Comments for The Platform http://www.the-platform.org.uk Dissecting the News Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:25:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History by Noor Rahim http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/02/21/malcolm-x-before-the-symbol-is-whitewashed-from-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2746 Noor Rahim Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:25:31 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4477#comment-2746 Beautifully written, a real insight into Malcom X and his impact on the world encouraging and inspiring today's generation to stop his stamp on the world from fading away. Can't wait to read more about him, his life and the way he has touched so many people and served Islam so amazingly as well as educating himself with his own research and discoveries. Well done, Sis x Beautifully written, a real insight into Malcom X and his impact on the world encouraging and inspiring today’s generation to stop his stamp on the world from fading away. Can’t wait to read more about him, his life and the way he has touched so many people and served Islam so amazingly as well as educating himself with his own research and discoveries. Well done, Sis x

]]> Comment on Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History by Zainab Rahim http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/02/21/malcolm-x-before-the-symbol-is-whitewashed-from-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Zainab Rahim Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:35:45 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4477#comment-2745 Thanks Ayat! Hope it was of benefit. Thanks Ayat! Hope it was of benefit.

]]> Comment on Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History by Zainab Rahim http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/02/21/malcolm-x-before-the-symbol-is-whitewashed-from-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2744 Zainab Rahim Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:31:27 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4477#comment-2744 A pertinent reminder - many thanks Opiya. Ella Collins sounds like an exceptional human being and sister to Malcolm. There is so much more to say, and this article is simply a snapshot. I hope we can open up these discussions and unearth more examples, giving these courageous people the remembrance they deserve, and the motivation for us to build a vision and achieve it. A pertinent reminder – many thanks Opiya. Ella Collins sounds like an exceptional human being and sister to Malcolm. There is so much more to say, and this article is simply a snapshot. I hope we can open up these discussions and unearth more examples, giving these courageous people the remembrance they deserve, and the motivation for us to build a vision and achieve it.

]]> Comment on Bengali Language Day: Celebrating A Universal Human Right by A. Hakeem http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/02/21/bengali-language-day-celebrating-a-universal-human-right/comment-page-1/#comment-2743 A. Hakeem Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:11:52 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4465#comment-2743 Excellent piece of writing!! However, it is sad for the current day Bangladeshis to celebrate 21st February, while they disregard the original date of the movement in Bangla Calendar - 8th Falgun!! Similarly, one of the greatest language warrior - Prof. Ghulam Azam is always disregarded and 'abandoned' from all such activities!!! Isn't this truly sad for this nation??? Of course the excessive use of Hindi, and Bang-lish are also very frightening!!! Thank you once again for the wonderful write up!! Excellent piece of writing!! However, it is sad for the current day Bangladeshis to celebrate 21st February, while they disregard the original date of the movement in Bangla Calendar – 8th Falgun!! Similarly, one of the greatest language warrior – Prof. Ghulam Azam is always disregarded and ‘abandoned’ from all such activities!!! Isn’t this truly sad for this nation???

Of course the excessive use of Hindi, and Bang-lish are also very frightening!!!

Thank you once again for the wonderful write up!!

]]> Comment on Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History by Ayat Abdullah http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/02/21/malcolm-x-before-the-symbol-is-whitewashed-from-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2742 Ayat Abdullah Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:10:28 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4477#comment-2742 Wonderfully written! Wonderfully written!

]]> Comment on Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History by Feb. 21, 1965 | Malcolm X Is Assassinated by Black Muslims – New York Times (blog) | By Any Means Necessary Malcolm X: Real, Not Reinvented http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/02/21/malcolm-x-before-the-symbol-is-whitewashed-from-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2739 Feb. 21, 1965 | Malcolm X Is Assassinated by Black Muslims – New York Times (blog) | By Any Means Necessary Malcolm X: Real, Not Reinvented Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:06:39 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4477#comment-2739 [...] 5 Malcolm X Speeches You Must KnowPolicyMicRemembering The Legacy Of Malcolm XHip-Hop WiredThe Platform -Philadelphia Daily News -Our News Now!all 16 news articles » Posted in [...] [...] 5 Malcolm X Speeches You Must KnowPolicyMicRemembering The Legacy Of Malcolm XHip-Hop WiredThe Platform -Philadelphia Daily News -Our News Now!all 16 news articles » Posted in [...]

]]> Comment on Raising Fists for Black History by Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History | The Platform http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2011/10/13/raising-fists-for-black-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2738 Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History | The Platform Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:38:34 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=3080#comment-2738 [...] in a context not so long ago. It was the first time I had properly come to understand the Civil Rights Movement as reflected in one man’s life story. What’s more, was the presentation of each stage of [...] [...] in a context not so long ago. It was the first time I had properly come to understand the Civil Rights Movement as reflected in one man’s life story. What’s more, was the presentation of each stage of [...]

]]> Comment on Bengali Language Day: Celebrating A Universal Human Right by Shuhena http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/02/21/bengali-language-day-celebrating-a-universal-human-right/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 Shuhena Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:27:49 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4465#comment-2737 Very informative - really enjoyed it. However one part of the history I don't get is why after the British left two new states came about. Surely it's not just religion IF they lived in coexistence prior to The British invasion? Excuse my ignorance... Very informative – really enjoyed it. However one part of the history I don’t get is why after the British left two new states came about. Surely it’s not just religion IF they lived in coexistence prior to The British invasion? Excuse my ignorance…

]]> Comment on Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History by Opiya http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/02/21/malcolm-x-before-the-symbol-is-whitewashed-from-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 Opiya Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:13:17 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4477#comment-2736 Brilliant article in memory of an exceptional man. I think at this point it would also be relevant to highlight the woman who made the biggest and most positive impact on Malcolm X's life: Ella Collins. She was his half sister who adopted him and took him with her to Boston, a move which X described as "No physical move in my life has been more pivotal or profound in its repercussions. All praise is due to Allah that I went to Boston when I did." Furthermore, she funded Malcolm X's trip to Hajj which brought on his change to mainstream Islam. Ella Collins was the one who drove to NYC to identify his body after his assassination. She later commented, "[they] took something from me that I put a lot into...[Malcolm was] at the point where he could become stronger than ever. I could see Malcolm becoming the greatest black man in the history of the world." God bless and have mercy on both their honourable souls. Brilliant article in memory of an exceptional man.
I think at this point it would also be relevant to highlight the woman who made the biggest and most positive impact on Malcolm X’s life: Ella Collins. She was his half sister who adopted him and took him with her to Boston, a move which X described as “No physical move in my life has been more pivotal or profound in its repercussions. All praise is due to Allah that I went to Boston when I did.” Furthermore, she funded Malcolm X’s trip to Hajj which brought on his change to mainstream Islam. Ella Collins was the one who drove to NYC to identify his body after his assassination. She later commented, “[they] took something from me that I put a lot into…[Malcolm was] at the point where he could become stronger than ever. I could see Malcolm becoming the greatest black man in the history of the world.”
God bless and have mercy on both their honourable souls.

]]> Comment on Looking in on the Hajj at the British Museum by Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History | The Platform http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/01/30/looking-in-on-the-hajj-at-the-british-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Malcolm X: Before The Symbol Is Whitewashed From History | The Platform Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:06:12 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=4126#comment-2735 [...] rights activist who breaks from the NOI and renames himself El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz following a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1964, just a year before his [...] [...] rights activist who breaks from the NOI and renames himself El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz following a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1964, just a year before his [...]

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