Reminder that as the world watches the world cup, the actual world is burning.
Gaza is still being wiped out, with even the Egyptian representative who was organizing the watch parties murdered by Israel in what appears to be a sick form of retaliation for the coach of the national team holding up the flag and cause of Palestine at the world cup. Lebanon is still under attack and an expanding occupation. And another round of stupidity and recklessness of the Iran war is now going to lead to even more casualties. All along, so many of the African nations, even if represented on the field, carry the weight of generations of exploitation.
Just be careful not to let the spectacle make you forget the suffering, the silenced, and the systems that keep crushing them.
May Allah keep our hearts awake, our eyes open, and our actions guided. May He protect the innocent and oppressed all around, and make an example of their oppressors. Ameen
Your entire life will change when you learn to love what most people avoid. Wake up early. Focus. Move your body. Eat real foods. Obsess over one thing. Read old books. Be present. Listen intently. Change your mind. Have difficult conversations. The recipe for a good life.
What happens when you die:
They divide up your shit.
They summarize your life in 500-1000 words.
People who knew you less say sorry to people who knew you more.
Everyone eats, drives home, and wakes up the next day and goes to work.
Whatever you’re worried about won’t be in those 500 words.
You can dare greatly or not at all, but you’re gonna die either way.
Might as well squeeze every motherfucking drop out.
Cape Verde Goalkeeper, Vozinha is now the World's Most Followed Goalkeeper on Instagram with 20.4 million followers.
He only had 50,000 followers before the 2026 World Cup. He emerged as one of the Breakout Stars following his amazing performances against Argentina and Spain.
إمام مسجد
في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
يقول :
بعد أن سلّمت من صلاة المغرب
قام رجل أسمر لم يعتد أحد على رؤيته في المسجد
استأذن مني وأمسك مكبر الصوت
واتجه بوجهه إلى المصلين
ثم قال :
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
وبدأ يقرأ سورة الفاتحة آية آية
حتى ختمها بلهجة مهلهلة
لولا أن السامع يعرف سورة الفاتحة
لما فهم من كلام هذا الرجل حرفاً واحداً
بعد أن أتم القراءة
أغلق الميكرفون وتوجه إلى ركن المسجد
و صلى النافلة ثم خرج
فتبعته
وفي ذهني تساؤلات ما الذي دفع بهذا الشاب
لفعل ما فعل
فلا صوت جميل ولا نطق سليم
ولا تجويد ولا ترتيل
المهم أني لحقته
فقلت له لماذا فعلت ذلك ؟
رد قائلاً :
أنا مغني الراب "Loon"
أسلمت منذ يومين و غيرت إسمي إلى "جُنَيد"
و قرأت كتاباً مترجماً عن الإسلام
وتبليغه للناس فوجدت حديثا رائعا
ساقني لفعل ما فعلت
قلتُ له :
وما هو ذلك الحديث ؟
قال :
حديث "بلغوا عني ولو آية"
وأنا أحفظ سبع آيات فبلغتها
الآن أصبح "جُنيد"
داعية يدعو الناس إلى دين الحق
و أسلم على يده الكثير 🍀🌸
فالحمد لله اولا و اخرا
#الفاتحة
✈️ Flashy businessman Wicknell Chivayo has taken delivery of a US$34 million Gulfstream G550 private jet, one of the world's most prestigious long-range aircraft.
The acquisition comes as the businessman remains locked in legal battles with estranged wife Sonja Madzikanda in both Zimbabwe and South Africa, where disputes over assets, bank accounts and a previously used private jet continue to play out in court.
🔴 https://t.co/Z7SxftQ0Pv
#WicknellChivayo #PrivateJet #Zimbabwe
Seeing as it’s four years to the day since Nottingham Forest won promotion to the Premier League, it’s only right we take a trip down memory lane.
Here is a recap of some of the best moments from the promotion-winning campaign of 2021/22…
THREAD 🧵
#NFFC
🚨 The journalist: “What do you think about Lamine Yamal’s actions yesterday during FC Barcelona’s league title celebrations, and should a player avoid interfering in matters unrelated to football?”
Pep Guardiola: “And should you also avoid interfering in things that are not your specialty? You are here to ask me about tomorrow’s match against Crystal Palace F.C..
Despite that, I will answer your question..... A football player is a role model followed by millions, and his opinion is influential, so he should express his opinion when necessary.
What would you do if you found your wife and children under the rubble of homes like them there? Would you come here to the press conference to talk about a player wearing a shirt and running after a ball?? Of course not!!
You do not choose the topics we want to talk about, so those are things outside your specialty. Lamine’s stance is something he should be proud of — he has now become the talk of the world.”
When local #business owner Abu Khaldoun found himself struggling financially and on the verge of closing his restaurant, Lafat Altayib, for good, a local #influencer stepped in and urged the community to show their support. Almost overnight, crowds poured into the #shawarma spot, with #customers lining up in droves to help keep the beloved local business alive.
I sat next to a kid at jumuah last month. Twenty-something. Hoodie. We made small talk.
He runs an AI company. Series B. Sixty million in funding.
His own Masjid did not know.
His dad ran a 7-Eleven for twenty years. The community knew that. Everyone called his dad uncle. Nobody had ever bothered to ask the son what he did.
This is the Muslim American story right now.
We are sitting next to each other in Masjids from California to New York and we have no idea who anyone actually is. The quiet kid in the back row just raised at a hundred million valuation. The aunty in the front row sold her company in 2020. The man pouring chai at iftar is on his second exit.
Nobody knows. Because we never built the infrastructure to know.
That is what Friday is. 3,000+ Muslim founders, investors, and operators finally finding each other.
Stop sitting next to your community in silence. Come find them. And let's meet each other.
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