Driven by curiosity’s sake.
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Ramadan Day 11- “During Ramadan, we’re kind of forced to sit as a family”
I recently was interviewed by Mona Shadia for her column “Unveiled: A Muslim Girl in O.C.” about Ramadan and Sahoor (the really early morning meal to start off the fasting day). She’s a is a reporter for Times Community News. An Egyptian American, she was born and raised in Cairo and now lives in Orange… Read more
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Ramadan Day 10- You shouldn’t be gaining weight
Muslim Matters posted a ‘5-Step Guide to Healthy Ramadan Weight Loss‘ which is worth your time to read (its a bit long), but in summary the 5 Steps in brief are: Stop speed eating at Sahoor Don’t obsess about food Exercise (Duh)- doesnt take Sherlock Holmes to figure that out. Stop feasting after iftar Be… Read more
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Ramadan Day 6- Worship, the gateway toward mercy
So far Day 1 was all about defining Ramadan based on the division of the month into 3 sets of 10 days. The first set being all about “Rahma” or “mercy” which was explored in Day 2 post. Day 3 I outlined that mercy starts with recognizing that we as individuals need to be cognizant… Read more
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Ramadan Day 5- Relationship with others
So the whole mercy toward others thing is something I don’t think I need to jump into to much. As toddlers we are taught how to relate with one another, from the very first concept of “sharing” our toys with others to the more complex concept we learn later in school about stereotypes and racism… Read more
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Ramadan Day 4- Experiencing Mercy For Oneself
“And surely, I am indeed forgiving to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them.” Qur’an 20:82 Remember that feeling of going without water and food all day, then sitting down and taking that first bite, the morsel that… Read more
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Ramadan Day 3- Finding Mercy Within Us, Embodying Rahma
To begin to understand Allah’s Rahma I explored the God’s attribute and the fact that as Muslims we are constantly invoking God’s mercy in our daily actions countless times. Its quite amazing to consider how often it is we seek His mercy, yet, we don’t truly understand or comprehend the extent of it, so I… Read more
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Ramadan Day 2- Al Rahman, The Most Merciful
Where do you begin when discussing mercy? I started the conversation in my Ramadan Day (RD) 1 post by defining “mercy” in English. I find that when your multilingual things often take on a deeper meaning, however, in trying to translate all of that meaning the richness of the concept or idea is lost on… Read more
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Ramadan Day 1- The First 10 Days are “Rahma”
Ramadan is a guest, it comes into the lives of Muslims each year, and like a house guest, it makes it self either a pleasant and welcome friend or a friend you can’t wait to get rid of. The thing about Ramadan is that the interaction with this friend is all on you- each individual… Read more
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What Happens After MYLP? and General Advice for High School and Undergraduate Students
Last summer I gave my last workshop on Community Organizing at the 7th Annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program that takes place in Sacramento. Now its time for the 8th installment of MYLP and I wanted to share some thoughts with the Alumni of the program. I have been part of the program for the past… Read more