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The Psyche of a gay Muslim By Bashir Al-hamim for my friend

I first saw him and was struck by his soulful eyes, he a round melancholy face
He wore an 80’s porn star style moustache back in the 50’s
He was the silent type never talking always observing the world
He was a fierce man of passion; we loved but never committed the act of love with me
He was afraid he’d burn in hell for being true to himself
He was drinking Coco in Paris when I first saw him, ahh those round brown lips
I think back to that moment and repeat to myself on how beautiful he was
Once a year for forty years we met in this small musty smelling café and loved
He was a poet of sorts a fellow truly never at home in this world
For years we always stayed in a damp cold hotel, for years I begged him to hold me for years he refused, but he did love me thou he never spoke the words
When we first met he was a chain smoking fool with suicidal thoughts

http://www.ezsoftech.com/omm/handbook.asp
1. Oral Contraceptives:
Birth control pills prevent conception by inhibiting ovulation. Since all such pills inhibit ovulation, there is absolutely no problem in using them. However, the individual must consult the physician about possible side effects.

The pills like the 'morning-after' and RU486 may be taken after the intercourse BUT not after feeling or knowing that pregnancy has already occurred.

2. Depo-Provera:
Depo-Provera works exactly like the pills, but instead of taking it orally it is injected once every three months. This and other similar contraceptive methods by injection are also permissible.

3. Intrauterine Devices (IUD):
IUDs are plastic or metal objects, in a variety of shapes that are implanted inside the uterus. Since the shari' pregnancy begins at implantation, there is no problem in using IUD as a birth control device.

4. Barrier Devices:

I’ve been writing a lot over the last years on the events in Iran. I’ve tried carefully, meticulously to paint a true picture of events their from afar. By doing this I’ve had the pleasure of making friends and meeting many Iranian Americans in the Chicago area and around the world. I’ll be reading some poems in support of the green movement at some

http://www.illumemag.com/magazine/publish/176/swiss-politicians-conversi...

Brief excerpt:

It is a verifiable fact that a Swiss elected official belonging to the Swiss People’s Party- the principal backer of the minaret ban- converted to Islam. Daniel Streich, who holds an elected local office and was a long time member of the Swiss People’s Party, announced his resignation from his party. He had been a devout, bible-reading and church-going Christian. Two years ago, however, he converted to Islam. He kept his conversion under wraps. The Swiss People’s Party’s recent campaign against minarets, however, became too much for Streich. He made his conversion public, and denounced the campaign as a "witch hunt".

I usually don't bother replying to this crap but I've had a rough few days and I didn't feel like offering the other cheek, bent over or otherwise.

Still, I thought I was pretty polite. Click on the thumbnail to embiggen.

That was polite, right?

http://www.friesian.com/euthyph.htm#ten

excerpt:

The greatest systematization of the Will and Omnipotence of God may be found in Islâm, where, "God does what He wishes" [, Allâhu yaf'alu mâ yashâ'u], Qur'ân, Surah 3:40 (or 3:35). Or, as translated by Ahmed Ali [Al-Qur'ân, Princeton University Press, 1988, p. 215, Surah 13:31], "Have the believers not learnt that if God had so willed He could have guided all mankind?"

While Islâm is mostly prepared to pursue God's Omnipotence to its logical extreme, the Bible, Judaism, and Christianity are somewhat more tangled up in trying to preserve God's goodness and rationality.

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excerpt:

I was asked by a online friend to write a poem about gay Muslim so here I am asking for help. I am starting a poem that deals with the struggle of being a gay Muslim. Since i am not gay, I am not sure where to start.. I am hoping some of you guys might point me in the right direction about important things to gay muslim. I want to include the personal struggle and acceptance of family. If you have ideas beyond this please throw them my way?

Pop poetry –black coffee (a experimental piece of poetry)
I tried to erase you from my memory by drinking away pain
I tried cry you away from my heart but the blood of are love was to red to be thinned
I washed temporally the warmth of your embrace in the arms of loose and wild woman but my dreams allow me no rest this love transcends all the jealousy, bickering and insecurity like eternal sunshine.
I am ever the dreamer I sincerely believe if we could spend a dream vacation or sleepless night together you’d see as I do. A night talking, walking, philosophizing and falling in love again drinking espresso while laughing in a small café.
In my eyes all the passion and longing of zealot like before sunet .

I was reading at work when i came across the article, it’s a compelling read thought I’d share it with you. The question I would ask is after reading this is do you honestly believe the Quran has never been changed or evolved into what we know it as today?

A German academic fears a violent backlash from orthodox Muslims because of his "blasphemous" theory that the Koran has been changed and revised. Such a backlash is not to be taken lightly; the Salman Rushdie affair is a solemn reminder of the power of an angry Muslim community. After the author wrote his novel Satanic Verses, which was considered by Muslims to be blasphemous, a fatwa , or religious decree, was pronounced against him in 1989 that left him fearing for his life. Rushdie has only recently reappeared in public after nearly 10 years in hiding.

According to Muslim belief, the Koran is the eternal, unaltered Word of God, which has remained the same for 14 centuries.

Let's party like it's 1431! Because it, you know, is.
What's with the no celebration of the new year thing? I've always wondered about that. The eidayn are great, really, but they lack the frivolity one needs to really have a good time. With the obligations, the recommended sunan, etc it's definitely more rite than party. And everyone needs a good party.

With the eidayn, one must rise and get all gussied up early in the morning. I don't know about you, but if I must be presentable before seven, I'm out cold by noon. Not exactly conducive to hitting the party circuit. And the whole eating sweets, making sure you've paid zakat-ul fitr, and mapping out different routes to and from the eidgah? I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but the only thing I want to map out for a party is the shortest route to the dance floor. And before you ask, Schenectady does dance with his mama.