Archive for the ‘U.S’ Category
ISNA West Zone Seerah Conference
Friday, December 18, 2009 16:20 No CommentsThis 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 [...]
Welcome to Bay Area: New York Times and Wall Street Journal
Thursday, November 12, 2009 0:10 1 CommentAs newspapers are shutting down left and right, the popular east coast newspapers are looking to either expand or merge with local newspapers. Both Wall Street Journal and New York Times have decided that it’s high time they look west and acquire new territory.
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In the last month, the New York Times and the Wall [...]
5 Things I learned Living in Berkeley
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 22:37 No CommentsBerkeley, 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 [...]
Review of 4th Annual Urdu Culture Show at UC Berkeley
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:50 No Comments4th 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 [...]
Muslim Woman on Obama’s Advisory Council
Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:42 5 Comments Dalia Mogahed, an Egyptian American, will advise President Obama on prejudices and problems faced by Muslims. She became the first Muslim veiled woman to be appointed to a position in the White House.
Mogahed heads the Gallup American Center for Muslim Studies, a non-governmental research center providing data-driven analysis on the views of Muslim populations [...]












