Monday, June 30, 2014

Balkans and Islam









In the growing body of literature about the evolution and the role of Islam in Europe as a whole and the Balkans in particular, this volume holds a special place as it offers a multidisciplinary approach to the encounter-transformation-discontinuity-continuity of Islam in the region. Thus, it provides excellent material for students of social and political studies, history and even architecture, at the bachelor and master level. At the same time, it aspires to attract ...........

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Friday, June 06, 2014

William S. Peters Sr.




the following poem was inspired by my Brother Fahredin Shehu
and this prayerful verse offered
May the dove of Peace descend from the gentle breeze of the Grand Soul
May your hand be cleft if you ever stop writing thus beautiful on Love
May all curses an hexes fall upon me If I ever abandon the grace you've dispersed throughout the World.
You are a Torchbearer that enlightens even the darkest hearts.
I bow...
For Eternity and a Day more...
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I am the light
have looked to the west
for my bounty and my solace
chasing the light o’er the horizon
when i awakened and became conscious
i realized that if i go to the East
i would meet the light
at it’s source
this is when we found each other’s souls
my brother
and now we sit
where we are
stand where we are
be where we are
for we are wise
and realize
that the light,
the way,
the truth
we once chased
is within us . . .
i am the light, the truth and the way
© 6 June 2014 : william s. peters, sr.

Inner Child Magazine



As you may or may not be aware, Fahredin Shehu has been an integral part and contributor to Inner Child’s World Healing ~ World Peace efforts since we began back in 2011. This present effort, we were blessed to have him write the Foreword for the Books.
We at Inner Child and all of its expressions are so thankful to have such a Soul to be a part of our journey. His Love and Support is enriching and empowering.
Thank You Fahredin.
Blessings
the Inner Child Family
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Foreword
to the Members of One Body

“Human beings are all members of one body. They are created from the same essence. When one member is in pain, The others cannot rest. If you do not care about the pain of others, You do not deserve to be called a human being.”

Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi
13th century Persian poet, from Shiraz

~ * ~

There are myriads of words Men had had uttered throughout its historical life journey leaving the rich legacy of conscience, endeavor, struggle to remain the essence of Unique and Uniqueness of Creation. The Word has killed Men and the Word is able to cure Men. The Word has burned many hearts and many evil hearts has burned the Word in Men’s History. Today as in every age again there are some people unable to remain passive bystanders for the wounds of the world.

This world as it was cursed by us, Men alone, to suffer in continuation of her existence. At least what they may do is screaming to tell the Truth, and the Truth is that the World today needs the Healing.

We have to always be amazed with the power of some individuals to bring together those very Human who scream to say the Truth, the Truth of their Capacity, the Truth of their Creativity, the Truth of their Justice and the Truth of their Human Potentials in an “Understandable Language”, that goes beyond simplicity, people who are set alone, themselves alone, to create a beautiful Word as manner of healing themselves, healing others and the World, who are scarifying their time, their creativity and their entire being.

This Anthology typically represents the Beauty created with sacrifice…the palette of colors and the nuances, sounds and the grandeur of pain, the hollow voices that comes from eternity going through the prism of nowadays turbulences, walking from country to country from continent to another to gather in one spot, in one aim as an arrow to hit the target of contemporary Men’s consciousness.

The reader of these lines shall be delighted to read the elements of the others’ beings the quintessence of these incredible Poets and Poetesses, without wanting to distinguish names since for me there is no the best Poets, there is always the best time and the best mood to have the splendor and joy in absorbing ones word, when the one is in tune with the being, with the breath, and with the momentum. They do as they want to say to us: “We have tamed our wildness, come and join us, come and rejoice, for Peace shall belong to all it is a right not a privilege.”

I’m indeed much honored to be the one who writes the open Word for this Anthology and express the gratitude to William S. Peters, Sr. who made it possible for me possible to be among these incredible words created by these incredible Humans, and my gratitude reaches the whiteness of the clouds. Only those who are able to build bridges among nations, religious background, ethnicities and genders; are able to understand the importance of this Noble effort. This is indeed a noble endeavor!!!

Thank you Inner Child Press


Fahredin Shehu


March, 2014
Prishtina Kosovo
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