Kareem Salaama – Generous Peace Music Video

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Culture, Dawah, Entertainment, Music, Video
• Date: Dec 25,2009 | 04:18 PM

I want to see this on MTV.

Arabic version:
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Amir Khan takes down Jewish Boxer Dmitriy Salita

• Author: MR
• Filed under: Entertainment, Jews, Religion, Video
• Date: Dec 8,2009 | 02:15 PM

Skip to 5 minutes. Dimitriy Salita is actual an orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, New York. Here is a video about him:
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Makkah safe from 2012 Apocalypse Movie

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Article, Culture, Dawah, Entertainment, Islam
• Date: Nov 5,2009 | 02:45 AM

But Emmerich was thinking of something even more explosive: the Kaaba, the cube-shaped building at the heart of Mecca, the focus of prayers and the Islamic pilgrimage called the Hajj; it is one of Islam’s holiest sites.

Really?

“Well, I wanted to do that, I have to admit,” Emmerich says. “But my co-writer Harald said I will not have a fatwa on my head because of a movie. And he was right. … We have to all … in the Western world … think about this. You can actually … let … Christian symbols fall apart, but if you would do this with [an] Arab symbol, you would have … a fatwa, and that sounds a little bit like what the state of this world is. So it’s just something which I kind of didn’t [think] was [an] important element, anyway, in the film, so I kind of left it out.”

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No offense, but I wouldn’t care if the movie portrayed it. It’s not real. And even if something like that was to happen, Muslims don’t have to protect it. God protects it. We also don’t worship it. We worship God. Also the article forgot about Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist and all non-Christian holy sites. The movie doesn’t attack any of those.

UPDATE: Qaradawi to oversee – Producer of Movies, “The Matrix” and “The Lord of the Rings” in discussions for a movie about Prophet Muhammad (s)

• Author: MR
• Filed under: Culture, Dawah, Entertainment, General, Islam
• Date: Nov 2,2009 | 12:37 AM

UPDATE: Sh. Yusuf al-Qaradawi will be overseeing the filming. (source)

Here is a list of Barrie Osborne’s movies he was part of.

The only other movie I can think of was the old school 70s movie, “The Message” (or “Muhammad: The Messenger of God”) by Moustapha Akkad. I liked it and it does a good job with respecting the teachings of Islam as well as the historical accounts. I hope this one goes in to a bit more detail

A film about the Prophet Mohammad backed by the producer of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Matrix” is under discussion, a Qatar media firm said on Sunday, aiming to create an English-language blockbuster for the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims.

Filming of the $150 million movie is set to start in 2011, with Barrie Osborne as its producer, Alnoor Holdings said.

Alnoor said the film – in which the Prophet would not be depicted, in accordance with Islamic strictures – was in development and talks were being held with studios, talent agencies and distributors in the United States and Britain.

The company launched a $200-million international film fund on Oct. 31 to invest in film projects amid tight financing in the wake of the financial crisis and plans to focus on Hollywood.

Alnoor said it aimed to attract the “best international talent” to star in the motion picture.

The company was set up this year to take advantage of economic opportunities in the entertainment industry, focusing on international film production, Arabic production and animation.

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America still has a long way to go – People still think Obama is a Muslim – LOL!

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Barack Obama, Entertainment, Funny, Politics, Video
• Date: Sep 14,2009 | 09:56 PM

I can’t believe these people exist today.

Amir Junaid formerly known as Loon (from P. Diddy’s Bad Boys) on AlJazeera English

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Culture, Dawah, Entertainment, Hip Hop, Islam, Music, Video
• Date: Jul 7,2009 | 10:28 AM

ISNA 2009 – Video Blogging – Pork Sucks, AlMaghrib, AlMadina, and Baba Ali

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Culture, Dawah, Entertainment, Events, Islam, Video
• Date: Jul 6,2009 | 08:38 AM

Pork Sucks with Br. Haroon:

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Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on the Death of Michael Jackson

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Culture, Entertainment, Music
• Date: Jun 27,2009 | 10:54 PM

Shock Dead, Everybody’s Gone Mad: Reflections on the Death of Michael Jackson
By Hamza Yusuf

On the news
Everybody’s dog food
Bang bang
Shock dead
Everybody’s gone mad…

From “They Don’t Care About Us” by Michael Jackson

As a little boy, Michael Jackson had an extraordinary charisma — as well as an absolute innocence — that was disarmingly charming. It captivated millions of Americans and eventually people around the world.

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Imam Zaid Shakir – Upon The Passing of Michael Jackson

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Culture, Entertainment, Music
• Date: Jun 26,2009 | 10:00 AM

Like the light of a meteor streaking across the crisp, cold, clear sky of a winter’s night, Michael Jackson, streaked across the sky defining this country’s cultural horizons. None of us coming of age in urban America will forget Michael’s debut onto the public stage with his brothers as part of the phenomenally successful Jackson 5. Hit after hit, “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save,” “I’ll Be There,” rocketed up the Billboard Charts to number one. I can still reel them all off from memory some forty years later. For better or worse, they are indelibly etched into my mind, and have played a part in defining my soul.

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Jermaine Jackson – “And may Allah be with you Michael always. I love you.”

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Entertainment, Islam, Sad
• Date: Jun 25,2009 | 09:35 PM

Speaking on behalf of Jackson’s family, his brother, Jermaine, said doctors had tried to resuscitate the star for more than an hour without success.

He added: “The family request that the media please respect our privacy during this tough time.”

“And Allah be with you Michael always. I love you.”

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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon.