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Update (1): UK Rioting – Updates for Muslims | MuslimMatters.org

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How Ramadan Changed the World

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Attention hijabis:

Do you think you can fully express your inner diva where you live? I first started wearing hijab while I was abroad in London last year, and the muslimahs there are so diverse and creative mashallah. And now, back at university in America (Pittsburgh, to be exact), I feel a bit stifled. Maybe it’s because [ READ MORE ]

Till next time, London…

I never expected my last post in London to be like this. Me writing feeling this way. At peace. Sure. But still, unnervingly uncertain about what lies ahead… I had plans, and mashallah, I achieved them. I successfully completed courses (including International Trade and International Marketing), the internship, and managed to step on the soil [ READ MORE ]

Happy Eid Al-Adha 2008!

I’m not feeling too well at the moment. Foolishness. Some people can make it worse. Some people can make it better, alhamdulillah. But I am very excited for tomorrow. I will be getting up in a few hours and joining a sisterfriend of mine to celebrate Eid al Adha at the pretty Regents Mosque (see, [ READ MORE ]

A Bankrupting Education

In case you thought any different, see for yourself. Study flunks 49 states in college affordability By JUSTIN POPE AP Education Writer “The educational strength of the American population is in the group that’s about to retire,” Callan said. “In the rest of the world it’s the group that’s gone to college since 1990.” That’s [ READ MORE ]

Here’s a feature of my feature!

Salaams everyone, It’s a beautiful day. I mean, it’s grey outside here in London town, but the sun pierced right on through with it’s usual brightness. So, I’m happy. I was checking out some stats of my blog and got a hold of incoming links. Turns out, someone blogged about my blog post. Cool, right? [ READ MORE ]

“Know your roots, though!”

Today, I went to the Docklands Museum and saw the gallery exhibition: Slavery and Sugar. It was really good, so much detail and really progressive, in my opinion. As I learned, I saw kids on a class trip, learning as well, while many of my classmates casually decided to peruse right on past. Some did [ READ MORE ]

Notes on Paris

Bad news: I am coming down with the flu. The good news: Paris was amazing! There was something in the air, I realized, as soon as I stepped off the Eurostar train. Maybe it was the smell of savory and sweet crepes, or fresh baguettes. It didn’t smell like London. I was in Paris. And [ READ MORE ]

lunch hour office chats…

and tea cup news updates. i shall miss these moments when i think of my time here in london. today, i finally was able to steal a moment and ask one of the workers here about her recent trip to nigeria. she is quite old. i guess that was a rude way to describe her [ READ MORE ]

"You make a hundred resolutions to journey somewhere, but He draws you somewhere else." -Rumi
Skinny
This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation
Minaret
The Size of a Mustard Seed
Midnight
World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker
Lyrics Alley
Lyrics Alley: A Novel
Slave Rebellion in Brazil: The Muslim Uprising of 1835 in Bahia
Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
Little House in the Big Woods
Half of a Yellow Sun
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas
The Size of a Mustard Seed

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