Dawud Walid's Thoughts on PBS's Documentary on the Black Panthers

My thoughts on #BlackPanthersPBS https://t.co/q0PSHinXd3

— Dawud Walid (@DawudWalid) February 18, 2016

PBS's website for the documentary allows you to watch it for free until March 18, 2016.

Check out my review of Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination by Alondra Nelson.

SAFFIYYA MOHAMMED: ABC's "Quantico" Suffers from Fake Diversity

When I saw the ‘Quantico’ trailer, I knew I was going to hate-watch the show. https://t.co/MglC3GQPo4 by @SaffiyyaM

— Coming of Faith (@ComingofFaith) February 24, 2016

I have not watched the show.

Favorite Quotes - Sinclair Lewis, "It Can't Happen Here"

Harold Finch from CBS's "Person of Interest"
reading It Can't Happen Here

The first Sinclair Lewis novel I read (heard on CDs, actually) was Dodsworth. Some satirical passages were entertaining, but I never felt like I learned/felt/thought anything profound. Frederic Rich's Christian Nation quoted from Lewis's book It Can't Happen Here, so I decided to read it. Overall, it's a vigorous defense of Liberalism from Fascism and Communism, yet it does allow room for criticism of Liberalism. I'm excerpting some lengthy passages from the book, the text of which is available for free online. I've prefaced each passage with a header. So just like al-Imam al-Bukhari, my thoughts are in the headings and the passages I've chosen to excerpt.

The University of California system produced a reading guide which looks really interesting. Also, Donald Trump's campaign has sparked new interest in the novel.

For more thoughts on fascism, read Umberto Eco's essay on Ur-Fascism. Also, check out my other blog entries tagged fascism.

Rim-Sarah Alouane: Islamophobia in "Babylon," S10E05 of X-Files

My last piece“Muslims Are Out There: I wanted to believe, but after 20 years of being a fan…”https://t.co/wYPIWhxbsu pic.twitter.com/kLNPBiRKgA

— Rim-Sarah Alouane (@RimSarah) February 16, 2016