Send Jon Stewart an Eid Gift

Send Jon Stewart an Eid Gift

The best way to show appreciation to anyone is to give that person a thank you gift. This Ramadan things have been little different for Muslims. Anti-Islam rhetoric has taken the shape of election time politics and it is now normal to not allow Muslims to have freedom to worship. In the midst of all [...]

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Mexican Migration and Food Policy

Mexican Migration and Food Policy

With Arizona having passed the draconian Senate Bill 1070, sections of which were blocked by US District Judge Susan Bolton last July, it is high time to seriously think about why so many migrants are coming to the US from Mexico and Central America in the first place, which is something most US policymakers don’t [...]

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A Miracle in the Month of Ramadan

A Miracle in the Month of Ramadan

I was so worried about this Ramadan. It would entail 14-hour fasts in the end of summer and I had stopped waking up for suhur years ago so I wasn’t sure how my body was going to react. Every Ramadan means something different to me and given the circumstances, this year’s would mean extra patience [...]

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The Pakistan Floods

The Pakistan Floods

SubhanAllah. As of this writing, a quarter of all the land in Pakistan, from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa down to Sindh, has been flooded due to heavy monsoons. The death toll, at about 1,500, isn’t as high as that of other natural disasters, like the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami – but the floods have affected some [...]

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A Tale of Food and No Fuel – Part II: North Korea

If Ramadan is the supposed to be the month of fasting and sympathizing with the world’s hungry, then there is one country whose people take the cake (so to speak) for going through unimaginable starvation and suffering during the 1990s. The culture and spirit of North Korea, after the Korean War of the early 1950s, has [...]

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A Tale of Food and No Fuel – Part I: Cuba

For thirty years, Cuba was incorporated into the economy of the Soviet Union. Eastern Europe would export wheat and other foodstuffs to Cuba, as well as inputs for industrialized agriculture (such as tractors, pesticides, and fossil fuels); Cuba, in turn, would export sugarcane from her industrialized state-owned farms to Russia and East Germany. The collapse [...]

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Post-Ramadan Survival Guide for Campus

During the month of Ramadan we are all lit with a motivational fire that keeps our Ibadaat going. However, once school starts a lot of us tend to loose that fire. Learn some techniques and strategies we could use to keep that fire of Ibada going strong throughout the school year and how we can [...]

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[PHOTOS] Annual Youth Iftaar 2010

[PHOTOS] Annual Youth Iftaar 2010

Saturday August 29, 2010 was the Annual Youth Iftaar at MCA with Imam Suhaib Webb. Delicious food, awesome speaker and amazing crowd combined made this Iftaar unforgettable.

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Yes to Polenta, No to Couscous: The Pros and Cons of Eating Local

Yes to Polenta, No to Couscous: The Pros and Cons of Eating Local

When it comes to eating, there has been a growing trend throughout the United States and Canada, and also Europe, to “buy local,” whether it be purchasing local, seasonal foods from farmer’s markets, or joining a CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture, a model of food distribution that supports local agriculture). There seem to be roughly two main [...]

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What Muslims Can Offer The World

What Muslims Can Offer The World

“What Muslims Can Offer The World” is the topic of Saturday’s upcoming Annual Youth Iftaar. Imam Suhaib Webb will be speaking on this important topic and we would like you to attend and benefit. There is another very good reason to attend the Youth Iftar. We will be raising money for Pakistan Flood relief and [...]

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30 Days… Still Hurting

30 Days… Still Hurting

30 days ago today the mayhem in Pakistan began. It has devastated the entire country interiorly and exteriorly. 1/5 of the country is under water. 1600 people have died and an estimated 20 million have been displaced. I know you know the facts but it is still crucial to repeat because the magnitude of the [...]

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Annual MCA Young Adults Qiyam

Last Ramadan we had an amazing turnout for our Annual MCA Young Adults Qiyam. High School, College, Young Couples; you name it we had it. Once again this Ramadan we are bringing you an interactive panel discussion between the Guest speakers and the audience dealing with relevant topics that affect our lives as we strive [...]

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