Man a Prick in the Wall

Man a Prick in the Wall
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1

bricks homeless shelterless
divert the attention of my eye
bricks that are mortal but wont die
crumble become sand
a thought man sleeping
wont deny
man brickless homeless shelterless
is dead the day he is born
dont ask me why
enslaved to money
on a materialistic hgh
the air he breathes he has to buy
polluting the earth and the sky
man a godly mistake gives way to a lie
from the frying pan into the fire
burnt to fry
man that god made
as the fall guy
in the garden of eden
woman an apple
and a serpent
who came by
took away our godliness
our spiritual happiness
on the sly..

Tears on the Soul of Karbala

Tears on the Soul of Karbala
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1

perhaps in her dreams she sees what we dont see
tears on the soul of karbala our pain our poetry
hussain who gave a new start and set the ummah free
from yazidiyat its corruption and its unislamic heresy
muslims love killing muslims different branches
of a single tree rooted to Allah his munificene
his omniresence a thought we all agree
they were muslims who killed hussain
the beloved grandson of the holy prophet
they know but yet disagree
karbala is a fight for truth justice equality
and not a political quest for supremacy
he gave his head but not his hand
from a battle a loaded dice he did not flee
now dont ask why the shias are different
despite the sectarian disparity
more human, more emotional ,
shedding blood sweat and tears
hussain thy name humanity
the life line of our sorrow ghame hussain
1400 years alive and kicking on parity
trampling underfoot yazidiyat
its pride and vanity -
shiasm an oasis of a spiritual sanity

Our Faith Ahle Bayt

Our Faith Ahle Bayt
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1

a hand on her little chest
ya hussain sweet silence
on her lip-shah ast hussain
beyond yazids bargaining chip
hussain thy name is humanity
against yazidiyat we are
well equipped
every land is karbala
everyday is ashura
a thought you cannot skip
ghame hussain her heritage
with ahle bayt her kinship
marziya shakir afloat
on a dreamy trip
hussainiyat a path that leads
to Allah ..
our anchor and our ship
we bow and worship

The Hijda Rafaee of Mahim

The Hijda Rafaee of Mahim
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1

he is a transgender
criss crossing
a sufi spiritual dream
hobnobbing
with the cream of cream
the chancawalli rafaees
body piercers
in full steam
mendicant s
eye ball piercing
tongue cutting
chest piercing team
ganja chillum charas afeem
holy smoke
bursting through the seams
the smile of the hijda rafaee of mahim
they call him bawa abdul karim


*afeem is opium

The Hijda Rafaee

The Hijda Rafaee
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1

The Hijda Rafaee is a transgender who was in the procession of the Sandal of Fakhrudin Shah Baba , he was along with the Chancawalli Rafaees and Handi the Head of the Chancawalli Rafaeeas did not like my photographing him, a clear distaste that Handi did not hide..
I was surprised as I know in Ajmer the Hijda Bawas and the Rafaees get along pretty well ...He the Hijda Rafaee did not seem to be bothered by Handis insulting remarks , and he was wearinga gents coat and trousers unlike the Hijdas who dress as women..
it was his masculine side spiritually displayed.. I took two shots .

The Cucumber Stroke

The Cucumber Stroke
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1

Mohammad Rafaee brings down the sword on the belly of the sleeping peson splitting the cucumber into two pieces

The Cucumber Slash

The Cucumber Slash
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1

The cucumber is placed on the belly of another Rafaee and Mohomed Rafaee slashes it into two halves with his sword -in the next picture..

please visit my flickr photo stream to see this entire series on Sufi body piercers called rafaees..