Archive for the ‘Bay Area’ Category

Abercrombie + Hijab = Fired

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:12 No Comments

Seems like Hijab stories won’t be ending anytime soon. Once again a girl is fired for wearing a Hijab. This time, I don’t personally know the girl the way I did in Hollywood Video case.

A Hijab (head scarf) wearing stock room worker was hired in San Mateo, California to work at a subsidiary of Abercrombie [...]

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ISNA West Zone Seerah Conference

Friday, December 18, 2009 16:20 No Comments

This year’s theme: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
December 18 – 19, 2009
MCA Santa Clara, 3003 Scott Blvd.
Santa Clara, California 95054
Adult: $ 25, Husband & Wife: $ 50, Student: $ 20, Saturday Banquet: $ 20

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
1. Shaikh Hamza Yussuf
2. Imam Zaid Shakir
3. Dr. Jamal Badawi
4. Dr. Altaf Husain
5. Shaikh Alaaedin El- Bakri
6. Dr. Kamran [...]

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Can An Airport Cause Divorce?

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:13 No Comments

Bay area is full of strange people. The story about this one man who is claiming San Francisco International Airport was the cause of his divorce is nothing but a taste of bay area mindset.
Guess what his claim is? Noise from the airport caused problems in his marriage that eventually led to a divorce. [...]

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5 Things I learned Living in Berkeley

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 22:37 No Comments

Berkeley, California is an interesting place to live in the Bay Area. Now that I have officially moved from Berkeley to Santa Clara, I guess it is time to reflect.
5 Things I learned Living in Berkeley
1 – If U.C. Berkeley campus required ID at entrance, 50% of the people would vanish.
2 – Indians like to [...]

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Review of 4th Annual Urdu Culture Show at UC Berkeley

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:50 No Comments

4th Annual Urdu Culture Show at UC Berkeley was held on May 3rd, 2009. After being disappointed last year, I was expecting improvement this year and I am glad to say that this year’s show was ten times better than the last one.

The usual line up of acts included a live song, poem recitation, ghazal [...]

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