August 2012 Blog Posts (51)

The inner fast is as important as the outer fast from food, water (drinks), and sexual relations. The inner fast

encompasses the ability to avoid negativity and to stay focused on Allah at all times. May this intention remain throughout the year.Ameen

Always we hear the plaintive cry of the teen-ager. What can we do?...Were can we go?

The answer is GO HOME!

Hang the storm windows, paint the woodwork. Rake the leaves, mow the lawn, shovel the walk. Wash the car, learn to cook, scrub some floors. Repair the sink, build a boat, get a job.

Help the minister, priest, or rabbi, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army. Visit the sick, assist the poor, study your lessons. And then when you are through - and not too…

On Sunday President Mohamed Morsi issued a new constitutional declaration making major changes in Egypt's

                                                        former President Anwar Sadat's

Posted By Dina Rashed Tuesday, August 14, 2012

current balance of power. According to the new declaration, the president now…

The Bureau of Indigenous Muslim Affairs, (BIMA) as a non-profit organization is designed to serve and facilitate the efforts

of Islamic organizations and Institutions in their endeavors as well as spread awareness about Indigenous Muslim issues. BIMA is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey and also operates a Da’wa and Resource Center in Brooklyn, New York at Masjid Kawthar. BIMA also provides numerous services to the Muslim community and support groups in areas of…

Throughout the course of Egypt's January 25 Revolution, which culminated in the ouster of longstanding President

'Egyptian women will not stop participating in revolutionary activity'.

By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani – Cairo

Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, female protesters stood on the frontlines of the uprising alongside their male counterparts. But as Egyptians continue to celebrate the downfall of Mubarak's…

(CHICAGO, IL, 8/11/12) -- The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) said today

that two air rifle shots were fired last night at the outer wall of the Muslim Education Center (MEC) mosque in Morton Grove, Ill.

The shots were heard by worshipers who were outside the mosque and were powerful enough to damage the building's brick wall. (The Muslim Community Center (MCC), of which the MEC is a suburban…

JOHANNESBURG – A Muslim man was beaten to death in South Africa over wearing a beard, sparking a storm of

A Muslim man was beaten to death because of wearing a beard…

(LOS ANGELES, CA, 8/10/12) -- The Greater Los Angeles Area (CAIR-LA) chapter of the Council on American-Islamic

Relations (CAIR) yesterday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging it to investigate an incident targeting Muslims as a federal hate crime.

CAIR-LA said three pig legs were left at the planned mosque site of Al-Nur Islamic Center in Ontario, Calif. Worshippers told CAIR-LA that the pig legs were thrown on the…

Whether you are reading this because you are interested in becoming Muslim or have recently become Muslim and

I would highly recommend trying to sit down and talk with your family about your decision as it shows your maturity…

Sis. Karima Al-Amin is an attorney at law and the wife of political prisoner Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. In addition to

her private practice, Mrs. Al-Amin continues to work with attorneys in appealing her husband’s conviction and in working on his civil lawsuits challenging First Amendment and religious violations. Mrs. Al-Amin is a member of several legal and community organizations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Clarkston…

The National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) joins with President Barack Obama and organizations…

As-salaamu alaykum and Ramadan Mubarak.

Since 2010, with its manufactured controversy over the Park51 Muslim community center in New York City, CAIR’s Islamophobia Department reports that…

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