Chronicles of an [Im]mature Muslim Mama
Where honest thoughts materialize
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Video reblogged from Israel Facts
French woman injured by IDF teargas in Nabi Saleh demonstration yesterday
The incident occurs 12 seconds in.
Major Lerner, a spokesman for the Israeli army, was quick to put the blame on Palestinians, claiming that the woman was ‘light[ly]’ injured by a ‘stone thrower’.
After evidence released clearly showed otherwise — with none of the protesters nearby throwing stones and photos showing the woman bleeding profusely, Lerner changed his mind, this time claiming that a gas canister ‘ricochet[ed]’ off the ground, although video footage suggests this was not the case.
Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers beat up Nariman Tamimi, a trained Palestinian medic, as she tried to help the injured French woman. Nariman Tamimi is the cousin of Mustafa Tamimi, a Palestinian man who was shot by an Israeli soldier directly in the face with a teargas canister from close range two months ago. Tamimi died from his wounds the next morning. His funeral procession took place the day after, during which the Israeli army fired teargas on some of the mourners, beat unarmed demonstrators and arrested seven activists.
Major Lerner, who put himself in the center of controversy yesterday, was in a similar position after Mustafa Tamimi died, when he mocked the fallen protester.
Demonstrations in Nabi Saleh have been taking place for almost two years, protesting against the theft of Palestinian land in the form of the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Halamish and a water spring belonging to Palestinians that Israeli settlers have occupied for themselves.
A Palestinian activist holds the blood-soaked kuffiyeh that the French woman was wearing when she was struck by the canister (Photo: Omar Rahman)
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Quote reblogged from The Beauty of IslamWhen a woman announces she has exciting news, don’t assume it must be that she’s either engaged or pregnant. The scope of our gender’s contributions to society is far greater than perpetuation of the human species.Zainab Chaudry (via mendmyheart)
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Photo reblogged from The Beauty of Islam
1880 Photo of a Praying Elderly Muslim Man in Cairo, Egypt
What strikes me about this is that 130 years ago, Muslims prayed the exact same way we pray now. 1400 years ago, in fact, they prayed the same way too. Each era may have a different culture or outward expression of self, but the thread uniting this Ummah through time, space, country, socioeconomic status, and creed is our Islam, handed down through the ages unaltered. No matter who you are, if you are a Muslim, you share more than just a title or identifier: you share a way of life.
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Photoset reblogged from The Beauty of Islam
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Quote reblogged from The Beauty of IslamThe best qualities in humanity are found naturally in women but must be acquired by men.
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Link reblogged from sketches + story
Writing as a drawing tool - yeah, that sounds weird. If you wanted to work with words, you’d be a writer, right?
This isn’t beautiful writing, though. This is organizational, planning writing that I’m going to talk about. Writing out a scene beat by beat. Outlining an entire story.
Full…
A note for my story writing self…
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Quote reblogged from A Heedless Heart ...When I pretend to be strong, no one sees my hidden tears except Allah. When I’m sad and need a shoulder to cry on, no one supports me but Allah. Pleasing a human is very difficult, pleasing Allah is the easiest. People sometimes punish me for mistakes I have not done, Allah ignores and excuses the ones that I did. This is Allah, The Greatest, The Most Almighty, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful, and all praise belongs to Him.Tariq Ramadan (via nargessi)
(Source: islamic-art-and-quotes)
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Link reblogged from The Beauty of Islam
“Do not allow your stomachs to become graveyards”
- Prophet Muhammad, HadithWith the population of almost 2 billion muslims in the world. With our “halal” factory farming, “halal” fastfood and “halal” freshly frozen chicken, I’ve started…
My thoughts exactly…
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Link reblogged from Thalamtu Nafsee
As a Muslims growing up in a practicing Islamic household, my earliest memory of learning about God is the project I had to do on Prophet Adam. When I bought the white poster from the dollar store the day I came home from school, I laid out the poster on the living room carpet and spread all my…
This.
