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 …
That Most Important Prayer
That most important prayer: That most forget to say – That is said by folk of all faiths At any time of …
There Are Many Roads to Dublin
There are many roads to Dublin, but some will tell you no They will tell you the one true road, if to …
Lovers of the Lakes of Tears
The Imilchil wedding festival is an annual gathering of the Berber peoples so betrothals can take place. Unlike other Islamic societies, Berbers …
New Year, New Start, All Folks the Same
New year, new start, all folks the same No matter what land or tradition from which they came So close to Samhain, …
Dahlia, Berber Warrior Queen
Background Story Known as “The Witch” (al-Kahinat) to the invading Arabs, she was a fierce and wise resistance fighter for the Berber …
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 …
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 …
No Laughing Matter – Serious Topics Broached at Accents Café Comedy Night
I bought a house for €500,000. Its now worth €250,000 – after 19 years of woking, I now owe quarter of a …
Behind Hedges, Forbidden Activity
Once upon a time, and the back of a hedge… Or in a country cottage in Ballinalee Or a tap on the …
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 …
Ladies, Laugh Out Loud Among a Crowd
Ladies, laugh out loud among a crowd It is not a sin to smile What kind of mind sinful would find The …
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 …
What We Have, We Do Not Value, As Others Value What They Cannot Have – Malala Yousafai Tribute
The scene is familiar, girls smoking, swearing, counting down the minutes to when they can race from class and get on with …
Fate and Faiths
Two women, one old: one young Walk side by side, content The older, dressed as befits her faith: The other as befits …
The Woman Behind the Veil
She hides behind it as if ashamed Of the God given beauty she bears And at other women without it She in …
Mosque Unseen Until Heard
The silence by a cry was broken The Muslim call to prayer Another one in the east echoed From the mosque over …
The Glory of Jesus and Allah
The Glory of Jesus and Allah Or another deities name Or peace, is used as a reason for war And bandied without …