It's time to vote for the Brass Crescent Awards again, which are in their sixth glorious year. Last year this blog received Honorable Mention for Best MidEast Blog. I was humbled and surprised. I've admittedly been off my blogging game for some time; it's been quite a year. Nonetheless, go out there and see what we Muslim bloggers have to offer. I'm wagering there is some good new stuff. I'm sort of an old fogie and stick to my usuals: From Clay, Baraka, Black Iris, Dictator Princess, Kinzi, MommaBean. I'm too lazy to link these all up, but you can find them on the blogroll.
I suppose I'll continue to write about Jordan and life here as long as I live here. I suppose.
I see there is a category for "Best Defunct Blog" or something like that--you know, the folks we miss seeing. Yes, yes, I miss Umm Zaid too. Maybe if we all vote for her "blog" that does not exist, we'll will her back into our laptops. You never know.
From Brass Crescent:
"What are the Brass Crescent Awards? They are named for the Story of the City of Brass in the Thousand and One Nights. Today, the Islamsphere is forging a new synthesis of Islam and modernity, and is the intellectual heir to the traditions of philosophy and learning that was once the hallmark of Islamic civilization - a heritage scarcely recognizable today in the Islamic world after a century's ravages of colonialism, tyrants, and religious fundamentalism. We believe that Islam transcends history, and we are forging history anew for tomorrow's Islam. These awards are a means to honor ourselves and celebrate our nascent community, and promote its growth."
Go vote, people.
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From one old fogie to another (except that you just aren't there yet!) I'm with ya on the old favorites.
Umm Zaid, Tariq Nelson, WAYNKUM???
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