Archive for May, 2013
Bike the Drive = Jihad to the 100th Power!
What started out as a few #MyJihad volunteers signing up for the annual MB Financial Bike the Drive event (5 hours of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive closed down to regular traffic and open to cyclists!) turned out to be so much more. First, it was great to know that our $45 entrance fees were in […]
#MyJihad Bike the Drive donations going to Oklahoma relief efforts on the ground
From the #MyJihad Communications Team: Donate to our Oklahoma City Relief Trip:In light of the devastating tornadoes that have ravaged Oklahoma, #MyJihad has shifted gears in our Bike the Drive fundraising efforts. We are teaming up with Islamic Relief USA, a reputable and experienced organization that sends out response teams to get vital resources to […]
My TED talk is published- please watch and share
TED VIDEO IS BACK ONLINE. See below. thanks! ~Yasmina “#MyJihad at TEDx Talk! Powerful words by MyJihad board member Yasmina. Share with your friends, your neighbors, your kids. Education is the key. Darkness will not brighten darkness, and fire will not put out fire. We cannot fight darkness, except with light. We cannot put out […]
bigotry is cancer
{Any Poetry Readers out there? Read my poem, Bigotry is cancer, submit a video or MP3 file, and I will post it on my blog. Thanks! ~Yasmina} The more I face the prospect of the cancer called bigotry- the more I am empowered. Hate does not push people away. (Well- initially it does. Just like […]
Islamophobia Lingo for Dummies
Being a Muslim, #MyJihad Activist has been like boot camp. I learn more about my faith and get stronger in my faith through activism. I also get the opportunity to interact with Islamophobes of various degrees. (Tip: Islamophobes are OFFENDED when you call them ISLAMOPHOBES. Wierd huh?) Degree 1 = Degree 1 Islamophobes are those […]