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Ramadan 4 ALL – Fast in Solidarity!
I am Fasting in Solidarity of my Muslim Brothers and Sisters around the Globe! #HumansMakingTheWorldGreatAgain On the night of May 24 th, 2017, I wrote a Facebook status about two of my non-Muslim colleagues deciding to fast all 30 days during the holy month of...
“Forty Dua’s for the Forgetful”
“40 Things to Pray for when you’re Stuck” By Paulina Rivera (أم لونا) Do you ever feel like you pray for the same things over and over again? Sometimes when making dua’ I feel like I hit a wall and don’t know what else to pray for. So, here’s a helpful list of...
“Randomly Selected” or Racial Profiling?
A week ago today, I returned from one of the most meaningful trips of my life. Only to find myself detained and questioned over and over by the CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection). The sign read Welcome All Passengers, and with all honesty up until that point it...
Ramadan from the eye of a Hafidh?
Protect the Huffadh by Hafidh Hamza Ghia When you hear someone having an issue with a Hafidh leading at your masjid or a Huffadh making too many mistakes speak up and defend them. Any who leads taraweeh can tell you how much effort and time it takes to get yourself...
Preserving Latino/a Culture and Identity in Your Muslim Children?
Self-Image and Pride Matters: A Second Reflection from ICNA Baltimore 2017 by guest writer Yamil Avivi García The last segment of La Voz Latina, or the The Latino Voice, entitled “Instilling a sense of identity and leadership in our children,” was, in my opinion, the...
An Islamic Expedition to Mexico
Can you picture 115,296,797 persons? Now, out of that amount, 3,700, according to a 2010 census by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography are Muslim, with a one third concentrated in Mexico City. Over the past 10 years in the conflicted area of Chiapas,...
Four Rabbis and One Mexican-American Muslim in Capital Hill
I don’t know where and how to begin articulating the stories behind all the pictures I was a part of or took myself during last week’s, 3rd Annual Muslim Advocacy Day on Capital Hill in Washington, DC on May 1-2 2017. Let me begin by saying that #MuslimHillDay was...
Valuing Their Critical Diversity?
Latino/a Muslims and Their Assimilation into the US Muslim Community: A Reflection from ICNA Baltimore by Guest Writer Yamil Avivi Garcia I attended the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) conference in Baltimore, Maryland on the weekend of April 14-16. This is...
Why Pork is Haram (not permissible) in Islam & 15 Things You Should Know About Pigs
1) A pig is a real garbage gut. It will eat anything including urine, excrement, dirt, decaying animal flesh, maggots, or decaying vegetables. They will even eat the cancerous growths off other pigs or animals. 2) The meat and fat of a pig absorbs toxins like a...
Pre-Ramadan Preparation Tips
Pre Ramadan practical planning a) Get Your Eid Clothes and Eid Gifts Ready NOW: You should have them before Ramadan begins or on their way. Don’t waste even a single minute deciding what to wear on Eid day. Go shopping now and get all the gifts shopped, packed and...
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