Having No Dad Affects Black Boys' Self-Esteem

Having No Dad Affects Black Boys' Self-Esteem Life with father translates to stronger kids By Julia McNamee Neenan HealthSCOUT Reporter

MONDAY, Sept. 18 [2000] (HealthSCOUT) -- Living in a fatherless family damages a black boy's self-esteem, says a study released today.

"In the black community, there's a slogan, 'Black mothers raise their daughters and love their sons,'…

Imam Al Ghazzali woke up one early and as usual offered his . He then enquired what day it was and his younger brother, Ahmad Ghazzali replied,”Monday.”

He asked him to bring his white shroud, kissed it, stretched himself full length and saying “Lord, I obey willingly,” breathed his last.

Underneath his head rest they found the following verses; composed by him, probably, during…

The late King Faisal [RA]

Summary of translation:

We will defend Palestine and the hell with the United Nations!

Sura At-Takathur

BismillahirRahman nirRaheem

1. The piling up diverts you,

2. Until you visit the graves.

3. Verily, but you shall soon know.

4. Again, verily but you shall soon know.

5. Verily, were you to know with…

Beware of the Marriage Bandits Part 1

by: Shaikh (Dr) Haitham Al-Haddad   

Posted by Chauncey DeVega at 12:50 am January 22, 2014

Uncomfortable Historical Truths: On White Privilege and the Movie 12 Years a Slave

[Photo Credit: screenshot   This is an image of a 19th century wood engraving called "Slaves in Brazil: The Terrible Torture of a Slave", from 'Journal des Voyages'. It depicts a black slave being boiled alive above a huge cauldron].

The film 12 Years a Slave was a Disney version of the Maafa and the crimes against humanity…

THE TUNNEL PEOPLE THAT LIVE UNDER THE STREETS

Did you know that there are thousands upon thousands of homeless people that are living underground beneath the streets of major U.S. cities? 

It is happening frpm Las Vegas, to New York City, to  Kansas City, and elsewhere.  As the economy crumbles, poverty in the United States is absolutely exploding and so is homelessness. 

In addition to the thousands of "tunnel people" living under the streets of America, there are also…

Police Beat Elderly Deaf Man For ‘Refusing Orders’ 

“You can’t yell at him from behind his car and get a response”

Mikael Thalen Infowars.com January 14, 2014

An elderly deaf Oklahoma…

Too young to wed: child ‘brides’ in Egypt rented for summer



Friday, 16 August 2013







In many societies, marriage is a celebrated institution and a promise of life-long fidelity between two adults; in some areas of the world, such as Egypt, the reality is very different for some individuals.



In el-Hawamdia, an agricultural town 20 kilometers south of Cairo, Egyptian…

  by Chauncey DeVega

 January 9, 2014

8,000 comments later, most of them racist screeds too low and disgusting for even…

The Arab scholar Said Al-Andalusi who lived in the 11th century was
an admirer of medieval Indian mathematics and civilization.
He stated: "India is the first nation to have cultivated the sciences,
and although black, Allah ranked them above many white and
brown people. It is a powerful, wealthy and populous nation known
for the wisdom of its people and their abilities in all branches
of knowledge."

The Holy Prophet [saws] said:               

                1) Surah Fatiha is a cure from every illness.                  (Darmi, Bahiqi)

                2) Do not make your home a graveyard, the Shaitan runs from the   home in which Surah Baqrah is recited. (Sahih Muslim)                                

                3) Whoever memorized the first ten ayahs of Surah              Kahf will be saved from the Dajjal. (Sahih Muslim)    

                4) Whoever recites…

Mad as Hell

By Asmaa

Ailing Attorney Lynne Stewart Released from Prison

•By: Mahsa Saeidi

A former civil rights attorney convicted in a terrorism case is back in Brooklyn after being released from prison years earlier than expected because of her continuing health issues. NY1′s Mahsa Saeidi filed the following report.

After years of agony, Lynne Stewart’s family is elated, celebrating not just the new year, but also a homecoming.

The 74-year-old former civil rights attorney…