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The first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah!!!! Today, Sunday Nov 30th, will inshAllah be the 1st day of Dhul Hijjah and EID Al-Adha on Tuesday Dec 9th (the 10th of Dhul Hijjah). [Note these dates are consistent with the opinion of LOCAL Moon sighting (Zaytuna, ICNA, and others) - ISNA and those that follow global/Saudi [...]

Source: KOMO News httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ASQhDvfGs 11-year old Brenden Foster inspired his mother and grandmother during his short life. He inspired millions more in just the last few weeks. Brenden had leukemia. But his last wish wasnt to go see a basketball game or to get a visit from a favorite Hollywood star. His last wish was [...]

Imam Zaid Shakir -  ”For Lincoln, Also A Day Of Penitence In this country, a full day of thanksgiving should involve expressing our collective appreciation for the many boons we have received, while acknowledging that to greater or lesser extents they have come at the price of deprivation and suffering for others. That acknowledgement should ideally translate [...]

Source: Saqib Saab httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAntiH6wuIg

After decades of rumors about Michael Jackson’s faith. The former pop icon and devout Jehovah’s Witness Christian has taken the Shahadah and is now officially Muslim! According to The Sun, Michael Jackson celebrated after accepting Islam with Yusuf Islam. Apparently, Michael Jackson was counseled by Dawud Wharnsby Ali and Idris Phillips. Who knew they were [...]

Source: Oxford University [Telegraph.co.uk] The top ten most irritating phrases: 1 – At the end of the day 2 – Fairly unique 3 – I personally 4 – At this moment in time 5 – With all due respect 6 – Absolutely 7 – It’s a nightmare 8 – Shouldn’t of 9 – 24/7 10 [...]

Source: Al Jazeera English Beyond reviving the US economy, many Americans are hoping a new US president can address problems with the country’s health care system, where even the most common treatments are expensive, and private insurance is often the only protection for anyone who falls ill. Casey Kaufmann reports (at SUNY Downstate Medical Center!!! ) Featuring Dr. [...]

President Elect Barack Hussein Obama vows to shut down Guantanamo Bay, and end all torture.  httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQ9gF40wvg See the complete interview at the 60 Minutes Site on CBS.com

This exhibition and its companion exhibition, Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the Islamic world, the practice of calligraphy constitutes an expression of piety. The writing of Arabic script was considered an exemplary activity for men and women of all stations due to its association [...]

Source: NYTimes In a forum at New York University, Muslim students consider how Islam was used by the McCain and Obama campaigns during the election. Featuring Imam Khalid Latif & Haseeb Chowdhry!!   httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkD6zqghHuo

I tried to explain how unfair it is for so many Muslims to be so negative towards Barack Obama, and the Muslim support for him earlier this week. In the following letter [below], Imam Zaid Shakir posts his response to similar criticism from a Muslim brother about Obama.  This is a MUST-READ for all ‘Obama-Haters’, [...]

Will I Am (the man behind the famous YES WE CAN music video), has recently released the following song:  It’s a New Day   httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7y4IDeKjqk

Unfortunately, since Barack Hussein Obama’s historic victory last week, several Muslims [Egyptian Gumbo, Jinn Zaman, and other commenters on facebook], have belittlled this accomplishment, and in some cases have even reprimanded Muslims for supporting Obama or jumping on the Obama bandwagon like blind sheep or lemmings. I wholeheartedly disagree with such attacks, and think that [...]

A great article about a program in Saudi Arabia to help rehabilitate young Muslim Men who have been arrested: Source: NYTimes (November 9, 2008) Deprogramming Jihadists By KATHERINE ZOEPF The sunset prayer had just ended, and Sheik Ahmad al-Jilani was already calling his class to order. When the latecomers slipped into the front row, Jilani [...]

According to a recent poll commissioned bythe  American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections: Of those who voted, 89 percent cast their ballot for Barack Obama. Just two percent of respondents said they voted for John McCain. Most of the respondents (78 percent) reside in ten states: Illinois, New York, Virginia, Michigan, California, Texas, [...]