A Request for help from the Brothers and Sisters at UC Irvine

A Request for help from the Brothers and Sisters at UC Irvine

By Yahya Fahimuddin on February 10, 2010

-In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful-
Assalamu alaykum (peace be upon you),
You may have heard of the recent event at UC Irvine with Michael Oren, the ambassador of Israel to the US.
While he was invited by a student organization to speak on US-Israeli relations, the UCI Law School and the Political Science Department [...]

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MLK’s Legacy: Non-violent Advocacy Today

MLK’s Legacy: Non-violent Advocacy Today

By Hana Khan on January 19, 2010

History, in my opinion, is useless unless we implement its lessons to our present society. Great leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr., would have struggled and sacrificed in vain if the proceeding generations fail to draw upon the fundamental principles from such historical movements that managed to pull society from the ugly and dark [...]

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Separated By Bars: The Mousavi Family Endures

Separated By Bars: The Mousavi Family Endures

By Maral Ali on December 26, 2009

By Maral Ali
Al-Talib meets with former UCLA graduate student Zeinab Mousavi to talk about the Mousavi family’s experience of having their father be imprisoned in the Terre Haute, Indiana CMU.
Al-Talib: Since his transfer to the Terre Haute CMU, how often has your family been able to visit Mr. Mousavi?
Mousavi: A couple times. My mom [...]

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UCLA Alum named “Outstanding Young American”

UCLA Alum named “Outstanding Young American”

By Zenith Rahman on December 26, 2009

By Zenith Rahman
A young Muslim man from Southern California was named of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans by the United States Junior Chamber on September 26th.
Atif Moon, a UCLA alumnus, co-founded the Center for Global Understanding (CFGU) when he felt the need to create a public organization which integrated and voiced Muslim [...]

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Putting Faith into Practice: Muslim Medical Students Create Free Clinic in South LA

Putting Faith into Practice: Muslim Medical Students Create Free Clinic in South LA

By Sussan Fazel on December 8, 2009

Mayes’ daughter, Lichelle James, gets her blood pressure taken by one of Umma Clinic’s nurses.

Lola Mayes rushed home from work mid-morning because one of her daughters was ill and needed urgent care. Her daughter’s Medi-Cal insurance had recently been cut. Like the other times her family needed medical attention, she took her daughter to [...]

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Israeli Blockades

Israeli Blockades

By altalib on April 20, 2009

www.guardian.co.uk

by Yousef Farsakh
As the situation in Gaza deteriorates and the world’s superpower endorses the growing violence by not bringing accountability to Israel’s actions, many have forgotten about the humanitarian blockade of the West Bank. While not remotely as deadly and evil as the blockade, siege, and now massacre in Gaza, the world must not forget [...]

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Celebrating Women

Celebrating Women

By Adina Farrukh on March 8, 2010

The idea of a day devoted solely to celebrating and recognizing women’s achievements, International Women’s Day, was first proposed a hundred years ago by Clara Zetkin at the second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, Denmark. This was in the midst of an era of turbulent and changing times in a rapidly industrializing world. [...]

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Student Media – An important tool in broadcasting the muslim voice.

Student Media – An important tool in broadcasting the muslim voice.

By Habib Hamidi on March 1, 2010

Strength and weakness is often dependent on perspective.   The world witnessed the inauguration of Barak Obama as the 44th President of the United State with enthusiasm and hope after enduring the Bush years filled with darkness and arrogance.   With the new president, his biggest strength maybe seen as his biggest weakness.    Obama takes office as [...]

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Oh Allah, how wonderful is Your creation

By Kutibh Chihabi on February 28, 2010

Oh Allah, how wonderful is Your creation
Every day I see it’s majestic foundation
And I try very hard to understand its wisdom
To be able to comprehend the very power of the prism
Through these miracles do I see Your signs
Blatant as is a diamond in the mines
Yet such wisdom only comes through education
So please grant us knowledge [...]

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With every difficulty there is relief

With every difficulty there is relief

By Yannina Casillas on February 28, 2010

In Surah Al-Inshirah Allah says
“Surely, with every difficulty there is relief. Surely, with every difficulty there is relief.”
The Qur’an contains many beneficial reminders that we can use in our everyday lives. This particular aya has benefited me in many ways. Because Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) repeats Himself, this is a powerful reminder of the relief [...]

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The Importance of Time

The Importance of Time

By AT Reader on February 28, 2010

I came to recall an important truth that all of us are already aware of, at least subconsciously, but most of us fail to incorporate into our daily life. I was re-reading Surah Al-Asr with careful attention to the translation, which is as follows:  “By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), Verily Man is in loss, Except [...]

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The Importance of Da’wah

The Importance of Da’wah

By Kutibh Chihabi on February 28, 2010

Da’wah, which in Arabic means an invitation to Islam, is one of those words that many members of the Muslim community turn a blind eye towards. Many people acknowledge its importance but at the same time fear it because they wrongly presume it takes lots of knowledge. The reality is far from the fact. Anyone [...]

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Chancellor Block Responds Regarding the UCSD Incidents

By Hana Khan on February 27, 2010

Chancellor Gene Block of UCLA addressed students in person at an impromptu sit-in regarding the recent events at UC San Diego that were triggered by a racist-themed party called “Compton Cookout”. The sit-in at UCLA occurred in front of the Chancellor’s office in Murphy Hall on Friday afternoon at around 2:30 p.m.
“So for those of [...]

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Palestine Awareness Week, UCLA

By Mohammed Langston on February 26, 2010

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Love for the sake of Allah (swt)

Love for the sake of Allah (swt)

By Iman Abdella on February 19, 2010

“Love for the sake of Allah” Although we’ve heard the phrase many times have we ever stopped to think what it truly means? Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Rising, ‘Where are those who loved one [...]

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