September 21, 2003 | 24 Rajab 1424 Hijriah
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veiled4allah
veiled4allaha Seattle-area bloggers meetup
Click to view larger image From left to right, we have Natasha of Pacific Views, myself (in the veil), Lilith of A Rational Animal, Jeremy of Fantastic Planet, and Dave of Orcinus. We had the fry cook take our picture...
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A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah al-Ma'arij ayah 5
Fa isbir sabran jamila So be patient with beautiful patience The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Meaning, be patient, O Muhammad, with your people's rejection and their seeking to hasten the...
From: A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah al-Ma'arij ayah 4
Ta'aruju al-malaikatu wa ar-ruhu ilayhi fi yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamsina alfa sanatin The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day, the measure of it is fifty thousand years The following is an excerpt of commentary on...
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veiled4allahimmigrant workers freedom ride rally
On Saturday, I attended the Seattle send-off rally for the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. The turn-out was moderately good, but not tremendous. Local labor unions were well-represented and there were a variety of local activist groups, particularly socialists (I was...
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veiled4allahImagine the America you want to live in #10
How much military strength do you think is "enough"?
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The Clipboard
The ClipboardLiberty in the Balance, Part I
The FBI is counting mosques, and law enforcement has asked hundreds of libraries about your reading habits. There are secret lists governing whether you can get on an airplane, secret surveillance of e-mail and the Internet, and new warrants allowing...
