Tag Archives: muslim

Mixing Culture With Islam Is Like Mixing Poison With Water

Posted on July 23, 2017 by julia29

It is important to understand Islam from a cultural point of view because the basis of much of the current turmoil within Muslim countries and conflict with their neighbors can be attributed to cultural clashes. Consequently, a clear understanding of … Continue reading →

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This is For Everyone That Died

Posted on February 28, 2016 by julia29

Stop Discriminating from different places and different races. I’m getting sick of saying Rest In Peace. Live and Learn. We All Do. Thanks for stopping by. Please share 🙂 Please don’t forget to leave a comment. 

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My Very Muslim Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2015 by julia29

TIME columnist Abdul-Jabbar is a six-time NBA champion and league Most Valuable Player. He is also a celebrated author, filmmaker and education ambassador whose life and career are the subject of Minority of One, a new documentary on HBO Sports. … Continue reading →

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Tell Me Why #MuslimLivesMatter

Posted on December 10, 2015 by julia29

Live and Learn. We All Do. Thanks for stopping by. Please share 🙂 Please don’t forget to leave a comment. 

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Low Self-Esteem Is Like Driving Through Life With Your Hand-Break On.

Posted on January 26, 2015 by julia29

Have you ever listened to a Muslim lecture? Maybe the thought immediately turns you off.  Every week Sheik Yassir Fazaga, a friend of ours, provides a lecture spreading the message of Islam.  Challenge yourself to go beyond stereotypes and listen to … Continue reading →

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We Are All Our Father’s Daughters

Posted on January 24, 2014 by julia29

We all grow up swimming in a narrative soup where an array of stories shape the way we understand the world and who we are in it. Amongst the many family dynamics issues that the world community is beginning to … Continue reading →

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Christmas Caught Between Cultures

Posted on December 20, 2013 by julia29

As John Stewart says, Christmas is everyone’s favorite holiday.  Even as a Muslim you can’t help to be enamored by the twinkling lights and cheerful, giving spirit that sweeps across the US during Christmas.  There is just something about December. … Continue reading →

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You Can Kill A Man But Not An Idea

Posted on October 5, 2013 by julia29

What is Hajj? Hajj in the Arabic language means aim, destination or purpose (qasd). The reason is clear: Hajj is the ultimate journey of loving submission (‘ubūdīyah) and conscious surrender (riq) to Allāh. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam … Continue reading →

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He That Lives Upon Hope Will Die Fasting.

Posted on July 12, 2013 by julia29

Just take a few minutes of your time to look with me at one single therapy designed by God, applicable in a multitude of diseases, which is just as up to date today as it was 5,000 years ago; just … Continue reading →

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Fear Is Nothing But Love Upside Down.

Posted on April 29, 2013 by julia29

Fear is one of the greatest problems in life. A mind that is caught in fear lives in bewilderment, in disagreement, and therefore is violent, distorted and aggressive. This mind never ventures to move away from its own patterns of … Continue reading →

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