My wife asked me whether she would be safe if she wore the burqa here.

I couldn't confidently say yes.

How crazy is this society where I find myself wondering: if she did wear it, how would I explain to those eye-rolling people that it's her right to wear whatever she wants?

These same people like to show their bodies. She doesn't. So why should I force her to be like others when she doesn't want to?

Yet somehow, they would still flip the narrative.

This is what Islamophobia looks like. Not always loud. Often just... uncertainty about basic safety and freedom.

I was thinking about this after watching Zohran Mamdani talk about his own experiences with Islamophobia. He's a young politician who could become NYC's next mayor, inshallah.

One line that stuck: "Well, just do these things and keep it secret that you're Muslim."

The whole video is worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBQwCsIhn0

#islamophobia #muslim #freedom #doublestandards #zohranmamdani

They arrest you for speaking about Gaza. They beat you at protests. They silence voices that expose their crimes.

Sami Hamdi is the latest. US ICE arrested him. For what? Speaking up for Gaza.

The US could now exert pressure on the UK. Deportation. Prison. Intimidation. Whatever it takes to make him quiet.

I'm genuinely concerned for Sami because he won't keep quiet. He can't be silenced by threats. And we've already seen what these "liberal" states call justice. Bombing newborns.

May Allah protect Sami.

#FreeSamiHamdi #StandWithSami #Palestine

Sami Hamdi got arrested by US ICE.

Here is what people see: governments that have spent nearly three years bombing newborns are now telling us who the criminal is.

The same "liberal" states that act like they represent justice.

People are not buying it. Not even close.

If you can kill infants without mercy, your credibility on who is good or bad is finished.

The trust is gone. Completely gone.

#StandWithSami #FreeSamiHamdi #Justice #Gaza

Sami Hamdi arrested by ICE.

Not surprising. Not unexpected. Actually, it's proof.

Proof that he was doing something right. Proof that speaking truth about Palestine, about the bombings, about children losing body parts, makes you a threat to those in power.

Gaza has exposed the real face of regions that claim to be liberal. They silence the voices that won't stop speaking for justice.

Sami Hamdi couldn't be silenced by cruel and influential people. He used rational reasoning that brought many to their knees. He showed real compassion when he met the surviving children and cried.

Now they arrest him. And that tells you everything you need to know about who stands for justice and who stands against it.

I respect him deeply for his effort to please Allah by standing up for the oppressed, even when the enemy seems too strong.

An honorable man.

Image Source: The Thinking Muslim (YouTube)

#SamiHamdi #Palestine #Gaza #Justice #FreeSamiHamdi

Branded image creation for developers:

What this is: Using Astro (integrates React, SolidJS, etc) with web frameworks you already know to build layouts, preview them instantly via Vite, and screenshot consistent branded visuals. Fully scriptable.

What this isn't: A replacement for Photoshop or professional design tools.

If you're comfortable with TailwindCSS or similar, you can control fonts, gradients, filters, everything. Script the changing parameters (text, images) and generate consistent outputs inshallah.

It's a flexible approach for devs who think in code.

#Astro #WebDevelopment #Branding #JavaScript #DevTools

I have this crazy idea about agentic coding where you might want to prefer Rust over Python.

From my experience, the real struggle isn't writing code. It's understanding requirements clearly. To reach your main goal, you need answers to tons of questions. But more importantly, you first need to know which questions even exist.

This is where vibe coding breaks down.

You tell the LLM: "Hey, here's my great idea, code it up for me." It generates very performant code - a single file with thousands of lines (terrible) that will mostly work fine (the performant part).

But then problems appear. This feature? Don't want it like that. That other one? Don't want it at all. The vibe coded version becomes a compilation of suggestions for how your goal could be implemented, not what you actually need. And because it vibe coded everything together, you don't even want to read that code yourself.

Better approach: step by step coding.

You break things down. You become the manager. You can't just go do your own thing while the Agent codes. As the manager, you focus on the smaller steps needed to reach the final goal.

Here's the key: whether you use Rust or Python doesn't matter that much when you do small step coding. The Agent handles both languages well with this approach. So why not go directly with Rust?

Some very "smart" people might say "but library support..."

Yes, if you need PyTorch or specialized ML frameworks, use Python. But for many use cases, Rust gives you real benefits: lower CPU and RAM usage, no garbage collector, your app opens in milliseconds, it does its job multiple factors faster. Plus, for some goals, you want that low-level power.

And yes, you get to feel cool for using Rust.

#AgenticCoding #Rust #Python #AI #SoftwareDevelopment

They’ll bomb babies and call it self-defense — memories of a state called Israel

#Israel #Gaza #WarCrimes #HumanRights #FreePalestine