Posted By:  nursheikha Posted On:  Aug 25, 2008	Cairo: Hard knocks city
Cairo Traffic Originally uploaded by orclimber *I’M NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE ON WORDPRESS IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM BUT WHENEVER I TRY TO GO TO THE ADMIN SIDE OF MY BLOG IT TAKES FOREVER TO LOAD. THIS TOOK 20 MINUTES. SO APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO BRUSH UP AND...... [view]

Posted By:  GlobalSister Posted On:  Aug 25, 2008	Writing a Book / Academic Research - Muslim Women
Salam alaikum all, I am in the process of putting together some sources for a new book that I am preparing to write. I'm in the first stages...annotated bibliography has got me screaming at myself from frustration. Insha'Allah, I will be able to get some good sources. At this point I am...... [view]

Posted By:  ziedmhirsi Posted On:  Aug 21, 2008	Le ramadan en septembre : allez vous jeuner ?
Avec des maximales qui avoisinent les 29-30 degres en moyenne , avec des journees de jeune qui se prolongent de plus de 13-14h, avec des effects connus sur la force athletique productivite , l'eveil , le diabete , les maladies cardiovasculaires , les accidents de la route ... je ne peux...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 18, 2008	Iranians protest honor killings after the death of another young woman
Iranians demonstrate against honor killings (photo: Iran Telegraf) On August 14th, eighteen year-old Fereshteh Nejati was murdered by her father. Forced into marriage at 14, Fereshteh was seeking a divorce. The details of her murder are gruesome. The response to the tragedy,...... [view]

Posted By:  nursheikha Posted On:  Aug 14, 2008	Anyone ready for Ramadan?!?
Ramadan Start-Up Kit… Originally uploaded by nascity According to this website http://www.moonsighting.com/ , scientifically we’ll probably be observing Ramadan on the 31st of August be it when we’re in Egypt or flying over to Australia, but knowing...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 14, 2008	Progressive Muslim: nothing contradictory about it
Feisty Muslim females: with Yazmin, August 2008 I met Yazmin on the set of Shariah TV this summer, when she turned to me and made a truly poignant commentary about something I had said. Following the taping, we skipped out to spend the afternoon discussing our experiences and...... [view]

Posted By:  evolux78 Posted On:  Aug 14, 2008	Top Hamas leader’s son converts to Christianity
Top Hamas leader’s son converts to Christianity By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries UNITED STATES (ANS) -- The son of a top Hamas leader has converted to Christianity and prays some day his family will also accept Jesus Christ as their savior, according to an Israeli newspaper....... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 11, 2008	Afghanistan: another brutal series of reminders
In a previous post , I reminded readers that the situation in Afghanistan has far from resolved. If there is still any doubt lingering in your mind that the people of Afghanistan are not free from being terrorized, brutalized and dehumanized – there’s plenty in the news to set you...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 9, 2008	New Muslim wedding contract in Britain
New from Britain: a new Muslim wedding contract has been implemented in the UK . Because it offers certain rights for women - and demands certain things of men (women are guaranteed the right to divorce, men must vow to not be abusive), it has been called “revolutionary”....... [view]

Posted By:  nursheikha Posted On:  Aug 6, 2008	Islam in China
Chinese Quran Originally uploaded by ZhengHe           Just amazing to see a Chinese translated Quraan when I’m so use to reading the English version…its like when you see an Arabic Bible (spotted some centuries-old...... [view]