I just wandered onto your site this evening, and I was browsing throught…awesome site, sis! I, too, am a black Muslim…probably more of a disillusioned one than an angry one, at least right now. I read your post on African American Muslim marriage. I worry about that a lot, being a medical student right now and coming to the realization that what my mother has said for so many years is true, about black women being the least desired… I previously dismissed it as the black nationalist streak that is still running in her veins, but after a few bad experiences, now I see. …not that such statements helped for a teenager’s self esteem, but now I see.

I’ll probably be stopping by more often.

ws, ~Chinyere

As for chicken in Egypt, I haven’t heard of a major bird flu outbreak. They have health inspectors and people are no longer allowed to keep chickens around. But i have seen some people with chickens in Alexandria. I would only buy chicken from major stores, not the whole in the wall butchers that may buy chicken from uncertified farmers. The hole in the wall butchers are scary anyways!! Yikes!

Thanks and salaams. P.S. – Is it safe to eat chicken in Egypt?