Ahmed Muhammed Shabazz, 16 with his high school buddies. :)5/22 is his 17th birthday. He want's to attend college in Florida. Hummmmmm
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Muhammed and the Supremes
Ahmed Muhammed Shabazz, 16 with his high school buddies. :)5/22 is his 17th birthday. He want's to attend college in Florida. Hummmmmm
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
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Oprah Goes GREEN!!!
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4/22/2009
Laura Cowan
FW: Maryam Shabazz
My Baby,
Maryam
Laura Cowan
From: Meghan Banks [mailto:BanksM@avon.k12.oh.us]
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 11:22 AM
To:
Subject: RE: Maryam Shabazz
Thank you so much for your prompt response....here is a copy of the picture that they would like to use for Junior Achievement.
I am glad to hear that she was so excited. I am proud of how hard she has been working since break. If she would apply herself
everyday like she has then she will be so successful in life. :) Thank you again for all your support and positive encouragement throughout the year.
Miss Banks
From:
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:05 AM
To: Meghan Banks
Subject: RE: Maryam Shabazz
Importance: High
Good Morning Ms. Banks,
I got your voicemail and Maryam told me about everything last night.
She was so happy and excited.
So, yes, I give my permission for her picture to be used. This is so great, and the kids are so excited about it.
Keep me posted. I would love to see it too.
Thanks for all your help.
Respectfully,
Laura Cowan
(Maryam’s Mom)
Laura Cowan
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Aguanga man gets life for torture"
FRENCH VALLEY ---- An Aguanga man convicted of torturing seven of his children and holding two of his three wives against their will faces the rest of his life in prison as a result of a judge's decision Friday.Riverside County Superior Court Judge Paul Dickerson sentenced Mansa Musa Muhummed, 55, to the maximum time he could receive ---- seven consecutive life terms on seven torture counts preceded by 16 years, eight months, on four counts of child abuse, five counts of spousal abuse and two counts of false imprisonment.
The judge did not add time for another seven child abuse counts on which Muhummed was convicted because they were tied to the torture counts.Each of the torture counts and the other four child abuse counts represented a separate victim among Muhummed's 19 children, 16 of whom were his biological offspring.Because the case against Muhummed dragged on for nearly 10 years since his arrest in 1999, he will get credit for 4,104 days in jail, the judge said. The consecutive sentences, however, mean he would have little chance of parole during his lifetime, both his defense attorney and a district attorney's spokesman said."I think he got what was coming to him," said one of Muhummed's daughters, Tiffany Boddie, after the sentencing. "I feel a sense of relief.
I know I can go home now and sleep without thinking he will get out 
and is going to come to harm me."Said daughter Sharon Boddie, one of Muhummed's torture victims, "He's a manipulative person. All he tried to do was beat the system, but the system beat him this time."Muhummed's defense attorney, Peter Morreale, had pleaded for the torture convictions to be sentenced concurrently rather than consecutively, which would have been the equivalent of one life sentence and given his client a much better chance at parole."I think the sentence was drastic and harsh," he said. "I think the court wanted to send a message."He said he believes the presence of family members, several of whom spoke at the hearing, as well as jury members, had an effect."It puts a lot of pressure on a court when you have a packed courtroom asking for the gallows," he said.Maureen Phraner, the forewoman of the jury that convicted Muhummed in June, said she was motivated to attend the sentencing to experience a resolution in what had been an extremely emotional experience.
and is going to come to harm me."Said daughter Sharon Boddie, one of Muhummed's torture victims, "He's a manipulative person. All he tried to do was beat the system, but the system beat him this time."Muhummed's defense attorney, Peter Morreale, had pleaded for the torture convictions to be sentenced concurrently rather than consecutively, which would have been the equivalent of one life sentence and given his client a much better chance at parole."I think the sentence was drastic and harsh," he said. "I think the court wanted to send a message."He said he believes the presence of family members, several of whom spoke at the hearing, as well as jury members, had an effect."It puts a lot of pressure on a court when you have a packed courtroom asking for the gallows," he said.Maureen Phraner, the forewoman of the jury that convicted Muhummed in June, said she was motivated to attend the sentencing to experience a resolution in what had been an extremely emotional experience."I was h
appy with it," she said of the sentence, "and I'm hoping his family can get the healing they very much deserve."A parent's priority should be to cherish, love and protect his family. Mr. Muhummed failed miserably at that and I consider that the ultimate betrayal of his children."Muhummed, who was named Richard Boddie before taking a Muslim name, was arrested in April 1999 on a 3 1/2-acre property on Sweepstakes Lane in Aguanga where he lived with numerous family members, including two of the women Muhummed regarded as wives. He has said his religious beliefs allowed him to have more than one wife.One of those wives, Laura Cowan, was able to sneak a letter detailing conditions in the home to a clerk at the Aguanga post office, which led Riverside County social services and subsequently the Sheriff's Department to investigate. Muhummed was arrested along with his legal wife, Marva Lewis Boddie. She pleaded guilty to one count of child endangerment and agreed to testify against her husband.
appy with it," she said of the sentence, "and I'm hoping his family can get the healing they very much deserve."A parent's priority should be to cherish, love and protect his family. Mr. Muhummed failed miserably at that and I consider that the ultimate betrayal of his children."Muhummed, who was named Richard Boddie before taking a Muslim name, was arrested in April 1999 on a 3 1/2-acre property on Sweepstakes Lane in Aguanga where he lived with numerous family members, including two of the women Muhummed regarded as wives. He has said his religious beliefs allowed him to have more than one wife.One of those wives, Laura Cowan, was able to sneak a letter detailing conditions in the home to a clerk at the Aguanga post office, which led Riverside County social services and subsequently the Sheriff's Department to investigate. Muhummed was arrested along with his legal wife, Marva Lewis Boddie. She pleaded guilty to one count of child endangerment and agreed to testify against her husband.She is scheduled for sentencing in a few weeks, said Deputy District Attorney Julie Baldwin, who prosecuted the case.The case took so long to get to trial because of ongoing legal wrangling, including several attempts by Muhummed to change lawyers or represent himself.During the trial, Marva Boddie, Cowan and several of the children testified about the abuse they had experienced at the hands of Muhummed."I think this (case) was unique in that there were so many people involved and the abuse was just so horrific over a long period of time," Baldwin said.The wives were forced to live in a partitioned, locked garage with no heat, air conditioning or running water, according to testimony,The children testified how they were beaten, sometimes with a wooden boat oar, and forced to go for days without food. Some testified their father wouldn't let them use the bathroom, making them use buckets instead, and told of being ordered to eat their own vomit or feces.
A key piece of evidence was an audio recording of a beating Muhummed administered to his children that Laura Cowan secretly made and gave to authorities.At Muhummed's arrest, the children were found to be severely malnourished and underdeveloped, according to testimony.Marlon Boddie was nearly 20, but stood 4 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 78 pounds, a forensic pathologist told jurors. Now, at 29, he is a fully developed adult and spoke at Friday's hearing."We didn't have no guidance," he said of his father after the sentencing. "Instead, he used every tool that he could to break us down. Those were some long years.
"He praised Cowan for getting the word out."If she didn't write that letter, we'd still be there today," he said. "That took a lot of bravery for her to step up and get us out of there."Muhummed also spoke at the sentencing and, as he has in the past, insisted Cowan and others have conspired to paint a false picture of him to cover their own misdeeds."There's nothing that Mr. Muhummed could do at this point that would surprise me," Baldwin said. "I do think what's troubling ... is a lot of the victims were looking for an apology and a showing of remorse, and they did not get that." http://thecalifornian.com/
Mansa Musa Muhammed (The Abuser)
You ever catch that show about the Duggar family? You know, that show about the family with the eighteen children? I must say although I am no proponent of having that many children, mostly for fiscal reasons, Mom and Dad seem to provide a loving and nurturing environment for their children. They genuinely seem to enjoy each and every chaotic moment which is associated with having such a large family. It is fascinating to see the clever ways they work together to organize and efficiently tackle the day to day events and chores, which become large endeavors when a family has eighteen children. You have to give Mom and Dad credit, they seem to have it under control and their household runs like a well-oiled machine.
Mansa Musa Muhammed had a large family too, even bigger than the Duggars. But Mansa didn’t use large and colorful charts to assign chores like the Duggars. Mansa had his “own ways” of solving many of the common issues which large families face.
Mansa Musa Muhammed, 55, was the father to nineteen children. Mansa, whose birth name was Richard Boddie, denounced his given name when he converted to the Muslim faith over twenty years ago. Mansa, being Muslim, believed that he had the god-given right to wed multiple women. (Why someone would want to do that, I have no idea. Most men can’t even handle one wife.)
His first wife, Marva Boddie, married Mansa when she was eighteen years old. She is the mother to thirteen of the children. Marva lived with Mansa in the family’s large house located in the rural area of French Valley, California.
Mansa’s other two wives, Laura Cowan and Adrienne Easter, and twelve of the children, were not permitted to live in the house with him and Marva. They were forced to live in shoddy garage conversions without electricity or running water.
Mansa must have considered himself a problem solver, because he had many clever ways of “getting around” the normal inconveniences and financial hardships which come with the territory of a twenty-three person household. Here are some examples of the dilemmas which many families with children face, along with Mansa’s wonderful and resourceful solutions:
1. THE HIGH COST OF GROCERIES: Can you take a guess at what it would cost to feed a twenty-three person household? I imagine that to make ends meet you would have to be a very savvy shopper, clipping coupons and taking advantage of sales whenever possible. But Mansa had a more efficient method of combating the outrageous cost of groceries. His solution? “Don’t feed the kids”.
Twelve of the children were regularly denied access to food or water for upwards of one week. When they tried to “sneak” food, they would be strung up by their feet and beaten with just about anything Mansa could get his hands on. Boat oars, hoses, switches, you name it, he used it. Others, when caught trying to put something in their empty stomachs, were forced to eat until they regurgitated. Because Mansa, the “frugal fucktard” did not like to waste food, he would then force them to eat their own vomit. Sometimes, as punishment, he would insist that his starving children hand-feed him his own meals, which he never skipped
2. THE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE: What about recreation and leisure for such a large family? Can you imagine what a decent dinner and movie costs twenty-three people? Highway robbery, to say the least. So, Mansa’s solution was simple. He kept his two wives and twelve children in padlocked, shoddy garage conversions in which some of the doors and windows were nailed shut. Marva and the other “lucky ones” lived in the main house, but were not permitted to leave the property under any circumstances, unless, of course, instructed to do so by Mansa. Problem solved, nobody goes anywhere, no money is spent.
3. GETTING NINETEEN CHILDREN READY FOR SCHOOL EACH MORNING: Logistically, I can’t imagine what a pain in the ass it would be to get nineteen children ready for school every single day. The crying, lagging, complaining, bitching, and moaning involved would make me want to pull my hair out on a daily basis. But Mansa had a solution to this problem, too. No school allowed. If he did let the children go to school, they became notorious lunch thieves. When confronted, They told their Teachers that they were denied regular access to food or water and subjected to severe beatings at the hands of their father. When the school alerted Child Protective Services as to the likelihood of abuse in the Boddie household, CPS would visit the home. When they would arrive, they discovered a seemingly harmonious family with stocked pantries, full of food items. Mansa was said to have placed the food boxes in the pantry to cover up the fact that he did not feed his children regular meals. Mansa would coach and threaten the children as to what they should say and do during the CPS visit so that there were no signs of abuse. And they did not dare cross Mansa, who terrorized the family with a loaded gun, stating “ I could kill you all now and no one would know.” Tough love? You be the judge.
4. NOT ENOUGH BATHROOMS: Anyone who was born into a large family will tell you that there are never enough bathrooms for everyone. But there were no fights in the Boddie home in regard to sis primping and hogging the bathroom. Mansa solved that problem, also. No one was allowed to use the bathroom. Mansa was reported to have told family members that they were not permitted to use the toilet, because it was his “Throne”. ( I guess that would make him King Turd then, huh?) Instead, buckets were provided and regularly used to collect human waste. The children would oftentimes go for weeks without having access to clean clothing or showers. And when they got extra funky smelly enough, Mansa would solve that problem by taking them into the yard and hosing them down, right alongside the patio furniture.
Mansa Musa Muhammed had a large family too, even bigger than the Duggars. But Mansa didn’t use large and colorful charts to assign chores like the Duggars. Mansa had his “own ways” of solving many of the common issues which large families face.
Mansa Musa Muhammed, 55, was the father to nineteen children. Mansa, whose birth name was Richard Boddie, denounced his given name when he converted to the Muslim faith over twenty years ago. Mansa, being Muslim, believed that he had the god-given right to wed multiple women. (Why someone would want to do that, I have no idea. Most men can’t even handle one wife.)
His first wife, Marva Boddie, married Mansa when she was eighteen years old. She is the mother to thirteen of the children. Marva lived with Mansa in the family’s large house located in the rural area of French Valley, California.
Mansa’s other two wives, Laura Cowan and Adrienne Easter, and twelve of the children, were not permitted to live in the house with him and Marva. They were forced to live in shoddy garage conversions without electricity or running water.
Mansa must have considered himself a problem solver, because he had many clever ways of “getting around” the normal inconveniences and financial hardships which come with the territory of a twenty-three person household. Here are some examples of the dilemmas which many families with children face, along with Mansa’s wonderful and resourceful solutions:
1. THE HIGH COST OF GROCERIES: Can you take a guess at what it would cost to feed a twenty-three person household? I imagine that to make ends meet you would have to be a very savvy shopper, clipping coupons and taking advantage of sales whenever possible. But Mansa had a more efficient method of combating the outrageous cost of groceries. His solution? “Don’t feed the kids”.
Twelve of the children were regularly denied access to food or water for upwards of one week. When they tried to “sneak” food, they would be strung up by their feet and beaten with just about anything Mansa could get his hands on. Boat oars, hoses, switches, you name it, he used it. Others, when caught trying to put something in their empty stomachs, were forced to eat until they regurgitated. Because Mansa, the “frugal fucktard” did not like to waste food, he would then force them to eat their own vomit. Sometimes, as punishment, he would insist that his starving children hand-feed him his own meals, which he never skipped
2. THE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE: What about recreation and leisure for such a large family? Can you imagine what a decent dinner and movie costs twenty-three people? Highway robbery, to say the least. So, Mansa’s solution was simple. He kept his two wives and twelve children in padlocked, shoddy garage conversions in which some of the doors and windows were nailed shut. Marva and the other “lucky ones” lived in the main house, but were not permitted to leave the property under any circumstances, unless, of course, instructed to do so by Mansa. Problem solved, nobody goes anywhere, no money is spent.
3. GETTING NINETEEN CHILDREN READY FOR SCHOOL EACH MORNING: Logistically, I can’t imagine what a pain in the ass it would be to get nineteen children ready for school every single day. The crying, lagging, complaining, bitching, and moaning involved would make me want to pull my hair out on a daily basis. But Mansa had a solution to this problem, too. No school allowed. If he did let the children go to school, they became notorious lunch thieves. When confronted, They told their Teachers that they were denied regular access to food or water and subjected to severe beatings at the hands of their father. When the school alerted Child Protective Services as to the likelihood of abuse in the Boddie household, CPS would visit the home. When they would arrive, they discovered a seemingly harmonious family with stocked pantries, full of food items. Mansa was said to have placed the food boxes in the pantry to cover up the fact that he did not feed his children regular meals. Mansa would coach and threaten the children as to what they should say and do during the CPS visit so that there were no signs of abuse. And they did not dare cross Mansa, who terrorized the family with a loaded gun, stating “ I could kill you all now and no one would know.” Tough love? You be the judge.
4. NOT ENOUGH BATHROOMS: Anyone who was born into a large family will tell you that there are never enough bathrooms for everyone. But there were no fights in the Boddie home in regard to sis primping and hogging the bathroom. Mansa solved that problem, also. No one was allowed to use the bathroom. Mansa was reported to have told family members that they were not permitted to use the toilet, because it was his “Throne”. ( I guess that would make him King Turd then, huh?) Instead, buckets were provided and regularly used to collect human waste. The children would oftentimes go for weeks without having access to clean clothing or showers. And when they got extra funky smelly enough, Mansa would solve that problem by taking them into the yard and hosing them down, right alongside the patio furniture.
After years of abuse of herself and others in the Boddie household, Mansa’s second wife, Laura Cowan had reached the breaking point. One fateful day in 1999, Mansa granted Cowan the privilege of accompanying him to the local post office to run an errand. Cowan took the opportunity to slip a postal employee a very disturbing thirteen-page letter detailing the cruelty and abuse which the family members endured at the hands of Mansa the sadist. The postal worker handed the letter over to police and social services.
In April of 1999, the French Valley home was raided. This time, Mansa was not able to prepare for the visit by placing food boxes in the cupboards and threatening family members. His “reign of terror” came to a halt.
Investigators discovered the majority of family members living in garage conversions in filthy, sub-human conditions. There was no heating, no air conditioning. They discovered padlocks on the doors, some doors nailed shut completely. They saw bags upon bags of human waste along with piles of dirty diapers strewn about.
The children showed signs of starvation and many were grossly underweight and underdeveloped as a result of food deprivation. They showed signs of physical abuse; one child’s ear was deformed as a result of Mansa burning her with a match. Others bore scarred knuckles, knees, bruises, and contusions as a result of the ongoing abuse. Many of the children could not read or write.
A search of Muhammed’s room produced four knives, a handgun, ammunition, and paddles which he used when dishing out his regular beatings to family members. Laura Cowan presented Investigators with tape recorded incidents of the beatings which you could hear Mansa taunting the children and hitting them with various objects as they screamed and begged for mercy.
Mansa and Marva Boddie were arrested that day. The children were removed and the majority were sent to live in foster homes.
Marva Boddie, now remarried and known as Marva Banfield, made a deal with prosecutors in 1999 to testify against Mansa in exchange for probation and credit for jail time served. Marva would maintain that she was also a victim who feared for her life. She stated that she participated in the abuse at the orders of her husband, fearing that he would punish her for non-compliance. Marva was convicted in 2000 on one count of willful injury to a child.
Mansa maintained that he was a loving father who never abused his children. He denied any allegations of wrong doing on his part, blaming Marva for the abuse.Mansa managed to avoid his case being brought to trial for ten years, mostly as a result of legal maneuvers on his part such as changing Attorneys four times and acting as his own counsel for two years. Mansa’s defense was simply that the allegations of abuse were a result of a “conspiracy” on the part of his three wives and children to falsely accuse him and cause him embarrassment.
Right.
Dr. Sheridan-Matney, head of forensic pediatrics at Loma Linda University Medical Center, would tell a packed courtroom that all the Bodie kids were victims of “psychosocial deprivation” as a result of years of physical and psychological abuse. As a result of being deprived food, emotional stimulation and nurturing, coupled with severe psychological and physical abuse, the children, now adults, continue to remain underdeveloped. They still carry both physical and psychological scars of their hellacious childhood which haunts them to this day.
Sharon Boddie was eighteen when she was rescued in 1999. She weighed forty-eight pounds. Since that time, although Sharon has put on some weight, she continues to carry the tremendous scars as a result of years of abuse. Sharon told the Judge:“I have been going through this for 10 years of my life. I really don’t want him to get out of jail at all… I have nightmares at night and he has yet to apologize. I don’t think the court should have any mercy on him because he had no mercy on us”
Sounds right to me.
On February 13th, 2009, the Riverside County jury, comprised of six women and six men deliberated for almost half a day. The jury determined that Mansa was guilty on seven counts of torture, twelve counts of willful injury to a child, four counts of corporal injury to a spouse, and two counts of false imprisonment. Mansa sat as the verdict was read, shaking his head and covering his face with his hands.
Later, at his sentencing, Riverside Superior Court Judge F. Paul Dickerson had this to say:
“Mr. Muhammed showed no remorse and accepted no responsibility for his twisted behavior, and the court is sending the strongest message possible.”
Mansa then was sentenced to seven life terms in prison and will be eligible for parole in sixty-five years.
“When you do something, you have to pay for it,” said Curtis Boddie, 26, after the hearing.
Curtis was one of only two children who stayed in the courtroom when Muhummed spoke in his defense. He wanted to see whether Muhummed was still the same man, Curtis explained. “I see he’s the same; he hasn’t changed,” he said. “I’m very satisfied with what the judge did.”
After the court ended its session, a woman approached Curtis Boddie, identified herself as one of the jurors and handed him a typed letter, signed only “The Jurors.” It praised the family for their strength and perseverance. “Please know your testimonies have forever changed our lives and your strength and fortitude is truly inspiring.” Muhummed is not getting out anytime soon. Ironically, prison life would have been several steps up for the Boddie children. They would each have received three meals a day, leisure time in the prison yard, access to education, and their own stainless steel prison cell toilet.
I wonder if Mansa Muhammed will call his toilet his “Throne”?
Editor’s Notes: The picture of Mansa Musa Muhammed at the top of the page was taken right after he was sentenced to 7 life terms. I hope his children were there to see that the pig that terrorized them for so long turned out to be a sobbing coward in the end
Written on March 21st, 2009 by poptart1
http://pysih.com/2009/03/21/mansa-musa-muhammed/#comments
Amy says:
March 23, 2009 at 6:01 am
Hopefully some huge dude wih a hairy ass will call Mansa’s mouth his ‘throne’ and take a dump in it on a daily basis.This man is a fucking animal. I have a family of seven. Five kids plus my husband and i. And poptart is right…it takes a lot of patience and sacrifice and money to raise five kids. I spend $500 on groceries alone each week. Granted, my kids eat well. But even if i scrimped, it would still take at least $300 to keep them fed well enough to be healthy.An dont even get me started on getting them ready for school. My mornng routine starts the night beore, with lunches made, the table set for brekkie and school uniforms on the ends of their beds before i go to bed. And even with all that organizing, they still find something to whinge about.We have three bathrooms in our home, and if they are all taken…well too bad, you just hold it. And a night out is like a three ringed circus. Its chaos trying to cater to everyones tastes. The girls like ‘girly’ flicks, my youngest likes Disney movies, the boys like action, and i usually like comedies. So we have to compromise…A LOT!Now i love my kids. They are my everything. But they are a full time job and i know i couldnt handle or afford having anymore. So i use protection. Why the hell would somone continue to pop out kids knowing they cant afford to fed them? Seems to me he liked playing God and having all that control. Fucking top shelf asshole this one!!!As for having three wives!!! While im sure that some men would think, “wow, imagine all the sex that dude was getting,” i think most would shudder at the prospect of three lots of PMS every month.I know if i had more than one hubby it would end with me digging a coupl’a holes in the back yard.
March 23, 2009 at 6:01 am
Hopefully some huge dude wih a hairy ass will call Mansa’s mouth his ‘throne’ and take a dump in it on a daily basis.This man is a fucking animal. I have a family of seven. Five kids plus my husband and i. And poptart is right…it takes a lot of patience and sacrifice and money to raise five kids. I spend $500 on groceries alone each week. Granted, my kids eat well. But even if i scrimped, it would still take at least $300 to keep them fed well enough to be healthy.An dont even get me started on getting them ready for school. My mornng routine starts the night beore, with lunches made, the table set for brekkie and school uniforms on the ends of their beds before i go to bed. And even with all that organizing, they still find something to whinge about.We have three bathrooms in our home, and if they are all taken…well too bad, you just hold it. And a night out is like a three ringed circus. Its chaos trying to cater to everyones tastes. The girls like ‘girly’ flicks, my youngest likes Disney movies, the boys like action, and i usually like comedies. So we have to compromise…A LOT!Now i love my kids. They are my everything. But they are a full time job and i know i couldnt handle or afford having anymore. So i use protection. Why the hell would somone continue to pop out kids knowing they cant afford to fed them? Seems to me he liked playing God and having all that control. Fucking top shelf asshole this one!!!As for having three wives!!! While im sure that some men would think, “wow, imagine all the sex that dude was getting,” i think most would shudder at the prospect of three lots of PMS every month.I know if i had more than one hubby it would end with me digging a coupl’a holes in the back yard.
Laura Cowan says:
March 25, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Hi, this is for poptart1, My name is Laura Cowan. (not Linda) but Laura. I was the second wife of Mansa Musa Muhummed. I have read many articles pertainingvtovthis case, and many comments too.Your’s is by far the most real and honest feelings that anyone could possibly share. I appreciated your honesty and sincerity when you put into words on this article. I have to tell you, our lives were a living hell. We’re free now, and doing prety well, I went back to school and recieved my A.A in information technolgy and working a good job in my field. My kids are fine, still having a few emotional set backs but we fall down and get right back up. I’m still in shock that we got out alive. I had to document everything that was happening to us and taped it too. I just started talking to the other kids. The courts wob
Amy says:
March 26, 2009 at 12:48 am
Laura in my eyes you are a hero, as are all the surviviours of this story. You are all so strong and have handled this with so much dignity. I hope you all have a bright future and the much deserved happiness you have gone without for so long.
Laura Cowan says:
March 27, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Hi Amy,Thank you so very much for the kind words. We have gone without happiness for so long, but now, well……everyday get’s sweeter and sweeter. We appreciate the little things like going out side late at night and looking at the stars above for hours, or shopping at the grocery store and tasting all the delicious samples :) and even walking our puppy in the park and stop to notice a flower or see a beautiful butterfly. Life is great, and we have our freedom back.Take care, and live your life to the fullest. We only get this chance once.
Laura Cowanmailto:Cowanlaura_cowan33@yahoo.com
poptart1 says:
March 26, 2009 at 11:27 am
Hi Laura,
I am touched by your strength, courage, and perserverance. Your brave actions saved your children, and the other children from having to endure further abuse at the hands of that man. Be proud of yourself, stand tall, and continue to fight. Congratulations on your AA, also. You said it best, you fall down, get back up, and continue to fight. That is true strength, my dear. You kick ass!
Sometimes, I think things happen for a reason, and you were like a guardian angel to those children. Had you not been there, who knows what would have continued to happen. I cannot imagine how difficult a journey it must have been for you, but I hope that you and yours find closure to this long battle which has lasted almost a decade.
I am also happy that you found this story to be an accurate account of what you had to endure along with others at the hands of that man. I am touched that you complimented the story, and that means a lot to me. Sorry about the name mix up, I will e mail the editor and request that it be fixed. But wait, I spoke too soon, our editor rocks and already fixed it! Thanks Max :)
Best of luck to you and your family, stay strong and stay a fighter. The world needs more people like you!
Laura Cowan says:
March 27, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Thank you Poptart1,I love your website. When I read your reply I thought of the song:
“We Are the World”
There comes a timeWhen we head a certain callWhen the world must come together as oneThere are people dyingAnd it’s time to lend a hand to lifeThe greatest gift of all
We can’t go onPretneding day by dayThat someone, somewhere will soon make a changeWe are all a part ofGod’s great big familyAnd the truth, you know love is all we need
[Chorus]We are the worldWe are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let’s start givingThere’s a choice we’re makingWe’re saving our own livesIt’s true we’ll make a better dayJust you and me
Take care, and keep in touch. :)
Laura Cowanmailto:CowanLaura_cowan33@yahoo.com
Max The Cat says:
March 28, 2009 at 2:24 am
I just want to say a couple of things - I’ve never been prouder of one of our writers and this website than I have been in the last few days. You have no idea what your comments have meant to me as Editor. I have always felt like a papa bear to my writers - I get offended as hell when people pick on them and I’m quick to defend them when someone questions their integrity.
But what you did, and what you said Laura, well, it never happens. Poptart is one of those people that gets a hard time because she wears her emotions on her sleeve. But when you write about the subject matter that we handle, how can you not? I admire her passion myself, because I can’t show my real self the way she does. No one deserved to have this happen to her more. We all felt your pain because of her skill at putting it into words.
Thank you so much for your message. I always hoped we were making a difference out in the real world and you confirmed it by taking the time to do what you did and say what you said. Not to mention the fact that you not only survived your ordeal but are now succeeding in life. You and the children are an inspiration to all of us who think our little problems really matter.
I waited until now to reply to you because I wanted to make sure Poptart got all the attention from your letter. It was her story and she deserved your thanks. I figures now was a good time to let you know how I felt, and to thank you. We’ve adopted one other person on this site - a young girl whose father sexually abused her. I think we may end up doing the same thing with you and your family. Just remember you’re always welcome to come back and comment however you like, whether it’s to complain about a bad day or share a good day with us. Take care of yourself
Max The CatEditor, PYSIH
Laura Cowan says:
April 13, 2009 at 10:38 am
Hi Max the Cat, :)
Thanks so much for the reply. You have every reason to be proud of your peeps. There awesome writers and tell it like it is. I Luv That! You’re a good papa bear :) It truly amazes me that there is so much hate, destruction, fear, crime and ignorance all over the world. It gets so bad that I hate to look at the news. But we must. To read about THEM! is to learn THEM! Maybe one day we’ll be able to figure out their diabolical ways. I do appreciate being taking in and adopted by you’re crew. We need all the support in the world. I have told many people about you’re site and posted it on my twitter page too.
Keep up the great work and informing the people PYSIH.
• Min_Duhh
• Amy• Blondie
• TurtleMania
• Max The Cat
• Malik7
• poptart1
• diana
• Fred
• eternal
You guys are fantastic. I stay informed with your recent post and love the section: On why subscribing to an online background check service is a good idea.Like it says in you’re (About us-section): some people will never be ‘correctable,’ no matter how much therapy they go through, no matter how many apologies they offer.Take care, and one day I do plan on writing a book about my experience with Mansa Musa Muhummed. I will list you and PYSIH on my dedication page.God Bless,Your adopted family
Laura Cowan
DVSurvivor1
My son Muhammed (Ahmed) 16, Tasslimah (Fatimah) 10, Maryam 14, and Cammie Dudeck (Victim Services Advocate) and Districk attorney Julie Baldwin of the South West Justice Center (who was the attorney in the trial). I took the picture.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
The DV Pattern of pain
Isolated and Controlled
Why do I always stand accused? why are you my judge, my jury, my gray skies that once were blue?You say you love me with all of your heart..We took our vows, til death do us part..
Yet, your type of love hurts and tears me apart..
I always spent my days all alone..
No one to talk to, until you came home..
You never wanted me to make friends or go to the mall..
I had to stand by the phone and wait for your calls..
My children you wanted out of my life…
You managed to succeed, never caring about their pain and strife..
Your favorite term for me is “I’m lowdown”..
Your tore my world apart–crumbling it to the ground..
Now I’ve left and am trying to start anew..But deep inside I still love you..But my heart and my mind know we are through..
You threaten to take your life..As you no longer have your wife..Why did you not think about the things that brought me to where I am today?Instead of the isolation and control, always doing as you Say..
I walked on eggshells and lived in fear..Every day was filled with painful tears..Now I choose to walk away and let “us” go..As I can no longer live being isolated and controlled..
" DVSurvivor1"
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