Archive for July, 2013
Book Review- The Wrong Kind of Muslim by: Qasim Rashid
Link to my review published on Chicago Monitor The Wrong Kind of Muslim is the right kind of reading for those who value free thinking Have you ever gotten into a friendly debate with someone over differing beliefs? Whether it be political, religious, economic or sports related, our beliefs are a culmination of our personal […]
Remnants of War Continue to Shatter Lives
Photo Credit: Associated Press/Amel Emric – In this Saturday Aug. 11, 2012 photo the clothes in which 6-year-old Tarik Bijelic died hang on the line in front of his family’s small house in the village of Olovske Luke, 60 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia. Tarik Bijelic was hit by a land mine last week as […]
Ramadan Kareem 2013
“O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun.” [Q: 2:183] Ramadan is a month that is a gift from Allah (swt.) He gifts us with a month of spiritual renewal. Revival, Cleansing and restoration. We are human. We […]