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As promised, here are my notes from the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Retreat in the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel from Dec 26-29, 2005 in Toronto, Ontario. It featured Scholars Shaykh Abdullah Adhami, Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Imam Zaid Shakir, and Dr. Tariq Suwaidan, and Dr. Abdal Hakim Jackson. Note: These files are [...]

Subhanallah! What an experience! I have so many great things to say about the conference, concert, (and especially) the knowledge retreat.  To spend a week with (in my opinion) America’s greatest and most influential scholars of Islam was amazing. I have learned so much and have literally almost a 100 pages of notes to show [...]

Last week, I shared an article in which the NYCLU asked a Judge to protect Muslims from being discriminatorily searched at the US-Canada border upon returning from the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention in Canada.  Well the judge finally gave a ruling on this issue: HE REJECTED THEIR REQUEST and is ALLOWING UNNECESSARILY LENGTHY SEARCHES [...]

So the Strike Continues… Oh man… i dont know if I support the union anymore. This is a huge issue affecting soo many people, and costing the NYC economy billions of dollars… I hope it ends soon!   JibJab, has released another amazing flash video, 2-0-5, President Bush’s Year in Review. Check it out here. [...]

Heres a funny skit fron SNL last week. Chris Parnell is the only really funny guy they have left on that show… (Kenan Thompson (yes, from Kenan and Kel and All That) is pretty funny too)

  Thats right, NYC is SHUT DOWN, no subway and no bus! The Transit Workers Union called for a strike this morning inconveniencing over 7,000,000  commuters, students, tourists, practically every1 in the city!  Its already a really chilly day (around 20 degrees with wind chills in the single digits), leaving many waking up this morning [...]

Alright so earlier today a couple of my friends told me I look like a couple of different celebrities. So for this week’s poll Ill let you all decide (at least those of you who think they know what i look like). Which one of these celebs do I look most like? (Vote in my [...]

Finally, the program has been posted. Unfortunately because of an exam Friday I will be unable to attend Friday’s session and will be arriving in Toronto in time for Saturday’s session. If any of you are going Friday, please try to see if you can record Session 3 and Session 4 on Friday for me [...]

Going to the RIS conference in Toronto? Inshallah Ill be going to most of the conference, camp and concert . Last year I heard that some Muslims had problems returning to the US from the conference. Inshallah I hope that doesnt happen to us… Here is an excerpt from an interesting article I came across [...]

Its past midnight, no deal has been made, so STRIKE??? Its possible theyll negotiate and come up with something overnight, but well see. I heard alot of schools in NYC will have finals posponed due to the strike? Lucky them! My exam tomorrow is still tomorrow – wait later today!!! Anyways, I just wanted to [...]

Just as i predicted over four months ago, David Wright’s one-handed backwards leaping catch on August 9, 2005 was awarded as Major League Baseball’s (This Year in Baseball) play of the year. Congrats David! This kid is my age and hes a future MVP playing at an all-star caliber for the Mets, while Im just [...]

The WWE recently visited Afghanistan to put on a show for our troops there. Mick Foley (Mankind) kept a journal there and in this except, writes about an experience he had meeting injured Afghani civilians in a hospital. Its quite a heartfelt read: …So when a chaplain asked if I would like to say hello [...]

Meet the MetsBy Bob Klapisch … After a flurry of delirious check-writing, appearances at glitzy press conferences and otherwise rerouting the road to mediocrity, has the unthinkable finally occurred in New York? Have the Mets become the city’s best baseball team? No one would’ve dared pose the question in 2005, not even two months ago. [...]

Recently, Ive come across a couple of really cool animated flash movies, and i thought id share them with you here:  Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter 2  Credit: Haroon Naderi Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter (original)Credit: Ibrahim Yusuf The Hippo SongCredit: Saleem and Shaheer’s Away Message (they both had it up) Its Peanut Butter and [...]

Google is by far the best internet/technology company out there today. Google.com is the best search engine, GMail the best email service (I have invites if any1 still wants a gmail account!), google maps is the best map/direction search program, and the list goes on. Click here for a complete list of all of Google’s [...]