Interview : Mohammed Yaseen & Emmanuel House
3 April, 2012
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I remember my father telling me that Christianity did well because they gave the Bible with one hand and bread with the other. You show humanity when you feed people, you show that you care for people – and if you can show that you care for people you can influence their perception of what you are and what you believe, and maybe that is one of the ways we can bring people to Islam. ~ Mohammed Yaseen (Director of Youth Services, Karimia Institute)
Positively Muslim in the West: Sister Habibe Husain
Read about the recipient of our Positively Muslim in the West award, Sister Habibe of the Rahima Foundation. To nominate a person for the award please email us at info at Muslimmatters.org
UCLA’s 23rd Annual MLK Oratorical Competition | Winning Speech by a Muslim Youth
By: Hafiz Sohaib Baig Transcript: بسـم الله الرحمن الرحيم I will first start with a verse from the Qurʾān, which I will recite in Arabic and then read the
Dr. Tariq Ramadan on Islam in the West: advice & concepts for Muslim minority communities
Dr. Ramadan has a unique celebrity-isque status among many people in our community but he carries himself with a sense of “realness.†The best way I can describe him is somewhere between the local scholar/imam that is loved by his community and a childhood friend that you’ve watched become famous.
Positively Muslim in the West: Alya Nuri – Child Author Extraordinaire
Alya Nuri is a 10-year old American Muslim, author, and motivational speaker. She started her writing career at the tender age of 7 and has recently published a 4 book series called “Things Every Kid Should Knowâ€. Her books target a younger audience and aim to educate and promote prevention of smoking, alcohol, drugs and bullying. Alya is a homeschooled 7th grader and loves reading books and working for the welfare of the poor and needy. She has written 10 articles and wants to continue writing more books for the betterment of youth. Her future goals include public speaking and coaching kids.
Positively Muslim in the West: Ghulam Kehar and His Al Amaanah Team
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
Positively Muslim in the West: Umm Yousuf
MuslimMatters would like to recognize Umm Yousuf as our latest Positively Muslim in the West.
MM had highlighted her efforts for a simple, yet powerful request to publishers of Dr. Suess books, “Let the bald boy smile!” in light of her own son’s baldness caused by leukemia treatment.
Positively Muslim in The West: Ramadan Special with Umm Uthman
I think of myself and all of the youth who have the ability to read and see the words of Allah while she cannot, who may know Arabic while she does not, who have easy access to knowledge while she does not, yet we do not have a relationship with the Qur’an like Umm Uthman. Her determination and love for the Qur’an is an inspiration to me, so I hope that inshaAllah you will be inspired as well.
Positively Muslim in the West (July 2009): Mona Minkara
Our first, “Positively Muslim in the West” recognition for July goes to sister Mona Minkara whose inspirational and beautiful commencement speech at Wellesley College is making the rounds on the internet. We spoke to sister Mona, who is legally blind, and asked her a few questions:
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