Author: brotherdash

Brother Dash is an author, inspirational speaker, writer and poet. He is currently working on his debut novel The Donor. In addition to his novel Brother Dash has written dozens of articles on society, culture, the arts and religion. He has provided workshops and seminars on self-improvement and creative expression. He is an accomplished spoken word poet with three albums and well over 100 performances around the world on his resumé. He has written several articles on society, culture and religion. He is the proud father of 3 young women and resides in New Jersey, USA.
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Deen Too Tight

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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 …

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Message To A Muslim Artist: The 5 W’s+1

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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 …

Controversial Verses & The Domestic Sphere Sh. Abdullah Adhami

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Domestic violence is punishable by Islamic law. But what do we do with the verse in the Quran that seems to not only allow but advocate physically ‘correcting’ a so-called ‘rebellious’ wife? Is the verse in the Quran that uses the word ‘dhoraba’ translated properly as ‘beat them lightly’? Is our understanding misconstrued?  How do Read More …