Is Rihana talking to the devil?

Yesterday I was driving and listening to the Rihana album as usual, because I think the girl has some awesome tracks.  But then her version of 'love the way you lie' came on.  Usually I don’t concentrate on the lyrics to much, I just sing along like a clone, but I started properly listening to the words.  To me it felt as if she was actually talking to the devil then I got really freaked out, first verse goes as follows;

 On the first page of our story
The future seemed so bright
Then this thing turned out so evil
I don’t know why I’m still surprised
Even angels have their wicked schemes
And you take that to new extremes
But you’ll always be my hero
Even though you’ve lost your mind

Like she had made a plan with the devil and it got worse.  Firstly the 'angels have their wicked schemes' part; the devil was an angel who was kicked out heaven and has        his wicked scheme into making mankind evil. 

Secondly I know your evil have your wicked scheme's 'but you will always be my hero' - in other words she does not care if he is evil she will still follow him.

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that’s all right because I like the way it hurts

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry                             

But that’s all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Ohhh, I love the way you lie

This part I feel speaks for itself, his lies which make her commit sin is going to ensure she goes to hell and she thinks she will enjoy it.  She doesn’t understand the devil is evil and he is playing games with her and all the scriptures say hell is not going to be a nice abode for the evil.

Now there’s gravel in our voices
Glass is shattered from the fight
In this tug of war, you’ll always win
Even when I’m right
‘cause you feed me fables from your hand
With violent words and empty threats
And it’s sick that all these battles
Are what keeps me satisfied

'In this tug of war, you’ll always win' - the devil and the angel both sit on your shoulders one whispering for you to do good and the other telling you to commit sins.  She is saying that she will commit sins and he will always win even though he feeds her fables. 

Then her song 'What’s my name' is apparently worshipping the goddess Inana who was also referred to as nana.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna

She was apparently the goddess sex and seduction.  I also found a video on YouTube that refers to my point about this song.

Here is the S&M video and its hidden meanings.   

I’m unsure whether I am a fan anymore, I don’t believe Riri and other acts should be using their talents to brainwash us.  If this is true I am truly ashamed of the music industry and their joining with the illuminati.

My Tram Experience

Wow watched this video on You Tube - if you haven’t seen it click below.

This woman was obviously high or drunk and travelling in the tram with her child whilst using some colourful language.  First of all she needed to slow her role because she is not an immigration officer, who is she to tell people where they must go.  I also did not see her checking passports so how did she know these people where not British.  How does someone have so much hate filled in them , how can a person like this ever really be happy.

The ignorance of some people I find highly shocking and unbelievable, I grew up in a white area and still live in a predominantly white area.  I had racist abuse all my life but I learnt to deal with it, but that was in the 90's we have moved to the 00's people need to start moving with us.  Probably because I’m 6 foot 3 no one curses me with racial abuse anymore (most of the time), just the media labels my whole religion as a bunch of terrorists, but hey it’s the Daily Mail/ Express and their right wing views.  I believe that the media is a big part of this underlying racism which goes on , it continues to hype up immigration figures and continuously uses the phrase 'Muslim men' when discussing some subjects.  Why does the paper not just say a group of men, why are their religions and ethnic backgrounds of importance? Because it sells papers alienating a group of people and using them for someone to pick on like we are still in the primary school playground.

On a serious note though what is wrong with people, who cares what colour people? We are all human and yes Britain is a multi-cultural country and men and women from many different walks of life live here.  They are all here together which is what makes Britain Great. 

Give Blood

I was on The Guardian online via Facebook catching up on the latest stories and information and I do have a love for The Guardian, it’s my favourite paper.  I saw the new Give Blood campaign and I loved it, the advert says 'no one is too busy to receive blood'.  It simple yet effective because its true and I am a regular blood donor have been doing it since I was 18, sometimes I have to wait a few months to go again because I have been to Asia a couple of times this year and as a precaution you must wait 3 months before you give blood again.

Anyway back to my point, I’m drifting off here, I think everyone should give blood and do it on a regular basis.  I know there are a lot of people who in my eyes it really does make a difference to, there are people who need blood transfusions regularly to stay alive and there are incidents all the time where people need blood to save their lives.  It doesn’t take much at all just half an hour of your times and you’re finished.  Ok I am aware there are people with phobias of needles and don’t like giving blood, yes I have heard all the excuses but you won’t make them when the blood is there to save your life.  I am aware there are some religions out there whose followers would not choose to receive blood and are not allowed to give blood, I am at no way trying to be disrespectful of your beliefs this is just my opinion.

In another way I am hypocritical because I say this about blood donation but I would never donate my organs due to my religious beliefs and the fact I don’t think I want someone to take out my organs after I have passed away.  I would donate my kidney if someone needed it while I was alive but don’t want anyone to do that to me after I have passed away, slightly strange I know.  But from my beliefs the body has to be buried as soon as it can, within 24 hours if possible.

To me personally organ donation and blood donation are two completely different things.  They both save people’s lives I agree and this is what everyone says to me when I say I don’t want to donate my organs.  The body makes new blood constantly and in 48 hours or so whatever you have given has been reproduced by your body and it will take an eight weeks for the red blood cells that you donated to be reproduced.  Your body does not have any physical changes and you can go about your life as before.  If I donated my organs after I died I would not be complete when everyone is re-awoken for judgement day and their eternal fate in the hereafter is decided.  I know some people don’t believe this and I do and this is why I would not donate my organs.

Back to the point I really just wanted to make - go donate blood and do it now.  I swear it does not hurt, just a little prick when they put the needle in. :)

 

Top Boy

Top Boy has got me hooked and I have been watching since Monday while this four part drama unfolds.  It has been on every night of the week so far and tonight is the Top Boy finale.  The acting and the story line is on point, they are showing real life in the poorest of neighbourhoods in London.  A part of London which most of us like to forget exists is now on TV for everyone to see.  This is what happens everyday people hustle to make money and 'yes' people take drugs, lie and kill for money.

This show has shown what people do to get to the top and how 'growing too big for your boots' can have negative effects.  It shows the black on black crime which is committed by gangs and little youths being groomed to sell drugs for the sense of belonging and being part of a family. 

This is London and this is how people live but what it doesn’t show is how can we prevent this from happening and how can we get our youth to aspire to be more (I know I’m jumping the gun as I haven’t seen the final episode).  I have been reading tweets and facebook comments and people are taking sides rather than saying 'wow' what a pointless way to live.  I don’t think the show is purposely glamorising the lifestyle but a part of me thinks that some kids are viewing it in that way.

It is enforcing stereotypes of a community which is working so hard to leave the negative stigma around it behind.  Why should everyone view young kids from ethnic minorities as trouble.  I live in a white area and am a hard working young Asian adult, but a part of me feels, I wonder if they label me like the others, I wonder if they view me as a young brown adult who makes trouble.  People who know me are fully aware that this is not the case, but strangers I feel may stereotype me into a bracket.  The Asian community has been tarnished and viewed as terrorists; drug dealers etc and I don’t like that.  This show I feel does the same and gives narrow-minded people an excuse to label us and enforce their own stereotypes of us.  Like Tu Pac said 'young black male misunderstood'.  Why can’t we have young actors from ethnic minorities showing a positive side of our community, something that shows how successful we are as communities and as people.   

At no point am I trying to take away from this drama as I have enjoyed watching and feel the talent on this show is amazing.  Been following Ashley Walters acting career for a while now and enjoyed his other films such a Bullet Boy, Life and Lyrics, get rich or die trying etc...  Also a fan of his music, So Solid Crew were the biggest group around when I was in 6th form and Kano has also done a brilliant job in this drama and shown he can act as well as rap. I have all my Kano albums and am a fan, I do like what they have done here but I wish it could show a positive side to young adults in ethnic communities. 

I fully understand why they have made this show because these issues need to be addressed and not brushed under the carpet.  One of the lines from the show was 'if we don’t make any noise they don’t care' and this is the case.  As a society we need to address how these people are living and where they are living.  Many say that the benefits system does too much but like this drama shows it obviously doesn’t do enough where it would really matter.  We have allowed this ghetto’s to take shape and we wonder why people steal or want to make some quick cash.  As much as I would like to see some dramas that show us in a positive light, I am not against these dramas that show real life if it opens up people’s eyes to what is actually occurring in our capital and on our streets. 

Famine - One

I stole this from my friend tinuke's blog, im sure she wont mind!! Im just spreading this link which u can sign as a petition to help end famine.

The page says;

"Dear World Leaders, The famine in Somalia could kill 750,000 in the coming months, and tens of thousands have already died. When you meet at the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in November, you have the opportunity to break the cycle of famine and ensure people are hungry no more. Lives are in your hands. Please keep the promises you have made to the 2 billion poor people who depend on farming for their livelihoods."

So please guys, log on and sign the petition will take two seconds of your time.

http://act.one.org/sign/hungry_no_more/

Please spread the message :)

Jay Sean and Aleesha Dixon

Erm when the hell was this released... January 2011 apparantly - first time i have heard this song and i think its awesome - check it out

The below link is to a facebook page set up for Babar Ahmad.

"Babar Ahmad is a 37 year old British Muslim and the longest detained-without-charge British detainee held as part of the global ‘war on terror’. In December 2003 Babar was arrested at his London home under anti-terror legislation. By the time he reached the police station Babar had sustained at least 73 forensically recorded injuries, including bleeding in his ears and urine. Six days later he was released without charge.

In August 2004 Babar was re-arrested in London and taken to prison pursuant to an extradition request from the US under the controversial, no-evidence-required, Extradition Act 2003. The US has alleged that in the 1990s Babar was a supporter of “terrorism”. Babar denies any involvement in terrorism. He has now been in prison for six years even though he has not been charged in the UK.

The Free Babar Ahmad campaign are urging all supporters to sign this petition to the British government to place Babar on trial in the UK . We need 100,000 signatures before 10 November 2011 for the issue to become eligible for parliamentary debate." - Quoted from the facebook page
For the facebook page please click below;
http://www.facebook.com/events/145549842209307/

To sign the petition please click below
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/885

Warrior

First off this film is amazing get your tickets now and go watch, it is worth the money, go on why are you still sitting there go now.

The film is about two fighters who happen to be brothers but due to some circumstances lose touch with each other, mainly due to their drunk abusive father.  They both enter the same tournament due to financial hardships, one is fighting for his family, and the other is fighting for the family of his lost comrade.  Who makes the final and wins the money you will have to watch to see.

Now let me tell u straight, this film had me hooked from start to finish and had me screaming at the screen in the cinema (yes I am one of those annoying people who shouts at films - don’t judge me).  I have to say it is the best film I have seen this year by far and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, I was a bit unhappy with the ending but only because I wanted to know more.  Who knows there may be a Warrior 2 :), I highly recommend this film – rave reviews from me. 

Punjabi v grime

Two tracks of couples having a argument

Punjabi by Nature - Fitteh Moo

V Sway - F Ur Ex

Who wins you decide lol

Garry Sandhu

This guy is awesome!!!!! going to be BBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGG in the bhangra scene!!!

The video below is about a happy couple who have some bad news!!!! The song is amazing reminds me of jinx's tune gal sun!!! so if your a jinx fan you will like this

For all you skinny waited girls!!! lol

nikey barrand - lmao!!!!

Gabriella Ellis

Gabirella's official music video for her track 'FIGHT'.

Reality TV

Reality TV - Love it or hate it, but you can’t deny its control over the nation, as a nation were hooked on everything from X Factor to Big Brother.  I am an addict, I don’t know why I am just fascinated with watching relatively normal people (crazy fools really).  I’m not ashamed of this I love every aspect of it and my current favourite shows are  X Factor, The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE), Made in Chelsea and Big Brother.

First of let’s start with Made in Chelsea, it’s something about watching these awkward situations that’s got me and my mates hooked.  Some people feel there to bright and knowledgeable to watch such shows, but I don’t care I’m unashamed to say I love it.  Something about these rich kids leading meaningless lives is very entertaining.  As far as I am aware they are all successful in their own right and sponge of there parents also.  This is currently my favourite TV show, I enjoy laughing at their pointless self inflicted predicaments and them pretending to be emotionally affected by them.  Even though I know it’s all not real and slightly pointless I’m still hooked and can’t wait till next Monday.

TOWIE is another reality show with rich kids living off their parents or being financially capable because of their parents to follow their dreams.  Some of the cast have done it for themselves, but these young adults are too rich for their own good.  There lack of general knowledge and pointless conversations has me in stitches.  I feel a part of me thinks people can’t really be like this, but I actually think they are being real and this is how they are.  The scary thing about the show is how these beautiful young girls feel they need to cosmetically enhance themselves in many different ways to feel confident.  The amount of Botox, fake hair, fake nails, and fake tan these girls use make me think is there anything real about them at all.  If we were to look deeper into it, maybe its how we have let our young girls down and let them become walking dolls rather than letting them use their brains and become the intelligent young women who they should be.  Even still I do watch every week and see what these people are doing and what predicaments they have got themselves in. 

X Factor, the show which wants to find the next best singing talent, is must watch Saturday and Sunday TV.  The whole nation turns on to see these hopefuls try and prove themselves in front of the judges and the British audience's.  If you are not watching this year you are missing out there are some amazing young and old singers through to judge’s houses.  I enjoy seeing a person shine and do what they love in front of the nation, a part of me gets hooked to a certain act.  This year is no different I am in love with my Essex girls ‘Two Shoe’ and there crazy bubbly personalities.  Another reason that I like the girls is because they are not size 0, they are happy confident normal girls with amazing voices, I know they won’t win but I hope they do well. 

Big Brother is back with another house full of wannabe's, this year they have filled the house with beautiful people so we can see how they interact with each other.  Not so hooked on this show, this year but I do love the concept.  I feel that they should have a greater mix of people and put normal people from different ethnic minorities in because I feel that would be much more interesting.  But like every year Big Brother has not failed they have chosen the most obnoxious person from an ethnic minority to represent us.  But hey if that’s what people want to see, I do love the show and the concept of the show.

There are so many other reality TV shows I will be here all day from Come Dine with Me to Jersey Shore.  Around this I also fit my normal life, blogging, going out and my family lol. 

The Narcicyst

I dont wanna say anything more than - 'I love this dude!!' (no homo) - especially the track below

Hamdililah

P.H.A.T.W.A

Prince of Poets

Sumeria :) - love this one!!!

There so many more tracks that I could put on here for ya'll to listen to but I’m going to stop here but if you like please check out his other work you will not be disappointed!!

Laura Izibor

I first heard this amazing singer whilst watching an episode of One Tree Hill and thought she had the most amazing, beautiful voice.  She has an album out already which was released in 2009 and she is from Ireland and I can’t believe I had never heard of her before One Tree Hill.

Below is my favourite song she sings called Cant Be Love - (listen to it and fall in love with her voice to)

She also acts in the show One Tree Hill as a singer who is going through a tough time and Hayley discovers her and wants to manage her via her record label.  Her Irish accent is also amazing, if you’re not falling in love with her singing abilities your falling ing love with her accent.  She reminds me of one of my other favourite female singer Alicia Keys and I hope she is very successful and I am the proud owner of her album.  

Spelling Mistakes/ Bad Grammer

I apologise to anyone who has read my blog posts and seen the poor grammar and horrendous spelling mistakes.  I have just read a few of my posts slowly and there are so many mistakes.  I think because I type so fast and read so quickly I must overlook them.

                                                                                                

I’m sorry, but hey I guess all the mistakes make it mine...

France Niqab Ban

Freedom to dress how you wish...

                                         

Freedom to practice your faith...

So why ban the niqab, it’s not a new thing, Muslim women have been wearing it since they have arrived into western countries.  So why did it need to be banned, why is it now that it’s an issue, why are these women being taken to court and being fined for wearing it.  Islamophobia seems to have spread after the actions of a few have meant the whole Muslim community have been labelled terrorists.  Most of the Muslim communities in and around the western world are law abiding upstanding members of the community, so why should they be punished and labelled for the actions of a few. 

What harm does wearing a niqab do to anyone, I have spoken to a lot of my friends about it that disagree and feel it is necessary to see someone’s face and identity.  What I ask is why? If this person does not want to show her face, be it for cultural or religious reasons, should she have to show it?  It’s her choice whether she wears a niqab and if it makes her feel safe and secure why should that be taken from her. 

I also have an issue with politicians they have the time and money to waste putting such bans into place and enforcing them through courts of law.  This is the same country I visited and had homeless people begging and living on the streets and is operating in a financially unstable world.  This said it had the time and money to do this when I feel there a much bigger issues that need to be addressed like helping the less fortunate communities and using the money to help the country not enforce such ridiculous laws.  We drove into Paris and you could see that we were driving through very poor neighbourhoods on the edge of the city which needed regeneration projects to bring them up to a decent standard.

I am not saying I have all the answers but what I am saying is penalising women from dressing how they wish is in my eyes harsh and unfair. 

Sad State of Affairs

Today I am a blogger who feels kind of useless...

Yesterday night I fell asleep after watching the Troy Davis case on the news (which may I say was very poorly reported and not given the time it deserved in my opinion).  As I turned the TV off and stopped tweeting, the news seemed promising that there was a halt on the proceedings and they were deliberating on what action was to be taken.  But then as I woke up this morning, I checked my twitter immediately and read #riptroydavis.  This news was so upsetting and I was so shocked that the US Judicial system would allow for an execution to take place when there was so much doubt around the case.  This man had been incarcerated for over 20 years and now was killed by the law for a crime which there was reasonable doubt that he actually committed. 

The president of the country did not intervene with this as he was too busy being a policeman for the rest of the world when he needs to check the state of affairs in house.  This is the same country which is quick to jump into other countries over the most trivial matters but felt it was inappropriate to intervene in a matter in house.  This all does not sit right with me, because the person who actually killed the policeman could still be free and Troy Davis has now been put to death.  Even if they open up the case again now what justice will the family of Troy Davis receive a big 'sorry we made a mistake’?  I AM TROY DAVIS - in other words he could have been any of us, proven ‘guilty’ and then never really given the chance to prove his innocence when certain witnesses withdrew and cracks appeared in the case.  This all must have been brought to light in one of his appeal cases so why was it not looked at?

I drew comparisons with the film ‘A Time to Kill’, but that was holly wood it had a happy ending.  The line ‘can a black man receive a fair trial’ echoed in my mind.  Have America's views on justice really changed, has having a Black president really changed anything, are they still living in the olden days...

I am a member of amnesty international and they do so much good work highlighting cases like this and I wish on this instance they had received justice.  I wish on this instance all the hard work they put in would have been highlighted and rewarded.

But where the rich and powerful rule with their own agenda the poor must suffer...

RIP Troy Davis...

Gone but not Forgotten

Some stars who who passed away  to young

Tu Pac

1971 - 1996

I was and am  a big big fan of Pac, I was westside when i was younger (even though I lived in the UK), still love up biggies music, but Pac brought something extra to the stage.  Pac wasn't just about amazing lyrics he was a full package a performer, a actor, he was a icon.  No doubt in my mind best hip hop star that ever was and will be. 

Aaliyah

1979 - 2001

Aaliyah, 'oh my days' where to I start, the princess of r'n'b soul, my first actual celebrity female who I was in love with.  She was and is a star, I fell in love with her voice and with her, the baggy jeans, the over sized shades, with everything I guess. 

Kurt Cobain

1967 - 1994

Kurt Cobain one of the most famous rock stars ever, everyone knows this image even if they are not a fan.  I'm not going to lie I am not the biggest nirvana fan but I am more intrigued by Kurt's suicide and what makes celebs who we think have the world end up killing themselves.  The struggles of depression, drugs, illness... def a star who is gone but wont be forgotten...

Amy Winehouse

1983 - 2011

I have a whole blog post dedicated to Amy and how much I was in love with that voice that made here the ICON she is today.  The hair, the drugs. the alcohol., the relationships - the star who will never be forgotten...

Lisa 'left eye' Lopes

1971 - 2002

Lisa one of the three members of the group 'TLC', she was the lyrical addition to the hugely successful r'n'b group.  I loved these girls man they were wild and just were new to the scene and they were part of the 'idependant female era' which then other groups used to claim huge success.  Lopes also had her problems but her music she made with her group will live on...

Bob Marley

1945 -1981

He passed away 4 years before I was even born and still I rock this guys music, which goes to show how big of a star he is.  I love reggae music and Bob Marley was the man who introduced me to it from loving up the band the fugees I discovered Bob.  'No woman no cry' was the first track I heard and ever since I have been hooked to the reggae music Mr Marley provided.









Inpsired - Amazing pics

Some pictures need words...

Some take your breath away...

Some make you happy...

Some make you sad...

Here is a collection of some amazing pictures

One Tree Hill

I was depressing myself with everything that is going and being able to do so little to help.  Yes I donated money to Somalia, Yes I gave some of my old clothes to those people who were made homeless by the riots in London, Yes I pray for the state of this world when I go mosque or when I pray at home, Yes I do other acts of charity/ community work to help out.  Is it really enough am I really giving enough of myself...

                                                                                                                             

This was really depressing me and I needed something to brighten my mood and forget what was going on.  I know it’s gonna sound stupid but One Tree Hill helps me zone out for a bit, hence the title of this blog post.

I think because I have been hooked on this TV show since University and have watched the characters grow up with me.  Can I just say if you have never seen this show you are missing out, I have all the box sets and am currently watching season 8 one episode at a time.  I had missed some of the episodes recently so I started watching on 4od to catch up.

This show I fell in love with because in the UK not many people share my passion for basket ball, but this show did, sometimes to extreme effects.  The characters attracted a wide variety of young adults and we could relate to them going through issues that we all go through.  I watched as Lucas, Brooke, Peyton, Hayley, Nathan, Clay, Quinn, Skills, Mouth, Alex and friends went through their highs and lows.  It wasn’t just them their parents and community members seemed to go through even more drama than these kids. 

Also it was about the music bringing to light some amazing artists and some amazing musical talents within the cast.  Gavin Degraw created the opening track and the episodes had performances and music from Lupe Fiasco, Fall Out Boy, Travis, Jimmy Eat World and many more.  Bethany Joy Galeotti and Kate Voegele were cast members who vices were also amazing and both perform in the show.  Recently there is a new edition with her amazing Irish accent and even more amazing voice LAURA IZIBOR.  The show allowed me appreciates music which I would have never really picked up and introduced me to some amazing musicians and amazing tracks.

Quotes seemed to be another thing that One Tree Hill had an excess of, Amazing quotes by amazing inspirational writers.  Lucas bought them to the forefront with other cast members, either ending or starting each show with a powerful quote which would be hard to forget.

The show for an hour at a time helps me forget what I’m doing and jump into their world and I wait for the next season every time.  This show and The O.C. go me through my university years.  What shows help you zone out?

3 Lions R.I.P

The Three Young Muslim Men who died in Birmingham

Victims of the UK Riots

R.I.P...

The UK Riots took three innocent lives of three young Muslim men who had their futures ahead of them and their lives cut short protecting their community the job the Police should have been doing.  It was a Muslim community who are regularly bad mouthed and negatively presented in the press who were protecting their community in Birmingham. 

These three men were hit by a car which was going in excess of the speed limit while they were protecting their local communities businesses and homes from opportunist thieves.

Their deaths and the riots have brought the whole community of Birmingham together no matter if they were Muslim, Sikh or Christian a whole community stood together shocked at what had occurred mourning the lives of these young men.  Also below a brave father holds the picture of his son Haroon Jahan aged just 21 and one of the three killed. 

  

Tariq Jahan spoke out asking for calm and condemning the riots which seem to have taken over the UK.  This brave man spoke out for the son who he has lost and I can only imagine how painful it will be for him his family and the family of the two brothers killed, to bury their sons in this month of Ramadan.  My thoughts are with the families...

May Allah grant them a place in Heaven and may they Rest in Peace

Below is the father of one of the victims speaking for calm, very brave man...

Save My City - London Riots

The riots in London have opened up questions for the MET and for our communities.

                                                                                            

Do we not respect where we live?

Do we really have any love for our communities, towns and cities?

Does the MET cover up its actions by creating a negative image of their 'victims'?

The trigger of all these riots seems to have been the death of Mark Duggan, and a peaceful protest to ask for answers as to what actually happened to Mark? Where was the support and information for the family?

These were the questions which people took to the local police station, in a protest the police were aware was going to happen.  When they felt they were not really being listened to and tensions seemed to be running high riots broke out.  These riots seemed to have overshadowed the death, maybe the 'murder', of Mark.

Firstly Mark was a father and a son and if anything did happen to him, being his fault or not his fault while the police were involved the first people they should have contacted were his family.  Surely the mother of his children and his parents would need support for the loss of their loved one and I don’t comprehend why this was not offered. 

The riots firstly directed at the police and then the community seemed to have overshadowed all of this and then copycat riots seem to be occurring all over London now.  The MET I don’t think has controlled the situation as well as they could have, the response time and allowing people to openly loot stores is not the reason why I pay my taxes.  A part of me can understand the tension directed at the police but the abuse of the town you live in and the destruction of people homes and lives, I have a harder time understanding.

The news is overly 'hyping' up the fact that this many police officers were hurt, WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THIER HOMES AND HAVE TO REBULID THERE BUSINESSES.  Are they not worthy of news coverage, are they not important. It’s not the major corporations such as JD and M&S as they have insurance and will be able to cover this, but small businesses and local people may not have the financial stability to be able to be closed for a certain period of time while their lives are put back together.

Then people seemed to have joined in on the looting and destruction from Tottenham to other areas such as Enfield, Wood Green and Brixton. These people seem to want to destroy my beloved city and the communities they live in not thinking of the consequences for themselves or the community. 

The guardian also reported "Initial ballistics tests on the bullet that lodged in a police officer's radio when Mark Duggan died on Thursday night show it was a police issue bullet, the Guardian understands.”  If this is true and this was something that the MET have caused, this will not help with police and community relations. 

I hear you ask where the elected leaders are?  The Mayor of London and the Prime Minister. Good question they seem to be M.I.A or shall I say on holiday sunning them while the capital city is seeing such riots.  The leader of the country and the mayor should be cutting their holidays short and coming back to their country.  This may be another reason why there are such strong tensions between certain communities as a culture of the ‘rich getting richer’ and ‘poor getting poorer’ seems to be reappearing under conservative rule. (Next time listen to me and Vote Labour)

                              

Finally let’s not let this overshadow a peaceful protest which was after justice for the loss of a son and a father.   The media will sensationalise his background as they enjoy doing, but remember everything you read might not be true.
                              

Save my City - Love London!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2011/aug/07/tottenham-riots-police-duggan-live#block-44

AFRICA

AFRICA the cradle of civilisation...

The start of the greatest political movements seen by the world...

Once a place filled with Kings, Queens and Emperors...

 A continent that has seen vast amounts of blood shed...

A land who had its gold, its people stolen...

A land which had so much opportunity...

                                                                                  

Now the land that needs help but seems to receive very little...

Africa is again at the forefront of our news coverage, but the western media seems to report about it and then forget about it when a new story comes their way.  There are thousands of people across the continent living in refugee camps because there lands are covered with widespread violence, child soldiers, death, disease and destruction.  Charity money which goes to the continent seems to be paying for the rich to stay rich and the poor to become poorer.  I’m not saying all the money that goes into the continent is spent like this, but there are large amounts of televised events that are meant to helping the continent but where is that money going?  They show certain villages that the appeals are helping but there are hundreds more that seemed to be forgotten.

The western powers were quick to jump into to war with Afghanistan and Iraq - 'Helping the People', but these people need help, why are they not sending in armies to help them stabilise there countries. 

Where are the UN when dictators such as Mugabe are left to kill their people and let them destroy their economy and ruin the lives of so many people?

Where is the help for the people of Somalia as they suffer through this awful famine?

Where is the help for the northern African people who on western media channels are shown trying to fight for the freedom of their countries from these dictatorships?

Is it because the west took everything they wanted from these nations back when the continent was colonised by European invaders?

My thoughts are with the African people and their struggle I pray it is eased, and I will pray for them everyday especially in this month of Ramadan may Allah hear mine and their prayers...

Got Me Thinking......

I watched Clash of the Titans, did not see this in cinema because I heard it was not very good, but yesterday I bought it and thought it was a very entertaining film. I don't believe in Greek mythology, I think it is fascinating but I dont believe in it and from my previous post's i gather you would have realised I'm Muslim.

Then this film got me thinking have we come to and age where man thinks he is better than god? Was this a representation of society today where many chose not to believe in the scriptures and prophets of God?
I personally do find it hard to believe that people don't think God exists, I have grown up in a religious household and have many friends who come from different faiths and they all have faith in God. I also have friends who believe in nothing and always debate this matter, for debate is healthy to see other people views and why they have them.

Like this film I think people expect so much from God, and think why are there problems, there shouldn't be problems, everything should be wonderful all the time. But we are no longer in the garden of Eden, we are in a world where there is right and wrong and where the devil is free to try and tempt people into rejecting faith.  His greatest trick of making man think he doesn't exist seems to working.  I don't wanna force my views on people, but I have views and this film got me thinking about myself and my faith, do I pray five times a day everyday, no I don't, and I think I should as this is what god has asked of me.

The film goes onto say that the Greek gods need the humans prayers, but god doesn't need my prayers, I need them. I need them to purify my soul for each of us will leave this world alone, my faith and what I believe in needs them. He created this world and created me, if he wants he can create many more for he is the creator. Other people may have seen this film and thought nothing of it, but it got me and I think that may have been part of the message the director was sending out. It made me look at myself as a person and what more I maybe should do, in the form of prayer, charity and generally helping people where I can.
Also like the end of the film, the devil will lose and man will realise that they cant compete with the creator.  I have faith!

Amy Winehouse – The Damaged Soul

A soul that was lost...

A heart that was broken...

An individual who exposed her pain...

A shadow that never stopped following her...

A lyrically gifted musical genius...

Amy Winehouse was a talented young musician who couldn’t fight the pain so used alcohol and drugs to ease it, which may have been the reason for her tragic, untimely death.  Her music unlike some musicians was real, from the heart, dark and brought back faith in British music.  She was one of the biggest females to ever come out of the UK music scene and opened the door for so many more, her life documented to the smallest detail in the tabloid press and haunted by demons of her past.

We all have demons and it was in a way endearing to hear a musician release her demons in two amazing albums, ‘FRANK’ and ‘Back to Black’. For anyone who knows me they are aware I am a positive person who preaches optimism, but my favourite type of music is dark and depressing, I think it’s my way of keeping balanced.  I’m a huge fan of Hip Hop, R’n’B, Soul and music which doesn’t really fit a genre like Amy’s blend of soul, jazz and blues.

 When Amy first came onto the music scene she was an intelligent, fresh faced girl who focused her negative energy from her past relationship into a ‘Frank’ album.  With tracks such as ‘Stronger’ and ‘f**k me pumps’ to embed her into the British music scene a fresh new talent who got rave reviews from her peers.   Then she seemed to tour and disappear from the mainstream music scene for a while but when she came back, no one expected what she brought with her.

She brought an album so intense, so dark, so different, so emotionally charged with feelings, regret, neglect, addiction and truth it embedded her as a musical icon with the greats.  Her album was the most creative piece of musical genius of the decade and lyrically so real, you could feel her pain.  The album for me was amazing not one track on it was of poor quality, unlike other albums every track on this album could have been released as a single and would have been a hit.  It will stay cemented in musical history as a great for many more years to come. 

Unfortunately Amy’s album was not the only reason she got so much attention, the album I feel was a cry for help, a way of telling the world she had her heart broken and craved some love and affection.  The tabloid media used everything they could to sell their papers; images of Amy falling out of nightclubs, her addiction to drugs and alcohol all seemed to overshadow her talent.  Not that they were totally to blame, we as a people became so infatuated with her life and what was happening to her.  We saw her on her mission to self destruct and her volatile relationship with a relatively unknown musician, who gained a lot of publicity from dating her.  There were images of her with marks on her arms, bruises, and pictures of her in the early hours of the morning looking bewildered and lost.  It was clear that she had gone too far and needed help as the situation she was in was highly dangerous.  We all watched but very few tried to help her, I can only imagine a person in that situation who has everything that she does not need easily accessible to her.   What if we had helped... would she have taken it... was rehab really what Amy was after or was it love...

The death of Amy was a great shock to me and a great loss to the music industry, an artist that I really wanted to see live but will now never be able to.  She was London, she was real, she was soulful, she was what she was and unashamed of it.

Ill end this with a few of my personal favorite tracks;

Lupe Fiasco

I have been lucky enough to see Lupe Fiasco perform live in the UK when he came and did a gig in Somerset House and let me just say this guy is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.  Must have been the best live act i have ever seen and i have seen a few including Jay Z, NERD, Kan Ye West, Anthony Hamilton, Boyz To Men, Foo Fighters i could go on but this guy blew them all out the park.  I am also a fan because he is a young American black man who actually has something to say, not hoochies, clips and drugs.  Loved this guy since his first album and above is one of my favourite tracks from his new album Lasers.

Lowkey

Lowkey one of my favourite rappers at the minute- You can hate him or Love him but you cant deny this guy is just REAL. A very educated young British Iraqi rapper, who is highly influential in the political hip hop scene.

Love Never Fails

Love ...

Compassion ...

Wealth ...

But Still we have;

Poverty ...

Death ...

Destruction ...

Why?

Because war keeps us going - the sale of weapons and ammunition - they say we have become more educated and more tolerant of others.  This cannot really be the case because we are still at war with each other and unable to listen to one another in a civilised manner.  We have genocides occurring now and no one is even batting a eyelid - Palestine, All over Africa, Kashmir... will it ever stop?

Because the poor must stay poor for the rich to get even richer, on a monetary system defined by a computer, where no one can physically see any of this 'money'.  The rich say they give this much money to charity, they give this much money to a certain country.  They are well aware this is not feeding the poor and needy its feeding the 'fatcats' at the top of the political ladder.  The money they give is making more mansions for the rich, not solving the need for education, water and food for the poor.  To me its another form of Oppression...

But saying this there are still those acts of compassion and love that give you hope in the human race because we are all one race lets get this clear.  Our ethnicity is just a label given to us by the rich and powerful to keep us hating each other, to enforce stereotypes, to divide us so they can rule.  I believe god didn't create us to be separate races we became them due to our inability to accept people who are different to us or share the same values that we have. 

I am also hopeful when i see the uprisings in North Africa/ The Middle East, where tyrant rulers are being brought to justice by their own people.  Hope is what these people are after but i am also realistic and think one dummy will move and another dummy may take his place to rule countries of these brave, hopeful people, some of whom have died fighting for their cause.  I hope i am wrong and i have faith that everyone will see the truth if not now then in the future...