has shrivelled to a few sparsely populated islands here and there. It is no longer at the forefront of global commerce and its influence in international relations diminished as it played second fiddle to George W Bush's foreign policy for almost a decade. Ideals of Britain being powerful, home to the best race in the world, and the last bastion of civilisation no longer hold sway.

The power of delusion

You —

Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

How do you even know for sure that you are reading this post and not just imagining it while staring at a blank screen? If there is even a screen that is...

Delusions. Everyone has probably heard of some suicide cults in other parts of the world where they convince themselves that the world is going to end like yesterday, and that they have to kill themselves, but there is more of it closer to home too.

Gossip Queens and back stabbing

You —

If an Islamic organisation is going to do something, I would expect it to have a basic level of standards:

  1. To not gossip
  2. To really do things for the sake of Allah and not for personal gain.
  3. To realise that humans are humans and cannot be perfect all the time and to give people an opportunity to repent and mend their ways.
  4. To not stab fellow Muslims in the back.

Granted organisations such as MPAC seem to not follow number 3 very well, but I had expected the following of the rest to be easier. However it seems that some gossip is just too juicy for them to not comment on.