Norway: Pakistani girls lead double life —————- Norwegian-Pakistani parents are afraid their daughter will smoke, drink or have sex. But the girl say they just want breathing space. Today is 100 years since International Women's Day was celebrated for the first time. Though some Norwegian girls and women feel equal in 2010, the circumstances are completely different for many minority women
It’s now time for Hijab Style readers to vote for their favourite entry of the Autumn/Winter 2009 edition of the Muslimah Style feature! Thank you to everyone who’s sent in their photos so far – there are 11 fantastic entries to choose from this time round. Cast your vote in the box on the top right hand side of this page, and as always you can see all of the entries here . Voting will end on 13th March 2010
By Aarij A (Cross-posted from the True & Good Words blog) Bismillah. Introduction For students of Arabic, there are a lot of wonderful dictionaries and resources available online and in-print.
Today, Hijab Style brings you an exclusive interview with Sadia Nosheen, founder of the Nottingham-based jilbab brand Masoomah . Jana: Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to start Masoomah?
Namrud was the oppressive king who threw Ibrahim (A.S.) into the fire. His daughter, Ru‘dah, was watching the scene from above. She noticed that the fire was having no effect on Ibrahim (A.S.).
Share By Abu Eesa Niamatullah (Cross-posted from AE’s personal blog) At a time when many Muslims will be debating the definitions of bid‘ah and the condemnation of people based upon whether they don’t celebrate the ‘Eed Milād’l-Nabi or do, where some will find excuse to mix and party and others will find reason to have a quiet reflective moment, perhaps it would be pertinent to remind ourselves exactly what this debate is all really about. The blessed Prophet and Messenger Sayyidina Muhammad (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was understood to have been born in the early half of the current month Rabī’l-Awwal in the year 570 or 571 CE. There is not a single piece of evidence that categorically establishes the exact date of birth and indeed this was never an issue for the early scholars due to their lack of celebrating the particular birthday of the Prophet (‘alayhi-salātullāh)
Norway: Iraqis accuse Child Welfare Agency of racism Several weeks ago an Iraqi couple, Musheer Nadheer Mustafa (36) and Khalidah Yaseen Al-Khalidi (33), abducted their three children.
This is the story of a Muslim named Mo. It’s a symbolic story that many of us may know. He was born in a Muslim family but they were weak in the deen.
IMAM NAWAWI [631 - 676 A.H] Birth and Birth place: The complete name of Imam Nawawi is Abu Zakaria Mohiuddin Yahya, son of Sharaf An-Nawawi, son of Murry, son of Hassan, son of Hussain, son of Muhammad, son of Juma, son of Hazam. Nawawi refers to Nawa, a place near Damascus, in the suburb of the city of Howran. One of his ancestors named Hazam had settled at this place
بسم اللّه Part I | Part II | Part III For the second time in his young life, Prophet Yusuf [عليه السلام] found himself treated unjustly, oppressed and punished for committing absolutely no crime or offence. It is interesting how he appealed to Allah that living in a prison cell would be better for him than what the women of the city were calling him towards, and it was through his life in the cell that Allah decreed for him to have future honor and respect.