There is Hussian September 01

After losing Everything

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After losing Everything by: Naqi Haider   After losing everything, When nothing is lost There Is Hussian For hearts that ache With love and sorrow There Is Hussian In tiny bodegas in East Harlem in tenement houses in the projects There is Hussian In museums on 5th Avenue Behind tempered glass in gentrified Brooklyn in […]

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October 16

Shereen Yousuf : Decolonial Practice of Majalis and its Potential for Communal Healing

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What better way to defy systems that de-humanizes us, than through the human act of shedding of tears which allows us to move out of despair, and into the realm of hope? Furthermore, this healing serves a vital tool for resistance. Narrating these stories in a manner that induces grief additionally connects us with principles such as “death with dignity is better than a life of humiliation” as Imam Husayn (as) once said, — without divorcing them from Allah (swt). In fact, our form of memorializing tragedy elevates our tears to the realm of the divine by marking them as an act in devotion to Allah (swt).

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October 14

Zahra Moeini : The Weight of Zaynab’s Gaze

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“The Weight of Zaynab’s Gaze” by: Zahra Moeini The leaves of the oak trees have welcomed the hues of Fall’s procession. Zaynab treads the witness Of leaves that swell Bursting with each step The shades of a brother’s memory. Those who walk alongside Look at the weight of Zaynab’s gaze Flowing back and forth On […]

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October 14

Justin Tyler : Patience a Poem

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  Patience by: Justin Tyler   I was… Lost. Confused. Purposely lied to Under the veil of ignorance… Heard all the arguments from all of the audience As I, staged my way Through purposeless days… My nights consumed with, contemplation and reading Like Malcolm X confined in his solitude My journey to Islam – Behind […]

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Hussain October 13

Adeeba Talukder : A Poem on Yazid

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Time is a curve of loss, rind pressed against rind, skin against skin, until the solid fruit lies weak, shapeless.   But watch the syrup as it falls into the cup, glistening and whole.   Life, in the end, could not mold him in the way of sap:   He lay, thick, sagging with wine, […]

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October 12

Cyrus McGoldrick: “Ashura”, A poem

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I saw a casket go by, and as it passed,
An image came to mind – long was its path.
I thought of the years, the tears and the laughs…
Signs for the future writ in blood of the past.

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October 12

Zainab: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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1400 years ago, Lady Zainab, grand daughter of the Holy Prophet, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Lady Fatima,and sister of Hasan and Hussein, the guardians of the youth of paradise, kept the revolution of Karbala alive. This great lady, a beacon of light not only for women but all of humanity, stood up […]

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October 07

Ana Cedano : A Leftist in Love

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I remember falling in love with you when I hit my second decade I had heard of you before but I didn’t really know you Then I met you and I quickly became a fan Loving you for taking a stand Loving you for trembling with indignation at injustice Fighting against ‘ism-s’ Colonial Imperial and […]

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October 04

David Coolidge : Memories of a Majlis

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On Judgement Day, we will viscerally realize that God can show us every moment of our life. May the accounting of my failures never happen, by the Mercy of the Most Merciful. When I realize this, I become more aware of how quickly time slips past, and how much we lose. I wish I could recall every moment of these majalis, and every moment of my ziyara to Iraq that it inspired. But I cannot. I cannot even remember every moment of the majlis that I just attended.

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November 29

Syrian Refugees Advocacy : Take Action Now

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  Do you have 10 minutes? Then you have time to help us take in more Syrian refugees. This week, fax in a letter! If you live in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, or Virginia, your Senate Senators are listed below. To look up Senators from another state, visit http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/. To find your House Representatives, […]

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