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‘WHAM! BAM! ISLAM!’ Documents Reaction To Islam-Inspired Superheros ‘The 99’ [Video]

The 99 is a comic book series about a group of multi-ethnic superheroes with a basis in Islamic culture and faith. An animated series based on the comic was meant to debut in the United States last year, but was interrupted amid prejudicial outrage on behalf of some of the American media who characterized the work as a scheme to endear American children to Sharia law and Muslim scripture. The superhero group, who appeared in a crossover series with DC Comics’ Justice League, was created by Muslim psychologist Naif Al-Mutawa not to promote radical Muslim values, but specifically to confront them, and to challenge the xenophobia preached by radical Imams.

The political and cultural climate of the world is such that an endeavor like Dr. Al Mutawa’s has been met with quite a lot of resistance as well as positivity, and that journey is the subject of a new documentary. WHAM! BAM! ISLAM! will debut October 13 on PBS. Directed by Isaac Solotaroff, the film follows Dr. Al Mutawa as he tries to introduce his characters to Muslim children as well as defend the reputation of Islam in the West. Check out the trailer after the cut.

Each of the heroes of The 99 represents one of the names or virtues of Allah, such as strength, mercy and wisdom, attributes that are valued by many faiths and cultures. Praised by U.S. President Barack Obama as embodying “the teachings of the tolerance of Islam,” the young heroes also demonstrate these values in their fantastical adventures without any one character praying or even mentioning explicit Muslim scripture nor the Prophet Mohammed.

WHAM! BAM! ISLAM! documents Dr. Al Mutawa’s struggles with reactions like that of The New York Post’s Andrea Peyser, who wrote last year, “Cancel The 99 before it starts.”

Hide your face and grab the kids. Coming soon to a TV in your child’s bedroom is a posse of righteous, Sharia-com pliant Muslim superheroes — including one who fights crime hidden head-to-toe by a burqa.

These Islamic butt-kickers are ready to bring truth, justice and indoctrination to impressionable Western minds.

Additionally, the film will detail negative reaction to The 99 from people and institutions within Muslim culture.

I want to watch that documentary. This guy is not just awesome, but awfully brave considering the possible negative reactions. I wish people in the U.S. would get their heads out their asses and see that it isn’t an attempt to “indoctrinate” young Western minds, but to create an understanding of the true teachings of Islam. I hope he’s able to continue with his work for a long time to come.

theawkwardgamer: Cubes // Artist: dust-bite

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:00:05 -0400

theawkwardgamer:

Cubes // Artist: dust-bite

"Your body is a miracle. It’s the only body you’ll ever have. You only get one chance to live in it..."

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:01:05 -0400

“Your body is a miracle. It’s the only body you’ll ever have. You only get one chance to live in it and revel in it and all the amazing things it can do and feel. Don’t waste it. No one, on their deathbed, wishes they’d only had fewer orgasms and hated their thighs more. You’re fabulous. Dive in.”

- -Hanne Blank

via Fat People Have Sex! Here’s a Whole Book About It! | xoJane

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ohgodsalazarwhy: oaksandroses: princess khutulun...

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:05:06 -0400

ohgodsalazarwhy:

oaksandroses:

princess khutulun was described by marco polo as the greatest warrior in khan’s army. she told her uncle she would marry any man who could wrestle her and win. if they lost they had to give her 100 horses. she died unmarried with 10,000 horses.

being hiccup is cuddling: Right, then. Listen up, white feminists.

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:00:05 -0400

being hiccup is cuddling: Right, then. Listen up, white feminists.:

madgastronomer:

We gotta talk about this shit. I mean it. This has gotten completely fucking ridiculous. We cannot, not one of us, be doing this shit, and we cannot be let others of us do this shit.

Look, I hear you, SlutWalk is this fantastic idea, and you’re all super excited about it. I…

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Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:00:05 -0400

icecoldnukacola: ukulelerave: always reblog and THIS IS...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:03:05 -0400

icecoldnukacola:

ukulelerave:

always reblog

and THIS IS WHAT’S WRONG with that fucking “1 OF DA BOIS; I’M NOT LYK THE OTHER GURLS!!!!!!” mentality i can’t stand.

hollyhocksandtulips: Ad for self-help manual, 1937

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:06:05 -0400

hollyhocksandtulips:

Ad for self-help manual, 1937

"Not being racist is not some default starting position. You don’t simply get to say you’re not a..."

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:35:06 -0400

“Not being racist is not some default starting position. You don’t simply get to say you’re not a racist; not being racist — or a sexist or a homophobe — is a constant, arduous process of unlearning, of being uncomfortable, of eating crow and being humbled and re-evaluating. It’s probably hard to start that process if you’ve been told that every thought you have is golden and should be given voice, and that people who are offended by what you say are hypersensitive simpletons.”

- PostBourgie (via glamaphonic) (via monkeyknifefight) (via falulatonks) (via pikitis, (via littlepunkryo) (via ssvaliant, meowsense)

Unbelievable truth.

Deal With It

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:10:05 -0400

Deal With It

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Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:05:05 -0400

"From the moment a baby’s genitalia is categorized, everything else in his or her life is also..."

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:15:06 -0400

“From the moment a baby’s genitalia is categorized, everything else in his or her life is also categorized. Suddenly boys are swimming in an ocean of blue, while girls are transported into the Pepto Bismol world of princessified clothes, sparkly toys that don’t do anything, make-up for preschoolers, and extra-special girl Happy Meals. Girls fall down a rabbit hole of beauty propaganda from which they may never emerge, while boys are shepherded down their own toy aisles where the adventure games, science kits, and all the colors of the rainbow, except pink, have gone to live. Adults who are naïve to these issues reinforce the cycle that the marketers have set in motion, making sure that they buy “boy” or “girl” clothes and toys. Just so there is no confusion, these are all labeled and occupy separate sections of stores and catalogs. Company profit doubles, while girls’ possibilities shrink.”

- Lori Day, The Gender Pendulum: How the Free Market Economy Creates Gender Polarization | The Good Men Project (via sparksummit)

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Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:48:05 -0400

Great optional reading, short fiction story: “The Egg” by Andy...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:23:05 -0400

Great optional reading, short fiction story: “The Egg” by Andy Weir