Ruth Nasrullah

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Night Crawler seeks a trail epiphany

June 12, 2018

Dann Hailey thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail this year, starting northbound from the approach trail on March 27 and summiting Katahdin on October 6. He is an Arizona native who left an 80-hour-a-week job working in a warehouse after hearing about the AT. He announced his intention to do a thru-hike – barefoot.

‘This is our angel now’: Houston community rallies for justice in aftermath of Jazmine Barnes slaying
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Own the hot flashes: Tips for menopausal hikers
Hiking with puppies
Not quite woke but pissed as hell

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Discovering the Salam Sisters dolls was a highlight of my time at the ISNA convention in September. I’m looking for owners of these dolls who would like to be interviewed for a project I’m working on. DM me if that’s you!

Si, el puede! I was delighted to read this morning that Julian Castro, former San Antonio mayor and HUD secretary under Obama, has thrown his hat in for the Democratic presidential nomination. #julian2020

The indomitable Rev Ronnie Lister spoke at tonight’s program sponsored by New America and @wasatinstitute. Rev Lister made the statement of the night reflecting on the gloomy data presented by Dr Robert McKenzie, Director of New America’s Muslim Diaspora Initiative. The Rev told us “As I sat listening, I whispered a prayer to God that Trump lives long enough to see a Muslim woman become president.” 🤣 The results of Dr McKenzie’s study demonstrated surprisingly negative data about Houstonians’ views of Muslims and Islam. His fellow panelist, Rice professor Dr Stephen Klineberg, had a more optimistic view. “We are in a transformational world,” he said as he described his take on Americans’ response to growing diversity in places like Houston. He sees a generational difference, remarking that older Anglo men “never like change,” whereas younger Anglos increasingly embrace diversity. Meanwhile, tonight the Tarrant County GOP overwhelmingly voted (139-49) against an attempt to remove Party vice-chair Shahid Shafi because he is Muslim. I’m feeling confident tonight that Dr Klineberg may have the right idea.

Enjoying the CLIC Imam AKA my boss on Facebook Live discussing etiquette and manners...and chuckling at his own limited knowledge of the French language lol. Check it out live right now at Facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni

My coverage of yesterday’s rally for Jazmine Barnes ran in @thelilynews this morning. Link in bio. #jazminebarnes

Photos from today’s rally for Jazmine Barnes, a 7-year-old black girl who was murdered here in Houston on December 30 when a white man in a red pick-up truck pulled alongside the car she was riding in and shot into the car. Her mother was shot and wounded and her siblings survived. I went to the rally with my journalist hat on and have been mulling over several themes the event revealed, trying to decide what to highlight. Chants of “Whose child? Our child!” rang out throughout the rally, along with “Say her name - Jazmine!” The tension between the black community and law enforcement was highlighted by several speakers. I also talked to white people who were there as allies. I see that combination of groups in rallies and protests I’ve attended throughout the Trump era. I’ve spoken with so many white people unwilling to stay silent in the face of racial injustice and anti-immigrant fever. Yes, Jazmin was our child - all of ours - in that her murder brought victims and allies together to pray, cry, shout, commiserate and grieve. Is it enough to reduce the violence and the racism that underlies it? That’s kind of up to you and me, isn’t it? #justiceforjazmine

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