MJ is Dead- some links

Okay, here are some interesting links I found about MJ:

Michael Jackson was born as a Jehovah's Witness- and it looks like he converted to Islam. This means Muslims all over the world grieve for him (not all, but a sizable number), evoking lots and lots of comments at Talk Islam:

"I hope he is converted to Islam bevor he died and rescued himself Insallah.God rest his soul"

"aS-SALAAMU-ALIAKUM MICHEAL SHOULD BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO BE BURRIED AS ANY MUSLIM WOULD WANT TO BE BURRIED. HAVE THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY PARAY FOR HIM. MAY ALLAH GRANT HIMN FORGIVNESS AND PEACE AMIN."

"Inna Lillahi Wa Innahi Illahi Rojioon. From Allah he came and to Allah he is going. 

We should be very jealous of him as Allah has called upon Michael to come back to him so early . He is so chosen by Allah to have not much sin in his short era as a Muslim"

and, best of all,

"Masha Allah, nice to see that music is halal now"

The community at Talk Islam seems to be a lively one.




To have an idea of Michael Jackson's attraction to Islam, there is a post at Informed Comment by Juan Cole.

"We can only speculate about the attractions for Michael Jackson of Islam, but likely his 2005 trial in which he was acquitted of all charges was implicated in his desire for a change. The court psychiatrist confirmed his psychological innocence, saying he had been arrested at the stage of a 10 year old. Michael Jackson was deeply hurt and humiliated by the experience, and his withdrawal to Bahrain and search for a different tradition of spirituality may well have come out of that abasement."

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And then at Harper's I found this letter that Ron Reagan wrote to Michael Jackson when his hair got on fire:

"All over America, millions of people look up to you as an example. Your deep faith in God and adherence to traditional values are an inspiration to all of us, especially young people searching for something real to believe in."

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"Since you are now concurrently overwhelmed by and fiending for a refresher course/memory wax on the dearly departed King of Pop, you should revisit the Michael Jackson mix DJ Ayres made for Brooklyn radio last year. It spans Jackson's whole musical life, which essentially began when he was a little badass baby."

You can Freeload DJ Ayres' Michael Jackson Mix MP3 at THE FADER

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So.

We can do with a dose of humour.

Doomsday Cult Refugee has a post-

"America is the only place where a poor black boy can grow up to be a rich white woman."

To look at the photos that go with the text, you have to go there (nothing sensational, I just want to direct some traffic there in appreciation of the post).

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And more humour is at The Telegraph:

"A message on digitalspy read: "Millions in debt and realises that he can't deliver on a 50 gig comeback tour, so he fakes his death, assumes a new identity (which he's been trying to achieve for many years) and disappears?""

conspiracy theories.