Society 
Book Review: Poverty in Muslim Countries and the New International Economic Order(28)
Who wouldn’t be depressed when you find out that the combined GDP of all Muslim countries around the world – a combined labor force of 1/6th the world population – is less than that of one country, Italy?
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Find a Job, Keep Your Beard
When I began searching for a job back in ‘04, I was advised by experts that a clean-shaven face was a must for the interview. A bearded face was a job seeker’s death sentence.
Now me, I follow the opinion that you leave the beard alone and just let it grow. Most people don’t follow that [...]
Is Homeschooling for Losers?
There are lot of debates these days about homeschooling. Is it the right approach? Are parents who choose this way are excluding their children from the “real” world? How homeschooling impact the academic level and the social life of a child?
New Muslim Cool
Jason Perez had two dreams when he was growing up: that he would either end up dead before he was 21 or in prison. According to Perez, both dreams came true, but neither in the way he might have expected. This is how the powerful new documentary, The New Muslim Cool, begins. The director of this film, which will air on PBS stations as the premiere for the new season of P.O.V. (a series which features acclaimed ‘Point of View’ documentaries), Jennifer Maytorena-Taylor originally set out to explore the culture of Muslims engaged in hip hop which has been developing over the last several years. Eventually, she decided to focus more specifically on the spiritual journey of Jason “Hamza” Perez, a Puerto Rican rapper from the East Coast who is part of the M-Team rap group.
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