One of the fun things about being married to someone from a different culture is all the strange wonderfully different cultural events you get to experience, and that you probably wouldn’t otherwise. And no wonder, as Allah azza wa jall said: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ …
Author Archives: James Cockroft
ICI Dawah – Department of Grocery Services
The Islamic Center of Irving dawah department collects dry goods to distribute to needy people in the DFW area. Most of the collections go to local relief organizations, and recently a small portion is set aside to distribute directly to the local population. We distributed bags of groceries today, and may Allah make them nourishment for the needy, a means …
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The After Shahada Project walks Lake Carolyn
Better late than never, InshaAllah. About a year ago, the Islamic Center of Irving hired a new outreach director, and one of his first acts was to start up a class to teach converts and reverts about their religion. We meet every Sunday at 4 upstairs in the old part of the Islamic School of …
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All Strength and Power belong to God
Last weekend, after a string of hired lawn care professionals, I decided to retake the reigns and start getting some honest exercise again. So on my way home from work last Friday, I stopped by the Home Depot and grabbed some 40:1 oil for the weed eater, came home, fetched the gas can and went to …
Unboxing ‘Let Me Hang You’
Unboxing William S. Burroughs’ posthumous album Let Me Hang You… https://youtu.be/MRVNo1RPCx4
Unboxing “Cheetah”
Unboxing Aphex Twin’s new Cheetah EP… Check it out: Good stuff. https://youtu.be/Mn1pUbp0PZU
stretch it out some
A reminder/exhortation to myself first: Somehow I just can’t help but think that life is a lot more varied than what is typically the subject matter for so much of Fine Art [and my] photography. And I can’t help but think it’s a real shame if that is the case simply because we’re [I’m] such a shy lot. …
