Shaheen Ariefdien
""The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed"- Steve Bantu Biko"

Male
38 years old
in Toronto for now, Cape motherfreegin' Town
South Africa



Last Login: 6/25/2008
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MusicFor this month: For this month: Abdullah to Amir, Black Noise to Blk Sonshine, Chaka to Chuck, Dludlu to Devious, EWF to EPMD, Fela to Freestyle Fellowship, George to Godessa, Hotep to Hiero, Issy to Invincible, James to Jonzi, Kraftwerk to Kane, Letta to Lonnie, Miles to Mos, Nina to Nas, Ornette to Oshea, Prince to Pharoah, Quincy to Q-Bert, Robbie to Rakim, Sibongile to Saafir, Temptations to Tumi, U-Roy to Ultra-Mag, Vaughn to Vadim, Wajeed to Wu, Xecutioners to Xplastas, Youssou to Yancey, Zappa to Zapp etc ...etc
MoviesFor this month: Airplane to Apocalypse Now, Bad Boy Bubby to Battle of Algiers (peace out to Nagwa for hooking this one up), Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon to Caligula, Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb to Drunken Master, Enter the Dragon to Evil Dead, Full Metal Jacket to Fish Called Wanda, Gummo to Goodfellas, Hero to Heat, Inside Man to Identity, Juice to Jacobs Ladder, Krush Groove to Knocked Up, Life and Debt to Lives of Others, Matrix to Monty Python (virtually all of 'em), Ninja Scrolls to New York Doll, Once Upon A Time in China to Once Were Warriors, Paradise Now to Pink Panther (Peter Sellers version), Quills to Quiet American, Reservoir Dogs to Ronin, Star Wars to Scarface, True Romance to Team America , Usual Suspects to Untouchables, V is for Vendetta to The Village, Wild Style to The Warriors, Xorcist to X-Men, Yellowbeard to Young Frankenstein, Zoolander to Zatoichi ...etc
BooksFor this month: The Alchemist to Assata, Bearing Witness to Biology as Ideology, Can't Stop Won't Stop to Catch 22, Death Without Weeping to Da Juice, Elusive Culture to Expectations of Modernity, Five Percenter Rap to Fanon’s Warning, Global Noise: Rap and Hip Hop Outside the USA to God Knows, History of Sexuality (vol. 1) to How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, I Write What I Like to In Search of Respect, Jacaranda Time to Jamesonian Unconscious, The Killing of an Imam to King Lear, Limits to Change to Latinos Inc: The Making and Marketing of a People, Malcolm X (Autobiography) to Manufacturing Consent, New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone to Never Drank the Kool-aid, One Hundred Years of Solitude to Of Revelation and Revolution, Pedagogy of the Oppressed to The Prince, QURAN to (A) Question of Palestine, Rakim Told Me to Rhythm and Resistance, Season of Migration to the North to Siddartha, Total Chaos to Things Fall Apart, Wisdom of the Idiots to Wretched of the Earth, Yes Yes Y’all, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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Status:In a Relationship
Hometown:Cape Town
Body type:0' 1"
Religion:Muslim
Zodiac Sign:Taurus
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About me:
long story..for now i'll say - born, bred and brainwashed in South Africa. HUGE interest in the political potential of hip hop as one of the tools for global justice...was a member of the cape Town based hip hop group Prophets of da City...involved in all kinds of hip hop related educational projects...currently trying to finish up my MA in social anthropology where i'm looking at the hiphop, pedagogy and activism...

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Jun 23 2008 9:14 AM

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Jun 15 2008 10:08 PM

As salaamu alaikum Brother! God willing, you are well. Just a heads up!

shadi





Jun 11 2008 8:19 PM

peace shaheen hope all is good akhi. things been hectic i know for you and for me. i was hoping to catch up with you before leaving in 2 weeks. i hope that's a possibility! let me know.
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Jun 8 2008 9:02 AM

As salaamu alaikum!








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May 26 2008 8:56 AM

sha bra u r real but i mean real head.u r da only hiphop head in sa
dat asked me hws ma life by now. and thank god i am kool but wit tearz in ma eyez.black pple they lost they sense of africanism.stay kool bra and check out da new joint@ma spot.
one!
Shaheen Ariefdien





May 22 2008 9:18 AM

Peace fam,

Thanks for taking time out to read this. I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the ‘xenophobic’ violence against and displacement of thousands of our brothers and sisters in parts of South Africa. I will refrain (for now) from expressing my deep disappointment and disgust at what’s happening. I received an email for help/support and I’m posting it here. If you are in SA (especially in and around Gauteng), please see what you can do to assist. Below, you’ll find contact details of people you can contact to contribute food, clothing, or whatever you can. Also, please pass the info around. For those of us outside of SA, I’ll post bank details as soon as I get it. Thanks for taking time out to read this.


RHEMA
Contact person: Alan
Tel number: (011) 796 4069
Address: cnr Rabie and Hans Schoeman Str
Randburg
Att: Carol – between 8h30 and 5h00
Status: Drop off point
Needs: General stuff such as blankets, warm clothing, food, stuff for babies (clothing, formula, bottles, disposable nappies)



SRI SATHYA SAI ORGANISATION OF LENASIA SOUTH
Contact person: Roy
Cell: 082 892 1814
Address: Amroy Hardware, Shop 2, 16 Hydrangea str, Lenasia
Att: Sai Centre
Status: Drop off point and then Roy will collect and distribute to the various places
Needs: Baby food, instant soups, dry goods, blankets

GIFT OF THE GIVERS
Contact person: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman
Tel: (011) 832 1546
Cell: 083 667 7179
Address: 43 Mint Rd, Fordsburg (office hours)

OR

Village Walk Shopping Centre – truck parked outside the centre till Friday – 9am to 10pm
Att: Rabia
Status: Drop off point
Needs: Non-perishable foods, baby stuff, sanitary pads, toiletries, blankets

RED CROSS
Contact person: Nathan Banda
Tel: (011) 339 1992
Cell: 082 353 3738
Address: 41 De Korte Str, Braamfontein
Att: Nathan
Status: Drop off point
Needs: Anything for babies, blankets, dry goods and non-perishable foods, toiletries
Shaheen Ariefdien





May 22 2008 9:16 AM

some more drop off points...

REIGER PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE
Contact person: Cyril
Cell: 083 667 7179
Address: Leon Ferreira rd, Reiger Park, Boksburg
Att: Rabia
Status: Have 2300 women and children they are looking after.
Also a drop-off point for other areas close to them.
Needs: Veggies, pilchards, tinned fish, baby food and disposable nappies
Needing volunteers to keep the children occupied. (700 children)

GERMISTON POLICE STATION / PERSONAL
Contact person: Mark
Cell: 082 468 6501
Address: Just off Jack str.
Status: He gets stuff from the Bedfordview Methodist Church and Gift of the Givers and then goes to the Germiston Police Station to hand these things out to the people there.
Needs: He’s gotten a whole lot of donations to hand out. He needs volunteers who can meet him at the police station in germiston and hand out stuff to all the people.
He also needs men’s shoes and men’s jackets.
(95% are young males).
Tinned food with ring-pulls.
Toiletries.
Paper plates, plastic cutlery, paper cups.
Transport – someone to go to sandton to collect stuff and meet mark at police station.


ST THOMAS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Contact person: Winton Woodroffe
Tel: (011) 477 2508
Cell: 082 379 8760
Address: Cnr 8th str and 3rd Ave, Linden
(from 8 to 4 on weekdays)
Status: Drop off point
Needs: Blankets and non-perishable food, baby foods. Mielie meal, dry goods.

YUSUF MUSTAFA INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC SERVICES
Tel: (012) 374 1584
Cell: 072 158 4088
Address: 330 Carmine Str, Laudium
Status: Drop off point
Needs: The usual things of blankets, stuff for babies, clothes and non-perishable foods.
If you are in the Pretoria area anc can’t get to them, give them a call and they will send someone to collect from you.

THE VILLAGE SAFE HAVEN
Contact person: Susan Harris
Cell: (011) 802 1461
Address: 11 Downing Str, Buccleuch
Status: Drop off point
Needs: mealie meal, soup packets, tomato and onion relish, rice, tinned fish, long-life milk,
Commen
Shaheen Ariefdien





May 22 2008 9:13 AM

btw, if you find any of these orgs/instutions to be too problematic, you can obviously do your own thing to get whatever you can out there ;-)
Dwight S. Huggins





May 19 2008 5:52 AM

SA!

Happy Birthday!

DSH
Emile





Apr 23 2008 12:14 PM

Hi Shaheen. Hows things your side? Hope things went OK at the conferences you were at? Sorry had no time to get that stuff out to you on time ... been hectic this side.
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Eavesdrop





Apr 22 2008 2:16 AM

Greetings!I'm good thanx.Are you still in Canada?I know you been away long now so just gotta make sure i can place you on the map,lol.
Hope all is well.
Bless
Eavesdrop





Apr 21 2008 5:49 AM

Hi Shaheen.I hope you are well.
One love
Wil Sylvince





Mar 31 2008 12:46 AM

Thanks for the guest list add.
Check out my film festival:
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Normally you don't forget the 1st time and the last time you had sex. Everything else in between is really a blur.
Read all about my first experience in my new blog WHO REMEMBERS THEIR 1st TIME?!?
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Feb 19 2008 6:27 PM

What up Soul Brotha # !!!!!!

W
JUBA DANCE





Feb 11 2008 10:43 AM

Shaheen!! Hope all is well bro. I was just remembering how good it was to see and hear you react to music you felt. Man brother, most cats can't express joy like that! "Joy", yeah that's the word. Big ups!!!!!
E.J von LYRIK





Feb 6 2008 4:22 AM

hi brother. how's things? might see you soon if all goes well. peace n jumbo love! E
Niamh





Jan 3 2008 3:50 PM

hey hey just passing through you were in my thoughts today hope you are having fun in the SNOW! x N
HUDSON MOHAWKE





Dec 27 2007 8:12 AM

merry late christmas.
Perspektif





Dec 26 2007 10:55 PM

bahaha watch this snowman get annihilated

Juma4





Dec 22 2007 5:38 PM

yeah i realize... we were talking about gully 'ne.
Zaki





Dec 20 2007 2:24 PM

Eid mubaarak, Sha.
hope you well.

zaki
Masego





Dec 18 2007 1:10 PM

Ben Sharpa





Dec 18 2007 12:39 AM

SHA
Juma4





Dec 17 2007 2:51 PM

it may look gully to you, but where i am from people just don't know any better.
i guess not all of us are born without a silver spoon in their mouth.
Big 5! ehh i mean big up!
intelektu





Dec 10 2007 8:45 AM

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Nov 19 2007 1:31 AM

back in south africa?
intelektu





Nov 16 2007 9:46 AM

sha hope u r doing well...i plugged some new joints c if u can check it out.paz!
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Nov 14 2007 11:34 PM

Stevie....WOW!!!!!!!!!!
shadi





Nov 14 2007 10:30 PM

believe it or not, i'm still here. i've just become a hermit. :)
WAAJEED & THE B47 GROUP THANK U 4 NOT BOOTLEGGING!





Nov 13 2007 12:43 AM

"James Brown needs more instruments in his music" That was the funniest thing I've ever heard.

Peace fam!

W
shadi





Nov 12 2007 12:08 PM

shaheen! it's been toooooo long. hope you are good.
Jeylah





Nov 9 2007 7:09 AM

HEy Shaheen!
what up?
it was such a pleasure meeting you! and thanx so much for your tips and methods..they..re really helping! hehe
hope to see you soon in London or somewhere else...
xx jen
Blindfoldmusic





Nov 8 2007 1:28 AM

"...the rhyme kicks with more flavour than pap and vleis/ i rock the place with more punchlines than a boxer's face..."

"...a fake crew raider, A Cape Crusader"
JUBA DANCE





Nov 7 2007 4:21 PM

Yo Shaheen..aka..the beholder of that true knowledge!! How's Toronto treating you bro? Its cold ass hell here in Chicago.Can't wait to get back to Brazil...or Cape Town :). Peace man..Stay warm up there.
Abraco
Ben
ARESHA





Oct 27 2007 8:42 AM

Hello man from oonga boonga-land! Excellent time in RBMA, was great to meet you. Keep that thesis going and the spirit real. I'm sure our paths will cross again some how some way some day. Take care! Sky seems safe today, just a little soggy. tehehe
intelektu





Oct 18 2007 9:50 AM

sha how r u doing bra? look i still waiting 4 u 2 send me da beat so dat i can spit!!!4 ya project man.i still in cape town only next year im going home 2 push ma stuff out there u knw how it is bra.holla...
Muslims in Hip Hop





Oct 14 2007 6:59 AM

As salaamu alaikum and Eid Mubarak Brother Shaheen!!!

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Oct 13 2007 2:29 PM

EID MUBARAK!!!! Insha'Allah you had a blessed Ramadan. salam, Mona
Jonzi D





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