New Muslim Cool in the Wold Beat Center-May 2009

Sister Makeda, known throughout San Diego as Reggae Makossa on Radio 91X Sundays at 8pm, opened her home, the World Beat Center, to the community of LICC. Makeda is one who respects and honors culture and religion which made it very easy to approach her with the idea for a San Diego screening of New Muslim Cool.

Muslims and non-Muslims enjoyed vegetarian patties and pizza, live Cuban Music, and free Starbucks coffee which is always great! Muslim children brought with them their non-Muslim friends and family. Non-Muslims who came found New Muslim friendship. Together we watched an ex-drug dealer's road to redemption. Non-Muslims were able to see that Muslims have the same struggles. Also we were able to witness that divorce and homelessness did not stop this brother's effort to help others discover and walk their own road to redemption.
Hamza offered a Question and Answer session with the viewers. He spoke briefly on the fact the our Prophet, Peace be upon Him, did not only help Muslims, but those who were not Muslim as well. That we need to look at people as human beings not as Muslim, Jew, Christian, Black, White and Latino. My favorite quote from Hamza was, "We cannot offer a sandwich in one hand and a pamphlet in the other."

Hamza had a sore throat the night before the viewing of "New Muslim Cool." Amir Tariq gave him a tea of garlic, ginger, and honey. Later that morning he said he still did not feel well so I gave him apple cider vinegar and honey. Umm....that didn't go to well but he managed to perform anyway. DJ Kidragon on the 1's Y2's and great ending to an inspiring day.

Shout out to: Catherine Balisacan Jesse, Makeda, WorldBeat Center, Rachelle Djraichous Chua, Nada, Summaiyya Lee, AsadAllah, Milaan Shaheed Sharifa Ahmed, Layla, JazmineGrace Rano ,Mohamed Geraldez, Jason Hamza Perez, Najiyya Alim, Ron Kidragon Valdez, Mujahid, Eugene Dinoso Ditona, Walasia Al-haliymu Shabazz, Omar Mahmoud, Isa Palenzuela, Abu Bakr, Edgar Hopida, Jihad, Joshua Lopez, Malik Guimzon, Dawud Abdul-Alim, Muhammad Yusuf, Shahab, Bilal, Ali Malik, Mustafa, Omar Mendoza Mahmood, Basheer, Rami, Maria, Else, Onslaught, Dr. Jeffers, Matt, Omar Qureshi, Nabib, Abdul Qadir, Yusuf, may Allah bless you all for all of your efforts and hard work. LICC - a community powered by Allah.

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The Shukriy Fabel

Jorge Pabon, a Boogie-boy pioneer, best known as Popmaster Fabel of the Rock Steady Crew encompassed the culture of Hip-Hop. Born in Spanish Harlem he grown to become an amazing dancer, DJ, an aerosol artist, and a poet. Today at the age of 43 he is known as Shukriy, the thankful one. Shukriy became Muslim 20 years ago, in 1989, after a promise to read a Quran that two friends had given him. His intent was to prove them wrong, but his heart recognized the truth.

Shukriy has a long list of great accomplishments. His list begins with the film Beat Street. Beat Street is the icon of hip-hop culture released in 1984. This film had Kool Moe Dee, Doug E Fresh and also featured the Rock Steady Crew battling the New York City Breakerz. He has won the Drama Desk Award in 1996, the Bessie Award in 1991, and he was also the first American Hip-hop dancer in Cuba in 1986 and 1988.

Currently he is working on Documentaries such as,Apache Line: From Gangs to Hip-Hop, Fabels History of Hip-Hop Fashion Vol.1, and Puerto Ricans in Hip-Hop. You can also catch him in the film Deen Tight