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The Ultimate Ramadan Wish List

“This Ramadan, I will improve my prayers. I will ensure I pray on time, at the top of the hour. I will fast without complaining and prepare simple meals for…

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Tips to Get Your Kids Ready for Ramadan

Ramadan is always a very special time for Muslims all over the globe. It’s a time for getting closer to our Creator, for spiritual healing, for seeking forgiveness, and Allah’s…

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Muslim Female Football Coach Honored with Community Hero Award

An inspiring female Muslim football coach who has transformed the lives of hundreds of youngsters in Birmingham through sport has been crowned with the TSB Community Hero award at the…

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Why You Should Be Decking the Halls For Ramadan

Muslims in the US enthusiastically pull out their stored Rubbermaid tubs marked “Ramadan/Eid,” packed with strings of paper lanterns, electric lights, and glass ornaments they bought.   Others find this…

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Sports: “Barriers Still Holding Back Muslim Women”

The lack of women-only spaces or facilities and modest sports attire, or the potential of encountering any discrimination are some of the reasons behind slow progress on removing barriers that…

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How to Know if You Are a ‘Muslim’ Gentleman?

More often than not, when we hear lectures about gender roles and responsibilities in Islam, these pertain to women alone. Occasionally, I hear a lecture dealing with men or male…

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12 Ideas for Teens to Help Reduce Poverty

What can you, a teenager who doesn’t have a lot of money or resources, do to help the poor and needy? More than you think! Most young adults are blessed…

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Create a “Qur’an Vision” For You and Your Family (Part 3)

  Can You Imagine a Vision Now? Depending on what your vision is for yourself and/or your family, especially your little children (if they are still young), you will steer…

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Wives – Are “Mates”

Women are vital to the very existence of all humans. After all, men are born from women, not the other way around. Allah the Majestic tells us in the Quran…

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Women in Da’wah

From the very beginning, women have played vital roles in the propagation of the fundamental truths of Islamic Da’wah. From the sacrifices of Sumayyah, to the collected Ahadith of Ayshah,…