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Babys Birth Remembered

Baby’s birth remembered: The snow falls on the ground. Lights are lit: bells peal, I listen to the sound. Belfast of the …

Fr Jacques Hamel – Martyr – RIP

He knelt in his parish church this morning The world knew not his name But God knew him – as strangers On …

Rainbow Gone Red

In memory of and in solidarity with the victims of the PULSE nightclub shooting in Orlando. While its probably a lone wolf …

Truth Kills Kings

“Truth is dangerous. It topples palaces and kills kings. It stirs gentle men to rage and bids them take up arms. It …

Coffin Ships of the Modern Age

Its just news, another raft or ship Upended, people struggling drowning Bodies, lined up on the shore Other unknown, uncared, unaccounted for. …

Struggle with the Self

Def: “nafs” the ego; Arabic History repeats itself again: In another land, blood is spilled In the name of purity By soldiers …

Why Cheap Laughs Come at a Cost

Much is made of the controversy over the Muhammad cartoons. I remember the issue when it first broke in Denmark, and thought …

Je Suis Ahmed, Charlie, Moi

The tragic shooting in France does not make all Moslems evil no more than a UVF shooting or the antics of the …

Its Not Another Revolution

Its not another revolution Those people on the streets Its a demand for justice That comes through those tweets And posts through …

Hands Clasped Of Those Beside Us

Among the hate and fear we see Daily, in our lives and on TV: Somewhere the message of God is lived out …

Caliphate of the Heart

Reacting to the recent antics of Boko Haram and the Islamic State, I write in Ghazal format of my understanding of Islam …

Saint Theodore of Vrsac

Under the Holy Flag of Saint Sava Six hundred villages united, strong Rose under Theodor, for freedom to strike Living under the …

Few Turks in This Town Anymore

Few Ottomans are in Knes Selo That once ruled here before The call to prayer does not ring Around these hills anymore …