<a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/30/job-interview-tips-for-muslims/"><b>Job Interview Tips for Muslim Men</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/29/open-thread-sunday-6-29-08/"><b>Open Thread Sunday 6-29-08</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/28/revive-a-sunnah-brush-your-teeth/"><b>Revive A Sunnah: Brush Your Teeth!</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/27/khutbah-light-of-the-heavens-and-the-earth/"><b>Khutbah: Light Of the Heavens and the Earth</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/26/iraqi-soldier-discusses-his-kills/"><b>Iraq Soldier Discusses His “Kills”</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/25/nabiha-my-love-but-a-person-is-with-the-one-whom-they-love/"><b>‘Nabiha My Love’ – But a Person is With the One Whom They Love</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/24/niqabi-superhero/"><b>Niqabi SuperHero: Sooraya Qadir, X-Woman</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/23/obama-the-jewish-vote-and-aipac/"><b>Obama, the Jewish Vote, and AIPAC</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/22/open-thread-sunday-6-22-08/"><b>Open Thread Sunday 6-22-08</b></a> <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2008/06/21/the-nikah-kitaba-katb-al-kitab-survival-guide/"><b>The Nikah Kitaba (Katb Al-Kitab) Survival Guide</b></a>
 

Job Interview Tips for Muslim Men

Job Interview Tips for Muslim Men Let’s face it, we are special. We are the strange ones. How do we manage to land that nice job in the corporate world without assimilating and changing our names from Muhammads to Moes and Tariqs to Terrys? So you have a spiffy new resume, you have been applying to every job you can find online, and you finally get the initial phone call. You get through the preliminaries and now you are set to go interview in person. Here are a few tips to keep in mind.

Open Thread Sunday 6-29-08

Open Thread Sunday 6-29-08 Bah, you Americans and your incorrect way of writing out dates! It should be Open Thread Sunday 29-06-2008. dd-mm-yyyy makes a lot more sense than m-dd-yy – but seeing as

Revive A Sunnah: Brush Your Teeth!

Revive A Sunnah: Brush Your Teeth! Morning breath, masaalah breath, just plain ol’ bad breath – problems that have plagued mankind since the dawn of time, and for which solutions are touted aplenty. Electric toothbrushes, mouthwash, breath

Khutbah: Light Of the Heavens and the Earth

27 June, 2008 Uncategorized 3 comments
Khutbah: Light Of the Heavens and the Earth Our very own Br. Abu Bakr discusses the deeper meaning of the Quranic verse known as “Ayat an-Noor” (S24:35), in which Allah describes Himself as the Light of the Heavens

Iraq Soldier Discusses His “Kills”

26 June, 2008 Middle-East
Iraq Soldier Discusses His “Kills” This is a must watch, eye-opening, video from the Huffington Post. In the spring of 2008, a conference was held on the outskirts of Washington, DC. Entitled Winter Soldier: Iraq

‘Nabiha My Love’ – But a Person is With the One Whom They Love

‘Nabiha My Love’ – But a Person is With the One Whom They Love How do we begin to describe the love of our life? If Allah gave us someone for one or two years and taken her away it would have been easier because of her short life or if she had been married with children and away from the home it would have softened the loss but our baby girl in the prime of her life at just the age to be married and the Lord of the universe decides as our Prophet (SAW) said the moment of his death, “Balir-rafeequl-’alaa, Balir-rafeequl-’alaa – certainly the highest companionship, certainly the highest the companionship,” when he was given the choice to go or stay.

Niqabi SuperHero: Sooraya Qadir, X-Woman

Niqabi SuperHero: Sooraya Qadir, X-Woman As a Muslim comic book geek reader, I’m always on the lookout for a good graphic novel that has awesome pictures, cool characters, and a rockingly awesomely exciting storyline –

Obama, the Jewish Vote, and AIPAC

23 June, 2008 Politics 54 comments
Obama, the Jewish Vote, and AIPAC “Oh, I forgot, you can’t say anything remotely critical about Israel and still get elected President. Which is funny, because you know where you can criticize Israel? Uh, Israel” [Jon Stewart]

Open Thread Sunday 6-22-08

Open Thread Sunday 6-22-08 It’s Open Thread Sunday once again, so comment away. As a nice refresher, below are some posts related to fiqh, some of its subtleties and the attitude one should have

The Nikah Kitaba (Katb Al-Kitab) Survival Guide

The Nikah Kitaba (Katb Al-Kitab) Survival Guide After over 18 months of being married by nikaḥ kitāba, today marks the day my wife and I will be having our “ruksathi” wedding party after which will begin to live our lives together forever, inshaAllah. After a wonderful year and a half of a beautiful relationship Allah blessed us with, we came up with what we feel is an essential survival guide for couples undergoing the same journey we just completed. If you are married by nikāḥ kitāba or will be in the future, then this list is for you.