salaam
ok so basically im writing an article and a poem/rap for a newsletter and i need some feedback, these are still in there begining stages.
first the article
'islam is like, so, yesterday'
Muslims youth of today view islam as backwards, traditional and old school, and who can blame them, with the mosque comitees ful of oldies (no offence to my respectable elders) the youth imagine islam as shalwaar kameez clad dusty 'pindis' in rickshaws. Not an image that appeals to them me thinks. This image is further enhanced by 'mosque days' when we all went to 'read' and got beats for chewing gum, and who can forget the crusty cornflakes in imaam saabs beard? (no offence imaam saab). And obviously we oppress women, i mean hijab? whats that all about? pfft its so yesterday. Islam is just not cool nowadays.
So todays image of islam, of bearded uncles sitting around in the masjid talking about the good old days back in the pind, is boring i agree, but what about islams 1400 year history?
thats all i got so far on that, what do you think?
the poem
look arounf trying to find glory days but i must be blind, maybe you idea of injustice is different from mine, but unlike you i dont use tanks or nines to fight my battles, my wepaons are my mind and the ink i use to get thoughts spinning, so when you lock me up for thinking ill still be grinning, coz my message sells my lyrics not my face, unlike sami and seven-eight...
again not fininshed but feedback would be appreciated
ok so basically im writing an article and a poem/rap for a newsletter and i need some feedback, these are still in there begining stages.
first the article
'islam is like, so, yesterday'
Muslims youth of today view islam as backwards, traditional and old school, and who can blame them, with the mosque comitees ful of oldies (no offence to my respectable elders) the youth imagine islam as shalwaar kameez clad dusty 'pindis' in rickshaws. Not an image that appeals to them me thinks. This image is further enhanced by 'mosque days' when we all went to 'read' and got beats for chewing gum, and who can forget the crusty cornflakes in imaam saabs beard? (no offence imaam saab). And obviously we oppress women, i mean hijab? whats that all about? pfft its so yesterday. Islam is just not cool nowadays.
So todays image of islam, of bearded uncles sitting around in the masjid talking about the good old days back in the pind, is boring i agree, but what about islams 1400 year history?
thats all i got so far on that, what do you think?
the poem
look arounf trying to find glory days but i must be blind, maybe you idea of injustice is different from mine, but unlike you i dont use tanks or nines to fight my battles, my wepaons are my mind and the ink i use to get thoughts spinning, so when you lock me up for thinking ill still be grinning, coz my message sells my lyrics not my face, unlike sami and seven-eight...
again not fininshed but feedback would be appreciated