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Between Hope & Fear
My son Jibril was born on October 12, 2009, 7:34 PST. The delivery was quite difficult, and according to my doctor, one of the most complicated she’s dealt with. After about 12 hours of labor, I had an emergency c-section and the baby was in the NICU for a few...
Today’s my due date. Baby’s still not here yet. Not sure how much longer I have to wait. Come on baby. ...
I saw this poem written on a wall, and I stopped dead in my tracks to jot it down. I think it hits home with me because in the middle of content moments, I can’t help but think about how fleeing they are. This poem reminds me to be still,...
It is a strange thing, I think, that I should fall silent when I’m undergoing one of the most radical changes in my life so far – my first pregnancy. Its something I’ve dreamed about, worried over, and even dreaded at times, and now that its here I’m afraid to...
I haven’t been blogging lately. I think I’ve stopped seeing the point. Nobody wants to read my emo musings on how I feel, least of all me. I’m done with navel-gazing, at least for now. I’ve noticed how I have no patience for it in others, and I hold myself...
My husband told me this song reminds him of me. Now I’m all verklempt. He’ll get a good dinner tonight. ...
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どんだけマッチョじゃないと起業できないんだ、日本は。 - My Life in MIT Sloan
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The subtleties in outsourcing using RentACoder - Cube Of M
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10 Amazing Tricks to Play with your Brain
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Moneza – new social media marketing platform
So what is a social media marketing platform? From the private webinar we were invited to, it looks like a place to network with your contacts and advertise your content. Moneza is still in closed beta registration. Based on the image on their homepage, Moneza will be gathering all the...
Prophetic Characteristics Course – Know Your Prophet
The Zaytuna Distance Learning program is having a Know Your Prophet promotion during this blessed month of Rabiu’ Awwal for Sidi Yahya Rhodus’ course: “The Prophetic Characteristics“. Description: A four-part study of the inward and outward characteristics of the Prophet Muhammad from his lineage to his names to his physical stature...
Twitter Trend Campaign – #MalcolmX – Febuary 21, 1965
Today commemorates a universal day of mourning by Muslims, social activists and lovers of peace. On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated in New York. His death was a tremendous loss for many communities. Here are some ideas on how you can honor Malcolm X on his death anniversary, during...
Special Salawat during Rabi al-Awwal
Shaykh Abdulkarim Yahya has initiated his own blog – The Interpreter’s Path! He has shared with his readers and students a special gift for the month of Rabi al-Awwal, the Islamic month which has been honored with the birth of the Last Messenger, Prophet Muhammad sal Allahu alayhi wasalam. Shaykh Abdulkarim’s...
The Eminent Morality of the Last Prophet with Shaykh Afeefuddin Al-Jailani – Bay Area lecture series
IslamCrunch presents The Eminent Morality of the Last Prophet with Shaykh Afeefuddin Al-Jailani Bay Area Lecture Series The final messenger of God, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him), had excellent behavior with his congregation, his family, his community and those in his contemporary society. God describes the...
New Year, New Decade, New You. Making intentions and setting resolutions.
With 2010 as well as 1431 upon us, Muslims have twice the motivation needed to set goals, resolutions and most importantly, intentions. Here’s a guideline for making resolutions for the new year, new decade, new you: http://bit.ly/2010_1430 //...
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Eid Mubarak! Eid Sa’eed! Happy Eid!
So, is everybody ready and excited for Eid? Is everyone pleased with their accomplishments of the past month? May Allah accept our efforts, no matter how much or how little we did, and may He accept our du’aas, ameen. May Allah bless us with life for many more Ramadaans, ameen! I...
So, here we are about to say goodbye to Ramadan. In true Islamic style, the goodbye is not a simple waving off ceremony; it comes with a bit of a treasure hunt. The treasure is the Night of Power (Laylatur Qadar); the hunt is on for which night of the...
You know how sometimes we girls just erupt for no good reason? No, no, I’m not talking about our tempers. As good Muslim women, we are pretty even-keeled in that department I’m talking about our skin: eat one bite of chocolate more than necessary, and although they tell...
(I promised a few posts about water, and this is one of them. The point of this series is to make you think about what water means to you, and to motivate you to donate to a worthy watery charity cause, if you possibly can.) My family has been in...
The wonderfully creative and colorful blogger Nadia, of The Purple Journal, has seen fit to award our blog with the Freaking Fabulous Award! Ahhh, it’s been so long since I’ve been tagged with an award, that blogging suddenly feels all shiny and new again for me! Thank you, dear sis...
Oh my, so where has the week gone? It went in a blaze of heat, and allegedly there is a cool-down coming soon. I’ll believe it when I feel it. In the meantime, there is so much to be thankful for. This Ramadan began with a re-building of familial bridges, and...
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Those who are used to delaying things till a later time or like doing things last minute don’t realize the costs of procrastination. Procrastinators think that tomorrow is guaranteed to them. How can they put off an immediate priority, an...
Islam does not approve of begging either on the individual or the national level. Bukhari, Muslim, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal record that God's Messenger, peace be upon him, said: "The upper hand is better than the lower one." In another hadith, God's Messenger explains that the upper hand gives to...
A Muslim believes in the following 6 articles of Faith 1. Belief in Allah, the Only God Worthy of WorshipA Muslim believes in ONE GOD, Supreme and Eternal, Infinite and Mighty, Merciful and Compassionate, Creator and Provider. God has no father or mother, no son or daughter. None is...
Authentic books of Tradition as Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Muslim, and Sunan Abu Dawud relate from Abdullah Ibn Masud that God's Messenger said: "Always tell the truth, for this guides to absolute piety and piety leads to Paradise. Those who always tell and pursue the truth are recorded by God as...
Jesus never said 'i am God'..& He is a Muslim - Khalid Yasin
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Abu Amir – Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon
Bismillah Alhamdulillah. All praise is due to Allah. There is nothing worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is his messenger. My father passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at around 9:10 PM. InshaAllah the janazah will be at Masjid Darul Quran in Bayshore, New York on Monday, March 1 at 10...
Not here but here. Related posts:The Immigration Debate Syndication Updates and Get MR Posts in your E-Mail! Video Blogging at Pearls of the Quran with Al-Madina Institute Related posts:The Immigration Debate Syndication Updates and Get MR Posts in your E-Mail! Video Blogging at Pearls of the Quran with Al-Madina Institute ...
The End – Mujahideen Ryder’s Blog (2000 to 2009) [UPDATED]
It’s been a long time with lots of fun, educational, spiritual, controversial and outrageous posts over an entire decade. The blog was bound to come to an end as do everything. I ask Allah to forgive me for anything wrong I have said. I ask anyone who may have been...
My father’s favorite ayat or the ones most often repeated to me
My father loved to repeat the following ayat to me almost every week or month. I’d thought I’d share them. Basically these ayat were his answer to almost anything happening to Islam, Muslims or the world in the news or in the masjid or in the family. ...
FOX News guest forgot about 9/11
Dana Perino said: ‘We Did Not Have a Terrorist Attack on Our Country During President Bush’s Term’ LOL Of course we didn’t because 9/11 was an inside job organized by the CIA and Mossad to bring America into two unnecessary wars in order to crush the economy so all the wall street...
“Niggers don’t expel Jews! This isn’t what we brought you to Israel_for!”
Border Guard officers of Ethiopian descent report rising number of racially motivated verbal attacks from Hebron_youths; Druze officers also suffer racist remarks Not only do they serve long and tiring hours in the reserve forces, and not only are they forced to deal with violent clashes with settlers, but now, Border...
Bin Gregory Productions
By Abu Muhammad of Bahrus Shofah *** English Translation by Bin Gregory Productions *** Datuk Haji Abdul Kadir bin Hassan, may Allah have mercy on him, was born in Kampung Patingan (or Kampung No.... [More Inside...] ...
Buah macang buah kuini, Masak sebiji dalam daun; Mengapa begini hatiku ini, Habis bulan berganti tahun. A pair of fruits, Machang and Kwini Each one ripening under its leaves Oh why does this poor... [More Inside...] ...
Malaysia never stops changing. Controversial areas like race, religion, native privilege (bumiputera status), and national language are constantly in a state of flux. Most recently, when I... [More Inside...] ...
Eid Mubarak, Selamat Hari Raya Korban! The 6th Annual Brass Crescent Awards have been announced. Congratulations to all the winners. If you haven’t subscribed yet to Islam in China, Muslimah... [More Inside...] ...
Photographs from the yearly Muslim Fashion Festival 2007, brought to you by AltMuslimah’s Photographic Campaign. [More Inside...] ...
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Experts and Parliamentarians Together to Discuss Islamophobia
A report from the Muslim Council of Britain’s website about the closed Parliamentary meeting last week to discuss the establishment of an All Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia. Read the article below or by clicking here: ‘The formation of an All Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia would be a crucial step...
Towards an All Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia: expert witness transcript
On Wednesday 3rd March 2010, I was invited to give an ‘expert witness’ statement at a Parliamentary meeting to discuss the creation of an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Islamophobia . APPGs include members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords from across all of the...
Islamaphobia, Islam and Education – BERA SIG Conference 4th March 2010
The British Educational Research Association’s conference, “Islamaphobia, Islam and Education” conference is taking place at the University of East London on the 4th March 2010. The flyer for the event can be downloaded here. As well as my own paper which will be entitled, “Islamophobia in an educational context” other papers...
Telegraph Online: “The worrying rise of attacks fuelled by hatred”
New comment piece published today on the Telegraph Online’s ‘Comment’ section. To view the article, click here. The text of the piece is also reproduced below: The worrying rise of attacks fuelled by hatred Both anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents have risen recently as British society becomes more sharply divided, says Chris Allen. Published: 12:27PM...
Support the Robin Hood Tax campaign
A good video starring Bill Nighy for an interesting campaign… more about “Robin Hood Tax“, posted with vodpod Tagged: bankers, banking, Bill Nighy, economy, Robin Hood Tax, society ...
Conference: Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice: Strategies for Inclusion
Next month, I’ll be presenting a paper at the “Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice: Strategies for Inclusion” conference held at London South Bank University on Thursday 18th March. As the blurb for the event goes: The University of Southampton (School of Education, Pedagogy and Curriculum Research Centre) and London South Bank...
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Book: "The Future of Islam": A pluralistic prescription
For better or worse, Islam has been at the forefront of domestic and international affairs for at least the past decade. It’s truly a wonder, then, that according to a recent Gallup poll a majority of Americans still have little to no knowledge of the religion’s basic tenets. More disheartening,...
Obituary: Remembering Sister Aminah Assilmi
It was a confusing time in my life. I had struck out on my own - going to college - for the very first time in my life. All of the support structures that sustained me throughout my adolescence were now gone, and I had to fend for myself. And...
Dr. Muhammed Tahir ul-Qadri: A fatwa that might work
On March 2nd, 2010 Dr. Muhammed Tahir ul-Qadri, a very prominent religious scholar from Pakistan has issued a Fatwa, which he himself described as historic, against terrorism and terrorists. This is neither the first, and may not be the last Fatwa against terrorism. But it certainly might be the...
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim: “The Malaysian people will not easily be fooled”
Back in 1998, when Anwar Ibrahim was deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, he was charged with sodomy in a case widely intepreted as an attempt by Prime Minister Matahir Mohamed to exploit the Malaysian justice system and prevent Ibrahim from gaining power. After a widely publicized (and criticized) trial, Ibrahim...
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim: “The Malaysian people will not easily be fooled”
Back in 1998, when Anwar Ibrahim was deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, he was charged with sodomy in a case widely intepreted as an attempt by Prime Minister Matahir Mohamed to exploit the Malaysian justice system and prevent Ibrahim from gaining power. After a widely publicized (and criticized) trial, Ibrahim...
Musician Salman Ahmad: Rock and roll jihad for peace
Salman Ahmad, founder of South Asia’s most successful rock band Junoon, has been on a rock and roll jihad (struggle) ever since his first concert at 18 – a medical school talent show in Lahore, Pakistan. Eyes closed, emotions pumped, he was ripping through Van Halen’s Eruption on his guitar,...
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Taliban Increasingly Unpopular in Pakistan Four percent say Taliban’s presence is positive influence by Julie Ray and Rajesh Srinivasan, gallup.com, March 12, 2010 This article is the first of a two-part series that looks at Pakistanis’ and Afghans’ views of the Taliban’s influence and their respective countries’ efforts to combat terrorism. WASHINGTON, D.C. —...
View of a busy marketplace in Aden. Staggering unemployment rate of around 35% hampers serious socio-economic development of the nation. People finishing high school and possessing university degrees are affected the most and according to a government survey published in 2008, 54% of graduates are unemployed/under employed. (Photo: Swiatoslaw Wojtkowiak) There...
Warren’s Geography #3: What a View of Race
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A Muslim in the House and Praying
U.S. Rep. David Price, left, meets with Duke Muslim chaplain Abdullah Antepli, his wife Asuman, and U.S. House chaplain Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin Antepli Delivers Opening Prayer at US House Duke Muslim chaplain begins Wednesday session (video) Duke University Press Release, Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Durham, NC — Duke Muslim chaplain Abdullah T. Antepli...
Kajol Devgan and Shah Rukh Khan On Sunday I finally saw the new Bollywood film with Shah Rukh Khan, “My Name is Khan.” It is well worth seeing, although the minimalist dancing and singing in the film make it more Hollywood (not Fred Astaire’s) than Bollywood. Add to this...
Current cover illustration by Amar Raza, “A Prayer for Protection” There is a new online journal for anyone interested in Pakistan studies. The first issue of the second volume is now available. Here is the journal description of focus: Pakistaniaat is a refereed, multidisciplinary, open-access academic journal offering a forum...
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The Mantle Adorned is a completely new translation of the Burda (‘Mantle Poem’) of Imam Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri (d.1297). Abdal Hakim Murad has consulted the classical commentaries to produce this clear and careful English version. Abdal Hakim Murad has added to each verse a further verse of poetry by another poet,...
We received our Eglu Go and three chickens which my daughter has named Jamie, Lizabella and Audrey. Jamie and Lizabella are of the same breed – Ginger Nut Rangers – so telling them apart is going to be a challenge. Audrey is a “Miss Pepperpot” and is very shy, seems...
We just ordered an Eglu Go with three chickens from Omlet, we’ll receive the order on Monday 15th Feb (insha’Allah): [Image from omlet.co.uk] We’ve been thinking about having some egg laying chickens for a while now and decided to take the plunge. The Omlet Eglu range seems easy to maintain and look...
Swiss MP converts to Islam amid his party’s anti-Minaret stance
Daniel Streich once a devout Christian and who was a member of the The Swiss People’s Party, noted for their anti-Islam and anti-Minaret stance, converted to Islam over two years ago but kept his conversion secret. The story was picked up by Pakistan’s “The Nation” newspaper but weaved fact with...
Sayyidi Habib Ali Jifri – website
From the site: Praise belongs to God, The all Knowing, the Giver, the Generous, may the blessings and peace of God be upon the best of those who gave thanks for God’s gift and gave praise, the one who gave the gifts of God their due, our master Mohammad, who was...
Sacred Caravan 2010 with Shaykh Hamza!
Sacred Caravan now registering for Umrah 2010… A slideshow of photographs from previous years is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjxnnSwbb2s Related posts:Hajj: Video of our Hotel in Makkah Zaytuna Videocast:: Broadening the Scope of the Pope Hajj: The Yearning Made Clear Related posts:Hajj: Video of our Hotel in Makkah Zaytuna Videocast:: Broadening the Scope of the Pope Hajj:...