Zainab bint Younus

Open Thread Sunday 11/16/08

In The News Remake of “The Message” is in the works. Whether you’ve seen it or not (I haven’t), we all know about the 1977 class movie...

CIC Vs. Maclean’s: The Most Embarrassing Episode in the Canadian Muslim Community’s History

Finally, finally, it’s over. Mostly. Soon it should be safe enough for me to walk out of the house without dying of mortification, although as it...

Short Story Contest ‘08 – Runner Up #1! Look, it’s a Giant Bubble in Louisiana!

Now, the final of the winning 6 stories (don’t worry, we’ll be putting up some of the others in the future, insha’Allah)…  Congratulations to sister Shirien...

Short Story Contest ’08 GRAND PRIZE – “Sadaqah” by Azra Tashfeen

*Duff roll* Without further ado, I present to you… the one… the only… GRAND PRIZE WINNER of MuslimMatter’s Short Story Contest ’08: Sister Azra Tashfeen of...

Short Story Contest ’08 2nd Place – “Cancer in Ramadan” by Khaled elMassri

AlHamdulillaah, the brothers finally got their representation in the contest

Short Story Contest ’08 3rd Place – “Whomsoever Allah Guides…” by Amira Khan

We finally get to the interesting part :D Yes, ladies and gents, we introduce to you our THIRD PLACE WINNER! A round of applause and “masha’Allah”s...

Short Story Contest ‘08 Runner Up – Of Love, Parents, and Ramadhaan by Sr. Sadia

<img src="http://muslimmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/short-story.jpg" alt="short-story.jpg" class="picright" cialis price align=”right” height=”200″ /> Yes, dear MM readers, it’s time! The moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived… the great...

Open Thread 10-5-2008: Oh You Who Fasted, Answer These Questions

On Mice, Mashaayikh, and the Media

 Sheikh Saleh Muhammad al-Munajjid calls for the extermination of all mice, including Mickey Mouse. The world’s response: Absolute outrage. Cries of indignition. Furious rants about...

Here’s Looking At You: The Evil Eye

*Smash* The dishes slide out of your hands and shatter into a million pieces. *Bump* You tripped on the stairs. *Vomit* Your stomach strongly disagrees with...