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Nabeela♥

freedomb4peace

About Me

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"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting".
Its all about:
Spiritual teachings, Revolution, Freedom & Social Justice. People of essence, Truth seekers, Freedom fighters and Revolutionary people, Listening to ourselves in the sense of what we should be - not what we have been told to be & breaking free from conformities. Understanding we are more than material while respecting our minds and our ability to grow. Travelling, hip hop, revolution, sunshine & warmth, beaches, serenity, culture, The Mekong River, Cambodia, Thailand & Laos. Literature, art [that's real] especially graffiti/street& ethnic, photography (especially photo-journalism) & my digital camera, Espen Rasmussen & Lynsey Addario. Banksy, Creative & political writing, I-Ching, politics, documentaries, Al Jazeera, humanitarian work, poetry lounges. The Palestinian people& Red black and green. The Zapatista movement. Independent cinema, Mind sex, The Central/South American culture & their understanding of socialism, Asia, Islamic architecture, Arabic & Spanish. Motorcycle taxis, fresh ingredients, Arab, Thai & Japanese food. Sushi!, Tofu, rice noodles, green tea, fresh fruit, greenery**. Big mugs of coffee and good books. Hello kitty, anime, night bazaars, earrings, chunky beads & bracelets, ethnic print."The Prophet said that women totally dominate men of intellect and possessors of hearts, But ignorant men dominate women, for they are shackled by the ferocity of animals"Rumi Revolution is the precedence; one that will bring an end to capitalism and oppressive regimes [i.e. the new world order] and bring about freedom and justice for all
Its not about Zionist politics, The hypocrisy of the Israeli, British and American government. Neo-conservatism, oppression [and oppressive regimes], injustice, capitalism, poverty, pollution, elitism & inequality. Exploitation of human rights especially those of children. Fallacies of societal based norms, False deities, Revolution as a fashion statement, neo subculture or a poor excuse for war & genocide (e.g. the Khmer Rouge). Racism & Islamaphobics [especially from people of colour who then preach about the racism they suffer in the west. *We were all created as one*]. Women who promote their sexuality and not their minds [wallet clutches] & Guys who do not respect my mind [I do not care how much money you earn or what car you drive - blurt]. Suppressed creativity [is as bad as oppression], Docility, Ignorance, Too much TV & ALL Fast food especially McDonalds, Pork and Red Meat. Materialism & Multinationals. Silly advertising campaigns who try to tell me what I need, and what I should look like. All bugs and creepy crawlies, 50 cent and the rest of those awful bling wanabe rappers. ALL hard drugs. Winter with its dark cold and cloudy days.Expose the truth: America's secret war with Laos!The revolution isn’t about violence, aggression nor oppression. Instead its about a dramatic change in our system of social beliefs, our ideology. Its about enlightening the youth and showing them their possibilities. Education and equality. Opportunities and mutual coexistence. Freedom and peace. Grassroots work.

My Interests

Travelling and the world map!
I Miss the intensity of living in Thailand..

Hopefully (Inshallah) I will be back out soon
Without a doubt the most amazing place I visted during my time in Asia was Laos. Despite the harsh reality of America's secret war and the exploitation of indigenous people who still suffer today, the hospitality and warmth of the people amazed me.
Although Laos is the most bombed country in the world, its beauty was limitless. Especially the two days spent aboard a long tail, sailing down the most secluded parts of the Mekong river! Next on my list:
Vietnam, Malaysia and Borneo, The phillipines, Burma, Japan, Tibet, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Venuzuala (I love Chavez), Cuba (Gotta meet Fidel), Honduras and Belize. A re-visit to Laos is also needed.

I'd like to meet:

Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him), Yassar Arafat, Hugo Chavez, Evo Molares, Fidel Castro, Mumia Abu- Jamal, Malcom X, Maya Angelou, Patrice Lumumba, Assata Shakur and Che Guvera.
John Pilger!! He is my all time favourite journalist! But also Rageh Omar, Robert Fisk, Noam Chomsky and Ruhi Hamid.


Video of MY week: Hip hop saved my life

Music:

HIPHOP:
Talib Kweli, Mos def, Dead prez, Jean Grae, Immortal technique, Hi-tek, Nas, Jaylib, J Dilla, Madlib, The last emperor, Killah Priest, Hieroglyphics, Lupe Fiasco, A tribe called quest, The Roots, Common, Cunning Lynguists, DJ Premo, Jedi mind tricks, Braintax, Dubble edge, Terra ferma; Klashnekoff, Skriblah, Kraftsmen, Jehst, Harry Love, Black Twang, Taskforce, Logic&Lowkey, Liberation Army, Skinnyman, Dutty Diggers, Welfare Poets, Diabolic, Little Brother, Papoose, Wise intelligent, Lost Boyz, Black Thought, De la soul, Slum village, Zion I, Mf Doom, Zack de la Rocha, Jemini, Danger mouse, Gangstarr, Guru, Marley Marl, AZ, KRS-1, Poor righteous teachers, Jadakiss, StypesP, 2pac, Outlandish, Knaan, Channel live, Big L, Tragedy Khadafi, Bars&Hooks, (old)Mobbdeep, Jus Allah, Brother Ali, Pumpkinhead, Sunz of Man, Rass Kass, Apathy, Pharoahe Monch, Afu-Ra Wu-tang (Method man, Rza, Gza, Ghostface are my favs!) Dilated peoples, Paris (Sonic Jihad) Jurassic 5,
OTHER:

Goapele, Buena Vista Social Club, Les Nubians, Leela James, Erykah Badu, John Legend, D'angelo, Lauryn Hill, Floetry, Sade, Maxwell, The Marleys, Ameil Larriex, Bilal, Amy Winehouse, Dwele, Jill Scott, 1990's 'swing' and hip hop!!!..Aaliyah (RIP), H-Town, Jodeci, Total, SWV, Whitehead Bros, Silk, Xscape, Junior Mafia(all of them!), Kut Klose etc etc!!

Movies:

I love world and independent cinema: Turtles can fly (the best film I have EVER seen..the first Iraqi film produced after the fall of sadaam..this is the deepest and most moving film around!)City of God, La Haine, Grave of the fireflies, John Pilger doumentaries; The War on Democracy, A Question of Palestine, Year Zero, The Betrayal, New rulers of the world, War by Other Means &many more! Motorcycle Diaries, Tsotsi, Beat the Drum, Blame it on Fidel, Kidulthood, Spirited away, The heart is deceitful above all things, Dirty Pretty Things, Water, Umrao Jaan, Salaam Bombay, Mountain Patrol, The constant gardener, Dead presidents, Memoirs of a Geisha, Jar Head, Hotel Rowanda, 7 years in Tibet, The war within, Kids, New Jack City, Boyz in the Hood, Menace to society (lol back when I was a yout!), 10 things to do in denver when you're dead, Belly, The message, Legends of the fall..haha Lilo and Stitch and The lion king...actually quite deep!

Television:

I try to watch as little T.V as possible, I don't want to be brainwashed. Reality tv is the worst!!!
But I do love Al-Jazeera, socio-politcal documentaries and yes...Sex and the city!

Books:

Ethnic Literature, Political revelations: The Holy Quran.
John Pilger: New rulers of the world (oh and everything else he has ever written love www.johnpilger.com. Anything by Noam Chmosky
Everything by Edward Said (RIP) including: Orientalism, Covering Islam, A question of Palestine.
Maya Angelou!: I know why the caged bird sings, Gather together in my name, The heart of a woman, Singin and swingin and gettin merry like Christmas, All God's children need traveling shoes
Toni Morrison: The Bluest eye, Sula, Tar baby, Song of Solomon, (and many more!!)
Chanrithy Him: When broken glass floats: Growing up under the Khmer Rouge
Khaled Hosseini: A thousand splendid suns & The kite runner
Khalil Gibran: The Prophet
Paulo Coelho: Veronica decides to die, The devil and Miss Prym, Manual of the warrior of light
Monica Ali: Brick Lane.
Richard Bach: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Saul Williams: She
Sun Tzu: The art of war
The work of Lao Tzu and Fredich Nietzche
The work of Rumi & Hafiz, Robert Fisk. Stuart Hall, Ziauddin sardar, Kobena Mercer & Paul Gilroy

Heroes:

Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him), Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Marcus Garvey (RBG!), Patrice Lumumba, Malcom X, Hugo Chavez, Mumia Abu-Jamal,(Free him now!), Assata Shakur, Che Guvera, Nelson Mendella & all those who have been/are faced with oppression in its various forms.

My Blog

(Thanks lichiban, I just had to steal these questions...)Please feel free to comment with your own answers ;)WHAT DO YOU DO?...Work with ’socially excluded young people’ support and help t...
Posted by Nabeela♥ on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:16:00 PST

The forgotten people of Laos

The bus jolted along the mountainous road of the infamous Route Thirteen. Outside the serenity and beauty of the land captivated me, seeming to be a land frozen in an enchanted time. As we drove towar...
Posted by Nabeela♥ on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:55:00 PST

Broken

And so I sat in the circle of encirclement of circles that encompassed notions of what I thought would bring the pieces of peace together into that one. One of wholeness into an entity of all that is ...
Posted by Nabeela♥ on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:13:00 PST

Rice-fields

I dream as I wake of the world I saw laid in front of me in a vast sea of an endless entirety. I saw it all, an existence of life as untainted as I prophesied through the eyes of benevolent visionarie...
Posted by Nabeela♥ on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:08:00 PST

Socialist thinkers

I sometimes find people who strive to empower those less fortunate than ourselves, those who work for a move against capitalist ventures - for a more fair and just society - are too busy arguing...
Posted by Nabeela♥ on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:32:00 PST

The fractions of an Ummah

The fractions of an Ummah 1997 as a sixteen year old A Level Sociology student, I picked up 'There ain't no black in the union jack' by Stuart Hall for the first time. I remember being vividly enth...
Posted by Nabeela♥ on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:05:00 PST

Burma...why now? A question of politics

Burma&.why now?A question of politics. &or Myanmar as it is now called.I am a little confused with the present situation so I thought I'd share my thoughts.In 1962 democracy ended in Burma with a mili...
Posted by Nabeela♥ on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:34:00 PST

In our post-colonial era....

A recent article of mine about the issue of contemporary child slavery, perhaps too much food for some, but it is a reality we should ALL be concerned  about!Slavery DID NOT end 200 yea...
Posted by Nabeela♥ on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:22:00 PST