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I am a tesol teacher and freelance journalist living in Yemen. Soon I will go to Russia to work at an institute. My websites are as follows:
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http://tesolman.livejournal.com
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Oil from Grains used for Biofuel

Oil from vegetable, fruit, or grains can be used to heat homes, run automobiles, and eventually replace fossil fuel. It sounds pretty nice doesn't it? But there is only one problem.


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Posted on December 12, 2007 at 1:39pm —

Robert Franklin Draper III

A Call to Polygamy

Polygamy is a wholesome practice that is prevalent in the Middle East and various Muslim countries, and it is a means to create large families, and a fruitful blood line, but in America it is illegal because American people discriminate against practices deriving from other religions and cultures.. But America has had a history of implementing laws that discriminate against people who are perceived as being different. For along time, laws prohibited black people and woman from voting, people

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Posted on December 1, 2007 at 3:38pm —

Robert Franklin Draper III

A Time for Peace and Sharing for Palestine and Israel

The US and the Western world are finally forced to face the reality that Arab/Muslim issues matter if a state of peace is to be established between Israel and surrounding Arab countries. In the past, Arab issues were marginalized and agreements to peace were written in favor of Israel, and as a result Israel had to give up very little land and cede little or no power of Arab/Muslim land that it occupied. As expected, this approach to peace did hot help, and a progressively violent cross borde

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Posted on November 28, 2007 at 12:55pm —

Robert Franklin Draper III

UN Sanctions & Poor Security Tend to Increase Child Mortality

Former UN Sanctions and the present dwindling state of security in Iraq are the reasons child mortality rates have increased since 1990. It is a shame that the United Nations, which claims to fight for peoples’ rights, is the main contributors to the cContinue

Posted on November 25, 2007 at 3:07pm —

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At 3:18pm on December 10, 2007, Robert Franklin Draper III said…
Abdur Rahman: I hope to share my thoughts with the wider world. In particular, I will be posting material on those things which truly motivate, fascinate and inspire me.

Abdus Salaam: An American Muslim

Abu Muhammad: Here I am preparing myself to play my part a little early when still a decennium is left. At this point in my life If I am assured one blessing by the Lord, I’ll ask for a little more pellucidity - the uncloudedness so that I can understand the complexities around me - the lucidity so that I may empower my ’self’ to stick with the ‘ultimate ego’. While moving towards the terminus I long to give lyrics to my percept and let my pen free…

‘Ahl Sunnah-Uprising: To spread the love of the one worthy of loving, our Sweet Beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (Sallal Lahu Ta’ala Alaihi Waleihi Wa Sallam).

Alex Andalus: Andalus
Amad: I am complex; Yet I prefer simplicity. I am competitive; Yet I like to relax. I am confident, but I despise arrogance. I am a thinker; Though I wish my brain was less active. I love cricket; Yet I abhor its commercialization. I am intrigued by politics; Though I know its all a big game. I love Islam; Though Muslims disappoint me. I hate philosophy; Though philosophers intrigue me. Who am I then?

Aminah Hernandez: The purpose of this blog is to serve as my forum for sharing my views, rants, insights, questions, and thoughts on a variety of issues. I write about my own life, writing and the arts, Islamic/Muslim issues, social justice, immigration rights, support for women of color across the globe, indigenous rights, and many other things.

AnthroGal: muslim, american, hoosier, woman, female, feminist, boyish, bibliophile, music lover, wife, bookseller, liberal, progressive, hipster, geek, stubborn, student (B.A. Anthropology 2000, B.A. French who knows when), a bit of a goth, not necessarily all in that order…

Austrolabe: Austrolabe is a news and analysis website serving Australia’s Muslim community. The site is maintained by a group of volunteer editors and authors.

Aziza Margari Hill: Believer, Student of Life, World Traveller, Lover, Fighter, Social Critic, Organic Intellectual first, Academic Second… I’m trying to make a difference. If the pen is mightier than the sword, than the keyboard has more force than a semi-automatic.

Baraka: Pakistani-American Muslim woman, mama wannabe, dreamer, seeker, writer, thief of hearts, uberpoet, nation drifter, juice imbiber, style junkie, line crosser, reflective dweller, girl scout mint cookie, hip chick, & MS-warrior. Full-time human rights & responsibilities advocate. Married to my soulmate. Skirter of manhole covers to avoid being sucked into an alligator-infested underworld.

Bismillah…: This blog is really just to keep track of the things we learn about Islam.

Dawood: Dezhen was the nickname given to me by some Chinese friends at University. It means basically someone who is an honest and truthful moral agent. This is a principle that I try to live by in all things.
Drima - the Sudanese Thinker: a full time Sudanese-born college student and a part-time multi genre music producing freak, aspiring entrepreneur and political junkie currently bumming around in a South East Asian,

Dr. Maxtor: You know enough already.

Dynamite Soul: I do all of my own stunts.

Gess’s Blog: “Remarkable”.

Haseeb Ahmed: Topics range from Islam, other religions, politics, news/current events, sports, science, medicine and much more.

Hijab Man: My name is not HijabMan, but you can call me that. The ultimate purpose of this site is as a form of worship, a form of thanks to God. It is a way of reflecting upon the sights I see (photos), my experiences with people (journal), and my life in general (this site as a whole). Criticism is always welcome, just be respectful.

Hijabi Apprentice: i am a simple muslim. i am on a journey seeking knowledge and truth. i pray that ALLAH blesses me with knowledge and i can graduate to the next station, but for now i am content to just learn, apply what i learn and share what i learn.

Hilsen Fra…: Describing yourself is an art. I am not an artist. Irisblue because I love the word Iris and I love the colour blue. 32 because I was born a Cancer with Capricorn rising 32 years ago. Canadian because my parents ended up here drawn by their fate. Student because I decided to go through it all over again.

Ihsan Blog: وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Irving Karchmar: I have been a poet, writer and editor for many years, and a darvish of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order since 1992. I am also the author of the book Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel, a mystical adventure tale on the Sufi path of Love.

Islamic Humanism: This is a weblog designed as a part of my intellectual struggle for releasing Islamic culture from the contaminating fundamentalist and religious ideologies; in order to reconstruct my personal identity and to help re-configure the identity of many like me who are sick of unfair representations of their culture/beliefs by both corporate media and the so-called Islamic states.

Izzy Mo: Musings on Islam, art, culture, beauty and other random tidbits from a Southern-born Muslima and Artist

Kashmiri Nomad: Born in Kashmir, raised and educated in Western Europe. I presently live somewhere west of the Bosphorus and east of the Rocky Mountains.

Koonj: An erstwhile PhD student, struggling out of my cocoon after successfully defending my dissertation in Feburary 2006. Became a mother on April 1 2006.Arrived in the US in 1996. Lived in the UK, Pakistan and the US.

Leena Jaffer: I’m (mostly) a pacifist. That is, I don’t believe modern warfare is compatible with human rights. I do believe people should have the right to directly defend themselves. I am opposed to the very existence of almost all weapons. (Not that it means anything.)

MadSufi: Love that is not madness is not love.

Mere Muslim: A mere Muslim writes on mere Islam.
Muslim Apple: Muslim female born and raised in the U.S. I was born on the fitra, my parents (May Allah subhanahu wa ta ala guide and have mercy on them) raised me following that which our forefathers followed, and alhamdulillah, Allah subhanahu wa ta ala guided me to accept Islam. I love apples from the Red Delicious to the Macintosh. I also really like Asian pears.

Muslim Bloggers Alliance: There are a lot of Muslim bloggers in the blogosphere. A lot of quality content is posted but are we reaching the audience we would like? There are more readers than there are bloggers. This blog aims to bring a larger audience to individual blogs.

Muslim Eve: I’m just an ordinary middle-eastern woman, an interior designer & a loving wife. I’m a muslim (not very religious) living in Alexandria city-Egypt & it’s a place considered a little open society, openminded personality but respect our traditions so much more than many in here.I aim to correct the wrong idea about middle-easterns, trying to show that we still have life in spite of all what media trying to tell about us.

Mustafa Arif: I work as a freelance business and technology consultant. If you are interested in working with me you can consult my LinkedIn profile. I am also a postgraduate student at University College London.

M. Shahin: Gently into the Night is a blog for those who love to read and write poetry. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite poetry of others and my own.

Osama Saeed: By day I work as a tax consultant (the good guys - saving people money) and investment adviser. I’m also a media commentator in my spare time.

Other Matters: Othermatters.org is a collaborative weblog established to create a space for dialogue among Muslims, across the breadth of the sciences and humanities and beyond some of our pettier ideological differences. Get your news or politics fix elsewhere; our posts generally reflect on the wispier stuff of life.

Rahi Delvi: Bismillah - The Qur’an asserts that the way of life (deen) before Allah is Islam. I intend to document my experience of it, for the most merciful and for, perhaps, those people whose heart’s are open to the most merciful.

Ruth Nasrullah: Is a convert to Islam who moved to Houston in 2004. She has a master’s degree in journalism and is a regular contributor to Azizah magazine. Her areas of special interest are interfaith relations and women’s rights and roles in Islam. She is married with an adult daughter and two adult stepsons.

SAFspace: Welcome to the thoughts, rants and passions of a young Muslim woman seeking soulful enlightenment in cyberspace.

Saheefah: the islamic reference point.
Salika Sufisticate: This blog is not an “Islamic blog”. It will be pretty much anything I want to write but I do plan on insha’Allah (God-willing) relating it back to Islam in one way or another. This blog will consist of articles, my readings, my daily activities, and how Islam relates to my life.

Samaha: I am a Bosnian-American Muslimah living in the near suburbs of Chicago. I am married and have three lovely tickets to heaven (daughters). I have devoted my life to my husband and children the past 16 years, including involvement in numerous Islamic schools throughout the greater Chicagoland area.

Sister Scorpion: meh meh meh meh mehhhhhhhh!

Umar Lee: Islam. The only Muslim in a family that includes Protestants, Catholics, Mormons and Jews.
Tariq Nelson: I post various thoughts about the problems faced by different groups within the American Muslim community, the American Muslim Community as a whole and the Ummah in general in hopes of creating some dialogue to solve the problems.

Umm Ibrahim: I am a late twenties Muslim Hijabi housewife with two kids: a daughter that is 5 and a son who is 3. My daughter is in Kindergarten at the Islamic school, after 2 years of homeschooling in Arabic. Just trying it out, not sure if we’ll go back to homeschooling her next year. Now i’m homeschooling my son with another girl the same age. I did that to force me to take it more seriously.

Umm Layth: The intent of this site is to offer encouragement to each other, as Muslim women, to better ourselves internally & externally, making Allah the goal of our entire lives. It is as Labid, the famous arab poet that our Beloved Messenger, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) quoted, said: ‘Everything, save Allah, is batil (null)!’ There are many things to come, with Allah’s Help. Stay tuned! Suggestions are always welcomed!

Umm Yasmin: Dervish is the Godblog of Umm Yasmin, a Muslim living in Melbourne Australia. Umm Yasmin first began writing an online diary (before they were called “blogs”) back in 1999 but did not seriously begin blogging until late 2003.

Umm Zaid: See for you self… (Umm Zaid’s About Page)

Ummah Pulse: UmmahPulse aims to provide a window onto the state and condition of the Muslim community - a regular “pulse-check” to gauge the health of the ummah. We are committed to highlighting those issues that are of relevance to British Muslims and that impact our brothers and sisters worldwide.

Yusuf Smith: In which unemployed graduate has an excuse t use his politics degree. Religious, tech and media issues (and anything I fancy).
At 3:13pm on December 10, 2007, Robert Franklin Draper III said…
Hot Coals. http://hotcoals.org/
http://wasalaam.wordpress.com
The Corner http:/thecorner.wordpress.com
Sakam Bkog : salaamsblog.wordpress.com
The Hanging Odes http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/
Alex Andelos http:/andalus.wordpress.com
Amina Hernadez writeoussisterspeaks.wordpress.com
The Anthro Girl htp://anthrogal.blogspot.com
Austro Lob: http://austrolabe.com
 
 

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