July, 2015

• 14 July

  Minneapolis Muslim girls design their own modest sportswear

  

  When Muslims on the Cedar Riverside Community School girls’ basketball team in Minneapolis found their traditional clothing interfered with sports activities, they sought a solution. With the help of students at University of Minnesota’s College of Design and the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, the girls designed their own sports attire that met both religious …

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• 14 July

  A dire situation for Syria’s Palestinian refugees

  

  Several credible reports this week from Palestinian refugees in Syria and Europe, the latter among those who by various means managed to escape the Syrian conflict with their lives, illustrate the increasing pressure and dangers Palestinians are facing here just trying to survive. And the chances of survival are not likely to improve anything soon. Three serious cases over the …

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• 14 July

  Ramadan for New Muslims (Second Edition)

  

  To attain God-consciousness and the great reward of Allah, a Muslim needs to learn the morals and lessons from fasting the month of Ramadan. OnIslam.net, therefore, produces a second edition of this e-book, whose contents are based mainly on informative articles, to help new Muslims, and also non-Muslims  Post Disclaimer | Support UsSupport Us The sailanmuslim.com web site  entirely …

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• 13 July

  Ramadan Food Traditions in South Africa

  

  The sun is slowly slipping down behind the majestic mountains. In just a few minutes it will set. While the city is slowly coming to the evening stand still, you see children wearing scarfs and koufiyyahs (Muslim headdress for males) and dressed in thoabs (long garments) scurrying across the streets of suburbia delivering plates of treats to their neighbours; a …

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• 13 July

  Saudi Launches Grand Mosque Expansion

  

  JEDDAH – Amid preparations for world's largest gathering of Hajj, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz inaugurated the third expansion of the Grand Mosque to accommodate over 1.85 million pilgrims. “Pilgrims and visitors will say goodbye to the problem of over crowdedness," the head of Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque Affairs Abdulrahman Al­Sedais was quoted by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) …

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• 13 July

  10 ways to maximise the last days of Ramadan

  

  It’s hard to believe that Ramadan is heading down the final homestretch. The last few days of Ramadan are upon us, as Muslims from all over the world step up their efforts to make the most of every remaining moment. The last ten nights of Ramadan are are the most blessed and we should increase our worship and devotion as …

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• 13 July

  Muslims and Americans : a shared heritage since July 4, 1776.

  

  Upon declaration of our independence on July 4, 1776, two of the first three heads of states who recognized the sovereignty of the United States were Muslims and one of them was a Muslim from India. Americans, Indians and Muslims have a connection since the very beginning of our independence. We were all opposed to colonial rule, and fought them …

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