By Shinoa Matos Bismillah irRahamnir Raheem The day of Sumaeyah’s Aqiqah had arrived, after having postponed it for two months. My husband Julio and I intended to do it on the 7th day after her birth in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet but because of my Cesarean, I was not up to making all the arrangements so soon. After we both fully recovered-me from my surgery and Sumaeyah from a respiratory infection-everything seemed to be well enough to call the imam and set up the ceremony. I met Imam Muhammad Shamsi Ali at the Islamic Cultural Center of
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Latina/o y Musulmán: The Construction of Latina/o Identity among Latina/o Muslims in the United States By Hjamil A. Martínez-Vázquez Latinas/os are the fastest growing “minoritized” ethnic group in the United States and Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the U.S. It is therefore no surprise that the Latina/o Muslim population is one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S. As a minority within a minority, the ways in which Latina/o Muslims construct their identity is not only interesting in itself but also of interest for how they challenge traditional understandings of U.S. Latina/o identity. This book
Read MoreBy Aboobaker Ebrahim http://www.mycrescent.com/community-news/casa-de-paz-helping-refugees.html March 24, 2009 Sister Amira and Dr. Riyad Taha are the founders and current owners of Casa De Paz, Inc. Located in the heart of Dallas on Phoenix Drive close to the sprawling Presbyterian Hospital Complex, Casa De Paz is surrounded by apartment complexes occupied by refugees and immigrants from all over the world. “Well, I have been working in the refugee neighborhood of northeast Dallas for about ten years. At first we used to visit the refugee apartments using our cars only. Then when a very large population of Somali Bantu’s were arriving in Dallas,
Read MoreBy Mariam Abbassi The 7th Annual Hispanic Muslim Day – an event of recognition of Hispanic reverts of our community. The mission of organizing this event was to outreach and convey the message of Islam to everyone in the community of Muslims and the community of non-Muslims. On November 8, 2009 more than 150 Hispanic Muslims gathered to celebrate and to remember the day of their reversion. We started the celebration with verses recited from the Glorious Quran by Sheikh Mahmoud. We acknowledged and appreciated the humbleness shown by the non-Arabic speakers. Brother Omar Garcia, a Muslim that was born
Read Morehttp://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/CASADE_PAZ Bismillahir-Rahmaanir-RaheemPeace be on you all with mercy and blessings The Islamic Center Dar-us-Salaam, located in Dallas, Texas, is a not-for-profit organization that was founded to help the community in general to help resolve some of the few problems that plague it. At the same time, it has made a dawa project for the Spanish-speaking community. The facilities with which the center has are a small musala, with an area for men and women. Muslims from all nationalities attend, alhamdulillah. If you live in the area of Dallas, Texas, and want to be part of this beautiful project, insha’Allah, come
Read MoreBy Yusef Maisonet As Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatullah, Warith Deen Mohammed (October 30, 1933 – September 9, 2008) was a scholar and a reformer. A world traveler and known to all from Pope John Paul II to the President – all the way to Jerusalem, his opposition against his father’s teachings is widely known. His father was Elijah Muhammad who was the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1933 to 1975. Although excommunicated several times, the love of father and son are very strong and the deep respect that he had with his father was profound and
Read MoreHomeless Coalition Begins Bi-Annual Census By Khadijah Rivera http://www.muslimahwritersalliance.com/MWA_Writer_Spotlight_April_Khadijah_Rivera.html Despite the fact that it’s 1:00 o’clock in the morning, I am exhausted, and my bones ache, my mind remains in a whirl-wind of activity from the events of the day, so here I sit, pen in hand. I spent the day as a volunteer assisting with the Homeless Coalitions’ bi-annual census. The volunteers were organized into teams that would work in shifts. The first shift was slated to begin at 4:00 AM on a day that began with temperatures that had plummeted overnight, and a steady rainfall. I remember feeling
Read MorePor Ariffin Gutierrez He vivido en Malasia por más de 11 años. Llegue a este país para dar clases de español en el Instituto de Diplomacia y Relaciones Exteriores de Kuala Lumpur. Después fui a dar clases de español en una universidad que se llama Universiti Putra Malaysia o UPM. Ahora tengo mi propia oficina, al lado de las Torres Gemelas Petronas. Me case en 1997 pero ante del matrimonio, me converti al Islam como requisito para poder casarme. Yo me converti porque me convencí y estuve (y estoy) de acuerdo que no hay otro dios excepto Aláh. Logicamente, Dios
Read MoreBy Yusuf Mendez Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 9:12 AM Muslim American Society: South Florida and NSUs School of Humanities and Social Sciencesinvite you to an event in line with Hispanic Heritage Month. Goal:The event serves as a brief introduction demonstrating the shared Islamic heritage of Spanish and Latin cultures. Attendees should leave the program with a sense of unity with cultures that are seemingly distant as well as a greater appreciation for the diverse nature of the Hispanic/Latin community. Organizers:Yusuf Mendez (MAS@Nova) and Adriana (SHSS) Event:Diversity Within Minority Communities: Islamic Influences on Spanish and Latin Culture Date:Monday, September 15,
Read MoreBy John Cordero I felt the gentle breeze blowing as I cautiously made my way to the unassuming white structure guarded by a wooden fence, which had been erected around it. Walking past it, the last vestiges of doubt were removed and all that remained was an entrance that welcomed any race, color, or creed. Officially, I had spent the past year seeking knowledge about what might be contained inside these walls. The more I read and studied, the more answers were given by the dried ink on white pages; yet the last piece was heavily guarded by the custodians
Read MoreBy Bonita Lee Penn http://soulpittcommunity.com/writersblock/?p=21 The Soul PittNovember 2007 The Sankore Center and S.H.E.H.U. Program The Sankore Center sits as a beacon of light from within the shadows of the urban neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s North Side, Federal Street Corridor. The Soul Pitt was honored to be able to sit down with Brother Hamza of the Sankore Center to discuss the mission and programs being utilized to assistant our at-risk-youths, young adults and to help rebuild our communities. The Sankore School was established in 1985 in Maiurno, Sudan, and in 2002 the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Center was established. The Center was named
Read MorePor Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijri http://www.islamhouse.com/p/67234 Definición de “Peregrinación (Hayy)”, su condición en la legislación islámica y sus virtudes I “” Definición de “Peregrinación (Hayy)”, su condición en la legislación islámica y sus virtudes La Peregrinación (Hayy) Es un acto de adoración a Allah que consiste en el cumplimiento de los ritos de la peregrinación La Meca acorde a la Sunnah del Mensajero de Allah, realizado en un tiempo específico. La importancia de la Casa Sagrada (la Ka”bah) Allah dispuso que la Casa Sagrada sea un lugar muy honrado. Estableció a su alrededor la Sagrada Mezquita, y alrededor de la
Read MoreBy Nurah Khaled (Lucy) Assalam alaikum, I am in vacation back home in Mexico. I came to spend some time with my family. I’m writing because I want to share something really nice with you. When I moved to the USA about eight years ago, there were about only five Muslim families here in my town of Puebla. Every year that I came back I found that many others were here but have never thought that there were other Muslims. I met a wonderful family about six years ago. The husband is from Pakistan; and she is from Mexico. The
Read MoreCumbre de Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de los Países Árabes – América del Sur (ASPA) Por Fernando Bazán http://www.cemoc.com.ar/aspa2008.htm CEMOC Treinta y cuatro representantes de naciones de América del Sur y de los países árabes se reunieron en Buenos Aires los días 20 y 21 de febrero en el Palacio San Martín, sede protocolar del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Argentina. La reunión se enmarcó en la continuación del diálogo institucional abierto entre ambas regiones durante la Cumbre de Brasilia de 2005. En aquella oportunidad los puntos sobresalientes de la “Declaración de Brasilia” fueron el apoyo al reclamo palestino por
Read MorePor Yahiya Emerick Hay muchas preguntas que vienen a la mente cuando se menciona el nombre Jesús. Alguna gente dice que él era un profeta, otros lo llaman un dios, mientras que otros opinan que él era un hombre muy sabio. Pero sobretodo, una cosa segura es que él no era un hombre ordinario. Pero si hay algo especial sobre él, ¿por qué toda la confusión? ¿De todos modos, quién era Jesús? SU ORIGEN Jesús vivió hace aproximadamente 2.000 años en Palestina antigua cuando el imperio Romano estaba en su cenit. No fue concebido en la manera normal, sino que
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http://www.IslamOnTheHudson.com Theme:The Journey Towards Our Creator Date and Time:Sunday, October 21st 20071:30pm 6:00pm Location:North Hudson Islamic Educational Center4613 Cottage PlaceUnion City, NJ 07087nhiec.com Features:Lectures in English and SpanishQuestion and Answer SessionsFree LiteratureLunch Included Guest Speakers:Danny Hernandez, Student at Al-Azhar University in EgyptMujahid Fletcher and Abu Mujahid Fletcher, Directors of IslamInSpanish.org
Read MoreBy Mauricio Amin Moncada Islam Monterrey As salam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhuDear brothers and sisters: I hope are you are very well. The reason for the present message is to inform to you that Friday, October 21st gave us the first Interfaith Assembly which is part of the Forum of the Monterrey Cultures 2007. Thanks be to Allah as we organized and put a Stand from our community (ISLAM MONTERREY) in this event and the results were spectacular: we received the visit of the organizers of the event informing us that our module was the MOST SUCCESSFUL and the
Read MoreBy Mauricio Amin Moncada Islam Monterrey As salam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu Estimados hermanos y hermanas: Espero se encuentren ustedes muy bien. El motivo del presente mensaje es para informarles que desde el viernes 21 dió inicio el Encuentro Interreligioso como parte del Forum de las Culturas Monterrey 2007. Gracias a Allah nos organizamos y pusimos un Stand de nuestra comunidad (ISLAM MONTERREY) en este evento y los resultados fueron espectaculares: recibimos la visita de los organizadores del Forum informándonos que nuestro módulo FUE EL MAS EXITOSO y el que MAS VISITAS RECIBIÓ durante el fin de semana. Fué
Read MoreAssalaam alaykum, We would like to encourage you to check out our updated LADO Photo Gallery. The LADO Photo Gallery is best known for containing many wonderful images of Latino Muslims from around the United States. You will also find images featuring images of Islam in Latin America, Spain, the United States, and elsewhere. The images found in the LADO Photo Gallery can be used for computer wallpapers, presentations, etc. Because LADO does not own the copyrights to some images found on the LADO photo gallery, we do request to be asked whether or not LADO owns the copyrights to
Read MoreBy Diana Mariam Santos Garcia 1. Will you tell us more about yourself?I was born and raised in the capital city of Ecuador, Quito. I am the eldest of three children. Two boys and one girl. My father and mother used to display the same love and affection to the three of us. I was fortunate to be raised in a loving home environment. While growing up, I enjoyed playing car- racing tracks with my brother and hunting with my father. When it came to friends, I was selective from the beginning. I liked the best behaved. 2. Will you
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