The finite and unpredictable nature of life became obvious once again in the tragic news that emerged from Japan on March 11. A powerful earthquake, currently...
Orange County Hate Video: the silver lining! My initial reaction on watching the now infamous video released by CAIR recently, was one of fear and disgust....
I’m starting off this post with the assumption that most, if not all of you, now know what Twitter is. A couple of months back, it...
Simple deeds, immense rewards; words defining many of the sunnan of the Prophet (sallaAllahu alayhe wasallam). Despite their ease, we sometimes fall short in acting upon them, usually for...
Recently, watching the events unfolding in Egypt, we have witnessed peaceful protesters being beaten, harassed, doused with water while praying, whipped by horse riding men, and murdered...
I’m not gonna lie–being in charge of coming up with ice breakers/fun activities can really suck. It’s hard to find something that will make everyone feel...
January is National Soup Month! Soup (soop) n. A liquid food prepared from meat, fish, or vegetable stock combined with various other ingredients and often containing solid...
Alhamdulillah, it is now almost a year since I began teaching online for the Islamic Online University, and its been three years since I began studying...
My younger sister has a funny hobby – she’s always on the lookout for funny or inspiring quotes to add to her collection, using them...
Bismillah One of the customs of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) was to listen to others read the Qur’an. In an incident recorded in...
