April 2012
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i’m probably just having a cynical day but
today i am sick of organized religion
today i just want to say SCREW IT and make my own religion
like from a kit
tailored to me
so i can stop bathing in self-doubt and frustration
March 2012
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“Theology claims to deal with ultimate questions on how God engages with us and...”
– Diarmuid O’Murchu MSC
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Smuovere mare e monti.: There aren’t any Italian... →
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There aren’t any Italian converts, let alone that many born Muslims in Italy, and if there are, they are all immigrants and they don’t want to learn Italian.
I know it’s wrong of me to feel this way but sometimes I feel like I am betraying my culture. I’m on the outside. If I walk around Sicily…
I feel as though this is an incredibly controversial thing to talk about, but I...
Anonymous asked: It says you study "maths". Please elaborate. What kind of maths do you study. I TOO study maths.
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Largest Qur'an in the World →
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My mum and I just spent the last hour looking at embroidery patterns on Etsy and SHRIEKING LIKE HYENAS because some of them are literally the best.
I hope y’all like thread-related things, because you’re going to be seeing a lot of it over the next few months.
Starting two new courses next week. I stitch to de-stress. Ergo, embroidery.
I have my own series in mind as well —...
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Re: Alamaris →
going-going-gawne:
I know, I know, not the Qur’an. But this verse was brought to mind when I read this. “If an unbeliever gives you an invitation and you are disposed to accept it, eat whatever is put before you, and ask no questions for conscience’ sake.” 1 Corinthians 10:27-28. Again, different religion, but I interpret this verse as instructing you to bear in mind the place and time: if you...
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keepcalmandwearafez:
going-going-gawne said My face is extremely disappointed right now. GODDAMN IT WOMAN STOP DRIVING AND USING YOUR BLOODY PHONE.
you know what. stop lecturing me. you have no idea how much porges uses his dam phone when he drives. bug him
Yes. BOTH of you bug Porges, please. I won’t get in a car with him ever again because he insults me when I ask him to STOP...
Anonymous asked: With you converting are there any new holidays, festivals or celebrations you are going to take on annually? i know in your older blog posts you said you celebrate day of the dead, halloween and yule and some others. Are there other holidays that will come with this new religion/belief that you will, or want to take on?
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vthebookworm replied to your post: Yay! The azan clock I ordered just arrived! Now…
aminormemoir.com This is the personal website of a sister named Rebecca. She has a PDF somewhere on the site with the prayer steps. Inshallah this helps!
Thank you so much! Her website is a lovely resource, I’m going through some of the posts right now. Masha’Allah!
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Yay! The azan clock I ordered just arrived!
Now I just need to, um, learn the prayers.
I ARE GOOD PLANNER
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keepcalmandwearafez asked: when the masjid(?). opens and you do convert (if you do i am assuming you will). can i come with you to it and support you in this step of your life or is this a personal i want to do this on my own thing? :D
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PETITION TO REINSTATE JENNA TALACKOVA AS MISS... →
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Ms. Talackova has been disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada contest solely for being transgender. This is discriminatory, unjust, and quite frankly disgusting. She is a woman and deserves to be treated as any other woman would be. What kind of genitals she was or was not born with (and even what...
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keepcalmandwearafez:
dear tumblr you are awesome. i have found so many people who share my geeky interests in phantom of the opera, DR who, game of thrones and literature. also to top it off i find that i am having more contact with my friend alamaris then i have had in four months. it is all good :D
It’s the MAGIC of the INTERNET!
*makes rainbow hands*
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keepcalmandwearafez replied to your post: keepcalmandwearafez replied to your link: Okay, I…
very adorable. i think that type of bathing suite would be great for rachel as well. cause she always says she needs a full body bathing suit cause she gets so cold swimming
Clearly this is part of my master plan to get everyone I know on Tumblr.
Raaaaaachel, come see this baaaaathing suit I...
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keepcalmandwearafez replied to your link: Okay, I was sort of joking around with the Islamic swimsuit comment, but this is seriously kind of SUPER ADORABLE?
that is so cute. dude i would wear that just so i could swim outside now extra layers means more warmth. and its stylish and awesome.
Isn’t it just? It reminds me of early 1900’s bathing costumes, or even stuff from the...
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Okay, I was sort of joking around with the Islamic... →
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keepcalmandwearafez replied to your post: Two questions: one how is wearing your scarf (sorry i don’t know the traditional name for it) at your job? Do you wear it? is your boss cool with it/accepting or is that a bit of a challenge. and how are the customers if you wear it at work? second question: how do you plan to stay cool in the summer with the extra layer.. i know that the head is one of...
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keepcalmandwearafez replied to your post: I just came across your blog, and oh my god. You are such a beautiful person. I admire you.
well you are wonderful i agree with that comment
AHHH you guys are making me blush!
so unaccustomed to praise over here halp
sunkkenship asked: I just came across your blog, and oh my god. You are such a beautiful person. I admire you.
keepcalmandwearafez asked: Two questions: one how is wearing your scarf (sorry i don't know the traditional name for it) at your job? Do you wear it? is your boss cool with it/accepting or is that a bit of a challenge. and how are the customers if you wear it at work? second question: how do you plan to stay cool in the summer with the extra layer.. i know that the head is one of the main heating areas on the body, or...
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I just want to say another quick thing about Shaima’s case.
I’ve been hearing a lot of people quoting the statement “Police believe this to be an isolated incident” and FLIPPING OUT. Saying that no, it’s not an isolated incident, look at Trayvon, look at X, look at Y, this is not isolated.
I know what these people are trying to say but…
In STRICTLY...
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okay alamaris
it’s time to stop listening to florence + the machine and writing angrily in your journal about stupid racist gits and
maybe
GO TO BED
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akitron:
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graciousvictorious replied to your post: Damn, why can’t people grieve for someone without…
I think that was she was trying to say was that even if the perpetrator identifies as a certain religion, and was doing this out of religious motivation, that they obviously are not a true believer, and that their motives were false and ungodly.
yeah, i think she was trying to get...
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I think what guts me most about this, besides the obvious, is how it was done.
Guys, I don’t want to digust you, but look.
It’s one thing to shoot someone in the back of the head.
It’s still one thing to shoot someone in the face.
Those are very impersonal deaths. The gun is an impersonal weapon.
Shaima Alawadi was beaten to death at close range with a tire iron.
That is a...
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I can’t stop thinking about Shaima Alawadi. And that’s exactly how it should be.
Listen.
I am a woman.
I am twenty-one years old. I have suffered from and survived clinical psychosis, depression, suicide attempts, crippling anxiety, and the near-failure of my liver. I am a student, studying business and mathematics. I work at an antique store. One day I hope to be an architect,...
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thenoisecomplaint:
Ya Allah.
I just heard about the sister beaten to death, that she passed today. May Allah guide her to Jannah, and may justice be done against her murderer.
Ya Rab, protect us, so that we may be safe in the streets of our own nation.
From California to New Jersey.
Ameen.
I don’t understand human beings. I just…I can’t. Inna lillahi wa inna illahi...
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Sophie Miriam Herold: I have been collecting... →
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…of names, addresses, photos and other personal information about LGBTQ people around the world to establish a LGBTQ database in order to out these LGBTQ people against their will to their friends, families and employers.
In Spring 2012, I had planned to start a website where people could have informed themselves about LGBTQ people (where they live, what they do,...
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keepcalmandwearafez replied to your post: keepcalmandwearafez replied to your post: i just…
i was not freaking out that much. my mind went like this; 1) aww cute 2) who is she?, do i know her 3) aww cute i hope she makes K happy 4) i wanna meet her 5) How did k meet here. :D
Hahaha! I knew it! Romantic Laura is romantic. =P
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keepcalmandwearafez replied to your post: i just made the WORLD’S WORST piña colada the…
ooo lady friend? and good luck being back at work
Keep your shirt on, luv, we’re kinda-sorta not really dating. :P If only because neither of us is ready to make that leap.
I imagined you sitting there going LESBIAN RADAR LESBIAN RADAR K’S GOT A GIRLFRIEND AAAAAAA! Because it’s...
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i just made the WORLD’S WORST piña colada
the best part was that I made it to get over the despair from buying glass-bottle soda and finding out that it was flat
INCOMPETENCE 101
Anyway, I’m hoping to work on that great big enormous Art Thing over the weekend and maybe have some inks up soon? Tomorrow I’m going shopping with the Ladyfriend and taking her out for dinner, but I...
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