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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 […]
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 […]
Barack Obama - Apostate?
3 Comments Published by Haseeb May 14th, 2008 in Islam, Politics/Media, Current NewsIn 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 […]
Breaking down stereotypes one joke at a time
2 Comments Published by Haseeb May 12th, 2008 in Islam, Entertainment, TV/MoviesSTAND 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 […]
NYTimes: Young Video Makers Try to Alter Islam’s Face
2 Comments Published by Haseeb May 8th, 2008 in Islam, Entertainment, TV/MoviesGreat 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 […]
First UmmahFilms Short: Tomorrow Never Comes
4 Comments Published by Haseeb May 2nd, 2008 in Islam, TV/MoviesFound on Mujahideenryder.net
Noah Feldman on the Colbert Report
0 Comments Published by Haseeb May 1st, 2008 in Islam, Entertainment, Politics/MediaUpcoming Events I Highly Recommend (Shaykh Hamza, MECCA, CAIR, Islamic Relief…)
0 Comments Published by Haseeb April 18th, 2008 in Islam, EventsAlhamdulillah, we are blessed with many great Islamic events in the upcoming weeks. I highly recommend that all of the following:
Friday, April 25, 2008
CAIR-NY & AMAL Present Justice in Motion: Supporting Civil Rights of Muslim Americans
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Fordham Law School, Rm 203
140 West 62nd Street New York, NY
The Stony Brook MSA Presents: […]
Praise of Shaykh ‘Abd Allah ibn Bayyah (b. 1935) By Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī (b. 1926)(May Allah preserve them both)
5 Comments Published by Haseeb April 14th, 2008 in IslamSource: Imam Suhaib Webb
Praise of Shaykh ‘Abd Allah ibn Bayyah (b. 1935) By Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī (b. 1926) (May Allah preserve them both)
Indeed it is from God’s blessings upon a person that they be acquainted with great people—those who have their scholarly importance, their religious importance, and their […]
Islamic Relief: Children in need fundraising dinner TONIGHT
0 Comments Published by Haseeb April 12th, 2008 in Islam, EventsSaturday April 12, 2008 @ 6.30 pm
Location: Antuns in Hicksville
[244 E Old Country Rd, Hicksville, New York 11801]
Admission: $25.00 per person (70.00 per family)
Includes dinner and children’s program
Entertainment by: Allah Made me Funny
Note: For those of you who still arent aware of Islamic Relief’s Orphan Sponsorship Program, heres a re-post:
For less than what […]
The Fawakih Quranic Arabic Intensive!
3 Comments Published by Saad Omar April 7th, 2008 in Islam, EventsAre you sick of praying or reading Quran and not understanding what you are saying?
The Fawakih Summer Intensive is dedicated to providing a high quality 30-day program that brings together leading scholars of Quran and Arabic with motivated students in an intimate learning environment. The program is unique in its focus on the 30th […]
TIME.com features an article on Being American - and Muslim by Shireen Khan, as well as a photo essay by Ziyah Gafic.
The photo spread titled “Muslims In America,” features Muslims throughout the greater NY area, including three people I know personally! MashaAllah, it does a great job capturing the diversity of our beautiful ummah […]
Maniac Muslim: Signs that a Muslim Guy Needs to Get Married
2 Comments Published by Haseeb April 5th, 2008 in Islam, EntertainmentSource: Maniac Muslim
ROFL!!!!!
Facebook poking, MSN emoticons, excessive volunteering, MSA politics, and the Shaykh Abdullah Adhami quote…. hahahahahahaa!!!
WOW this is by far the funniest muslim-comedy video ive seen in a looooooong time. Mashallah, Hamzah Moin never ceases to impress me with his work (he even includes his drawings!).
But yea, given all the signs […]
Submissions needed for Muslim Converts’ Anthology
3 Comments Published by Haseeb April 4th, 2008 in IslamSister Kimberly Joseph (Hunter College ‘07) converted to Islam in 2004, and is currently working on a Muslim Converts’ Anthology. She is asking for submissions from other Muslim converts. Here is a letter from her:
Bismillah ArRahman ArRaheem,
(In the name of Allah (God) the Most Gracious the Most Merciful),
Assalam alikom! (Peace Be Upon You)
I am […]
Source: LA Times
How much do Americans know about the views and beliefs of Muslims around the world? According to polls, not much. Perhaps not surprising, the majority of Americans (66%) admit to having at least some prejudice against Muslims; one in five say they have “a great deal” of prejudice. Almost half do not […]
