Archive for June, 2006
Found these on a friend’s facebook profile. Hilarious! Check out more President George ‘Dubya’ Bush Quotes at DubyaSpeak.com
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Expoislamia 2006: A Call to Humanity
11 Comments Published by Haseeb June 29th, 2006 in Islam, EventsIslamic Forum Europe, Young Muslim Organisation UK & Muslimaat UK have taken the initiative of organising the fifth and largest ExpoIslamia in Europe ‘A Call to Humanity’ in association with Muslim Aid. The convention will capacitate for up to 18,000 people and will take place at the world famous largest indoor arena in Europe, the […]
SunniPath Summer 2006: Registration Still Open!
1 Comment Published by Haseeb June 28th, 2006 in IslamRegistration for the Summer 2006 semester at SunniPath Academy is still open. Live classes will start this Saturday, July 1st, and late registration is open until July 10, 2006.
There are a number of new classes for the Summer, including Habib Ali al-Jifri’s inspiring Journey to Allah course, the fascinating Foundations of Islamic Law […]
(Props to Faraz for the pic)
Wow, subhanallah. Where has all the time gone…
I have soo much love for soo many of the people in this picture. Who knows when I’ll get a chance to see so many of these people again.
Anyways, alhamdulillah it was a beautiful wedding, and inshallah i ask that we fulfill the […]
Making Every Moment Count - Shaykh Husain
2 Comments Published by Haseeb June 26th, 2006 in UncategorizedEvery single moment of time is an independent unit in the life of a human being…
At every single moment is the potential to please or displease Allah …
Source: Shaykh Husain Abdul Sattar (Sacred Learning)
This article is quite old, and I probably have mentioned in before, yet in lieu of all of this debate over music, culture, etc. I thought it would be beneficial for you all if i reposted this excellent article by Dr. Umar Faruq Abdallah.
Islam & The Cultural Imperative (PDF 332 KB)
Here is an excerpt:
Persons handing […]
Azhar Usman Responds to Yvonne Ridley
42 Comments Published by Haseeb June 22nd, 2006 in Uncategorized, Islam, Current NewsI recently posted about brother Sami Yusuf responding to Sister Yvonne Ridleys article criticizing the “islamic pop culture scene”. Azhar Usman has also written a response to Ridley (and she replied to it as well - see end)
Source: Amir’s Blog
Azhar Usman writes:It is a rant written by a new convert (who saw the “beauty of […]
Imam Zaid Shakir - Functional or Dysfuntional Islam?
4 Comments Published by Haseeb June 22nd, 2006 in IslamHere is the latest talk from the Zaytuna Podcast:
Source: Shoeb’s Blog
“We fail to see Islam as a religion, and in the 20th century, we have a lot of these semantic gymnastics. So we say, for example, we don’t convert to Islam, we revert to Islam, without really thinking about what we are saying. You revert, […]
Softballers 12-4; Star 2B Farhan Quereshi injured
15 Comments Published by Haseeb June 19th, 2006 in SportsSoftballers 12-4 (1st Place in SASL)What a crazy week of softball action in the SASL. In our first game, we unfortunately lost to the Shock in a close game 12-10. Although we had many defensive errors in the field, our offense picked up the slack and almost got the W. However, shock played a solid […]
Sami Yusuf replies to Sister Yvonne Ridleys article
114 Comments Published by Haseeb June 18th, 2006 in Islam, Current NewsBack in April, 2006, Sister Yvonne Ridley (the British Journalist captured and released by the Taliban back in 2001, and then later converted to Islam) wrote an article for the ‘Daily Muslims’ newspaper/website criticizing brother Muslim musicians/singers for their ‘pop music culture’ that they apparently propagate. I chose not to publish this article because I […]
NYTimes Article: American Muslim Clerics Seek a Modern Middle Ground
12 Comments Published by Haseeb June 17th, 2006 in Islam, Current NewsExcellent article (along with a short video [CLICK HERE TO VIEW]) featuring Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Imam Zaid Shakir. Subhanallah, its about time these two scholars in particular are being highlighted in the mainstream public media. A Must Read/Watch! Here are a couple of excerpts from the article:
Sheik Hamza Yusuf, in a groomed goatee and […]
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad has just posted his latest Contentions. (His last set of contentions were posted back in October, 2005). 10 series of 100 contentions each, wow mashallah thats 1,000 in total so far! Here are a few of this latest:
I am my weakness; You are my strength.
Our condition is ignorance of our condition.
No-one […]
Here it is, Outlandish’s latest video, I Only Ask of God. What do you guys think?
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Also, Outlandish has come out with a new and shorter ‘international version’ video for Look Into my Eyes. Watch it here:
Look into […]
NY times Article on Employers’ use of Facebook and MySpace
6 Comments Published by Haseeb June 15th, 2006 in Current News, Computers/WebThis was forwarded to me by NYU Muslim Chaplain, Brother Khalid Latif. And just to add to this article, I would add personal websites and blogs to the same list.
For Some, Online Persona Undermines a Résumé
By ALAN FINDER
When a small consulting company in Chicago was looking to hire a summer intern this month, […]
The Simple Life: Paris & Nicole wear kamiz shalwar, pray salat, and cook Paki food
34 Comments Published by Haseeb June 15th, 2006 in TV/MoviesLOL, A friend linked me to this. Paris and Nicole wear kamiz shalwar, ‘pray salat’, and cook Pakistani Food.

























