Amazon Bestselling Author and Writer Brother Dash
Articles and commentary by Brother Dash
Mooz-lum Movie Review by Brother Dash On Sunday, February 13th I took the one hour journey to Times Square from my home in Central Jersey to attend a showing of the feature film Mooz-lum. I will not go into summary of the movie as you can easily find a synopsis yourself online but instead go Read More …
***ABRIDGED VERSION***One of the most controversial and argument provoking issues amongst Muslims today is the issue of Music and Islam. In the often emotionally charged atmosphere over the “halal/haram” of music in Islam a clear definition of this word “Music” is rarely articulated. Before we delve into the details of the title of this article let us try to have an understanding of what we mean by “music”. Read More …
Deen “Too” Tight Culture Identity and Power at a NJ Film Screening Introduction On Saturday, August 7th 2010 I attended what was to be a screening of the film documentary DeenTight by filmmaker Mustafa Davis. Both Mustafa and Usama Canon, Director of the community based organization Ta’leef Collective who is also interviewed in the film, Read More …
Message to a Muslim Artist: The Five W’s +1 by Brother Dash Singer. Poet. Rapper. Dancer. Sculptor. Photographer. Painter. Cartoonist. Comedian. Writer. Artist. Entertainer. Muslim. Black. Arab. Pakistani. Latina. Revolutionary. Pacifist. Feminist. Human. We all have descriptors. We label who we are, what we do, where we are from and what we believe. The fact that we use these descriptors means that they are significant to us. They inform our Read More …