Upcoming Project in the Bay Area

Sanaa Subhani, an activist in the Bay Area, is starting up a sports tournament to help a gravely lacking cohesive Muslim community in the area. There are rumors of the Muslim youth group Generation M being revived again and helping out with the project. There are also tentative plans for the venture eventually becoming a [...]

Wajahat Ali’s The Domestic Crusaders, first major Pakistani Muslim American play

I have heard great things about this play, The Domestic Crusaders, that debuted in the San Fransisco Bay Area. It’s two-act play about a Pakistani Muslim American family. [Think a Pakistani Muslim Raisin in the Sun]. Facebook group here. Please join “FODC” for social networking/fundraiser events in the DC area with Wajahat Ali – author [...]

Iranian B-boys[?] Movie

Whoa, I’ve heard of French B-boys, Korean B-boys–but Iranian? Awesome. For those of you who don’t know what a B[eat]-boy or B-girl it’s a person who immerses themself into hip hop and more specifically breakdancing. The movie is called Warring Factions. Check out the official trailer: “As forces in American government and media have fueled [...]

Hijabi Norhan Basuni on the Tyra Banks Show

Norhan Basuni, a hijabi, inshAllah will be on the Tyra Banks Show on March 23, 2009 this Monday at 5:00pm. It varies on different stations. The Show is about Racial Perception. Not only is she speaking about being a Muslim, she is speaking about being an minority as well. You can watch the promo here. [...]

Obama’s Inspiring Norouz Message to Iran

Oh snap! MashAllah, he tries to speak Farsi at the and it’s raaaaaaaaaddd. *intelligent grabber* Let’s take a step back: Norouz is a pre-Islamic New Year holiday, and literally means “New Day” in Farsi. It’s the first day 0f the vernal equinox (aka Spring). Norouz is a time for new clothes, family visits and fires [...]

Looking for a Muslim roommate?

Ever wish you could make such demands? I am looking for a FEMALE roommate to share an apt with in the South Bay area. I am looking to pay around 500-600 for rent. I am a student at SJSU and in my last year. I need someone who doesn’t smoke, drink, do drugs, eat pork, [...]

The “duh” Factor: If the Pope and Israeli soldiers say it then it’s official

A friend of mine Subhan had a link posted from The Times Online: From The Times March 20, 2009 Israeli soldiers admit to deliberate killing of Gaza civilians The Israeli army has been forced to open an investigation into the conduct of its troops in Gaza after damning testimony from its own front line soldiers [...]

New digital library of Islamic manuscripts online

Can you say say “Sweet!” loud enough? I’ll let you read the article here: Princeton University has placed a new digital library of 200 Islamic manuscripts online for scholars to consult and study. These manuscripts were selected from some 9,500 volumes of Islamic manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and other languages of the Muslim [...]

The World’s Tallest Tower

At almost a half a mile tall, standing in the sky, Burj Dubai is the World’s Tallest Tower by far. It didn’t really click about how tall this building is or just how much taller it was compared to the tallest towers in the world until I went to the website. (http://www.burjdubai.com/) It’s 818 m (2,684 ft). [...]

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani coming to Detroit

Yeah, so say I sold you the tickets so I can get a IPOD touch… MYGD 21st Annual Dinner with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani For more info, vist MYGD.org Win an iPod Touch by selling the most tickets! For more info and tickets, email MYGD.PR@gmail.com!

Are you MISTified?

For those of you who don’t know what MIST (Muslim Inter-Scholastic Tournament): One of the main objectives of MIST is to encourage high school students (of all different faiths) to develop the skills needed to represent Muslims and the true peaceful spirit of Islam in a professional manner through the media, creative arts, and other [...]