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Expectations were high for this talk. Personally, I had been looking forward to this talk for over a month. As soon as I got to Philadelphia I had heard about it. To say that expectations were met would be an understatement. If you weren’t able to go I will try to put up a summary of what was talked about at the talk. Read more this entry »

We’ve added the capacity for you to order the titles we read here at the Manrilla Blog. You no longer need thirst in vail - you can easitly obtain the titles we read so you can be as smart as we are. Ha!! Well, you should order them anyway. Professor Jackson’s book is great. We’ll slowly start to rotate out the titles as new ones come in.

July was a busy month. Moving and getting settled in. Making new connections and traveling. But busy is good. I hope that August will prove to be just as busy if not more so, in sha’ Allah.

I attended the Annual Educational Banquet, presented by the United Muslim Movement, this past Saturday, the 30th of July. Soon-to-be Dr. Amir Al-Islam was the guest speaker. He is presently the Distinguished Lecturer of African-Americn History and World Civilization at Medgar Evers College (CUNY) in Brooklyn, New York. It was a real pleasure to make his aquaintance. He’s a very kind, soft spoken man who carries with him a dignity and compassion for people in general, Muslim or non-Muslim. Amongst his other activities includes being the Director of the Joint African/African-American Muslim Commission on HIV/AIDS and Orphaned Children. He is the former Secretary General of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, USA, an international interfaith organization affiliated with the United Nations.

Besides that I have a few things cooking on the burner. I also have some updates to post regarding Professor Jackson’s book, Islam and the Blackamerican. Hang tight. I’ll post more soon.