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Brass Crescent Awards 2010

The Brass Crescent Awards are back! What’s that? The BCAs were started in 2004 with the purpose of promoting the best writing of the Muslim web and exposing them to a greater number of readers. They are awarded annually based on the Islamic calendar. Nominations begin after Ramadan, with a panel of judges narrowing the [...]

Confronting Islam: Shari’ah, the Constitution and American Muslims

Confronting Islam: Shari’ah, the Constitution and American Muslims University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class Fall Symposium University of Maryland School of Law 500 W. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21201 Friday, November 5th, 2010 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Nightmare on `Ilm Street

Live Class for Sisters: Tonight with Imam Suhaib!

SPREAD THE WORD! Sisters everywhere can tune in LIVE to MAS’s weekly class with Imam Suhaib Webb Mondays from 7 – 9pm (pst). Islamic Studies - Exclusively for Sisters This course will provide a comprehensive approach to Islamic Studies aiming to create a strong base of knowledge for sisters who will be future educators & leaders for our community. This course will be geared [...]

Statement of American Imams & Community Leaders on Holocaust Denial

On August 7 – 11, eight of the most influential Imams and Muslim leaders in the U.S. made an historic trip to concentration camps in Germany and Poland. The trip was led by Rabbi Jack Bemporad of the Center for Interreligious Understanding (NJ), co-sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Germany). The Holocaust is a stark [...]

The Winning Logo is…

Congratulations to Ahmed Abdelmageed and Heather Van Frankenhuyzen from the USA!

Introducing: the Glossary!

SuhaibWebb.com is always working to see how it can better share information needed to bridge traditional scholarship with modern needs. With this in mind, the site has just added a reference glossary of key terms and acronyms. Check it out! >> GLOSSARY <<

Logo Competition – Vote Now!

JazakumAllahu khayran for participating! Voting is now closed. Logo 1: Ahmed Abdelmageed and Heather Van Frankenhuyzen (USA) Logo 2: Ahmed Abdelmageed and Heather Van Frankenhuyzen (USA) Logo 3: Zeina Midhat (Egypt) Logo 4: Zeina Midhat (Egypt) Logo 5: Asif Manzoor (Canada) Logo 6: Asif Manzoor (Canada)

Calling All Applicants! Internship 2010

Note: The application cycle for this internship has ended. However, if you’re interested in helping out with the blog, please send your resume to submissions[at]suhaibwebb[dot]com. Here’s your chance to work for an award-winning Muslim blog! Winner of the Brass Crescent Award for Best Muslim Blog of 2009, this website has been cited nationally in media [...]

Summer Nights Has Begun!

Developing a Functioning Relationship with the Qur’an Update: This Class Starts Next Wednesday

Du`a’ for Sr. Octavia this Jumu`ah

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ * الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ * أُولَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ “And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but [...]

Introducing: Summer Nights 2010 (Register Here!)

Official Summer Nights Website We present to you a summer full of nightly lectures to rejuvenate your faith and gain knowledge of your religion. These will be FREE of charge, and will be conducted through webinars (online or by calling in). Our teachers and volunteers have worked very hard to organize this for you, so [...]

Sign the Petition: Condemn the Gaza Flotilla Massacre

Update: Petition is closed and signatures have been sent to the White House! Last night, the Israeli Army attacked a convoy of ships destined to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. The six boats included over 600 peace activists from over 50 nations and 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid. In the aftermath of [...]

Last Day of RIS: Catch Imam Suhaib there!

PROGRAM FOR CONVENTION

This Friday and Saturday: Suhaib Webb in the OC!

Logo Competition – 3 Days Left!

Allahu akbar! Allah is truly the greatest. This website has been blessed with many new developments in the past few months, and now we turn to you – our readers! – to provide us with our brand-new logo! What’s in a logo? lo·go: A graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc., often [...]

The Rising Generation: A Young People’s Movement

Register HERE today! The Rising Generation: A Young People’s Movement! calls upon every MAS Youth Worker to come together for a weekend of training, bonding, deep understanding and acquiring of leadership skills. Youth leaders will attend a wide-array of sessions designed to address the many aspects of youth work, in which they will experience eye-opening [...]

In Remembrance of Sister Aminah Assilimi

by Jannah Sr. Aminah Assilmi died today in a sudden car accident. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji`un. She was 65 and had been ill a few years ago but had been doing much better recently. She died instantly I read. SubhanAllah, indeed it is true we do not know when or how any of [...]

Suhaib Webb to speak at “Islam Today: New Media and Youth Culture in the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia”

A new collaborative program explores how Muslim youth around the world are using new media, politics and popular culture to explore their identities, find “virtual” communities, promote new agendas and confront stereotypes. (Berkeley, CA)- “Islam Today: New Media and Youth Culture in the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia” is being organized by UC [...]