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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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 –
“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]
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
After over 18 months of being married by nikaḥ kitÄba, 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 nikÄḥ kitÄba or will be in the future, then this list is for you.