Introducing New MM Writers & Contributors
Alhamdulilah, MM continues to grow, and in order to sustain the excitement, material and innovation, we are pleased to announce four new Associate Writers, our biggest expansion at one time:
Haytham Soliman:
Haytham, an American Egyptian, was born in USA, but grew up in Alexandria, Egypt. He is a well known Muslim activist in the Houston area, who recently moved to New Mexico to continue his graduate studies. In the past, he has organized Texas Dawah Convention, was the Ameer of AlMaghrib’s Qabeelah Hosna (Houston), and has had leadership roles in Crescent Youth. One of his gaols is to reach out to Arabs in America and to address social issues. Haytham recently started his personal blog, but his main blogging site will be MM in the future. He recently graduated with a BS in Chemistry, and now pursuing a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering. To read more about Haytham please click here
Nadim Sohail:
Nadim is a transplant from France (yes, you could think of him as a FBCD without the “C”), where he was born, and lived all his life (in the suburbs, commonly referred to as the French “ghettos” :) ), including for his college degree, Masters in Architecture of Information Systems field. He is currently the Ameer of Qabeelat Haadi (alMaghrib's Qabeelat in the Bay Area, California).
T. Ahmed:
T. Ahmed, aka Abu AbdAllah, is also known by his MM comment-signature “AbuAbdAllah, the Houstonian.” The photo is of his favorite place to sit in al-Aqsa. Abu AbdAllah calls himself a muhajir, the child of muhajirs, the descendant of muhajirs. Before he made Hajj, he was just a gypsy. The Roma have a saying, “Bury me standing, I've been on my knees all my life.” SubhanAllah. Death does not trump the Will of Allah. In complete submission to Allah, a Muslim grows in gratitude to and appreciation of Allah, and therein finds all the dignity and peace he could ever want. Abu AbdAllah was freed by Islam. His funeral will, inshaAllah, be a Muslim one. Till then, join him and others as a friend at Digg.
Amatullah
Amatullah is currently in the Greater DC area, but she would be remiss not mention her Canadian roots, as she is originally from Ottawa. She has recently joined the blogosphere in September with Tayyibaat, where she posts gems from the Qur'an and Arabic language. She has studied with AlMaghrib Institute, Bayyinah Institute, and Al Huda Institute, from which she has increased in her love of seeking 'ilm. She is an active volunteer with Qabeelat Nurayn, having been with them since 2005 and has seen the qabeelah grow exponentially. Amatullah is a beginner student at Bayyinah Institute, which has allowed her to pursue the Arabic language and study the intricacies of the Qur'an, and is currently nearing completion of the Qur'anic Arabic track with br Nouman Ali Khan inshaAllah. It would only follow, then, that this has led her to Al Huda Institute in Canada. Taking the full-time Tafseer course, known as “Ta'leem al Qur'an“, which she began in Sept 2007 and inshaAllah will complete next month, Amatullah has truly cemented her love for the Qur'an and is traversing upon a path to truly understand the Book of Allah. On a lighter note, however, she also found out from her studies in the Arabic language that – although she goes by Amatullah – her real name is, in fact, classified as “fake feminine.” She will be writing about the Book of Allah and the many precious gems therein.
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