Tag Archives: UC Berkeley

Future of Zaytuna College

by on 10. Apr, 2011 in Bay Area, Islam, U.S

Zaytuna College, formerly known as Zaytuna Institute, is aiming to become the first accredited Muslim college in the U.S. It was founded in 2009 by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, Imam Zaid Shakir, and Dr. Hatem Bazian. Almost two years ago when I lived in Berkeley, I heard that there was a college in the works for [...]

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Sunni Perspective on Muharram Boils Down to “Push and Pull”

by on 15. Dec, 2010 in Bay Area, Islam, Issues, Politics, U.S

Abrar Qadir, a friend of mine, wrote an interesting article for Al Bayan Magazine. For those who don’t know, it is a Muslim student publication of U.C. Berkeley. The article talks about Abrar’s visit to SABA, a Shia’a Imambargah/Mosque in San Jose, CA. More or less, article is a fair representation of the strife between [...]

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Review of 5th Annual Urdu Cultural Show at UC Berkeley

by on 16. May, 2010 in Bay Area, Events, Pakistan, U.S

Keeping up with the yearly tradition, I attended the 5th Annual Urdu Cultural Show at UC Berkeley. In my review of the 4th Annual Urdu Cultural Show I talked about how amazing it was to see the Pakistani Student Association (PAKSA) improve from 2008′s performance. Unfortunately, this year it seemed like all they wanted to [...]

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