Badr Ethiopia annual convention
"Badr's Journey in Islam" Celebrating 10th Anniversary and will be held in Hyatt Regency Crystal City hotel, Washington DC from July 22-25.
Invited speakers:Sheik Mhammad Feki, Sadik Mohammed (Abu Hayder), Mohammad Hammidin, Dr. Abduljelil and More...
Grand door Prize - Round trip ticket to Ethiopia (or $1200)
Islamic game competition, Interactive discussion, Youth program and more...
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March means Women’s History month, and yesterday, March 9th, was International Women’s Day. From the start of Islam through the present day, Muslim women have influenced the course of history, advanced the standard of women’s roles, and pushed the envelope of human possibility past the closed doors in front of them. Here is a look at a group of 10 distinguished Muslim women throughout history, who have redrawn the boundaries of “Muslim” and of “woman’ in influencing the following 10 spheres: Activism, Religion, Athletics, Cinema, Arts, Diplomacy, Mysticism, Politics, Literature, and Empire. elan’s selections span pre-20th century to modern day - some may surprise you in their accomplishments, while others are a celebration of the achievements we as Muslims know and love. And as usual, we turn to you, our readers to ask - who else would you list, and why?
Islamic finance is one of the fastest growing segments of international financial markets. Currently, total sharia-compliant assets amount to an estimated $1.125 trillion to 1.275 trillion, with an annual growth rate of 15-20%. The global credit crunch has not left it unscathed, and recent capital market growth has been hampered by conflicting interpretations of the sharia compliance of specific wholesale product structures (sukuk). Nevertheless, the outlook for the sector is positive.
AAOIFI. Efforts to standardize Islamic financial products should enhance the sector's prospects. The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) plays an important role in this regard:
Allah’s Attribute as the Sustainer and Provider of All of Creation
Tuesday, 02 March 2010 09:51
God is the sustainer and provider of all in his Creation. He insures that all have the provisions necessary for survival.
God is the sustainer and provider of all in his Creation. He insures that all have the provisions necessary for survival. His Attribute of Al-Razzaq comes from the root word, Razaqa, which means, “to provide, supply, bestow, grant.” Razzaq is “one who provides or supplies.” (Omar pg 209)
As such, God in His attribute of Al Razzaq is one who provides all that his creation needs to operate in the way it needs to function.
God as Provider in IslamIn Islam, Muslims believe that from God flows every provision. Humans possess a variety of senses to help them to have good insight about, and enjoy the beautiful world around them.
“It is He Who has created for you (the faculties of) hearing, sight, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give!” (Quran 23:78)
Yet, a large percentage of humanity goes about their day unappreciative of these provisions. Provisions normally believed in, by a significant number of people as a right. Yet, without God creating humanity and blessing them with life, no one would be talking about rights because no one would exist.
A Struggling Detroit Art Museum Tries to Reach Out
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 08:42
Last week, the Detroit Institute of Arts opened its newest permanent gallery, one devoted to Islamic works. The collection, which features a Timurid Koran written on gold-flecked Chinese paper, and ceramic bowls from the 15th century Ottoman Empire, is a bold acknowledgment by one of the country's most venerable museums of the breadth of Islam's influence. It's also a test of whether the cash-strapped museum can tap into this region's relatively affluent Middle Eastern community, the largest in America.To understand the new gallery's significance, consider the history of the DIA, as the museum is known in Detroit. Shortly after its founding in the 1880s, the DIA began collecting Islamic art. The 1920s auto-industry boom made Detroit one of the world's wealthiest cities — "the Paris of the Midwest," many called it. In 1927, the DIA moved into its current home, a white Beaux Arts building near Detroit's downtown, and sharply expanded its collections, mainly with European and American pieces, although it briefly hired an Islamic-arts specialist to curate a small collection.
Ever since Joe Stack flew his plane into the IRS building in Austin, Texas last week, discussion has raged, once again, about how to classify his action. It's a discussion that has taken on new bite ever since the attacks of 9/11, when suddenly "terrorism" and "radical Islamic militants" became fused in the minds of many Americans.
Is a man whose erratic behavior causes his wife and child to flee their home, which he then burns to the ground before flying his plane into a building, killing himself and others in the process...crazy? Or a terrorist? Or...perhaps both?
And before passing judgment on that, what about a woman who's denied tenure at a university who returns with a gun and kills and wounds several colleagues in revenge and anger? Or, just to pull in yet another story that was back in the news this past week, what about an anthrax researcher who appears to have a split personality, and who allegedly mails anthrax to various government officials and media outlets...seemingly in the hopes of increasing funding for anthrax research? Or what about an Army psychiatrist--reportedly upset over the presence of the U.S. in Afghanistan and the prospect of his imminent deployment there, but who was also in touch with a radical cleric and who had espoused some radical and militant views of Islam--who walks into an Army facility and kills 13 people and wounds 30 others? Or, just to add another layer to the confusion...what about a sniper who intentionally terrorizes the entire Washington, D.C. community with serial attacks, with clear malice aforethought?
March means Women’s History month, and yesterday, March 9th, was International Women’s Day. From the start of Islam through the present day, Muslim women have influenced the course of history, advanced the standard of women’s roles, and pushed the envelope of human possibility past the closed doors in front of them. 
