Posts Tagged ‘Islam’
Abercrombie + Hijab = Fired
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:12 No CommentsSeems 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 [...]
Saturday Night Live
Friday, February 13, 2009 11:11 No CommentsAn interactive Talk Show Hosted by MeccaOne and a Youth Discussion Panel.
Invited Speakers: Amir Abdul Malik Ali
Audience: College and High School Students. No one under 13 admitted!
Venue and Date: MCA Banquet Hall, Santa Clara, CA Saturday February 14th
Event preview starts at 6:00PM after Maghrib
Program: 6:30PM to 9:00PM
Show up early to participate in the Raffle Drawing!!
Program [...]
North-American Islamic Shelter for the Abused
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:45 5 CommentsNISA or North-American Islamic Shelter for the Abused is a Palo Alto, based organization that helps people victimized by domestic violence. It is primarily intended for Muslims but it provides services to anyone who requires assistance and support during a domestic abuse situation.
NISA’s approach is based on the Islamic teachings prescribed in Sunnah and Quran. [...]
Professor Brent Walters on Gene Burns Radio Show
Friday, December 12, 2008 20:45 6 CommentsDay before yesterday while driving back from work, I heard KGO’s talk show host Gene Burns mention he will have San Jose State University Professor of Comparative Religion on his show on Thursday, 11th December. The reason he was inviting Brent Walters was because during one of Gene’s radio show few weeks back his [...]
In The Land of Mosques and Bars
Saturday, October 25, 2008 20:16 2 CommentsMosques and Bars in the same sentence can make anyone crazy but this notion is very much evident in Dubai, the place were I was raised for 19 years before moving to California.
I read an article by Mona El-Naggar in NYTimes few days back but didn’t get a chance to reflect on it. The [...]












