Sister Pearl's World

Binghamton University Professor Fatally Stabbed on Campus

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:23:42 -0500

Binghamton University Professor Fatally Stabbed on Campus:

I knew him. Not well, but I knew this man.

I’ve had so many classes in that building.

Oh God, I can’t breathe.

complex: J Majik & Wickaman - Crazy World feat. Kathy...

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:19:24 -0500

complex:

J Majik & Wickaman - Crazy World feat. Kathy Brown

Drum and bass isn’t everyone’s brand of vodka when it comes to electronic music, but The Ministry of Sound (a.k.a. Data Records) does a good job at any type of electronica, signing good artists like this one.

The Ministry of Sound is a nightclub located in London where many reputable DJs perform regularly, and Data Records is their subsidiary record label.

Mmm… I feel like I’m back in Europe, listening to this.

12 Songs from Glee... you're welcome.

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:10:27 -0500

12 Songs from Glee... you're welcome.:

closertotheocean:

note to self: be less nerdy. wait, no.

tiffany: GPOYW: Victoria’s Secret Angel edition. Tiff, you...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:57:58 -0500

tiffany:

GPOYW:

Victoria’s Secret Angel edition.

Tiff, you rock.

Why Feminists Need to Start Lovin' the Hijab

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:40:29 -0500

almas88:

hijablove:

“Some feminists seek these bans in the name of helping Muslim women, whom they often see as uniformly oppressed. Anti-immigration politicians seek these policies because they see people who refuse to “fit in” as a threat to western society. But these arguments are detrimental both to women’s rights and to peaceful integration, and the women most likely to be affected are rarely consulted.”

more here

Plus, I feel like many of these well-meaning activists (and I used to be one!) fail to recognize an essential flaw in their argument: The hijab itself is not oppression — the lack of choice is. Banning the hijab takes away a woman’s choice and right to wear it, just as laws requiring the hijab takes a woman’s choice and right not to wear it.

I love that I live in a country (go USA!) where I have the right to choose — and I choose to wear it!

Running into one of my students at the mall

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:33:38 -0500

Me: BJ! How're you doin', kid?
BJ: (eyes widening, bewildered, looking around nervously) Oh my goooo... Miss, you're... how... (voice dropping to a whisper) How did you get here????
Me: I flew in on my wicked witch broom! Seriously, BJ?
BJ: Miss, but you -- you're a teacher!
Me: Uh, yeah, so?
BJ: Teachers... come to the mall?!?!?
Me: Oh my goodness, of course! Where do you think I got these pants? AND these shoes? What, honey, do you think I live in my classroom and never come out of there?
BJ: Well, yeah... kind of... or just like you go home and don't go out.

The Daily Show, 30 November 2009 “American Refugees Seek...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:05:30 -0500

The Daily Show, 30 November 2009

“American Refugees Seek Health Care in Mexico: Wyatt Cenac examines the Mexican health care system that’s attracting desperate Americans by the thousands.”

Who’s yours? somethingchanged: Portraits of Power in the...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:04:00 -0500

Who’s yours?

somethingchanged:

Portraits of Power in the New Yorker.

bringmethathorizon: fydisneymovies: The Rite of Spring. Part 3...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:17:55 -0500

bringmethathorizon:

fydisneymovies:

The Rite of Spring. Part 3 - Extinction. Fantasia (1940)

I can’t even begin to describe how much Fantasia, especially The Rite of Spring segment, influenced my life and thinking from my earliest days.

Photo

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:14:27 -0500

My three-year-old niece just met Santa for the first time

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:28:18 -0500

Me: Zaina, your Aunite Samira told me you met Santa today!
Zaina: Yeah. Me and Nura and Jawad and Sidra. And me.
Me: Tell me about Santa.
Zaina: (twirling in her new dress) He likes snacks.

(via ma-salaama)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:29:22 -0500

(via ma-salaama)

Here I am, Lord.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:26:40 -0500

Here I am, Lord.

Survived Black Friday!

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:51:08 -0500

The crowds actualy weren’t too bad. But then, I stayed away from Target and Kohl’s and such — went to the mall instead. I got some great deals, ran into a couple of co-workers, got to expereince a touch of the madness.

PLUS, it’s Eid al-Adha. So after I got home from the shops at 6:45 am, my friend and I got dressed up and headed for the mosque for prayers. Then we had a luncheon, and then we came home and changed, and now I’m updating people’s Amazon wishlists with stuff I got them while I was out this morning.

It’s not even 11:00 am, and I’m exhausted.

It's 3:45 am

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:45:51 -0500

and I’m about to head out the door to brave the madness of Black Friday.

I’m not entirely sure what has possessed me to do this.

marco: Ohio. Wow. The neighborhood hasn’t changed a bit.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:30:18 -0500

marco:

Ohio.

Wow. The neighborhood hasn’t changed a bit.

umalik: They say they’re building a wall because too many of us...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:50:10 -0500

umalik:

They say they’re building a wall because too many of us enter illegally and won’t learn their language or assimilate into their culture

I am so thankful for my husband — my crazy, loyal,...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:45:23 -0500

I am so thankful for my husband — my crazy, loyal, loveable, warm-hearted immigrant husband!

I took this picture of him when we were in Sevilla together this past August.

“This is literally the first time I’ve ever seen any major...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:57:20 -0500

“This is literally the first time I’ve ever seen any major retailer celebrate Eid, it’s a nice holiday for millions of Americans, and it’s nice for BB to note that yes, it is coming up soon. And let me assure you that next week’s flyer will probably include dancing angels, Moses riding a jet-ski, and What Would Jesus Buy HDTV buying tips.”

LOL, wow! I wasn’t sure if I would be willing to brave the Best Buy crowds on Friday, but now I just might! Here, Eid al-Adha and Black Friday fall on the same day. And yes, I am going to hit up the sales at 4am in my finest clothes before heading to the mosque at 7:45 for services. Oh, to be an American Muslim, to balance both cultures, to live in both worlds…

"Marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of man,’ fundamental to our very existence and survival…...."

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:42:40 -0500

“Marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of man,’ fundamental to our very existence and survival…. To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely to deprive all the State’s citizens of liberty without due process of law. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious racial discriminations. Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not to marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the State.”

- Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Virginia (via robot-heart-politics) (via asprettyasasong)