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repertory: islamophobia rewind

She makes a good point here, namely, stop bitching about the vulgarity of American culture vis a vis Islam and Arabs and make your own art or cultural product. Fight bad product with better, fight prejudice and lies with truth … Continue reading

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BHL: don’t bet against the brand

In part, its a case study in marketing and career management and its become bigger than him:BHL, a kind of phenomenon where star power and celebrity meet writing. In a way he is an activist tourist of insurrection and revolution, … Continue reading

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re-write the book: wait for the director’s cut

There is such a wide gap of perception regarding Islam and Muslims in general in the West that does not permit a reconciliation of views; each is sharply juxtaposed against a given context that does not permit a synthesis. At … Continue reading

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genet: risk and the safety of ritual

If we were talking only of the prose such as Our Lady and Journal of the Flowers, it might perhaps be possible to sweep past Genet. These books are books of prismatic brilliance, containing scene after scene of bizarre or … Continue reading

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