tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54601688102464373452024-03-13T11:34:17.770-07:00Global ReportZebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-84478257595838058822024-01-27T01:41:00.000-08:002024-01-27T01:42:22.668-08:00130 Military Interventions by U.S. in 100 years<p> <b>A CENTURY OF U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTIONS</b></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The following is a partial list of 130 U.S. military interventions from 1890 to 1999</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyLnOWWu2obgyVAu0OiJSJA3IW0T13qn-W8xZ3zVu1kVubKNwrkImIE-9lW-7soSwPIslQDpGxthQOyfyoFYWRnS8Xc2TApE9RVbEAj6hWNLkKmvT-xAlJw9MlZlChJbPYf4kVi1nwc1mjNnsQkCpIryqTac9yBbK6K8UvpN2btWpShxmyj8AWIfnt1M/s1237/US%20Military-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="873" height="643" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyLnOWWu2obgyVAu0OiJSJA3IW0T13qn-W8xZ3zVu1kVubKNwrkImIE-9lW-7soSwPIslQDpGxthQOyfyoFYWRnS8Xc2TApE9RVbEAj6hWNLkKmvT-xAlJw9MlZlChJbPYf4kVi1nwc1mjNnsQkCpIryqTac9yBbK6K8UvpN2btWpShxmyj8AWIfnt1M/w609-h643/US%20Military-1.jpg" width="609" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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into punk rock in the early 1980's when a co-worker at Magic Pan restaurant in
New Orleans introduced me to "the Clash". Their music became
mainstream later with songs like "Rock the Casbah". Like you, Punk
rock for me also was an outlet of expression which helped me explore spaces and
approaches outside the dominant culture. I really liked the political edge in
the music, and the importance of the lyrics. For example in a speech class, I
talked about another song by the Clash "Know your rights, all 3 of
them". In some of the songs, the Clash (band from UK), mixed Spanish
lyrics, like in the song "Spanish Bombs". This multi-cultural
approach was very rare in those days.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #274e13;">Moving from New Orleans to Los Angeles in late 1980's, it
seemed like gradually Punk Rock became more influential and moved into the
mainstream. Mohawk type haircuts, hydrogen peroxide streaks in hair, sleeveless
T-shirts and ear piercing became more common and then fashionable. Vietnam was
fresh in the minds of Californians, so the mistrust in government and anti-war
sentiments were still felt in the local culture. One demonstration of this was
a bumper sticker a classmate displayed, "Question Authority". Those
were the good old days. Especially after 9/11, the masses became increasingly
docile, passive, apathetic and a-political. (Foucault talks about
Disciplinarity and Docile bodies). In a complacent and obedient society,
powerful, political and empowering music with balls, seems very rare now. And
its impact is painfully missed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">In the early 1980's, on WTUL, an ad-free college radio of
Tulane University in New Orleans, they started playing rap music with Run
DMC's, "You Be illin'". It took 6 or 7 years for this genre to become
mainstream. But the beginnings of rap music was passionate, heartfelt and
powerful statements from the grassroots, on the status quo of America,
including social issues, political impacts on daily life, racism, poverty,
inequities, etc. It is a tragedy that rap and hip-hop mostly devolved into
glorification of gangs, crime, narcissism, showing off, competition, violence,
guns, drugs, pimps and "ho's".</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;">In retrospect,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
Punk rock I was exposed to was political, leftist music predominantly from
White musicians. Which later influenced the birth of a new genre of Music of
the 1980's, called "New Wave". Today, Punk rock is no longer
significantly popular. The other genre which started becoming popular also from
the 1980's, rap / hip-hop, has been mostly music made by Black people. It has
become mainstream and seems to be mostly serving the purpose of entertainment
(and glamorizing the prison industrial complex). It rarely seems to make any
meaningful statements, like it used to, 30 years ago. For example, Ice-T who
used to sing about police brutality in 1992, now seems to be promoting thug
life? Rap / Hip Hop misses countless opportunities to incorporate social and
political content into the music. For example, among my frequent sources of
inspirations are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amazing Black authors
and researches<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like Joy DeGruy, Cornell
West, Alice Walker, and Black Panthers like professor Angela Davis of UC Santa
Cruz. Resmaa Menakem's powerful line "Black bodies are not defective"
can easily be incorporated in a good rap song.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">But even popular musicians with
million$ in resources, rarely employ, or get inspired by, or incorporate the
work of famous Black (and other) researchers and authors. When uplifting and
empowering ideas are incorporated in music, it ripples and has a moving effect
which resonates and reverberates in the heart of society. For example the work
of the rap artist "Immortal Technique" is a breath of fresh air. It
can be said that a band like "Rage Against the Machine", draws from
the elements of Punk Rock and Hip Hop. That amazing band is also painfully
missed (since it broke up a few years ago). It was the voice of for example,
social justice and the anti-war movement. Thank God for Music. In Urdu there's
a saying: Music is Nourishment for the Soul. In addition, when music also packs
a punch, it can not only move the body to dance, it can also empower a person
with constructive energy, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>can light
up a community to impact positive movements. In the meantime, music helps us
relax and chill out</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-76468433050064603402022-04-12T00:08:00.005-07:002023-01-18T21:20:25.260-08:00 Ode to the Social Work Student / Intern<p><br /></p><p>May you get a scholarship to a good university</p><p>May you learn in a school which uses Critical Race Theory</p><p>May you find professors who care about your well being</p><p>May you meet social work professionals who become your friends</p><p>May you get mentors who give you wings</p><p>May your training empower you to be of service where needed</p><p>May you be deemed worthy of the privileges of an intern's bill of rights</p><p>May you be protected from humiliation and oppression in your internship</p><p>May you receive fair labor wages for every hour you work as an intern</p><p>May you be assigned a supervisor who will value and honor you</p><p>May you not be made invisible because of the label "intern" applied to you</p><p>May your "superiors" not be in denial that interns are a marginalized community</p><p>May you survive the implicit and explicit biases against you</p><p>May you have realistic expectations about other social workers</p><p>May the disappointment by other social workers not cause you resentment</p><p>May you be an agent of change starting at your own university</p><p>May you get fired up and inspired in classes</p><p>May you engage in nourishing dialogue with professors and schoolmates</p><p>May you find a refuge from discrimination</p><p>May you enjoy a sanctuary free from White Supremacy</p><p>May your lived experiences be deemed as valid</p><p>May your voice be heard loud and clear</p><p>May your feelings be considered as legitimate</p><p>May your heart and soul be acknowledged</p><p>May you leave your positive mark on the lives you touch</p><p>May the hypocrisy in the field not leave you disillusioned</p><p>May the double-standards applied to you, not leave scars</p><p>May the lack of social justice in the field, not make you quit</p><p>May the travails and tribulations of the work not cause you to lose hope</p><p>May the pain not leave you drained</p><p>May the tears not blur your vision</p><p>May the burdens placed on your shoulders not get you burned out</p><p>May your sacrifices be never in vain</p><p>May you truly be an advocate for change</p><p>May you throw a monkey wrench in every system of White Supremacy</p><p>May you not become a tool of the systems of oppression</p><p>May the lack of ethics by others not extinguish your passion</p><p>May you never be made to feel like a nobody</p><p>May you be the somebody who advocates for the nobodies</p><p>May you never let the bastards get you down</p><p>May you find a circle of support where you are loved</p><p>May your reduce the gap between knowledge and implementation</p><p>May you remain steadfast and resilient in your commitments</p><p>May you advocate and educate</p><p>May you graduate and celebrate... with honors</p><p>May you be fulfilled and enriched by social work</p><p>May you serve a higher purpose through your job</p><p>May you always take the high road</p><p>May you make our world a safer place</p><p><br /></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-45700920530707182452022-03-22T00:59:00.003-07:002022-03-22T01:02:05.249-07:00Production of Your Generous Hate<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(as Martin Luther King Jr. said: Hate can not take out hate... darkness can not take out darkness, only light can do that)</i></span><b style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You hated my nation, so your country I didn’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You said my homeland was not sacred, so your barren territory
I didn’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You stoned us, calling us infidels, so your idols I didn’t
like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You remained ignorant of my mountains, so your desert dunes
I didn’t like <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You laughed at my country’s passport, so your elitist nationality
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You paid me low wages based on my race, so your employment
apartheid I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You never appreciated the fruit of my Indus soil, so your
sand land I don’t like <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You lied that I’m Hindu, so your subjective religion I don’t
like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You force the women to hide so kids get molested, your
deviant sexuality I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You made me beg to not void my visa, your exclusive citizenship
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You say you own the two holy cities, your puppet kingdom I
don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You pretend to the world as if you’re holy, your unholy beliefs
I don’t like <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You fund gullible extremists around the world, your fanatic
dogma I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You claim your tribe is divine, your thuggish theocracy I
don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You act like my people are your slaves, your archaic fiefdom
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You prostate at the feet of white skins, your shattered
moral compass I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You wish to imprison my heart and soul, your twisted
shariatic laws I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You use religion to hold me hostage, your gangster mentality
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You want followers to kill for your fatwas, your mass
manipulation I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You claim only your sect is legit, your fundamentalist patriarchy
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You tell me to shut my mouth and thoughts, your form of enlightenment
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You use fear of retribution to terrorize our souls, your
godly wrath I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You kill any rival at will, your justice of mass executions
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You lack the power to hear scrutiny, your inferiority
complex I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You drench yourself in gold from head to toe, your
self-aggrandizement agenda I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You think we are pee-ons and subhuman, your self-proclaimed
royalty I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You demand my blind faith in you, your cult of mind control
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can’t tolerate any voice of dissent, your pigheaded
arrogance I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You built a clock high-rise to overshadow the Kaaba, your
tower-envy I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You sear every mosque and sajda with your footprint, your spiritual
mutilation I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You obey as a willful american slave, your sense of freedom
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You waste billions on yachts and palaces, your black gold
oil companies I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You segregate men and women into silos, your one-eyed
godheads I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You were installed as fake kings by the Brits, your sham monarchy
I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You stockpile weapons to bomb fellow Muslims, your
anti-Ummah psychology I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You wage war on the poor of Yemen, your misguided jihadi’s I
don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You preach that all Saudi’s are holy, your White Supremacy
agenda I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You flex your power upon the weak, your perpetuating the American
empire I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You worship the dollar as your number one god, your
corrupted faith I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You will never be my leader, your feudal oil cartels I don’t
like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You feel superior to hate me, I don’t copy what I don’t like<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">(by Fazeel Chauhan, a poet or Pakistani origin who lived in Saudi in the 1970's and now resides in Los Angeles. 3-20-21. </span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 107%;">Disclaimer by poet: The points illustrated
poetically are not meant to stereotype a group of people, but instead this is using
a critical (CRT) lens to examine the policies made by those in power. In
summary, when I was the target of injustices, I did not like it, and decided to
not copy those harmful behaviors and instead learned to empathize with
exploited peoples</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p> </p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-55102135993801770422021-10-08T00:11:00.006-07:002021-10-08T15:27:09.659-07:00"Corporal" Punishment by Teachers, Parents, Preachers, VIP's and Landlords<p>When i lived in Saudi Arabia in the 1970's, my father said he had seen public executions after Jummah. He also said that some people were "whipped" with branches of the date tree. He was born in 1923 and had also been in the British army in WWII. I think this practice of whipping and caning, and "corporal" punishment is also coming from the west, and specially from colonization. "Corporal" after all is the lowest rank in the military, so I guess they become the "whipping boys" or scapegoats for sadistic bosses. </p><p>The wikipedia article<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment</a></p><p>states that in some traditional and native societies, corporal punishment was not used, because there was no private property in those societies. If there is no property, it can't be stolen, thus no need to punish people for stealing. Also, in indigenous cultures, property is often shared with the community, so less likely would have involved punishment. They did however shun people out of the tribe, if a person would become a menace to society. </p><p>My father copied what the british army had done to him: Line people up, question them one at a time, and cane them. Since first grade, starting with "good" Catholic schools, our teachers used to cane us, pretty ruthlessly. All the teachers there were women. One even did kicking and slapping. In other pakistani schools of Saudia and Pakistan, hitting students on the palm or back of hand was common, using tools like canes, a foot ruler's flat or thin edge. A couple of my teachers in boarding school, sent boys to the hospital, by beating them severely, including with punches. Two of the students were top of their class, academically. The third was the top athlete of the school. These were good kids, not troublemakers. </p><p>We grew up witnessing that it was common for preachers like "molvi saheb", or imam or qari, to beat kids for not memorizing a surah, or for not pronouncing the Arabic words of Quran, properly. Where did those religion teachers learn that method of "discipline". Yet we are told that Islam was not spread by the sword. At least in the subcontinent, many indigenous people become Muslim due the the kindness, honesty and spirituality of the sufi teachers. I can't imagine sufi masters beating anyone. It's doesn't seem feasible their lessons to parents about tarbiya, they were told to beat their children, over the heads and on the faces, using shoes, sandals and flip flop chappals. </p><p>In the 1970's (at least), it had become normalized, for the teachers, preachers (imam, qari), and parents to beat kids. We see this still going on today, though it seems less prevalent. </p><p>In the above wikipedia article, it also mentions that master's used to beat their servants. In places like Pakistan, that abuse of maids and servants being treated like slaves, still happens today. The master and slave history of United States is often forgotten or whitewashed, but that is a connection we need to make.</p><p>A very different kind of beating is described in the best selling book "My Grandmother's Hands", which talks about healing trauma and how it's passed on to future generations, in their bodies, souls and DNA. The (Social Worker) Author, Resmaa Menakem states that some African American parents use a flexible branch of a tree, called a "switch" or a braided switch which looks like a whip. He states that in slavery times, an African American parent might whip their child with that stick, so that the child would become more "obedient" and keep his head low, thus not get in trouble with the master, who would get the child whipped by a "cat and nine tails" type of massive whip, which literally tears the flesh of the person and leaves them wounded and scarred for life. Those African American parents were not being cruel, but instead were trying to protect their children to prevent them becoming the victims of the slave master's beatings and lynchings. Menakem explain it as a father saying to a son, "I would rather have you hate me today, than to have you be dead" [due to police brutality, etc]. </p><p>Like the teacher, preacher and parent of the past in Pakistan, the VIP and landlord of today, still wields tremendous power, as if he owns the body and soul of the other person. As if the child or employee or "peasant" is their slave to be dehumanized. As if the master can beat "freedom" out of a person to subjugate and enslave them. This power differential is exercised in other areas of society, not to mention by politicians, governments and corporations. Any hierarchy is in place to emphasize that some people are more superior than others. With that, many people do use their position of power to oppress others, to hold others down, to treat others as hostages, to bring others to heel and kneel. A gangster is called: yeh sab ka baap hay. Or a badmaash is called: yeh sub ka dada hay. As if fathers and grandfathers are supposed to act like gangsters. And "Uncle" Sam is a our father's brother who kills millions of people around the world? Is that what uncles are supposed to do? Certainly, gangsters are bullies who only inflict terror on people who are weaker. <br /><br />What do you think are the roots of these practices, such that it has been (or was) normalized, justified and even legalized for "elders" and "respectable" or "honorable" (muslim) people like teachers, preachers and parents to beat children? <br />Did colonization teach us to hate ourselves? The white supremacists beat native people around the world, like us, and we repeat their behavior and keep beating the children?<br />Extending these practices to force people into subjugation, are the tools of the state, including police brutality, law enforcement and (in)justice system at home... and militarism, war-profiteering and empire building to dominate and enslave the rest of the world. As Arundhati Roy says "We are all subjects [slaves] of the American Empire". </p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-31443774781334420632021-08-07T01:05:00.002-07:002021-08-07T01:05:09.241-07:00I’m afraid of sending my Kids back to school in person<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #ffe599; color: #d52a33; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: omnes-pro, sans-seri; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m afraid of sending my Kids back to school in person<br /><br /></span></span></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: small;">published in Santa Monica Daily Press, August 6, 2021 (with co-authors listed at bottom)</span></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3019752510107089097" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ffe599; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 586px;"><p><br /><a href="https://www.smdp.com/im-afraid-of-sending-my-kids-back-to-school-in-person/207282" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.smdp.com/im-afraid-of-sending-my-kids-back-to-school-in-person/207282</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282828; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As parents, we can’t wait for our kids to go back to school. Due to the lockdown, many parents might feel like they’ve had much more responsibilities now, having to take care of children at home 24/7. For a parent who may also be working from home, it can be frustrating for having to ensure the kids have a proper internet connection to their online class, and that they are paying attention in school. The parents need a break. In the lockdown, kids miss their friends and also want to go back to school to socialize and play. We all want to return to a normal way of life, which was before COVID.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282828; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But are we really ready to send our kids back to school? There are many concerns, questions and fears. If the student is over 12 years old, they can get vaccinated. But what about the younger kids? They are at a vulnerable age, where they often get sick, and get exposed to germs by putting things in their mouth. How safe is the school campus? It is not clear what precautions the school will be taking. Will hand sanitizing stations be installed inside and outside each classroom, and in the playground? Will the kids go through some training about social distancing, wearing masks, and how to prevent the spread of COVID? Is there medical staff available at each school to take care of kids? Will each student’s temperature be checked before entering the school? On the other hand, a student can be a COVID carrier, yet not exhibit symptoms, and so they could be unknowingly infecting other kids. How safe do the school staff feel? What is the school policy on COVID testing of students? If a classmate later gets diagnosed with COVID, will any of the classmates be required to stay home for 2 weeks?</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282828; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How can school staff monitor kids to make sure they wear face masks at all times? When playing outside the classroom during the breaks, kids can be expected to take their masks off. It can be difficult to breathe in a mask. When kids are running around playing, the mask can further hinder their breathing. Are the playgrounds properly sanitized every day? How safe is the classroom? Schools have installed plexiglass dividers in some classrooms, which are only about 2 feet above the student’s desk. If COVID is an airborne virus, then how effective is the short plexiglass barrier? Will the class size be reduced? Often, each desk is to be placed about 3 feet apart. Are schools really ready to open up for in-person attendance, or are our kids going to be guinea pigs in this experiment? That’s a concern for many parents. Yet, some parents already have their kids in day care. Some students have been attending class in person. There is a lot still up in the air. These are confusing times. Policies keep changing also due to the new variants of COVID. Yet, one of the solutions often available to parents is to keep their kids in online school. LAUSD and other districts are offering the option of online classes, for those students who don’t wish to come back to school in person.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282828; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Raysa Barrientos, Fazeel Chauhan, Shamera Johnson, Claritza Rodriguez, and Mariana Vargas The authors work in various capacities in social services as advocates for youth and marginalized communities, and are candidates for Masters of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach</p></div>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-40377161171912929492021-08-02T18:26:00.003-07:002021-08-02T18:26:47.273-07:00Buy Buy versus Bye Bye<p> Doing Your Part in Lowering the Risk?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DvOatKrAcIo/YQiah69tEGI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/dMvcAu43RmojkdjX2MGU0ADkboyVZXdlgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Zero%2BRisk%2Bof%2BTransmission.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1809" height="736" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DvOatKrAcIo/YQiah69tEGI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/dMvcAu43RmojkdjX2MGU0ADkboyVZXdlgCNcBGAsYHQ/w651-h736/Zero%2BRisk%2Bof%2BTransmission.jpg" width="651" /></a></div><br /><p>(The originial author is unknown. I was inspired by their creative use of the 0%, and added the bottom part to the graphic to expand the idea of Zero percent)</p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-86906801963444314832021-05-12T10:34:00.001-07:002021-05-12T10:34:28.697-07:00Teacher versus Preacher<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Teacher versus Preacher</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">The Difference</p><p style="text-align: center;">by Fazeel Chauhan</p><p style="text-align: center;">11-23-16</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vczfoFmSTnk/YJwQ8FGo-UI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/txTdlSknFJcL3TBeZtuk8jaXeERb2XWwACNcBGAsYHQ/s1008/Teacher_vs_Preacher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="918" height="728" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vczfoFmSTnk/YJwQ8FGo-UI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/txTdlSknFJcL3TBeZtuk8jaXeERb2XWwACNcBGAsYHQ/w661-h728/Teacher_vs_Preacher.jpg" width="661" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-2735589893059449332021-05-12T09:55:00.004-07:002021-05-12T18:40:25.638-07:00At a Protest Against American Imperialism<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">At a protest against </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">The Military Industrial Complex of White Supremacy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Los Angeles </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/10829153@N04/1944863870/in/pool-pakistanpolitics/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/10829153@N04/1944863870/in/pool-pakistanpolitics/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-upeiVNb4kpY/YJwHz-ZVQoI/AAAAAAAAB8I/LJFvcl6VHL8G3UeooLKW71flN9X8HAn_ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1079/Protest1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1079" height="490" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-upeiVNb4kpY/YJwHz-ZVQoI/AAAAAAAAB8I/LJFvcl6VHL8G3UeooLKW71flN9X8HAn_ACNcBGAsYHQ/w735-h490/Protest1.jpg" width="735" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Playfair Display", sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thoughts on “</span><span style="color: red;">Swift Meditation</span><span style="color: #333333;">”</span></h2><ol class="comment-list" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 30px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="comment even thread-even depth-1 parent" id="comment-286" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><article class="comment-body" id="div-comment-286" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.71429rem 0px;"><footer class="comment-meta" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="comment-author vcard" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;"><span style="height: auto;"><img alt="" class="avatar avatar-56 photo lazyloaded" data-ll-status="loaded" height="56" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea2cec16b1bc70831449f956d2f027f6?s=56&d=mm&r=g" srcset="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea2cec16b1bc70831449f956d2f027f6?s=112&d=mm&r=g 2x" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: top;" width="56" /></span> </span><span class="fn" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;"><a class="url" href="https://globalzebra.blogspot.com/" rel="external nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #545454; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fazeel Chauhan</a></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span class="says" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">sa</span><span class="says" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ys:</span></span></div><div class="comment-metadata" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://dustandtribe.com/2020/08/03/swift-meditation/#comment-286" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #545454; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">August 5, 2020 at 3:09 am</span></a></div></footer><div class="comment-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As always, well written article about a very interesting being. Your article is thought provoking. It reminded me of poems by Allama Mohammed Iqbal, poet / philosopher from Pakistan / India. He is known as the reincarnation or continuation of Rumi. He frequently refers to “Shaheen” in his poetry. I believe it refers to Hawk, Eagle, Falcon, because to the layman like me, they seem to be all in the same family. Some of these are well known verses or couplets, some of which we were required to memorize, from our Urdu text books. I think he wrote more in Farsi than in Urdu. In Iran he is well known as Iqbal Lahori. As he resided in the historical city of Lahore, where is shrine is, right at the entrance of the Badshahi masjid.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Shaheen kabhi parwaz say thak kar naheen girta:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The eagle never falls down because of being tired.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Tu Shaheen hay, parwaz hay kaam tera:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />You are a hawk, your work is to fly.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />And this one, sung by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Naheen tera nashayman qasr-e-sultani kay gunbad par<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Tu Shaheen hay basayra kar pahaRRon ki chatano’n par<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />You nest (home) is not on the domes of the palaces of kings<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />You are a falcon, hang out in the high cliffs of mountans<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The first line also refers to the crowd, most people: pigeons hang out in warmth of the crowd, at domes where they are given food, where they don’t have to hunt, and can be in the comfort zone.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Whereas, an eagle is kind of solitary, flies much higher than a pigeon. Does it’s own hunting. Chooses the road less travelled.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Iqbal, as a philosopher repeats this idea, about the nature of human beings. That it’s our nature to choose that high road. The heat which will produce gold.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />He was also using these ideas to inspire the Muslims of India, to kick the ass of the British, and to no longer live in slavery, which was called colonization.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Jhapat kar palatna, palat kar jhapatna:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Iqbal describes how an eagle hunts. It does not attack the prey from behind.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The eagle approaches the prey (bird) from the front, and at the first encounter, does a close call, a fly-by. A generous move, to allow the prey to get away, if it can.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Then the eagle turns, and returns to attack again.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Iqbal lived 500 years after Rumi, but often talked to him. Iqbal calls Rumi his spiritual master. In Rumi’s masnavi, there are many amazing stories, with multiple meanings. In his story about the Merchant and the Parrot. The parrot is in a cage. Some scholars see the metaphors as: The parrot is the ego. Or the human being locked in the cage of the body. The way to freedom, is to kill the ego. Like in Buddhism they say, ego is the I, me and mine, which desires so many things. In psychology and in common language, there are many definitions of ego. In sufism, they say annihilate the ego, to be on a spiritual path. Some teachers say the ego is necessary to survive in the world, as a tool. Though any tool can be used as a weapon. Ego defined in that way, is that thing which makes a man unique, it’s what pushes him to compete, to hunt, to win, it’s what drives him. But that ego needs to be reigned in. If a man does not control his ego, his ego will control him. And that ego kills relationship. Perhaps the ego is also what makes a person selfish, confined, limited, on the ground. While generosity makes a person fly like a hawk, like Shaheen</span></p></div></article></li></ol>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-68752856330151454872021-05-12T09:36:00.003-07:002021-05-12T09:36:51.012-07:00Fazeel Chauhan on Jerry Quickley's Radio Show<p> </p><p>Fazeel Chauhan on Jerry Quickley's Radio Show</p><p><a href="https://www.soundhound.com/?t=100581866048276424">https://www.soundhound.com/?t=100581866048276424</a></p><p><br /></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-47794801617755838332021-05-12T09:23:00.000-07:002021-05-12T09:23:38.448-07:00Poetry Reading and Songs: Fazeel Chauhan at the December 2017 show in Anaheim, California<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Poetry Reading and Songs</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Fazeel Chauhan Show</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">12-29-17 </span></b></p><p><a href="https://events.sulekha.com/weekend-with-the-stars-shabana-hematyar-fazeel-chauhan_event-in_anaheim-ca_321308">https://events.sulekha.com/weekend-with-the-stars-shabana-hematyar-fazeel-chauhan_event-in_anaheim-ca_321308</a></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K23Bh11dmwA/YJwANtS40dI/AAAAAAAAB7o/yT5481IaJPcGNDygRQxifTaDwe8EhXspACNcBGAsYHQ/s1181/Fazeel_Tikka_Guys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1181" height="536" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K23Bh11dmwA/YJwANtS40dI/AAAAAAAAB7o/yT5481IaJPcGNDygRQxifTaDwe8EhXspACNcBGAsYHQ/w691-h536/Fazeel_Tikka_Guys.jpg" width="691" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-25541766376860354252021-05-12T09:14:00.001-07:002021-05-12T09:14:09.515-07:00Fazeel Chauhan Art Exhibit: 2007 Xenophobia Leads to War<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Fazeel Chauhan Art Exhibit: 2007</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vizualeyezart.blogspot.com/2007/11/fazeel-chauhan-fazeel-chauhan-fazeel.html">http://vizualeyezart.blogspot.com/2007/11/fazeel-chauhan-fazeel-chauhan-fazeel.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">1) <span style="color: #cc0000;">Xenophobia Leads to War</span> (Graphic Art / Found Art)</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">2) <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Profiles in Racism</span> (Graphic Art)</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">3) <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Religious Epicenter</span> (Mixed Media)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-26312018498818830592021-05-12T08:56:00.002-07:002021-05-12T08:56:21.759-07:00Naya Hukamnama: The New Ordinance: Javed Akhtar's Poem translated by Fazeel Chauhan<p> </p><div class="col-md-12 text-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 17px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><small style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Javed Akhtar's Poem translated from Urdu to English</span></b></small></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 17px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><small style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">by Fazeel Chauhan</span></b></small></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 17px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><small style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://cute766.info/the-new-ordinance-naya-hukmnama-by-poet-javed-akhar-with-subtitles-translation-fazeel-chauhan/">https://cute766.info/the-new-ordinance-naya-hukmnama-by-poet-javed-akhar-with-subtitles-translation-fazeel-chauhan/</a></b></span></small></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 17px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><small style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></small></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 17px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><small style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The New Ordinance, Naya Hukmnama, By Poet Javed Akhar, With Subtitles, Translation Fazeel Chauhan</small></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 17px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">the new ordinance, naya hukmnama, by poet javed akhar, with subtitles, translation fazeel chauhan. revolutionary. beautiful poetry by well known poet javaid akhtar naya hukm naama kisi ka hukm hai saari hawayein humesha chalne se pehle batayein ke unki simt nayahukmnama </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> someone has decreed that all the winds must first announce their direction before blowing—a poem by javed akhtar. poem: naya hukumnama written by: javed akhtar.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-30052772659497398502021-05-12T08:50:00.006-07:002021-05-12T08:50:55.680-07:00Interview for: Art ‘Portal’ Connects LA With Iraqi Refugees – in Real Time<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Fazeel Chauhan interviewed for the article: </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: PostoniWide, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: medium;">Art ‘Portal’ Connects LA With Iraqi Refugees – in Real Time</span></b></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: PostoniWide, Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>by Matt Reynolds</b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">4-21-17</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/art-portal-connects-la-iraqi-refugees-real-time/"> https://www.courthousenews.com/art-portal-connects-la-iraqi-refugees-real-time/</a></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 20px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">As news of the U.S. action filtered through, </span><span style="color: red;">Fazeel Chauhan,</span><span style="color: #444444;"> 53, an analyst from Pomona, emerged from the darkness of the gold container into the mid-morning sun.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 20px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They had just been talking to three young men at the Harsham camp who were in a portal that had been converted from a disused pumping station. Some 1,500 Iraqi families who fled Mosul live at the camp.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 20px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">Pakistani-born </span><span style="color: red;">Chauhan</span><span style="color: #444444;"> gestured to two bulletin boards in the park where people had left post-it notes. One of them struck a chord. The writer noted that if people talked more often it could lead to world peace.</span></p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-337845" class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_337845" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #444444; display: inline; float: right; font-family: "Open Sans", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem 30px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; width: 300px;"><a data-wpel-link="internal" href="https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; color: rgb(0, 24, 186) !important; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_self"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-337845 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-attachment-id="337845" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.25","credit":"","camera":"XT1094","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1039348800","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.235","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00099","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Portal-Notes" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" data-lazy-loaded="1" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?fit=4160%2C2340&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4160,2340" data-permalink="https://www.courthousenews.com/art-portal-connects-la-iraqi-refugees-real-time/portal-notes/" data-recalc-dims="1" height="169" loading="eager" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes-300x169.jpg?resize=300%2C169" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?resize=24%2C14&ssl=1 24w, https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?resize=36%2C20&ssl=1 36w, https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?resize=48%2C27&ssl=1 48w, https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?w=2280&ssl=1 2280w, https://i1.wp.com/www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Portal-Notes.jpg?w=3420&ssl=1 3420w" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin: 3.59375px auto 0px; max-width: 98%; vertical-align: top;" width="300" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-337845" style="font-size: 10px; margin: 0.8075rem 0px;">Visitors’ notes reflecting their experiences inside the portal. (Matt Reynolds/CNS)</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 20px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: red;">“I know with Trump it seems impossible because he just dropped the biggest bomb like it’s nothing,” Chauhan said. “If American people in general had more interactions with Muslim people or they knew about Islam, then they would not be easily manipulated by ideas like Muslims are trying to implement Sharia law or hate their women, or they’re violent, or they’re terrorists.”</span></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-76293589760824347242021-05-12T08:44:00.004-07:002021-05-12T08:44:50.016-07:00At the ITA Luncheon<p> </p><p>Fazeel Chauhan</p><p>At the ITA Luncheon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://aliveemployeesclub.com/wp-content/uploads/ARCHIVE/2006/200603-Alive-airports-street-fair.pdf">http://aliveemployeesclub.com/wp-content/uploads/ARCHIVE/2006/200603-Alive-airports-street-fair.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-57599502664690551652021-05-12T08:42:00.002-07:002021-05-12T08:42:29.412-07:00On the Sweet Gum Tree<p>On the Sweet Gum Tree:</p><p> <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;">A few months ago, I started riding my bicycle in a suburb of southern california, near Pomona. And keep getting punctures from these thorns. It is frustrating to be stranded or to keep having to patch the punctures. But yes, Your article reminds us that the tree and leaves are beautiful.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">posted on 4-30-18</span></span><br /><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.gardeningandsuch.com/blog/sweetgum">https://www.gardeningandsuch.com/blog/sweetgum</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-78613880673101474522021-05-12T08:38:00.003-07:002021-05-12T08:38:45.155-07:00Morons like Aamir Liaqat make a mockery of religion<p> </p><p>from Petition Against Aamir Liaqat:</p><div class="type-break-word mvxs" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px !important; margin-top: 10px !important; overflow-wrap: break-word !important; word-break: break-word !important;"><div class="hide-overflow" data-_block="Morons like Aamir Liaqat make a mockery of religion" data-height="80" data-read_more="<span class="link type-weak js-read-more-text">Read more</span>" data-view-attached="true" data-view="components/ellipsis" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-height: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden !important;"><span class="dotdotdot " style="box-sizing: border-box;">"Morons like Aamir Liaqat make a mockery of religion"</span></div></div><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: -10px;"><div class="col-xs-7 prn" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px !important; position: relative; width: 442.156px;"><div class="display-inline-block txt-b" data-fetch_summary="{"model":{"model":"Comment","id":"31067850"}}" data-model_name="Comment" data-own_petition="false" data-view-attached="true" data-view="components/like" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; vertical-align: bottom !important;"><ul class="list-inline bg-brighter link link-stealth js-like type-faded" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.8 !important; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #363135; display: inline-block; font-family: "Change Calibre", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span aria-hidden="true" class="symbol symbol-heart-outline" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: "Change Symbols" !important; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0.625em; text-rendering: auto; user-select: none; vertical-align: middle;"></span></span></li><li class="mln " style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #363135; display: inline-block; font-family: "Change Calibre", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0.5em; vertical-align: middle;"></li></ul></div></div><div class="col-xs-7 prn" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px !important; position: relative; width: 442.156px;"><br /></div><div class="col-xs-7 prn" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px !important; position: relative; width: 442.156px;"><a href="https://www.change.org/p/boycott-amir-liaqat-in-ramzan-we-don-t-want-aamir-liaquat/c">https://www.change.org/p/boycott-amir-liaqat-in-ramzan-we-don-t-want-aamir-liaquat/c</a></div></div>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-52300464499482048112021-05-12T08:34:00.002-07:002021-05-12T08:34:54.997-07:00Translation of Qawali: Ni Me Jana Jogi De Nal<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Qawali: Nee May Jana Jogi Day Naal</b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, lyrics by Bulleh Shah</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Translation from Punjabi to English, by Fazeel Chauhan</span></h3><p style="text-align: center;">Also published in 2013 on:<br /><a href="https://www.sikhchic.com/poetry/heer_ranjha_the_epic_lovepoem_by_bulley_shah" style="background-color: white;">https://www.sikhchic.com/poetry/heer_ranjha_the_epic_lovepoem_by_bulley_shah</a></p><h3 style="background-color: white; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 7px 20px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;">Going to Mecca is not the ultimate<br />Even if hundreds of prayers are offered<br /><br />Going to River Ganges is not the ultimate<br />Even if hundreds of cleansings are done<br /><br />Going to Gaya is not the ultimate<br />Even if hundreds of worships are done<br /><br />Bulleh Shah, the ultimate is<br />When the “I” is removed from the heart<br /><br />[He] read a lot and became a scholar<br />But [he] never read himself<br /><br />[He] enters the temple and the mosque<br />But [he] never entered into his own heart<br /><br />He fights with the devil every day for nothing<br />He never wrestled with his own ego<br /><br />Bulleh Shah, he grabs for heavenly flying things<br />But doesn’t grasp the one who’s sitting at home<br /><br />Religious scholars stay awake at night<br />But dogs too stay awake at night, higher than you<br /><br />They don’t cease from barking at night<br />Then they sleep in yards, all higher than yours<br /><br />They [dogs] don’t leave the beloved’s doorstep<br />Even if they’re beaten hundreds of times, higher than you<br /><br />Bulleh Shah, get up and make up with the beloved<br />Otherwise dogs will win the contest, better than you<br /><br />O friends, don’t call Ranjha a shepherd<br />I shy away from calling him one<br /><br />I am like a thousand Heers to him<br />Who am I, like countless others<br /><br />He’s the ruler of Hazara’s throne<br />And I forever the plain Heer<br /><br />Bulleh Shah, may God hear my wail<br />That I become shepherded by the Shepherd<br /><br />Ranjha became a jogi and arrived<br />He exchanged into a unique disguise<br /><br />He changed his name from Ahad to Ahmad<br />I’m going to be with Jogi<br /><br />Someone’s with someone else, this one’s with that one<br />I’m together with Jogi<br /><br />Since I have become Jogi’s<br />I have no “I” left in me<br /><br />Repeating ‘Ranjha Ranjha’<br />I became Ranjha<br /><br />Call me Ranjha now<br />No one need call me Heer any more<br /><br />It’s not me, it’s he himself<br />He amuses his own self<br /><br />The one with whom I connected my heart<br />I became just like him, O friends<br /><br />Jogi is with me<br />I am with Jogi<br />I’m together with Jogi<br /><br />After putting earrings in my ears<br />Decorating my forehead with Tilak<br /><br />Hey, he’s not [a] jogi<br />He’s some form of God<br /><br />He’s disguised as Jogi<br />This jogi has attracted me<br /><br />This jogi now resides in my heart<br />I swear by the Quran it’s true<br /><br />Jogi is my belief and faith<br />This jogi has marked me<br /><br />Hey, I belong to him<br />Now I’m of no value to all else<br /><br />I’m floating, I’ve drifted across, O people<br />My eyes inter-meshed with Jogi’s, O people<br /><br />Call me Jogi’s female Jogi<br />Heer is dead, O people<br /><br />In Khayrray they talk<br />I have to listen to accusations<br /><br />I don’t know anything about anyone else<br />If I know anything, I only know Jogi<br /><br />No one has attained what he has attained<br />His shadow is on both worlds<br /><br />His fame is celebrated in both worlds<br />His shoes were kissed by heaven<br /><br />This Jogi is full of wonders<br />In his hand is the rosary of “There is Nothing But One God”<br />Hey, his name is “The One With The Shawl”<br /><br />If Jogi comes to my home<br />All your fights will end<br />I will embrace him<br />And celebrate a million praises<br /><br />Bulleh Shah, a Jogi came<br />To our door …<br /><br />He stole away Heer of Sayal<br />He came in disguise<br /></p><br /><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 7px 20px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"><em>(Published October 22, 2013)</em></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-58380762027684892632021-05-12T08:28:00.007-07:002021-05-12T09:42:45.763-07:00Old Blogs of Fazeel Chauhan<p> Old Blogs of Fazeel Chauhan</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Fazeel's writings</p><p><a href="https://www.angelfire.com/poetry/sweets/">https://www.angelfire.com/poetry/sweets/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>2) Fazeel's writings</p><p><a href="https://www.angelfire.com/my/arms">https://www.angelfire.com/my/arms</a></p><p><br /></p><p>3) Some links to Bulleh Shah, etc.</p><p><a href="https://qawali.tripod.com/hybridaccents/id15.html">https://qawali.tripod.com/hybridaccents/id15.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>4) Men's groups and family of women:</p><p><a href="https://www.angelfire.com/apes/sterling/">https://www.angelfire.com/apes/sterling/</a></p><p><br /><a href="https://csulbsocialworkers.blogspot.com/">https://csulbsocialworkers.blogspot.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>5) Wordpress site (under construction)</p><p><a href="https://globalzebra.wordpress.com/tag/fazeel/">https://globalzebra.wordpress.com/tag/fazeel/</a></p><p><br />6) MySpace website, before there was Fakebook</p><p><a href="https://myspace.com/qawali/photos">https://myspace.com/qawali/photos</a></p><p><br /></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-6371256855656026252021-05-12T08:26:00.000-07:002021-05-12T08:26:00.183-07:00Fazeel Chauhan Sings at Zawiya<p><br /></p><p>Fazeel Chauhan sings at Zawiya</p><p>May 2016 </p><p><a href="https://www.zawiyaperspective.org/543">https://www.zawiyaperspective.org/543</a></p><p><br /></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460168810246437345.post-72262646447037003772021-05-12T08:21:00.003-07:002021-05-12T08:21:21.132-07:00Link to Sound Cloud for Music of Fazeel Chauhan<p> </p><p>Link to Sound Cloud for Music of Fazeel Chauhan</p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sufi-human">https://soundcloud.com/sufi-human</a></p><p><br /></p>Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376617790862909693noreply@blogger.com0