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Month: October 2008

What is behind Stephen “Suleyman” Schwartz’s hateful rants?

What is behind Stephen “Suleyman” Schwartz’s hateful rants?

Indigo Jo, the latest person to be threatened with legal action by Stephen Schwartz, has written a piece analysing Stephen Schwartz’s vitriol and hateful spewing. There are many interesting and telling things in this piece and one such is: Schwartz had a poem published in The Muslim Magazine entitled The Ballad of Imam Shamil, intended to be sung to the tune of Pretty Boy Floyd by Woody Guthrie, praising the Muslim jihadist who fought the Russians, at a time when…

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Schwartz Attacks!

Schwartz Attacks!

Over on Indigo Jo’s Blog Stephen Schwartz threatens legal action (what else is new, he sent me an email a few years ago as well) against the blogger and calls him “illiterate and dishonest” and a “jahil mentor”. He accuses Indigo Jo of hiding behind his non de plume but anyone with half a braincell just needs to click on the link “About Me and My Blog” and it is stated quite clearly: “This is the blog of Matthew Smith,…

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Hajj Tips

Hajj Tips

Primarily for those who are going for the first time based on my first and thus far only time! Feel free to add your tips in the comments. Drink lots of water I found that whenever I got the start of a headache it was due to the lack of water, this is a warning sign that you are starting to dehydrate so drink plenty of water and drink it immediately, always keep a bottle with you and always top…

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