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a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"'I am beautiful, no matter what they say'";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/6471/i-am-beautiful-no-matter-what-they-say/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Sep 8 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"September 8, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:6471;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:138:"I am beautiful / No matter what they say / Words can't bring me down / I am beautiful / In every single way / Words can't bring me down ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"'I am beautiful, no matter what they say'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";}
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a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"This Is Not The Way To Honor Him";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/4053/this-is-not-the-way-to-honor-him/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 1 2011";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 29, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:4053;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:226:"So many times, the Prophet (pbuh) was attacked, maligned, beaten, and harrassed. He responded with kindness and compassion. That is his example, and if these alleged attackers thought they were "defending " him. They were not.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"This Is Not The Way To Honor Him";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Islam condemns violence against innocent";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/4001/islam-condemns-violence-against-innocent/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/peacewomen__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 29 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 23, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:4001;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:138:"Wherever it occurs, the taking of innocent life is decried by my faith and abhored by me and the overwhelming majority of Muslims like me.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Islam condemns violence against innocent";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"If Prophet Muhammad were in Haiti";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/3737/if-prophet-muhammad-were-in-haiti/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/haitians__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 27 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"January 26, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:3737;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:118:"According to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Muslims should help anybody and everybody, regardless of their faith tradition. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"If Prophet Muhammad were in Haiti";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:21:"The deafening silence";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/2340/the-deafening-silence/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jun 9 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"June 9, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2340;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:135:"Once again, the world is dragging its feet as the fires of another conflict rage in Africa. This time, it is happening in the Darfur ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:21:"The deafening silence";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:29:"What if there were no photos?";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/2305/what-if-there-were-no-photos/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 11 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"May 11, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2305;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:123:"Allegations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers have been leveled way before this current scandal broke out ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:29:"What if there were no photos?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:34:"Of ping pong balls and pool tables";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:67:"https://www.islamicity.org/2284/of-ping-pong-balls-and-pool-tables/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 19 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 16, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2284;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:178:"The majority of mosque participants, 58%, see the mosque as a place of ritual and increasing faith, while 42% view the mosque as primarily a center of activities and learning .. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:34:"Of ping pong balls and pool tables";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"The Bush Administration's other regime change";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/2267/the-bush-administrations-other-regime-change/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 26 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 26, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2267;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:193:"The stunning defeat of Aznar's Popular Party at the polls is the second regime change at the hands of the Bush Administration. Many Spaniards blamed Aznar for making Spain a terrorist target ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"The Bush Administration's other regime change";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Letter to my beloved Prophet";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/2255/letter-to-my-beloved-prophet/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/letterwrite__1024x692.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 13 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 13, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2255;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:150:"Meeting you at your mosque was one of the happiest days of my life. I read so much about your life and biography. I have been there with you as you ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Letter to my beloved Prophet";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:"Hajj one year later";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:52:"https://www.islamicity.org/2218/hajj-one-year-later/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/makkahmasjidIC__600x333.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 30 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"January 29, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2218;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:218:"For the rest of my life, this time of year in the Islamic calendar will always be dear to me. This is the Hajj season, and Muslim pilgrims from all over the world are descending upon the holy cities of Mecca and Medina";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:19:"Hajj one year later";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:20:"The fools amongst us";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/2200/the-fools-amongst-us/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 25 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"December 25, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2200;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:165:"Yet again, the government raised the terror threat level to Orange, or "High Risk of Terrorist Attack." This decision was based on an increased level of "chatter" ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:20:"The fools amongst us";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"A series of "what ifs"";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/2183/a-series-of-what-ifs/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 25 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 25, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2183;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:243:"What if, in response to a war in China, the United States government decides to detain all those of Chinese descent in America? When I first thought of this ugly possibility, I hate to admit, a brief sense of relief overtook me. ..But then .. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"A series of "what ifs"";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Oedipus Rex and the price of hubris";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/2134/oedipus-rex-and-the-price-of-hubris/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Sep 9 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"September 9, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2134;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:136:"King Laius was arrogant enough to think he could thwart Fate. Now, the Bush Administration's arrogance has come back to hurt it as well.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Oedipus Rex and the price of hubris";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"The Worst Possible News Yet";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/2100/the-worst-possible-news-yet/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 22 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 22, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2100;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:190:"If there were no weapons in Iraq to begin with, then there is no possibility that they could have ended up in the hands of murderous terrorists who are bent upon killing innocent Americans. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"The Worst Possible News Yet";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:21:"Who is the extremist?";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/2070/who-is-the-extremist/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 16 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 16, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2070;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:222:"While we reach out with the Gospel, we must also retain our right to disapprove of the scores of violent occurrences that take place--frequently at the cost of Christian lives--at the hands of militant Muslims worldwide ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:21:"Who is the extremist?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"Hajj and War: A pilgrim`s concern";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/1950/hajj-and-war-a-pilgrims-concern/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/dickwdonIC__600x429.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 11 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 11, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1950;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:198:"There is one thing that causes me disquiet as I pack my bags: the looming prospect of war with Iraq. The rhetoric coming from President Bush and his entourage is becoming more and more belligerent..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"Hajj and War: A pilgrim`s concern";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"The White Man`s Burden";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/1936/the-white-mans-burden/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 15 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 15, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1936;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:157:"Being a global superpower exacts a price: Take up the White Man's Burden/The savage wars of peace/Fill full the mouth of Famine/And bid the sickness cease..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"The White Man`s Burden";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:20:"The War on Terrorism";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/1631/the-war-on-terrorism/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Hesham A. Hassaballa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:89:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/bush9202011jointIC__600x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 15 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 15, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Hesham A. Hassaballa|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1631;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:194:"If President Bush truly meant that our enemy is "every government that supports [terrorists]," then after bombing Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and Syria, we must point our cruise missiles toward Riyadh.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:20:"The War on Terrorism";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=hesham-a-hassaballa";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}