Archive for September, 2009
The American Muslim Market is Rich, Educated, Growing Fast
The untapped $200 billion market of Muslim Americans is extremely wealthy and educated; and for a marketers and manufacturer’s dream: growing exponentially each and every day! To acquaint to you some background data, please refer to of these wonderful research pieces and media reports, complete list available at American Muslim Consumer Conference: New York Times [...]
Community Service in the Life of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
Before you read on, digest this simple truth: Abu Bakr As-Siddiq remains one of our heroes and superstars till the end of time. This is a fact, Oh Muslims, not a fallacy. May Allaah be pleased with him, put himself at the forefront of community service to the people before his reign as the khalifah. [...]
Muslim American Perceptions Hardly Changed – Still Facing Discrimination
As Muslim moms, dads, grandparents, family members and community members, it’s critical to arm our children with the realities of what typical Americans “perceive” us to be, who we are, what we do, and how we think. Now, as optimistic, fun-loving, and open-minded as I am–since birth, I have often scared people because they thought [...]
Learning the Qur’an for Free Online – QuranExplorer.com and HarfKids.com-Quraan Review
My entire family (Mama, Baba, and our 9, 8 and 6 year old daughters) completely endorse QuranExplorer.com/Quran and HarfKids.com/en/Quraan as easy-to-use, easy-to-learn, easy-to-navigate, fun, interactive sites to learn how to read and recite the Qur’an based on the rules of Tajweed, while learning its meaning at the same time. 1. Qur’an Explorer – Review Why [...]
Major Misconceptions of How, What and When to Pay Zakat al-Fitr
Understanding our rights and responsibilities for zakat al-fitr is important for all practicing Muslims. However, there are many misconceptions as to how, what and when we should pay its due. Therefore, we listed below multiple fatwaa based on authentic ahadith. The misconceptions are listed in no particular order. 1. FALSE: Zakat al-fitr is a monetary [...]
Freebie Friday – Healthy, clean, nutritious samples for your body & car
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Do More, Give More!
As a Muslim woman I have noticed that many of us have dreams to do more; many of us want to do things; many of us think about doing things, but few of us actually do them. This is a message to all the Muslims who are stuck between dreaming and achieving their goals. For [...]
Ramadan – A Time for Happiness, Not Distress
As stated in the New York Times March 2009 article, Muslim Thriving, but not content ; in which excerpts were previously shared in this post, The only subset with no wage gap between men and women are Muslims, mashaAllah (God has willed), I find it important to highlight some additional interesting quotes below, A Gallup [...]
How To Find the Best College for Your Student
Students often make one of two basic mistakes in choosing a college. Some students believe it is as simple as going where everyone else they know is going. For a few people, this approach works on a basic level but often deprives the student of becoming the person who they might be if allowed to [...]
Make Ramadan Learning Fun!
Make Islam come alive for your child(ren) this Ramadan by including creative, stimulating, and most of all— FUN learning activities. Ramadan is here and many moms will turn our focus this month toward teaching our children about this blessed month as well as ways we can increase our ibaadah (worship) during it. When I first [...]
