Hand of Fatima, released posthumously on June 11th, 1999.
Catalog number: SOL 90 CD (Soleilmoon Recordings)
Limited to 1000 copies.
Sleeve note on inside of case reads:
"Say, I fly for refuge unto the Lord of the Daybreak, that he may deliver me from the mischief of those things which he hath created." - The Koran; The Chapter of the Daybreak
The title of the album refers to an alternate name for the Hamsa, a symbol commonly associated with warding off evil, as well as providing strength. Within Muslim cultures, it is commonly called the Hand of Fatima in reference to Fatima Al Zahra, who was the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. The hand of Fatima is said to symbolize the Five Pillars of Islam: Shahada (Faith), Salat (Prayer), Zakat (Alms), Sawm (Fasting), and Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Photography for this album was done by André Thijssen
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Zuriff Moussa, released on November 11th, 1997.
Catalog number: MUSLIMLIM 012
Limited to 700 hand-numbered copies.
Part of the Muslimgauze Subscription series.
Text on inside of digipak reads:
Zurif - Palestinian Village. Moussa - Hamas Martyr.
Dedicated to Abdullah Kalil Abdullah, Palestinian killed by Israel.
"Your blood will not be wasted, and the answer will be in Tel Aviv" - quote from a chant at his burial.
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In Search of Ahmad Shah Masood, released in August of 1998.
Catalog number: MUSLIMLIM 015
Limited to 300 hand-numbered copies.
Part of the Muslimgauze Subscription series.
The title of the album refers to Ahmad Shah Massoud, an Afghan politician and guerilla commander who fought against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, and later against the Taliban throughout the 1990s. Massoud was assassinated on September 9th, 2001.
Additional reading can be found here:
Afghanistan in the shadow of Ahmad Shah Massoud by Hashmat Moslih
The Last Interview with Ahmad Shah Masood, conducted by Piotr Balcerowicz
MEANWHILE: Remembering Massoud, a fighter for peace by Amin Saikal
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Maroon, released in May of 1995.
Catalog number: STCD 084 (Staalplaat)
Limited to 1,000 digipak copies, with a postcard insert inside each. First 500 copies were sealed with a Palestinian Authority stamp.
Postcard reads:
“Muslimgauze will never condemn any act of direct action, The PLO or Hamas feels is necessary to free all occupied territories.
Living in a democracy and able to vote, you cannot judge those unable to do so. When you cannot alter a situation by the vote, an occupation has to be ended by any means those being killed in their own land feel necessary. Imagine you are a Palestinian, marooned in Gaza, a prisoner in your own land, no vote, a future? Israel feeding and drinking off your land, what is your answer?”
Dedicated to people forced into direct action due to vile regimes.
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