Ramadan
Some amazing shots by the Boston Globe on Ramadan
Full gallery can be found here Full gallery can be found here http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/ramadan_2010.html
myRamadan: An Islamic Center’s Strategy to Restore Order
It is a Saturday evening and your racing endorphins put you on the edge as you prepare to attend your first ever Qiyam-Al-Layl, a Sunnah (tradition) of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions to stand up in worship all night long. You napped during the day just to get the energy to [...]
myRamadan: Returning to Egypt
Amelia’s story | Samina’s story | Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story | Alia’s story
by Alia Ghoneum
When I was a child, I used to visit Egypt two to three times a year, so much so that I got an “excessive absence” warning on my first grade report card. As the years went by and [...]
Children Not Wanted in Mosques?
by Sumaya Bezrati
Today I read someone’s status message that was criticizing children’s misbehavior in the mosque (albeit jokingly) but it still struck a nerve with me. This would be the 4th status message about this very topic that I have read this Ramadan.
When did the Ummah become this intolerant of [...]
myRamadan: Making New Traditions
Amelia’s story | Samina’s story | Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story | Alia’s story
by Sumaya Bezrati
(Special recipe included at the end.)
As a fairly new mother with a toddler in tow, I have thought long and hard about Ramadan traditions that will instill a sense of love for the Holy month in my children. [...]
myRamadan: Fasting in Pakistan
Amelia’s story | Samina’s story | Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story | Alia’s story
When I was a child, my family and I would visit Karachi, Pakistan every other year during November or December and spend a month there (I guess it wasn’t such a big deal if an elementary school kid started winter vacation a [...]
myRamadan: Family and Community Bonding
Amelia’s story | Samina’s story | Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story | Alia’s story
by Samina Mohammad
Since I live in a college town in Indiana, Ramadan and Eid is the time when my community comes together to help the college students feel part of a family. The mosque has daily iftars for them and each family [...]
myRamadan: Samosas with a Dear Friend
Amelia’s story | Samina’s story | Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story | Alia’s story
by Amelia Noor
I have a dear memory of my post office delivery worker from when I was a child. I lived in an apartment with my family, and my mother would always fry samosas for us before iftar time. Samosas were a [...]
Pakistan Emergency: A Call for Our Help this Ramadan
The grave news from Pakistan emerged last week with the devastating flooding. The death toll has now reached over 1,500. There are shortages of food, water, clothing, shelter, and supplies and, yet, the water continues to rise in the region. In Punjab, 15,000 homes have already been destroyed, leaving what is to be called “a [...]
A Date for all Ages
by Nader Nasr
Narrated by Ibn “Umar: The Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) said, “Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree.” Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of [...]
