Birthdays are often bitter sweet, they are an opportunity to celebrate one more year of experience, and it means that your one year older. As children, its all about gifts and being the queen of the day. Though when we age, things start to change. Coming from a practicing Shia Muslim family, I get to celebrate my birthday twice a year: once on the lunar calendar and once based on the solar...
5 MUST pay attention to notes during the game! It is estimated that 100 million people will be watching Super Bowl 2020 on Sunday February the 2nd, 2020! And since Islam is a strong supporter of both sports and quality family time, I took upon myself to invite my Muslim community to make the most of this opportunity. Here are some tips on how to make Super Bowl 2020 the one of the best Islamic...
WASHINGTON, October 16, 2014 — In an interview with Al Hadath TV in June 2014, Sheikh Ahmad al-Qabisi, an Iraqi Sunni cleric, said, “if Sunni had strong leadership (Marja’) as Shia do, they could have gotten rid of all Shia in Iraq by now.” Al-Qabisi is well-known in Iraq as a Sunni intellectual cleric. He has accused Seyed Sistani for the killings in Iraq after he issued a fatwa encouraging...
WASHINGTON, October 9, 2014 — Hajj is a significant period where representatives from all Muslim and non-Muslim countries gather in Saudi Arabia. In a best case scenario, the gathering is used to share news, regroup, and plan for the upcoming year for the Muslim nations. Hajj 2014 is even more important because of the current divisions in the Muslim world. All Muslim nations must now deal with a hatred...
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2014 – Israelis and Palestinians have been fighting in Gaza since the Israeli occupation began in 1967, and Gaza has been under military siege since 2006. However, lack of interest in the conflict by neighboring Wahhabi governments has left Palestinians without active diplomatic and political support, resulting in the deaths of thousands Gazan’s and hundreds of Israelis so...