busta rhymes apologizes for "arab money"

Mujahideen Ryder: Busta Rhymes apologizes for Arab Money song after Iraqi Rapper, Narcicyst, responds

deen tight: islam & hip-hop

two posts from seeking ilm

I don't know if anyone on the Seeking Ilm website is or identifies as Blackamerican but I still think that some of their posts still might interest readers of this blog:

Slavery in Islam: Fatwa by Sheikh Hatem Mohammad Al-Haj Aly and Az-Zanji: Muslim Ibn Khalid The Faqih of Mecca & Imam Ash-Shafi’i

dhoruba on obama

Assata Radio: Dhoruba Bin-Wahad On Obama’s ascendency to the U.S. presidency

black iraqis in basra face discrimination

Morning Edition, December 3, 2008 · The election of Barack Obama to the U.S. presidency was celebrated with special fervor by Iraqis of African descent in the southern port city of Basra.

Although they have lived in Iraq for more than 1,000 years, the black Basrawis say they are still discriminated against because of the color of their skin, and they see Obama as a role model. Long relegated to menial jobs or work as musicians and dancers, some of them have recently formed a group to advance their civil rights.

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