MuslimMatters’ Blogger, Hebah Ahmed, was recently interviewed on CNN about the ban in Saudi Arabia outlawing female drivers. The interview was done in response to a group of Saudi women calling for a “Saudi Women’s Driving Day†to protest the ban and change the law.
This Sunday, Haytham’s (very) random thoughts! Advice to grad students, love for the Egyptian ‘beoble’, a fascinating quote from Umar Ibn Al Khattab(ra) and much more…
The Egyptian government has been relying on fear to rule its people with an iron fist. The fear has now been lifted. I spent 13 years of my life in Egypt and I understand this fear – a nagging worry that one might be detained indefinitely with no court date or legal representation. Almost every Egyptian is aware of such horror stories, people jailed due to “civil-disobedience†or other politically-driven charges. Even with this backdrop, Egyptians are standing up to make their voices heard.
Being a chubby person myself, I found the chapter about food interesting to say the least. The book gives excellent solutions as to how to pick your food and stay Halal. He actually has two chapters titled “Green Zabiha†and “American Halal – Setting the Stage for the Future†discussing methods and ways to stay green while staying Halal and even profiting from it financially.
Muslim Response was officially launched on September 21, 2010 and has had phenomenal reactions and results with just one video released thus far. In a span of just over a week, the animated cartoon clip “Watch Terry Jones Trying to Burn Koran†has been viewed almost 70,000 times!
Pastor Terry Jones
This year, Eid al-Fitr, the joyous Muslim holiday marking the end of the month of Ramadan falls around the ninth anniversary of the attacks on September 11th, 2001, which has left some Muslims fearing a possible backlash attached to celebrating this religious holiday which dates back more than 1400 years.
Link to all Ramadan 2010 posts Its always easy to start strong, but only the successful ones finish strong. The last ten nights are here, we’re at the finish line!
Background: A few years ago, in Ramadan of 2006 actually, the University of Houston MSA had an iftaar scheduled but due to heavy rains it was canceled. The problem was
This game isn’t about the African Cup and it isn’t about two great teams playing each other, rather it’s about dignity, revenge, and bragging rights.
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