al Marabout
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I maintain the biggest red flag for TradCaths and their Orthodox and Islamic cousins is they do not participate in the life of their parish/mosque.
Help clean up tables after coffee hour, or Lenten fish frys, or iftar. It'll be a lot more valuable to yourself and others than being weird and alone.
Help clean up tables after coffee hour, or Lenten fish frys, or iftar. It'll be a lot more valuable to yourself and others than being weird and alone.
Whether it's the military, church, or something else, young men desperately need institutions in their lives that help them have direction, feel wanted and purposeful, and stay out of trouble. The decline of young male participation in such organizations is very, very problematic.
May 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I maintain the biggest red flag for TradCaths and their Orthodox and Islamic cousins is they do not participate in the life of their parish/mosque.
Help clean up tables after coffee hour, or Lenten fish frys, or iftar. It'll be a lot more valuable to yourself and others than being weird and alone.
Help clean up tables after coffee hour, or Lenten fish frys, or iftar. It'll be a lot more valuable to yourself and others than being weird and alone.
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While I abhor organized religion and religious institutions, I’m glad I read this from Zaytuna College on the Islamic roots of the Blues. renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/what...
What Islam Gave the Blues
The blues is neither African nor Islamic—rather, it’s an African American creation shaped by some of the most enduring contributions of West African Muslims to American culture.
renovatio.zaytuna.edu
January 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
While I abhor organized religion and religious institutions, I’m glad I read this from Zaytuna College on the Islamic roots of the Blues. renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/what...
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Updating my Islam in Africa and the African Diaspora a ton because a slew of excellent work on the topic has been published since last year. Top of the list is Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst’s newest on Omar ibn Said:
books.google.com/books?id=lsy...
books.google.com/books?id=lsy...
I Cannot Write My Life
Omar ibn Said (1770–1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. In 1831 Omar comp...
books.google.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Updating my Islam in Africa and the African Diaspora a ton because a slew of excellent work on the topic has been published since last year. Top of the list is Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst’s newest on Omar ibn Said:
books.google.com/books?id=lsy...
books.google.com/books?id=lsy...
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60 years after the assassination of Malcolm X, a major lawsuit aims to prove the U.S. government played a role in his murder — and all eyes should be on the outcome
60 years after assassination of Malcolm X, a lawsuit aims to uncover the truth
The outcome of this lawsuit will have broad ramifications for movements facing state surveillance and repression today.
www.whatimreading.net
January 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
60 years after the assassination of Malcolm X, a major lawsuit aims to prove the U.S. government played a role in his murder — and all eyes should be on the outcome
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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10/20
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#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
10/20
November 22, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
10/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
10/20