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Alonso Quijana

To Run, where the Brave dare not go ... To Right, the Unrightable Wrong...

About Me

Above all ~ A Believer... in the Seen and the Unseen .
Believer in the Oneness of Creation, as much as the Oneness of God/Creator.
I cherish (and like to encourage) Honesty, Respect and Love (in any way, shape or form). Believer that Peace cannot be achieved without Justice. Believer that Justice cannot be achieved without Diplomacy... and Diplomacy cannot be achieve without honest Dialog. Believer that Ignorance is the ultimate tool that Evil uses against Humankind... regardless of race, religion or spiritual beliefs.
"It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces towards East or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in One God (Allah) and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers. To spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves. To be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity. To fulfil the contracts which ye have made, and to be firm and patient in pain (or suffering) and adversity - and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of Truth, the God fearing." -Holy Quran 2:177
“Oh, Mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, (Adam and Eve) and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another (not to despise each other). Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the one who is most righteous.”- Holy Qur'an 49:13

My Interests

Photography, Film, Inter-Faith relations, Muslims against Terrorism, GI movement against the War, World news, Sufism, Zihkr, Love, Spirit... and the never ending struggle for Truth, Justice and Peace.

I'd like to meet:

Mainly POSITIVE people... any walk of life. Famous people - Jesus, Muhammed, Cat Stevens/Yusuf, Malcom X, El Che Guevarra, Ruben Blades, Ella Fitzgerlad.

Music:

From The Beatles and Grateful Dead to Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. From Tito Puente and Ruben Blades to 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Godspell'. I like music that has talent and taste.

Movies:

Peace, Propaganda and The Promise Land; Sir, No Sir; Winter Soldier; The Motorcycle Chronicles; Crash; Catch a Fire; Powaqatsi (Life in Transformation); Across The Universe; Apocalypto; All About Mother(and anything else by Pedro Almodovar); Yellow Submarine; Harold and Maude, The Message, American History X... to name a few.

Television:

VERY Minimal...

Books:

Holy Qur'an, 'Mutant Message from Down Under', 'The Most Beautiful Names', 'Purification of the Soul', 'Jesus and Mohammad: The Parallel Sayings'.

Heroes:

Malcom X, Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, the prophets Jesus and Mohammed, Che Guevarra.

My Blog

Hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Gather to Testify

Winter Soldier: Hundreds of Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Gather to Testify in Echo of 1971 Vietnam Hearings Hundreds of veterans and active-duty soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are ga...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:19:00 PST

Support Andrea Miller for Congress

  Recently I have announced my candidacy for the United States Congress in Virginia’s 4th District.  The 4th District starts in Chesterfield County (my home) and runs south to the ...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:44:00 PST

Increasing Faith in Difficult times

Dr. Bilal Philips - Increasing Faith in Difficult times A sister forwarded this video from an Islamic TV Channel that is now been broadcasted in more than 125 countries (in Asia, Middle East, Eu...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:47:00 PST

IS JESUS GOD?

In the Spirit of Truth and Universal Unity: This an authentic Islamic point of view I found about the Quranic figure of Jesus Christ, Son of Mary (peace be upon them). The Islamic stand&nbs...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:59:00 PST

Renowned Female Muslim Scholar

Amazing story worth reading... Every convert to Islam faces some kind of challenge in their life, but this sister even surrendered custody of her children for the sake of Truth and Faith! Subhan'Allah...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:25:00 PST

If Americans Knew !!

Visit: http://www.ifamericansknew.org/ ... educate yourself and educate others....
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:43:00 PST

Free Muslim Women

I came across this beautiful video today... These sisters make some important points. True Islam promotes reason and understanding, regardless of what the mainstream media portrays. This video reflect...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:35:00 PST

Men&Women - Islamic Relationships

Men & Women / Boys & Girls in Islamic Relationships - Q&A I like the way this brother explains that Man and Woman are created equal (by Allah). Even though men and women are physically different (by n...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:22:00 PST

Radical Christians

Every now and then I receive messages/ comments from christian radicals that propagate lies and corrupted views about The Holy Qur'an and the Islamic Faith. Most of these kinds of "accusatio...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:49:00 PST

Interview with a Former Christian Minister - Why Islam?

This is an interview with a Former Christian Minister Yusuf Estes- Why Islam?Very interesting and informative... It's kind of long, but it's worth taking the time to listen and reason (even if it is&n...
Posted by Alonso Quijana on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:08:00 PST