“Animal ingredients A to Z’ has became popular here. One guy that was already vegetarian quit drinking milk after I let him borrowed it!
They show movies here every weekend and we have TVs on every range but just as when I’m not in prison I seldom watch anything on them. Television is just boring to me. I have yet to check out any books through inter library loan because between the books I receive in the mail and all the books about Islam that I’m studying I have a lot to read. I do listen to the radio from time to time but not my usual talk radio, sometimes I mellow out to some rhythm and blues. Beginning to learn a new language is definitely a humbling experience for me, at times I feel like a little kid literally struggling with my abc’s. But, I have also found that its kind of like lifting weights for my brain and its really neat to be able to express myself in a completely new way. Here’s an fyi, I’ve come to learn that nearly all Arab Muslims love cats, its true.
I have been getting letters from a couple Vegan Muslims which is cool! I am going to start keeping a CMU journal that way one day when I get out insha Allah this place can be demystified and hopefully I can not just share my experience but that of the many political prisoners and causalities of Americas bogus war on terror…
Abdul Haqq (Walter Bond)
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For supporters wondering what books Bond has received so far at USP Marion CMU, here’s the list as of last Thursday, March 8. Unless you want to remain anonymous, please write to tell him of your gift, as he doesn’t necessarily get a packing slip:
Becoming Vegan
Animal Ingredients A to Z
By Any Means Necessary: The Speeches of Malcolm X
Operation Bite Back
Always Looking Forward
Certain Days 2012 calendar
Revolutionary Suicide
The Human Nature of Birds
Unlikely Friendships, by Holland
Srimad Bhagavatam
The Masks of Odin
The Upanishads
Elevation to Krishna Consciousness
Bhagavad Gita: As It Is
The Secret of the Runes
The Science of Self Realization
Wolves, by Shaun Ellis
And here below are books that people have said they ordered for Bond that he had not yet received as of Thursday, March 8. At the CMU, books that arrive for prisoners are first sent to a special committee, where they review the contents before the prisoner is allowed to receive it. If a book is held back, sometimes it just sits over there, without being sent back to Amazon.com or the publisher or other bookseller. Therefore, if time goes by and the book you ordered seems to be in limbo, call USP Marion and ask to speak with the mailroom to have them send it back so you can get your money refunded:
In Your Face, by Chris DeRose
Flaming Arrows, by Rod Coronado
The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an, by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Animal Welfare in Islam
The Black Panthers Speak
