Ibrahim Abdul-Matin
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Ibrahim Abdul-Matin
A Veterans Day Reflection
You can hate war but still honor our veterans.
This Is An Open Letter To Lamar Odom, My Former Classmate
This evening, after my prayers I made a special prayer for you. And I am not sure if you believe in God or not, but the fact that prayer is sending nothing but positive energy in your direction, I hope everyone who has said their prayers are with you actually pray for you.
Seeing Hipsters In Hipster Mecca
Why, Hello Portland, nice to meet you!
If A Wealthy-Looking Man Dropped Some Money, What Would You Do?
“White man in a suit and fancy shoes drops a $20 on the subway platform. I made a decision, but what would you do? Give back to him? Or to the homeless vet by the stairs?”
Oh The Places We Have Lived (In Almost 6 Years Of Marriage)
“We need to get the hell out of NYC,” she said.
This Is How You Threw Parties Before Social Media
There was once-upon-a-time when people threw parties and did not use social media to get the word out. Those parties, without Facebook, Tinder, Evites – none of it, were fresh.
We Will Never Forget South Carolina’s Pro-Slavery History
South Carolina was arguably the most vocal and vehemently against leaving slaves out of the census. Along with the other southern slave states, South Carolina argued that the slaves on their land were their property.
‘When God Says It’s Time, It’s Your Time.’
My beloved mother-in-law passed. Her springtime passing makes me reflect on all the transitions that we make in life and how we prepare and deal with the ultimate transition.
The Story Behind This Photograph
“Dada needs to work for the next 30 minutes,” I bent down and explained to my boys.
To All Future Fathers, Cherish The Day Your Child Is Born
You did not labor and you do not need to sleep now. Your responsibility is to be the bridge from the the safest place that baby will ever know – his mother’s tummy – to the scariest place – the world. You are most needed in this moment, more than you will ever be needed again.
A Father’s Advice: You Will Never Be Ready To Be A Parent, You Just Have To Be Up To The Challenge
A whole generation of us men who are now fathers were ourselves raised by feminists. And if they were not expressly in the feminist movement, they were women of the times who grew up assuming that winds of change would someday blow in their direction as well.
6 Facebook Statuses That Aren’t So Bad
Terran Tout wrote this brilliant and funny piece about what to stop doing on Facebook. The piece makes me realize just how annoying Facebook has become.