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Strife
Posted by ilmisrelative at 9:14 pm on January 1, 2009 in Uncategorized.

Palestinian…I am Palestinian

I carved it on all the fronts

With bold handwriting rising above all the headlines

My name follows me, lives with me, and nurtures me

It ignites the fire in my soul and pulses through my veins

The caves of mountains know me

I did my best then asked the nation to be

Salah Aldin is calling from deep inside me

All my arab identity calls for revenge and freedom

And my flags that were folded up on the hills of Heteen

And the voice of Muadhin Al Aqsa alarmed, calling for help

And thousands and thousands of prisoners

And calling on the nation and chanting

Telling them: To Al-Quds

To a war denouncing oppression and destroying Zionism

Raising Palestinian flags to the skies

And repeating my words

Palestinian…Palestinian…Palestinian

This poem was written by a Palestinian girl and the video can be seen on youtube. Powerful rhetoric can move mountains, if only it could move the hearts of oppressors.

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    Sr. Aisha 9:37 pm on January 12th, 2009

    Surah Talaaq 65.3
    وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا

    …and shall provide for him (what he requires) from sources that he never expected (to recieve provisions from) Allah is Sufficient (to solve all probelms) for the one who trusts in Him (who is convinced that only Allah can assist him). (Allah can certainly solve any problem a person has because) Allah certainly brings (all) His affairs to completion (as He wills) and Allah has a set measure for everything (therefore, things happen when He decides). (A person who trusts in Allah knows that Allah will solve His problem when Allah decides that the time is right.)

    Translation: Quran Made Easy Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias

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    becky 10:27 pm on January 17th, 2009

    The girl on youtube didn’t write it. She is just reciting it with tremendous feelings of oppresion. I am not a muslim nor a jew i am a christian. Another reason to hate me is i’m a us citizen. But not everyone in the US agreed with Bush to go to war against your people. I can’t stop the war i’m only 15. But no matter what religion you are. I know God hears the cry of his people. I believe we all (muslims,christian,jews,etc.) will one day live in Paradise with God. I hope my country doesn’t continue this war but that we can pull together and live in peace. One day…maybe one day

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