Archive for September, 2007
7 games up with 17 games to go…. now were out of playoff contention - a game behind philly; 2 games behind the padres for the wild card… UNBELIEVABLE…
“Personally, I am embarrassed. I think it’s embarrassing, it’s pretty pathetic that we have this division within our grasp with seven home games and can’t find a [...]
Sami Yusuf - Asma’u Allah (New Song & Video) WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES!
45 Comments Published by Haseeb September 27th, 2007 in Music, Sami Yusuf, VideosBeautiful; You cant help but smile and say Subhanallah
For a better quality version of the video, check out this link (directly uploaded by the video’s director, Hani Osama)
Pledge of Mutual Respect and Cooperation Between Sunni Muslim Scholars, Organizations, and Students of Sacred Knowledge
4 Comments Published by Haseeb September 22nd, 2007 in Abdallah Adhami, Current News, Hamza Yusuf, Islam, Zaid ShakirAlthough I did not plan on posting anything during Ramadan, I couldn’t help but share the following pledge (courtesy of Imam Suhaib Webb). I fully support and endorse this pledge, as do all the other bloggers who have signed here. Check it out and share with others. Meanwhile, I hope u all are all [...]
Inshallah Ramadan will begin on Thursday (pending moon-sighting). Over a billion Muslims from across the world will be fasting from dawn to dusk for an entire month. May we all have a blessed month - and may all of our fasts, prayers (including taraweeh), and Quran reading be accepted!
And subhanallah, its very easy to overlook [...]
2nd Annual Humanitarian Day - Volunteers Needed!
2 Comments Published by Haseeb September 11th, 2007 in Charities, EventsOn the weekend of September 29-30, 2007, 20 cities across the country will host Humanitarian Day, an effort to assist the most vulnerable people in our cities, the homeless. The event aims to not only provide the homeless with food but also with necessary items and health services. Some of these items include [...]
Khuda Ke Liye: Discussing the ‘Controversies’
3 Comments Published by Haseeb September 7th, 2007 in Entertainment, Islam, MoviesRecently, I wrote about a great Pakistani Film, Khuda Ke Liye. This ground-breaking film raises several controversial issues that truly affect most of our Muslim communities across the world. I ended the post posing a series of questions that I believe need to be clearly addressed. Yesterday, a friend linked me to the following Pakistani [...]
Muslim Day Parade This Sunday in NYC!
3 Comments Published by Haseeb September 6th, 2007 in Events, IslamSource: CAIR-NY
The parade aims to bring together various ethnic and religious communities in promoting a better understanding of Islam and fostering interfaith cooperation despite misleading campaigns against it on Islamophobic websites.
“For the twenty second year, the United American Muslim Day Parade serves as a meaningful recognition that New York treasures pluralism and freedom [...]
Native Deen’s New Video: I am Not Afraid to Stand Alone
23 Comments Published by Haseeb September 5th, 2007 in Entertainment, Music, Native DeenMashallah, great song, great video. Mad props to Native Deen. This track seems to be their first single off their long anticipated follow up to Deen You Know. I cant wait for the rest of their new album (coming out later this year i’A).
Source: MR
In Support of the Khalil Gibran Academy
0 Comments Published by Haseeb September 4th, 2007 in Current NewsLink: Communities in Support of the Khalil Gibran Academy
We… stand together in support of the Khalil Gibran International Academy and its founding principal, Debbie Almontaser, call upon the New York City Council to immediately establish a committee or task force to investigate the sequence of events leading up to Ms Almontaser’s resignation from her position [...]
Missed ISNA?
3 Comments Published by Haseeb September 3rd, 2007 in Events, Hamza Yusuf, ISNA, Islam, Keith Ellison, Zaid ShakirYou can watch all the main sessions from this past weekend at this link:
http://www.isna.net/conferences/annualconvention2007/ACWebcast.html
The main session from Saturday Night is a must see:
8:15 – 10:30 p.m. Session 7A: Upholding Faith, Serving Humanity Hall A
This session aims to address the main theme of the convention. Our duty [...]



















