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Mar 18, 2026 40 min

ASH& Mars: Creating Black Queer webcomic Ride or Die

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If you haven't been reading Ride or Die, it's OK; everyone makes mistakes. But Mars (the creator behind this sweet and slightly demonic street race romance) is here to ki about his love for Novas, what it means to not want to be seen, who is the most fun to write and where he's driving this story we should all be strapped into. You can read Ride or Die at RideorDieComic.com, or find it on Webtoon and Tapas

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Dream Life Loading Skye Hamilton & Susan Ash Get actionable advice and inspiration for living your dream life. Join hosts Skylar (Skye) Hamilton and Susan Ash as they share real, relatable conversations on goal-setting, personal growth, relationships, and more. Unlock your potential and create the life you've always envisioned. AbdelRahman Murphy Muslim Central Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, with a Bachelor’s in Teaching of English and Religious Studies. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Mental Health Counseling. He has served as a youth director, Muslim chaplain, and assistant imam in a full-time capacity since 2009.His Islamic studies background includes completing an Imam Certificate Program in Makkah, Saudi Arabia under the mentorship and training of Shaykh Khalid Hilwany. While growing up in the Chicagoland area, he spent two years studying at Riyadh As Saliheen Institute under Shaykhs Ehab Ash-Shaer and Abu Abdullah. While finishing his university studies, he benefitted directly from the training and teaching of Professor Omer Mozaffar in areas of Quran and texts of Imam Ghazali. After graduating with his BA, Ustadh AbdelRahman moved to Dallas, where he began reading classical texts with Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda. In May of 2014, he formally graduated from the Qalam Seminary’s o Outlining FiQh with Sheikh abu taubah FiQhSource.com Presenting a series of FiQh sessions with our sheikh Abu taubah from Timbuktu Seminary: https://www.timbuktuedu.comFrom among abu taubah's teachers is the late Shaykh Muhammad Saalim ash-ShinQeeTi, the famous Imaam of Usool ul fiQh and tafseer; He also studied under Shaykh abu Bakr Djob alFulaani, and Shaykh Muhammad Ould-‘Eid ShinQeeTi both, while in Mauritania. He is also a long time student of Shaykh Muhammad FaarooQ And was taught the science of hadeeth by Shaykh Abdul-Mawjood of Egypt, a senior student of Shaykh Muqbil bin Hadee al-Wadi'ee. He is a HaafiDz of Qur-aan in all Ten Qiraa'at. And he specializes in Usoolul-FiQh, and tafseer.

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