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Here are the new class offerings for Summer 2008:
New Muslim Program
A fourteen week program for new Muslims covering the basic beliefs and practices of Islam, along with advice and support for living as a Muslim.
Starts June 14th. Saturdays, from 12 PM-3 PM.
Cost: $50 - includes materials.
Intro to Hadith Study
A six week course focused on […]

Amidst all of the complaining and bickering over how unbalanced and biased the American media is, one of the greatest American Journalists, NBC’s Tim Russert passed away unexpectantly earlier today. Tim Russert, along with Bill Moyers and only a handful of other journalists, in my mind truly perfectly exemplify what it means to be a […]

Inshallah i hope you all are well .
Ill resume blogging regularly later this summer… But meanwhile i thought i’d share a few important events and activities that I strongly recommend and endorse!!
Events (in the NY Area):
CAIR-NY Annual Banquet
Saturday, June 7, 2008
6:00pm - 9:30pm
The Shabazz Center
3940 Broadway
New York, NY
IMANA 3rd Annual Student Resident […]

Im taking a break from blogging for a few weeks. Inshallah ill be back later this summer!
Please remember me in your duas!
PS - happy 25th bday MuJMaN!

Great ESPN story on an athlete’s responsibility to take a stand and why many refrain from discussing political issues publicly. Kudos to atheletes like Steve Nash who stand up against the war and human rights violations in Sudan. And its inspiring to see LeBron James, who at such a young age, is willing to […]

Children in Need: A Fundraiser for the Myanmar Cyclone Victims
Hosted by The Islamic Center at NYU Alumni Association and Islamic Relief
Sunday, May 18th, 2008; 5pm - 9pm
Rosenthal Pavilion
Kimmel Center, 10th Floor
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Tickets: $25 (available at the door; to reserve in advance please email rkamal@sas.upenn.edu)
****Live Entertainment with the […]

I mean Assistant to the President*

Dont forget, Season Finale of The Office Tonight!!!!

In a rather disturbing op-ed piece in the NYTimes earlier this week, Edward N Luttwak suggested that Barack Obama, whose father was Muslim, was an apostate. He suggests that due to his apostacy, he would in fact not be viewed favorably in the eyes of the Muslim world, and that he would receive death threats […]

As far as Stephen Colbert’s concerned, Bill O’Reilly did nothing wrong in that infamous “Inside Edition” clip.

Great Interview by Jon Stewart about The Bush administration’s strategy in leading up to the Iraq war.
Part 1

Part 2

STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age is the story of five comedians: Ahmed Ahmed, Tissa Hami, Dean Obeidallah, Azhar Usman and Maysoon Zayid.
Source: PBS: America at a Crossroads
It’s an age-old American tradition: immigrant groups take up comedy to fight against discrimination. One path to understanding is to make people laugh. Now Muslim-Americans […]

Source: MR

Unbelievable.
If John McCain wins this November, I’m moving to Canada…

Great article featuring Baba Ali and Lena Khan!
Source: NYTimes
May 8, 2008
Young Video Makers Try to Alter Islam’s Face
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
LOS ANGELES — When Ali Ardekani started fishing around on the Internet a couple of years ago for video blogs about Muslims, he did not like what he found: either the world’s 1.3 billion Muslims […]

The Islamic Medical Association of North America
3rd Annual Students and Residents Medical Bash
The Road Ahead: Challenges and Goals
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York City, NY
Saturday, June 14th
For the last two years, the Students and Residents Conference has been a success,
allowing medical students, residents and fellows to listen to dynamic speakers and network
with Muslim […]

His Mother Tells 60 Minutes The Govt. Still Hasn’t Told The Whole Truth About Her Son’s Death