Archive for April, 2009

24Apr
2009

A Little Reminder from MSA West

By Nader Nasr In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful      The 11th Annual MSA West Conference was recently held at UC Riverside. For me personally, it was my first annual MSA West Conference, and to be perfectly honest, I was not as excited before the event as I should”ve been. When I had first registered for it, I was thinking, Man, a whole weekend wasted (stakhfar”Allah)1?, and I was arrogant and ignorant enough to believe that it really [...]

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20Apr
2009

The President’s Message to the Iranian People

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20Apr
2009

Israeli Blockades

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 that Israel’s support for Abbas’ Fatah government has not prevented them from continuing the illegal confiscation of Palestinian freedom and humanitarian right. I [...]

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20Apr
2009

Dimensions of Serenity

By Narges Moaddel   faculty.maxwell.syr.edu Many of us have heard the word Hajj and know that it is the fifth pillar of Islam. Ask people what kind of experience it is and you”ll hear a wide variety of responses such as spiritual, beautiful, difficult, crowded, etc. What does Hajj mean? Hajj literally means “to set out for a place” (islamicity.com). It”s a trip where one sets out do get closer to Allah. In Hajj you”re tracing the footsteps of Abraham. [...]

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