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"arabs call Us abeed (slave race):Kola Boof"


  

          

i think rather than women coming up w/ their own "religion" Africans need to return to their own spiritual systems made by Africans (both male and female). these to my knowledge have not caused the undue suffering, injustice and general masculine stupidity of which she speaks precisely because they put an emphasis on balance between both male and female.

this was forwarded to me, you know i am usually good about referencing.

excerpts from this are found in ya Shet's sig.



***********it begins here****************

The following statement by womanist writer Kola Boof is in response to
continuing death threats by Muslim fundamentalists from Ms. Boof's homeland,
the SUDAN. This statement also addresses complaints sent to Kola Boof by
Black American women who were upset because of comments Boof made about religion in a press release last week. *This statement is transcribed from tape recordings and prepared and updated (since being posted July 27th) by myself, Yi Nee Ling, Publicist for Kola Boof, on August 19th, 2002.

KOLA BOOF states:

There is a very real chance that I will not live to see the end of this year....contrary to what some people think, I am truly frightened for my life... what I feel right now is a suffocating loneliness that is very hard to take. I only hope that my killers won't make it painful. I will address that in full later. I will
also clarify what I said about Israel and Palestine. But first...let me say
that I do believe in God, I love God...and I have every confidence in my
role as a spiritual being. If I didn't, I would not devote my life to the
work that I do, and I would not put my life in jeopardy ... as I had to do
for my people, the Black Africans of Sudan.

This, however, does not mean that I digress from the statements that I made
last week. Religion, as I said, is NOT GOD. Religion is NOT CHRIST. Religion
is NOT ALLAH. For just as Harvard University is an institution created by
men...so is every religion. So it is my hope that the women of the world
will soon consider the important task of creating our own institution of
religion, because the ones created by men have brought nothing but
injustice, undue suffering, corruption and general masculine stupidity to
this entire planet. At some point, as womb bearers and daughters of the
earth's first Garden, we Black women must save our children's lives and at
least attempt to save the world. As a Sudanese woman representing the
Nilotic Black women of my birthplace, the Nile River, I refuse to accept the
Islamic notion that being a woman means that I am "dirty, unclean and
tempestuous" and should, therefore, be covered up from head to toe as if God
can''t stand the sight of me. No woman loves her man more than I love mine,
but I demand control of my own life. I want to create my own definition of
beauty that is pleasing ... TO ME. I shall continue to bare my breasts
whenever I like, and once a month, I shall bleed in the river and thank God
for my power to bring forth life, which is the ultimate magic of a human
being. And I shall create God and God shall create me. I encourage other
women, particularly black women, to reclaim their sexual power in the
universe and to embrace authentic spiritual knowledge by creating the woman
before dreaming the man. Let us African women pray for our sister in Nigeria
who is about to be stoned to death by Islamic hypocrites, because she dared
to enforce her own personal freedom. Let us not forget that the men of
Nigeria, both Christian and Muslim, are some of the biggest whores on
earth--and if they were held accountable for their acts of adultery, then
Nigeria would become a nation made up of women and very small boys. So let
us pray that God will bring justice to our sister in Nigeria--and that she
will be allowed to raise and care for her newborn baby.

And then let us pray for Kola Boof, please. I need all the prayer I can
get. For if these Arab sandniggers intend to kill me, as they say ... then
there is nothing I can do about it. I assure you that if Arab men from North
Africa want you dead, YOU WILL DIE. So there is nothing that can be done.
Women perish everyday back home. An African woman, a black girl like me ...
she is considered nothing at all. On a daily basis, little Black GIRLS and
Black boys are stolen by Arab militias--beaten, raped, disfigured, killed,
enslaved. You see, the Arabs have a name for Black people, they call us,
"Eve's Monkey" and "Abeed" (slave race). So my life has no value to the men
who want me dead.

But I am very proud of myself. I would not change a thing that I've done,
because I feel that I have honored myself by having my say, I feel that I
have triumphed by insisting on my own freedom. I have done what my Egyptian
father asked me to do before he died ... I have become my own Queen. My
father, my Mahdi Pappuh, never felt sorry for weak people. He had six sons
who died at birth. I am the seventh child, the only one that lived. He never
forgave me for being a girl ... but I have sojourned very hard so that he
can be proud now. Because I am my own Queen, you see. I achieved it, Pappuh.
I am the Naima Sijira of Omdurman. I pray that the Americans don't ... for
one minute ... put their trust in the Arab people of North Africa and the
Middle East. It would be a grave and stupid mistake--but, of course,
Americans are famous for being grave and STUPID. The American government is
so busy being politically correct. These Arabs go on Oprah Winfrey to cry
and whine about how misunderstood they are. What good people they are. But
knowing the Arab world and Muslim men as I do--I can only pray for America's
safety ... and cry for the millions of dead Black bodies that continue to
pile up un-noticed in Africa. Of course, the Arabs have always been a great
historical enemy of Africa--it never made any difference to them that we
Africans are their parents. They killed their own mother, Egypt--because she
was Black. They killed their own mother! And once Egypt became known as "the
land that lost its color," it withered to nothing but ruins. Because, you
see, when the children don't honor the mother, the mother dies--and then the
children turn into . No identity, no direction, no real home.
That's the story of Africa and the whole human race in a cowrie shell. This
whole world is damned, because we have all dehumanized, mutilated and lied
on Mother Africa!

I am proud that I spoke out against slavery in Sudan--which I know will not
end with a mere peace agreement. In fact, the peace agreements really mean
nothing at all, because very little will change for the Black African
Southerners. We need the Arab and the Caucasoid, the Whites, to get out of
Africa. If they really want to help, then they should get the hell out. But
the fact is--they want to exploit and suck Africa dry, not help the people.
They want to trick us into accepting the White Man's mother as our own
mother--yes, the White woman, the one Caucasoid that we African women have
always been kind enough to take pity on, because she's so infantile and
two-faced, so arrogantly delusional. To our Black faces, they call us
"Sister". But that's what they've done for hundreds, for thousands of years.
Arabs and Caucasoids have never meant any good toward African people. They
hate us and teach us to hate ourselves. And I don't mind dying for being the
daughter who said it in public. A real woman never dies.

Let me say that I am very disappointed in Black leaders such as the Rev.
Jesse Jackson and Minister Louis Farrakhan, both of whom know full well that
Black African slavery has been flourishing now for over two decades at the
hands of Arab Muslims--and yet neither one has done a thing to stop it. It
seems to me that their disdain for ISRAEL surpasses their love for African
children. In fact, Minister Farrakhan is a great friend and ally to Sudan's
Arab-Islamic President and to most of the Arab regimes of North Africa. This
is how he makes his money for the Nation of Islam--by selling out the
children of Africa. The dark skinned Black ones, of course. Both of these
men, themselves children of Africa, should be ashamed to be such hypocrites.
Like so many Black Slaves in Africa--I am rooting for Israel to weaken Arab
domination in the middle east. Let us not forget that the rich Palestinian
often purchases Sudanese slaves right along with Saudi Arabia, Libya and the
rest. He, the Palestinian, also calls us "nigger", "Abeed" and "Monkey".

In closing, let me address the many e-mails and letters that I have
received from Black American women ... upset with me because my nudity
embarrasses them, upset with me because of comments that I made about
Christian religion, and upset with me because of comments I made about
Micheal Jackson.

Let me say that I truly love my Black American sisters ... and let me
remind them that we are much of the same muchness ... we are the same woman, by experience, blood and color. With all my heart, I love and take great
pride in my Black American sisters. Please don't forget, I myself was
adopted and raised by a wonderful African-American couple. In many ways, I
am a Black American woman, too. So please don't be offended when I say to
you ... My sisters, I cannot come here and be Aunt Jemima with an accent for
you. I refuse. I have no concern ... whatsoever ... with what White
Caucasoids think about my all natural, God-given bare black titties. I have
no use for people like Michael Jackson, who as far as I am concerned, has
never done a damned thing with his life to honor his own people. He's a
white man with white children! This is the example he sets for Black
children, you understand--that it's better to be white. Looking at Michael
Jackson--is like witnessing the CASTRATION of the African man all over
again! And what about this Christian religion? I cannot worship a white
Jesus Christ--when I know damned well that his mother was a Black Jew! and
his father was a Blue Black Siti-Nok! I cannot abide with your Eurocentric
standards of respectability. And let me tell you something, Black America
diva girl, my own beloved. You call this White woman "Sister", you
call the Indian, the Asian, the Latina--all these women, you call them
"Sister"--but you try to call me "Cousin" ... when the truth is, it is my
Black ass that is the only REAL SISTER you have. Your leader, Martin Luther
King, he had a dream for you. But I have a dream, too. My dream is that you
wake the f**k up. I mean that with all due respect and love. But I mean the
sh*t. Take these blond weaves out of your head and wake the f**k up!
Otherwise, your children are going to ... PERISH. And believe me when I tell
you that the only thing that Black Americans have ever had going for them
... is that they were Black. Without that, you're just faded trash on the
American highway with the Indians and everybody else who was defeated by
White men. And if you allow yourselves to be bred off this planet, after
everything that your poor ancestors went through, then you really are
niggerstock. There is nothing wrong with loving other races of people--but
only a bonafide nigger kills off his own image. If you want proof, then just
look to North Africa.

As a child of Africa, I understand the ritual of "appearances" ... I
understand that America is a place where immigrants come from all over the world to sell their souls. I understand that my character is very frightening to many upper class Black Americans. But I want ... MYSELF and my children, our
Blackness, our souls intact ... and I will not support a Black man who does
not honor me, respect me and hold me up as the mother of his race. Which is
what I am. For he and I are ... much of the same muchness, and I ask you ...
what is he without MY love and respect? Not a Goddamned thing.

It is time for us, my Black American sisters, to give birth to a new King.
There is no honor, no respect for the Frog who fails to worship his own pond.

I implore you, my Sisters and Brothers in America--don't look back ... the
past ... it's gaining on you. Look in the mirror and "Get a clue". A Black King without Black sons is a dead man. If I am to die--then these are the things that I
wanted to say. I shall be buried in South Africa until a Black African man
becomes the ruler of Sudan. I request a night-ocean funeral with sickle
fire, I would like my Black American Adoptive mother to kiss me (3 times)
into the next world, I would like my Black American Adoptive father to seal
my eyelids with honey, I would like Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Frances Bok and
Nawal El Saadawi of Egypt to speak on my behalf, and if possible, I would
like Jill Scott to sing the Nilotic Hebrew Women's lullaby "Khu Sahu
Sekhem." On my tomb, let it be written--"A real woman never dies." I want
fresh Wysteria and baby's breath. A pot of liquid silver. Men wear white
robes, women wear red robes. I've already prepared and frozen Sudanese Spicy
Cherry Soup (an African Gumbo)--Carol Chehade will make Caramela Kola.
Alicia Banks will read Alice Walker's poem, "Be Nobody's Darling" and Prof.
Derrick Bell will read my poem, "Sleeping Beauty". Dr. John Garang will read
a speech in my honor. Then my three Kings will read my "letters of Sin" and
then burn them, so that I have written my sins down and had my husband ask
God's mercy on my behalf. My own recorded voice will recite The Lord's
Prayer and sing the Islamic lullaby "Sijil". I've also been preparing
Egyptian honey-wine for the closing toast and my funeral is to end with a
loud burst of life-affirming laughter. Everyone is to send me off properly
by running naked into the sea and screaming my birth name (Naima) to the
Sky! My Black American parents (and only them) will then escort my body to
the tomb, to be sealed. God bless you all, and as always, "tima usrah," my
beloveds.

Fa was cast for Water when She was coming from Heaven to Earth She was told to sacrifice She heard and performed the sacrifice Now, where ever Water
goes, She makes a way for herself and She has no enemies. Anyone who makes
an enemy of Water will not last long | Gbe-Di | Atche.

Oludumare gave women the power and authority so that anything men wished to
do, they could not dare to do it without women. PEOPLE should always respect women greatly. For if they always respect women greatly the world will be in right
order | Sa-Meji | Atche-o.







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arabs call Us abeed (slave race):Kola Boof [View all] , kemetian, Wed Sep-18-02 08:12 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
its real on the field,
Sep 18th 2002
1
whoa
Sep 18th 2002
2
Ridiculous SHIT
Sep 18th 2002
3
all egyptians aint arab
Sep 19th 2002
4
RE: all egyptians aint arab
Sep 19th 2002
5
north vssouth/muslim vschristian/arabvs african
Sep 19th 2002
6
      RE: north vssouth/muslim vschristian/arabvs african
Sep 19th 2002
39
           it is not islam
Sep 20th 2002
55
                RE: it is not islam
Sep 20th 2002
56
RE: all egyptians aint arab
Sep 19th 2002
15
RE: all egyptians aint arab
Sep 19th 2002
41
      RE: all egyptians aint arab
Sep 19th 2002
42
RE: all egyptians aint arab
Sep 19th 2002
38
RE: Ridiculous SHIT
Sep 19th 2002
45
Arab is not a "race"
Sep 19th 2002
7
So
Sep 19th 2002
8
      so call me that if you don't mean it
Sep 19th 2002
23
      you mean "g.o.d."
Sep 19th 2002
25
           HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Sep 19th 2002
27
      Arab isnt a race
Sep 19th 2002
37
      irrelevant
Sep 19th 2002
44
      read the math dunn, study ya lessons
Sep 21st 2002
66
      Berbers
Sep 20th 2002
54
      RE: So
Sep 19th 2002
46
      What the hell
Sep 19th 2002
48
      By definition...yes
Sep 20th 2002
51
           So my Mexican roommate
Sep 20th 2002
52
                RE: So my Mexican roommate
Sep 20th 2002
62
                     Oh A.l.l.a.h.
Sep 21st 2002
65
More recommended reading from Kola Boof
Sep 19th 2002
9
i believe
Sep 19th 2002
10
substantiate this.
Sep 19th 2002
11
      RE: substantiate this.
Sep 19th 2002
14
           substantiate the anti-muslim part.
Sep 19th 2002
16
           their bookstore
Sep 19th 2002
19
                specifically what?
Sep 19th 2002
21
                     behind the veil
Sep 19th 2002
22
                          have you read this book?
Sep 19th 2002
24
                               RE: have you read this book?
Sep 19th 2002
28
                                    "enough of it" ?!?
Sep 19th 2002
29
                                         RE: "enough of it" ?!?
Sep 19th 2002
30
                                              pitiful...
Sep 19th 2002
31
                                                   big assumption
Sep 19th 2002
32
                                                        which is the whole point...
Sep 19th 2002
33
                                                             RE: which is the whole point...
Sep 19th 2002
34
                                                                  being dedicated to christians and martyrs...
Sep 19th 2002
35
                                                                       RE: being dedicated to christians and martyrs...
Sep 19th 2002
36
                                                                            the good and the bad...
Sep 19th 2002
40
                                                                                 RE: the good and the bad...
Sep 19th 2002
43
                                                                                 i know.
Sep 20th 2002
50
                                                                                 RE: the good and the bad...
Sep 19th 2002
47
           RE: substantiate this.
Sep 19th 2002
17
                stay on course...
Sep 19th 2002
20
The saga continues...
Sep 20th 2002
49
      RE: The saga continues...in NIGERIA
Sep 20th 2002
53
RE: arabs call Us abeed (slave race):Kola Boof
Sep 19th 2002
12
&nd forget religion.
Sep 19th 2002
13
*COUGH*BULLSHIT*COUGH
Sep 19th 2002
18
Wow
Sep 19th 2002
26
RE: Why did you do that?
Sep 20th 2002
58
I asked her what "tima usrah" means, and she said:
Sep 20th 2002
57
she ALSO said:
Sep 20th 2002
59
      and
Sep 20th 2002
60
      RE: and
Sep 20th 2002
61
      REALITY CHECK
Sep 20th 2002
63
      BOTH.
Sep 23rd 2002
70
      thanks for the info
Sep 23rd 2002
72
           Karibu. Here's more...
Sep 24th 2002
79
      anothet thing
Sep 20th 2002
64
           Why are you cyber-yelling?
Sep 23rd 2002
71
                OUT OF ALL
Sep 23rd 2002
73
                     I really don't have
Sep 24th 2002
78
good post. this gets WAY too little burn
Sep 21st 2002
67
RE: good post. this gets WAY too little burn
Sep 21st 2002
68
Karibu!
Sep 23rd 2002
69
      RE: Karibu!
Sep 23rd 2002
74
           RE: Karibu!
Sep 23rd 2002
75
           RE: Karibu!
Sep 24th 2002
76
                RE: Karibu!
Sep 24th 2002
77
Kola Boof
Sep 27th 2002
80

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