Anonymous asked: Waq, you are a wonderful, wonderful person. Love and respect, Moon.
Moon, I swear to God, you’re one of the best human beings I have ever come across on Tumblr or in any medium. I have so much respect for you it’s unreal. You inspire me in so many ways.
Sending tonnes of love and respect right back at you!
(you owe me an email and a facebook message and a painting!!!! I haven’t forgotten! Also, I would beg you to come back but this place isn’t what it used to be and you’re better without it)
Anonymous asked: hey man its manboof got myself into some deep shite and since u give good advice i was hopin u wud pls help me? its got to do with wat i accidentally did to my dog's pet rat. cud u pls help me out? forever grateful sistah, i love them turkey sandwiches, thanks for inviting me ovah to ur place last year. sorry i been missin for ages but i cant get ovah this pain that ur turkey sandwich got in my stomach like food poisoning or turkey poisoning man help out a bro in need thanks lotsa love to me.
Oh, ManBoof, what crazy things do you get yourself in to?! At least you got away from Hawaii. Where have you been? I thought you ran away with Suzy!
What did you do to your dog’s pet rat? How can I help you?
Food poisoning isn’t fun at all. You should be really careful about what you eat.
Anonymous asked: did you know? --> wwwfacebookcom/pages/The-Bristol-Bike-Project/105261049560233?sk=info
I had a look at their page but I don’t know what that is or why you would link it to me…
The project works by helping people get bikes. This it what it says on their page…
The Bristol Bike Project aims to provide free bicycles to underprivileged groups that would not otherwise have the opportunity to own a bicycle. People that would like a bike must be prepared to come to our workshop space and to work alongside us overhauling their own bike which they may then take away with a quality lock and lights. All of our bikes are donated to us by the general public and are either unwanted and unused or require more work than they are worth. We want this to be a sustainable project with the emphasis being about helping people help themselves. We therefore encourage and promote the learning of new skills and skill-sharing amongst peer groups, an increased awareness of how bicycles work and aim to prevent as much as possible from going to landfill by recycling everything that we possibly can! if you have any unwanted bikes or would like any further information, please email james & colin at: thebristolbikeproject@gmail.com thanks!
captainjackspizzy asked: I just read your post about books as presents, and it reminded me of my childhood. When I was young I was an avid reader, I would read up to three books a day and ten a week. I have an aunt who is a librarian. Every Eid my other aunts would give me dolls, but she gave me books. The first present she got me was a large children's dictionary, with a message inside the cover. I absolutely loved it. I would flip through it and write down all the words I liked, along with their meanings, in a journal
Anonymous asked: What are you looking for in a wife? :)
Hi, Anon :)
I’ve been thinking about this question for a few days and in all honesty I’m not looking for anything in particular. There’s no single quality I want more than any other. There’s no one single quality that would be a deal-breaker.
It’s more about what the woman has and how it comes together in her. I want to see a manifestation of those things so she becomes someone engaging and stimulating intellectually. I want someone who I feel would be a good mother to our children. I want someone who sees the world in the same way I do. I want someone who can talk to me for hours and hours about life, the universe, and everything but can also listen to me. I want someone who pushes me and makes me want to be a better person and Muslim. I want someone who makes me closer to God. I know we’ll have our bad moments so I want someone who has it in her to compromise.
I haven’t mentioned beauty or education or work or any of those things because it’s all negotiable. I feel I have attributes that I bring to the table but I feel like I’m more that those attributes. I want someone who sees me for me and I’m willing to look past, and through, the standard list of things in her and try to see her for the person she really is.
I feel like I will have the world to offer to the right woman when she comes along, in sha Allah. I know that being a husband and a father is going to be the most important thing I do in life and I want to make sure it’s the thing I do the best.
storyseldomtold asked: Hi! What's your favourite genre of books?
Oh my! I think the first genre I loved was legal fiction. I fell in love with John Grisham after reading ‘The Rainmaker’ and then read every book he wrote. It might have had to do with the fact that I wanted to be a lawyer at the time.
Then I fell in love with science fiction and read so many Arthur C. Clark novels.
I fell in love with contemporary literature because of Chuck Palahniuk and Bret Easton Ellis.
I just love reading. Recently I’ve been reading science fiction and fantasy books mixed with the classics.
I honestly have no idea what my favourite genre is. Let’s just put all fiction in to one genre together and say that’s my favourite! :D
Anonymous asked: Salaam! Have you watched the documentary Make Bradford British? And if so, what did you think of it? Just curious. Hope all is well :)
W/salaam. Coincidently, I got asked about this twice today. I have seen Make Bradford British. There were way too many sights that were all too familiar to me in the show. The guy with the beard, the religious man, my brother used to work out at the same gym and him and knows him REALLY well. Bradford is insane.
Anyway, about the show, I feel it was too simplistic. They painted simple pictures of racism in the city that are far more complex. Yes, segregation is a problem. Yes, racism exists here. Yes, we should do more to combat racist attitudes. Whether the show did anything towards helping that, I don’t know.
I don’t know where real solutions to the problem that is Bradford are going to come from. We need more quality jobs here. We need more emphasis on education. We need more racial integration and mixing to happen from a much younger age. We need people to understand different positions people take. People really need to understand Islam.
As entertainment it was fine. As social commentary, it was severely lacking and reductionist.
Anonymous asked: Hey so I read your post abt your mom. Idk if this is out of line or unwanted, but I'll say it anyway. stuff like that happens with my mom too, and she ignores me for months, neither of us apologizes we eventually get over it. Maybe she'll get over before sh leaves, and if she doesnt, then at least she'll be fine when she gets back. All desi parents are like that. My mom has said all that and threatened to ship me to paki and get me married to an illiterate village boy. dont worry too much :)
Oh, Anon… My mother is one of the most stubborn women I know. There are reasons but tumblr isn’t the place to get in to that stuff. I’m sorry about the problems you have with your mum. I’m going to make sure mine gets over herself before she leaves.
Well… my mother has been suggesting I get married to all sorts recently so I know your pain but it hasn’t come to those levels yet… Let’s hope we both dodge those bullets.
beauitfullybroken asked: Asking for hate Waq? That's a strange one, though if you're having one of those days, hate won't make it better. You know your shortcomings better than anyone and having them pinpointed in text on a monitor won't justify whatever it is that is making you feel like this. Be it something you did or that happened, look for the good Waq. From what I see there is plenty there, the mere fact that you make such a request shows is more boldly than any message. Hope your day gets better!
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Eugh!
In sha Allah, my day will get better. Game of Thrones and Mad Men and Sherlock to keep me company for the next few hours.
