What the Batatis is Egyptian Gumbo?!
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I was updating my about page, when I thought I’d share this with everyone. Thousands of people have come my blog in the past six months and many have been curious as to:
1. What the blog is about.
2. Who am I and what I do (or am currently doing).
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(1) Many people have come to me asking, “What the heck is GUMBO!” and then there are the others that ask, “What the heck is an EGYPTIAN!” (<– usually the hicks.)
Egyptian Gumbo in essence encompasses not only the content of this blog, but encompasses me as an individual.
I’m a Muslim woman living in Louisiana, who just so happens to also be an Egyptian who loves to eat a good bowl of gumbo ever once in a while. Gumbo is a traditional Louisianian dish made with rice, soup, okra, any type of meat, and many spices.
I guess “Egyptian Gumbo” would mean we’d have to substitute the soup for mulokhayyah, but let’s just say Egyptian Gumbo is more theoretical.
This blog’s aim is to talk about media with an Islamic angle, everyday life of Muslims, everyday life of Louisianians but mostly a combination of all three topics in one post.
(2)
As for me, I’m a 21 year old sister who has less than a year till she graduates from Louisiana State University. I’m a Mass Comm. major with a concentration in public relations and a minor in business. I served a columnist for “The Daily Reveille” for about a year and a half in which I wrote about Islam, trying to shed a little light to the “far right” part of the country on the essence and true nature of the religion.
After hundreds of hate-mail I then decided to move on because it was getting a little boring.
So what am I doing now?
Well, along with being a full-time student, I own my own PR firm, Minbar Media (site currently under construction).
- I am the PR/Marketing coordinator for Bayyinah Institute as well as Leechon.
- I’m also heading a public relations campaign for the Big Buddy Program (site being redesigned) of Baton Rouge, an organization that helps mentor underprivileged kids.
- Along with that, I’m currently authoring a book called the “Sunnah of Persuasion” which highlights, in essence, the “art” of persuasion but through the examples used by the prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam.
- I’m also currently in the middle of setting up/ recording a class for Message Mastery that will basically be “Media Writing 101.” This should be finished and ready to launch in 2009, inshaAllah.
How do I have time for everything? Wallahu alem, it’s from the barakah of Allah. And I thank Allah ‘az wa jal for providing me with all these opportunities to better serve him.
So that’s EG in a nutshell. And I’m really honored to have you all visit my blog. Barak Allahu feekom.
haytham Says: 23.10.08 at 8:57 am
>>>I guess “Egyptian Gumbo” would mean we’d have to substitute the soup for mulokhayyah, but let’s just say Egyptian Gumbo is more theoretical.
This made me smile .. haha.. good ol egyptian muokhiyyah
mashaAllah .. may Allah bless your work.. ameen
shirien Says: 23.10.08 at 9:02 am
ameen. Barak Allahu feek akhi.
One person told me i should add bamya, but i told them that’s what okra is
hehe.. I guess in that case it’s already a little egyptian.
abunakhli Says: 23.10.08 at 12:08 pm
Ma’sha Allah sister, keep up the good work.
wild7ouma Says: 23.10.08 at 3:53 pm
god bless u sister
serendipitouslife Says: 23.10.08 at 5:31 pm
Looking forward to “Sunnah of Persuasion” inshaAllah (esp. since you emphasized it as an “art”).
Amatullah Says: 23.10.08 at 10:03 pm
My mom loves that stuff…especially bamya.
And I like your ninjaabi header hehe.
May Allah azza wa jal increase your time in barakah and grant you tawfeeq in all that you do, Ameen!!
shirien Says: 24.10.08 at 12:47 am
lol the headers were a fail on my part. I need to sooo redesign the website, but i honestly have no time on my hands. inshaAllah when this semester is over, EgyptianGumbo.com will get a makeover.
It was supposed to be 7 different headers that alternate everytime someone visits the blog. only since i’m horrible with PHP and CSS modification, I had to do the only thing I knew how to do.
Anything is better than nothing, right?
Re: The book.
It’s on hold until I can put together a class on persuasion. I will use that as my base while I study seerah. I’ve gotten some of it done, but even after I’m done I will have to get it checked out by a sheikh or scholar to make sure all of it is correct. So the book will take some time inshaAllah, but in the end it will be worth it inshaAllah.
B Says: 24.10.08 at 3:13 am
Oh wow. I was way off.
I thought Gumbo was in reference to Jumbo the Elephant, and you switched the G and J, hence making it, Egyptian Gumbo.
shirien Says: 24.10.08 at 3:30 am
umm, isnt the elephant Dumbo? not jumbo or gumbo lol.
B Says: 24.10.08 at 4:14 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo
ahmed eid Says: 24.10.08 at 5:11 am
lol..dumbo gumbo jumbo
B…that was dumb dude…lol
Shiriene, that headers looks like bomber man with a scarf on…lol
shirien Says: 24.10.08 at 5:13 am
bomber man with love! haha no it’s actually something called a “pocket ninja”, randomness i know.
shirien Says: 24.10.08 at 6:50 am
hmm Jumbo and Dumbo are related. hmm, Still not Gumbo
Besides why would I call myself Egyptian Jumbo? That’s like insulting myself.
Amatullah Says: 24.10.08 at 7:54 am
Egyptian Jumbo…LOL. That’s just wrong.
hk Says: 24.10.08 at 7:57 am
i thought it would have something to do with gumby the doll lol
keep up the awesome work, may Allah reward you for it <3
Planet Apex Says: 24.10.08 at 10:42 am
wow you are only 21 and look at your record and achievements!!! Mashallah you are very inspiring.
Alamgir Says: 05.11.08 at 5:24 am
As salaamu ‘alaykum,
Here’s something to help you with your book if you haven’t already watched it.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4330698146692063439&pr=goog-sl
Insha’Allah.
Alamgir
Sister Says: 22.11.08 at 10:18 am
Writing a book? Mashaallah that’s exciting! Who’s gonna review it for you?
shirien Says: 22.11.08 at 10:57 am
Jazaki Allah khair, yes it is exciting. I had originally asked Sh. Majdy Wardah, a scholar that lives in Philly to review it and help me with it. I know he was in egypt recently and have lost touch with him for a while, but inshaAllah I intent to reconnect with him soon. Wallahul musta’an.