ABOUT

There used to be a "BIOGRAPHY" posted here based on an interview I did with an online hip hop magazine. I was too lazy to replace it before but now I have some time. I can't lie either, the guy made me sound so cool. None of my thoughts on Star Wars, comic books, video games or my collection of basketball/baseball/hockey cards made it in. Somehow it didn't fit the whole "resistance" slogan.

In a nutshell, this blog/website has gone through various transformations. It all started when I discovered what politics and history are. I then went on a rampage lambasting the evils of religion. Well, that was mid-high school. I read a couple of colonial resistance books and I discovered this outlet. Years of grammatical errors aside (not to say you will find none on this site today), I went from only reading 'Goosebumps' (some of you oldies remember) outside of school to trying to comprehend 'The Wretched of the Earth' by Frantz Fanon. Took me two reads to get it. Even then, I wasn't so sure if I understood it. I don't even remember much of it now. Fast forwarding, I eventually started reading Noam Chomsky's writings which really helped me flush out my thoughts. Somewhere down the line I started to pick up on spoken word and rapping. It was another outlet for me to flush out my thoughts and opinions. Finally, a couple of years after 9/11, without going into details, I converted to Islam. Let's just say it all started when I spotted my Muslim classmates from my Latin American courses coming out of the washroom soaking wet from doing wudu (ablution with water before prayer/salah). From there, my interest in political activism peaked.

In previous iterations I tried to draw a separation between commenting on political issues and Islam and the Muslim community. If you have been following this site you would know that my ability to draw that line is basically non-existent. My effort was mediocre at best. In time, it just became impossible due to the political, cultural and social atmosphere that Muslims are facing worldwide. Also, my closest circle of friends are always discussing issues pertaining to Islam and the world so this is just my sly way to cheap shot them and get the last word. With all that said, that is not to say I will not be commenting on a wide range of topics.

I am no scholar, millionaire nor do I masquerade at night as the emo Spiderman from Spiderman 3. I am just some Muslim guy who raps, does spoken word and has opinions on every thing. I'm also not going to hesitate to post about my other interests on here (ie. sports). And no, not every one will like what I say about the Toronto Raptors, Barack Obama or the upcoming Spiderman reboot, that's fine, a lot of people don't like me, join the club.

Anyway, that wasn't so much a nutshell but numerous barrels of peanuts.

In the spirit of resistance,
Critical Mood