Worship 24/7 0
Worship 24/7?
Berlin: Looking forward to a future of unemployment benefits 0
Berlin: Looking forward to a future of unemployment benefits A summary/translation of an interview with Heinz Buschkowsky, the mayor of the immigrant-heavy Neukölln district of Berlin. Buschkowsky says that in the Neukölln Jobcenter, 90% of the clients are under 25 and have no advanced qualifications or a wish to integrate into the job market. Meanwhile there are 1000 apprenticeship spots available in Berlin.
Dealing with Others – YouTube 0
Assalam Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, Insha Allah, I hope and plan to start producing short (say like 4 minutes long) biweekly (every 2 weeks) YouTube videos that deal with topics related to us in the Muslim community. If you are interested, please subscribe at www.youtube.com/coolguymuslim Here’s the first episode that I produced this week: Here are also other CoolGuyMuslim videos that were made in the past, please check em out iA: The Bad Things that Happen in Life The Fiqh of Priorities Muslim vs. Mumin vs.
Homely Homemaking Homebodies? Why the Quran Commands Muslim Women: “Stay in Your Homes” 0
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In Surah Al-Ahzab , Allah addresses the wives of Prophet Muhammad [صَلى اللهُ عَليهِ وَ سَلم] with specific commands to guard their chastity: وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا “ And abide quietly in your homes, and do not flaunt your charms as they used to flaunt them in the old days of pagan ignorance; and be constant in prayer, and render the purifying dues, and pay heed unto Allah and His Messenger: for Allah only wants to remove from you all that might be loathsome, O you members of the [Prophet’s] household, and to purify you to utmost purity .” [33:33] The word قَرْنَ stems from the root letters وق ر or, according to other scholars, the root letters ق ر ر , both implying more or less the same implicit meaning. According to Lane’s online Arabic-to-English lexicon , the root of the word قَرْنَ means –> to settle; be firm, steady, fixed, settled or established; be motionless, quiet, still, standing, stationary; to rest, remain, continue or reside in a place. Synonyms are ثَبَتَ and سَكَنَ which, when used for a man, also imply to reside or rest somewhere ’with authority or power’
Malta: Muslims and Catholics unite against ‘negative’ media and same-sex marriage 0
Malta: Muslims and Catholics unite against ‘negative’ media and same-sex marriage Archbishop Paul Cremona this morning called for the State to help couples prepare for marriage due to an increase in couples deciding against faith marriages. Speaking at the opening session of a seminar intended to discuss the role of the family from a Muslim and Christian perspective, organised by the World Islamic Call Society, he also said that the media needed to be used to promote messages in favour of marriage stability. This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com He said moral support should be offered to people who are trying to overcome difficult moments in their marriage, not only those who want to separate.
Hook Up with Allah, Allah will Hook You Up 0
by Maryam Amir-Ebrahimi Before I got married, I was given unsolicited advice on how to change in order to make myself “more appealing” to brothers. Sisters would voluntarily tell me I should be more outgoing when with men, dress more attractively to get their attention and stop being as involved with Islamic activism so I would not scare them away. Since when is our purpose in life marriage
Copenhagen: Mosque open house 0
Copenhagen: Mosque open house Dialog between Danes and Muslims, that’s the goal of the Islamic Faith Society when they invite people to an open house in their mosque in Copenhagen next week, says spokesperson Bettina Meisner. This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com “We have no requirement for people to become Muslim after participating in our event
Catalonia: Town to debate veil ban 0
Catalonia: Town to debate veil ban A Spanish town is to debate calls for a ban on wearing the full-face Islamic veil in public amid growing cross-party opposition to the burqa in the country, a local party said Tuesday. The moderate Catalan nationalists of the Convergence and Union (CiU) party proposed the ban, calling the veil “an obstacle to the dignity and integration of women in our society,” they said in a statement. The presence in the town Lerida “of Salafist representatives (hardline Islamists) has facilitated the spread of practices incompatible with the values of sexual equality and respect for women.” El Pais daily said the town’s socialist mayor Angel Ros has also expressed his opposition to the Islamic veil in the past
Is the Volcano in Iceland causing the “Dukhan”? 0
Came across an interesting article about the Ash that is coming from the Iceland Volcano that has halted business in Europe.
Bern: Gym hall for Muslim women 0
Bern: Gym hall for Muslim women The Swiss Islamic Central Council is making headlines recently. See also Switzerland: Young converts could pose national security threat ———- By the end of April, Muslims who wish to do so, could exercise in a closed gym in a Bern suburb. A very recent and controversial service by the Swiss Islamic Central Council.