Tag Archives: Islam

In The Land of Mosques and Bars

by on 25. Oct, 2008 in Dubai, Islam, Middle East, U.S

Mosques 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 [...]

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The Marriott Plot

by on 20. Sep, 2008 in Islam, Issues, News, Pakistan, Politics

A huge truck bomb exploded at the entrance to the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan Saturday evening, right after the Iftaar, killing at least 60 people and wounding scores of others. The tally will climb up as more and more bodies are found, the Marriott Hotel now looks like a war zone with a huge [...]

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Ramadan Fast-a-Thon at SFSU

by on 11. Sep, 2008 in Bay Area, Events, Islam, San Francisco, SFSU, U.S

Like every year, SFSU MSA is organizing its Ramadan Fast-a-Thon next week. The whole concept behind Fast-a-Thon is to get non-Muslims to fast one day and then have them break their fast with Muslims and other non-Muslims. Fast-a-Thon helps create awareness about the issue of hunger, and also about the Islamic way of life and [...]

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