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Muslamics?
The term Muslamics is a cross between Muslims and Islamics, and makes light of the many erroneous labels placed upon Muslims.
As Muslims living in America, we are part of a daily struggle to define ourselves and forge new identities, at a time when our community, and specifically Muslim activists, are in the limelight. Part of this struggle is to reclaim our language.
We are proud to be Muslims and we believe it is part of our duty to convey to others who we are and what we stand for. Therefore, we will take the name Muslamics - originally used as a derogatory term against Muslims - and expose the ignorance behind it, as well as give it a new and positive meaning.
As Muslims living in America, we are part of a daily struggle to define ourselves and forge new identities, at a time when our community, and specifically Muslim activists, are in the limelight. Part of this struggle is to reclaim our language.
We are proud to be Muslims and we believe it is part of our duty to convey to others who we are and what we stand for. Therefore, we will take the name Muslamics - originally used as a derogatory term against Muslims - and expose the ignorance behind it, as well as give it a new and positive meaning.
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2 comments:
whoa...I had no idea. Is that mother's day in the US is celebrated on a different day than the rest of the world?
Thanks Affad...inspiring video.
The producer/director said:
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Dear activists, colleagues and friends,
Chocolate or flowers? What kind of flowers? Maybe a plant...
In the past, these have been the most profound questions for many of us around Mother's Day. And now, thanks to some wonderful friends, our eyes have been opened. The original Mother's Day was not conceived to sell us stuff we don't need, it was a day started by mothers to bring warfare to an end!
Julia Ward Howe, the author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, wrote the original Mother's Day Proclamation in 1870 calling upon the women of the world to unite for peace. She had just witnessed the carnage of the American Civil War and the start of the Franco-Prussian War.
In honor and respect for the real Mother's Day we bring you a 21st century reading of the proclamation with Vanessa Williams, Felicity Huffman, Christine Lahti, Alfre Woodward, Fatma Saleh, Ashraf Salimian, and Gloria Steinem.
http://mothersdayforpeace.com/
Mother's Day is this Sunday. To honor the real meaning of the day, and your mother, please make a contribution in her name to NO MORE VICTIMS, an amazing group that brings Iraqi children to the U.S. where they receive free medical care from volunteer doctors.
They found Salee, a ten-year-old Iraqi girl. Last November, she lost her brother and both her legs just outside her home in Hasswa. Give your mother a gift by donating to help bring Salee to Shriner's Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina to receive 6 months of surgery and prosthetics services.
http://mothersdayforpeace.com/
Let's celebrate our mothers and help a child.
Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Foundation team
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