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Originally written for the al-āmīn newspaper (B.C., Canada) Prepare yourselves, people, for a revelation sure to shock you and possibly turn your life upside down. Particularly if you're a teenager. There is no such thing as a teenager in Islam. NO. SUCH. THING. All right, so let's first define what ... Read More »
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SIGN UP FOR CAIR MEMBERSHIP TODAY (it's only $35 and your chance to not only help CAIR, but get back at WT) Washington Times is intensifying its witch-hunt of CAIR. In a front-page (at least on the online edition) article written by Audrey Hudson, she grossly misleads the readers with ... Read More »
What do Teachers Make?
This is an inspiring video, and after watching it I couldn't resist posting it here. It's entertaining, but there is a good message about teachers and the impact they can have on their students. Watch the video. Here is a transcript of the poem: Read More »
A Simple Matter of Disagreement?
A Simple Matter of Disagreement? Friday, 01 June 2007 Written by Haitham Al-Haddad A Dialogue with the Muslim Community on Music, Culture, Identity and Britishness. In an article written by Sister Yvonne Ridley titled Pop Culture in the name of Islam (Apr 06)1, she heavily criticised a recent phenomenon sweeping ... Read More »
The Feeling of Brotherhood
This week I started 'boot-camp' at Wharton… one week of compressed summer classes. And Allāh made it a bit easier for me. Keep reading… Last year, when I visited the school, on a class-visit, I scanned the entire room of 60+ students… but came back disappointed. No Muslims… the closest ... Read More »
Dial a Masjid and Prayer Times
This is absolutely cool and very useful for the traveler, who doesn't have access to the net: Just Dial (720) 259 – 8956 Enter your ZIP Code, You will hear outside temperature, prayer times and mosque location. I called and seems that there are some errors on the mosque location… ... Read More »
What Do We Do?
The conversation over at the Blog Roundup post, on the subject of physical abuse, has reminded me about something that'd been on my mind for quite a while: if there's a major issue going on within the Muslim community, and it happens to be a very sensitive issue, what do ... Read More »
Muslim Americans- Pew Survey & the Media Twist (Background & Update #1 & #2)
Next: Pew Survey- Muslims: Democratic, Socially Conservative, Concerned Citizens (Update #3) Analysis of Muslim Population in America- Methodology, Criticism and Other Sources (Update #4) ** The following bit is a little venting, followed by real analysis, please feel free to skip it to the Update#1** Cross-posted at Dailykos.com. Prelude: This ... Read More »
Muslim Man’s Guide to Style
Mother or Aunt or Both? A Lesson in Perversion
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah, Make sure you are not eating your lunch or dinner while reading this article here about a French woman who was artificially implanted with the an egg fertilized by her own brother (!!!). SubḥānAllāh, it is when reading sickening stories such as these that I am ... Read More »