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...
13th Annual MSA West Conference 2011: Taking Back Our Narrative. January 14th-16th, at the University of California, Los Angeles. I can only imagine how I will...
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...
So I spend several hours this weekend trying to restore my wife’s iPhone 3GS. As if we don’t have enough Apple stories, I’ll still share this...
I came across a statement recently: “El amor entra por la cocina” (loosely translated as “love enters through a man’s stomach”), and it sparked the idea...