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Updated: 2012-12-31 15:48:59
, Skip to content ALL BLOGS City Brights Capitol Confidential Crime Confidential On the Edge Table Hopping The Advocate The Buzz Read React Hot Topics Muslim Women Maintaining our religious identities within an American context About us From Schenectady with love December 31, 2012 at 10:48 am by Azra Haqqie Comments E-mail Print A lovely gesture from the students at AnNur Islamic School in Schenectady to the families of students killed in Sandy Hook , Conn . The students and staff at the local school sent this poster to their friends in Connecticut . Comments E-mail Print Posted in Condemning Terrorism Current Events Politics General Human Rights Add a comment RSS feed for comments on this . post Post a Comment Name required Mail will not be published required Website : Note All comments
, Skip to content ALL BLOGS City Brights Capitol Confidential Crime Confidential On the Edge Table Hopping The Advocate The Buzz Read React Hot Topics Muslim Women Maintaining our religious identities within an American context About us Students mourning students December 27, 2012 at 7:00 am by Azra Haqqie Comments E-mail Print Students at AnNur Islamic School in Colonie observed a moment of silence and said a prayer on Friday in memory of the Sandy Hook Elementary School killings . Skip Dickstein Times Union Comments E-mail Print Posted in Condemning Terrorism Current Events Politics General Human Rights Add a comment RSS feed for comments on this . post Post a Comment Name required Mail will not be published required Website : Note All comments are read and approved before they display .
It cannot be easy to openly celebrate Christmas in South Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan which borders Afghanistan and is a hotbed of terrorist activities. But it seems the Pakistani army protects the Christians in that area, the Muslim neighbors join in their Christmas service and the people of both faiths live harmoniously. [...]
Salaam and peace, all - Happy holidays for those celebrating (it’s a day off for many of us living/working in many parts of the Middle East, too. Surprising, no?). Although Muslims don’t traditionally celebrate Christmas*, it may be a good time to give charity or help the needy, as all the prophets taught their followers. *There [...]
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Arabic is a beautiful language, it is also the language of the Quran it is a mandatory requirement to practice prayers in Islam. As declared by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO 12/18/2012 is the first International day of Arabic. Arabic is spoken by more than 422 million people in twenty-two countries [...]
The Egyptians continue to impress me, despite all those who tried to spoil the atmosphere of democracy and the gains of the revolution. The last week was awful, different groups were trying to blow up the country, people were boiling however today people are out there voting and saying their opinion. Voting on the constitution [...]
The “MyJihad” educational campaign was launched in Chicago today with bus ads. “My jihad is modesty is not a weakness.” “My jihad is freedom and peace for Syria.” “My jihad is to build friendships across the aisles.” Not the kind of jihad you were expecting? Most Americans are still confused by the word “jihad.” In [...]
Salaam and peace, all - This time of year always reminds me of three topics: 1) Christmas songs, 2) our old fireplace, and 3) Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon them. My husband and I recently attended a lecture given by Ilyasah Shabazz, author of “Growing Up X” and daughter of the late Malcolm [...]