First they manufacture monstrous lies, and then they tell us that we should be objective! Is love objective; is passion? Are dreams defendable, logically and philosophically? When a house is attacked by brigands, when a village is overran by gangsters, when smoke, fire and cries for help are coming from every corner, should we award…
I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart, until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk…
Che Brandes-Tuka “I withdrew myself from commenting and posting on Facebook for the last couple of months, as I had to attend to other matters and had the feeling I started to have to keep repeating myself, atrocity after atrocity. I felt I reached a limit to how much one can point out the hypocrisy…
“Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever…
“Faith is a unique power that works through the whole creation. Faith does not mean a belief in a certain religion or dogma or ceremony or book or teacher. Faith means trust, a trust even in the absence of reason. With faith, one can move mountains. So what mountain shall we move? It is the…
“The earth has disappeared beneath my feet, Illusion fled from all my ecstasy. Now like a radiant sky creature God keeps opening. God keeps opening Inside of Me.” Hafiz
The scourge of male violence against women will not end if we dismantle the forces of global capitalism. The scourge of male violence exists independently of capitalism, empire and colonialism. It is a separate evil. The fight to end male violence against women, part of a global struggle by women, must take primacy in our…
What is in store for humanity is other than what seems, and is wrong who thinks that this is Palestine or Syria or Iraq , or that the problem is restricted to Arabs and Muslims. It is the whole world that is implicated in what will happen and not just a spot here and a…
If you do not believe that you can be a victim, you will not give your power and freedom to a government to protect you. If you do not believe that you are unworthy, you will not need a social system that asks you to prove your worth. If you do not believe that you…
Humanity must do its best to keep both eyes on the “ball” and unite against the Imperialist machinations and division tactics. Allah/God our Creator, the Universe gave us eyes to see, ears to hear and brains to use…mouths to talk to each other and to exchange ideas. Hearts to unite and to love one another.…
The Wall Will Fall 