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This is really worth seeing. It’s about 30MB in size. In many ways this sums up not only this administration’s viewpoint on Arabs and Islam (which are one and the same to them) but I think how Muslims are perceived in the American public psyche. Download it here. If only Heston could be there saying, “Get your hands off of me, you damned dirty Arab!”

I’ve been feeling like I need to document my life around me lately. So, I’ve been carrying my little point and shoot as I go to and fro. Here’s some scenes from today’s travels.

On the Stoop, 18th Street

Chairs, 18th Street

Wheel Chair Bandit, 18th Street

Star Track Lounge, 18th Street

Misty Morning, 18th & Spring Garden

Bridge, 17th & South Street

All Dead, 15th & Catherine

Graffiti, 15th & Catherine

Enjoy.

Took a walk to today - needed a break from studying (reading Plato’s Republic for my Intellectual Heritage course) so I stretched my legs. It’s been so unseasonably warm here that it makes taking walks almost impossible to resist. Hope you enjoy these few.

Side Walk, 16th & Jackson

Stairway, Wolf Street

Fire Escape, South Philly

Rudolph’s, South Philly

Old Machinery, South Philly

Rose’s, South Philly

After the Rain, 16th & Jackson

Diner For Sale, Passyunk Ave

Cross Walk, 15th & Passyunk Ave

Melrose Diner, South Philly

Melrose Diner, South Philly

Melrose Diner, South Philly

Street Sign, Passyunk Ave

Enjoy.

I’m too tired so just click here. You can thank me later. Salaams. Goodnight.

Well, resign is too pretty a word for what happened. Luqman is a good man, a great imam and really didn’t deserve to have this happen to him. Read his official statement as well as visit his new location for Lotus Tree, his publishing site, which I will graciously host for the time being. Salaams.

I was struck by this definition that Sherman gave in his speech, so I made it a small post on 3rdR. See for yourself. I also added it to the blog’s mast head.

This is a really big file (153 MB), but it’s well worth the download time. Jackson gives a talk at the Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism entitled, Covering Islam and Muslims in America, November 6th, 2005. Download the file here (Windows Media Player required). We are so lucky here in America to have someone like Sherman who is a lightning rod for our voice - to push forward the cause for developing a truly unique, Islamic and American voice for Muslims living here in America. Keeping you up to date on the latest Sherman Jackson news, this is Marqas reporting from the Manrilla News Room.