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2015-07-31T11:45:55-04:00

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A Few Words on the Confederate Flag and Its Effect on People

Last updated on: July 31, 2015 at 11:45 am By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

This will be quick because I just am wrapping up at work and I need to go home and do laundry before the kids are reduced to wearing fig leaves. Which I don’t have. I do have some celery sticks in the fridge but can’t see how that would work…. Okay, the issue of the Confederate flag, or more specifically the Battle Flag of Virginia, has been huge in the news since that young man entered a church in Charleston... Read more

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2015-07-30T10:13:42-04:00

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Dear Newly-graduated Police Officer

Last updated on: July 30, 2015 at 10:13 am By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

Dear newly-graduated police officer God bless you. God bless you and keep you and give you the patience, skill, and eventually the wisdom to always do your job in a professional manner. God give you the ability to hold your tongue when someone insults you curses at you. God give you the ability to maintain your composure when someone gets in your face, yelling, striking you with spittle. God give you the ability to defuse and de-escalate a situation with... Read more

2015-07-29T17:58:00-04:00

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It’s a Black Issue. It’s not a Black Issue

Last updated on: July 29, 2015 at 5:58 pm By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

The murder of Sam DuBose is horrifying and I am very happy that the now-fired officer is being indicted. Another Black family has to mourn the untimely death of their family member. We have to continue the ‪#‎blacklivesmatter‬ movement and work to bring fairness to the criminal justice system. This includes but is not limited to making sure police officers are recruited and trained in a proper manner, bodycams are made mandatory, racial profiling is eliminated, police offenders are brought to justice,... Read more

2015-06-25T21:57:02-04:00

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A Primer on All Those Funny-Sounding Arabic Words

Last updated on: June 25, 2015 at 9:57 pm By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

A primer for everyone who wants to know: What are all those doggone foreign-sounding words Nancy keeps using? Even non-Arab Muslims tend to sprinkle their conversations with Arabic words. It’s easier to say “iftaar” rather than “that meal we break our fast with when the sun goes down”. After a while, we do it unconsciously and may accidentally use the Arabic words around our non-Muslim family, friends, or co-workers. “Hey, Sally, InshaAllah (God willing) I’m going to the beach this... Read more

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2015-06-10T13:58:29-04:00

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Restarting in Safe Mode

Last updated on: June 10, 2015 at 1:58 pm By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

That’s me, right there. You know how sometimes your computer goes on the fritz (okay, maybe not you Mac people), and then when it reboots it will tell you, “Computer did not shut down normally”. It will give you the option of restarting in normal mode or in “safe” mode. Safe mode is where you run essential services until you can figure out what is wrong. Well, I think I’ve been running in safe mode for most of the last... Read more

2015-06-01T12:43:32-04:00

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Was I being too kumba-ya about the situation in Phoenix?

Last updated on: June 1, 2015 at 12:43 pm By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

As Salaamu Alaikum and howdy all. Well, it’s Monday, and we can be happy that the protest in Phoenix was mostly peaceful and there was no violence and there were no arrests. There was even a very nice story about one of the protesters who accepted an invitation to go into the mosque. Prior to the protest, I wrote saying that if I were there, I would provide cold water for the protesters and try to engage with them on... Read more

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2015-05-28T12:49:42-04:00

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To the Bikers Who Plan to Protest in Arizona

Last updated on: May 28, 2015 at 12:49 pm By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

May God’s peace and blessings be upon all people of good faith who are seekers of the truth. My dear brothers and sisters in humanity, fellow children of Adam, peace be upon him, I congratulate you for living in the United States of America, a country which allows me as a Muslim woman to express my beliefs freely and without harm, and allows you to protest against things that you disagree with. The Second Amendment protects us both as it... Read more

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2015-05-27T12:20:06-04:00

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I’m getting a little more mentally ready for Ramadan

Last updated on: May 27, 2015 at 12:20 pm By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

Ramadan! Less than a month away. It gets light SO early and dark SO late but I will say alhamdulillah because it takes place during summer vacation where I live so I can wake up, pray, and go back to bed before I have to wake up for good to go to work. And I work for myself so I can call in late to myself if I need to. I bought myself a brand new pack of legal pads... Read more

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2015-05-21T12:19:17-04:00

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How did it get to be almost Ramadan already? I ain’t ready!

Last updated on: May 21, 2015 at 12:19 pm By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

There’s a rumor going around that Ramadan is approaching. Less than a month and we will embark on our marathon month of fasting. This is the time of year that I contemplate moving to South Africa for thirty days. The summer will be just about to get into full swing in the northern hemisphere by the time we start fasting around June seventeenth, while my friends on the south end of the planet are about to enter winter, with... Read more

2015-05-19T13:04:34-04:00

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I Almost Forgot It’s Prom Season…. A Little Tough Love and Realness in One Sentence

Last updated on: May 19, 2015 at 1:04 pm By Nancy Qualls-Shehata

One sentence: It is not permissible for Muslim young men and women to attend prom. Okay, that’s it, bye, see you tomorrow! What? Oh, you want more? What’s my daleel (proof)? Well, if you want the long version…. I totally forgot it’s prom season. My son is only 15 and is at this point in his life is blissfully oblivious to all that stuff (thanks online games!). One of my FB friends shared a picture of a young lady... Read more

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