August 2011
i have never had someone very close to me die, but whenever someone I knew from somewhere dies, especially my age, it gets stuck in my head. it’s happened every time i’ve heard someone i knew of or personally has died for the past three or so years. i play it over and over again in my head and i think about it and i don’t stop. i remember the date. i look at pictures of them. ...
Aug 30th
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Aug 27th
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I know it might sound silly
But if I ever find a faith in any god, it will probably be the God of the Qur’an. It was just so beautiful, all of it. I don’t believe in it, but god. It can take your breathe away, seeing Muslims worship and interact with their faith.
Aug 26th
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so i went to the Muslim Student Association's...
and omg i am so happy. they were sooooo nice to me. I don’t think I have ever met a friendlier group of girls in my life. how sweet they were, and they were from all over. Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Tennessee, Michigan, New Jersey, even Morocco! :D Some hijabis, some not, some guys. And everyone was so nice. I got to hear Arabic spoke in real life for the first time. (OMG it is such a...
Aug 26th
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no-thisisfifa asked: Hey Robin :) You seem like an interesting person and I love your blog! Can I ask how you got interested in the Middle East and Islam?
Aug 22nd
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I have to do this stupid assignment
For ~first year studies~ (even though I’ve been taking college courses for two years. OMG stuipidest stuff ever), where I pick the three leaders I admire the most. And I chose: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (I KNOW that he made the executive order for Japanese internment and that WAS NOT COOL, but other than that, he was a kick ass president. for real.) Muhammad’s cousin, Ali. (He is...
Aug 21st
Aug 17th
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Aug 13th
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consultingcompanion: commontree: give me a link to the Sherlock episodes. i feel like a part of this fandom but i have never seen it. HEY ROBIN Here is a link to streaming and download links and here is a livestream that shows all the episodes on infinite loop.  reference
Aug 12th
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the pilot of Sherlock was so excellent! I have a dinner date with my boyfriend and he wants to watch it with me. yay. :D
Aug 12th
DAMN MY LEG
now i get it.
Aug 12th
someone
give me a link to the Sherlock episodes. i feel like a part of this fandom but i have never seen it. LOREN I AM SORRY I KNOW YOU SENT IT TO ME i lost it sorry. :(
Aug 12th
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Aug 10th
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Aug 9th
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Aug 9th
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Aug 9th
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my mom asked me
to translate this: Y asi querian mi cabrona puta posicion? Si ni siquiera pueden hacer 15 minutos ahi porque no les gusta? Mere mamenme el bicho cabrones! Me cago en ustedes mil veces jodios irresponsablesde mierda! omg. weirdest thing to type out to your mother ever.
Aug 9th
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Aug 7th
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Aug 7th
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when i was a child, eurythmics terrified me
terrified. i cried every time it came on. made me feel sick.
Aug 7th
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“It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very...”
– James Baldwin
Aug 5th
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Aug 5th
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I really need to get this off my chest before I... →
mohandasgandhi: Something that has always bothered me is the West’s identification of “Allah” or “God.” Allah is simply the Arabic word for God, correct? Yet, when so many in the West and Western media talk of Islam, they always use the name Allah instead of God, which does something very significant: it makes Islam seem foreign. Ever notice the translations we use when we’re reviewing,...
Aug 3rd
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I HAVE AN INTERVIEW FOR AN INTERNSHIP WITH THE TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG AHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I AM EXCITED!!!
Aug 1st
FINALLY, a VICTORY! →
mmmfeminism: stfusexists: We’ve won this battle for women’s health care. Insurance providers will be required to cover all contraception, well-woman visits, STD and pregnancy tests, domestic violence screenings, and family planning services as preventive care. IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME.  When I first head about this I was srsly like “nah, this must be a typo… ” Its so weird hearing GOOD repro...
Aug 1st
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there are issues, but there is beauty.
the democratic primary was, less than a hundred years ago, a party which supported segregation and had white-only primaries, but now a black man is our Democratic president. i am the descendant of slave owners (not something I am proud of, just to make clear), and i am in love with a black boy and my family adores him. there are still a lot of issues in the US, but sometimes i like to look at...
Aug 1st
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