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Plastics and Our Environment

Plastics and Our Environment

The Problem Plastics are everywhere. Now plastic is used as bags to car parts. According to Greenfeet.net, Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour. Although there are many recycling plants all over the U.S, much of the plastic goes to landfills, where it is to remain for hundreds to thousands of years. According to [...]

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MCA Youth Halaqa 2010-2011

With the blessings of Allah swt, the MCA youth committee announces the beginning of the MCA Youth Halaqa for the academic year 2010-2011. Please take note of the following key dates: Two back-to-back Halaqa Registration nights at the MCA Fridays, October 1st & 8th 2010 The MCA Youth Halaqa will start inshaAllah on Friday October [...]

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Internships at CAIR

CAIR as most of you know is the America’s largest Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization that deals with civil advocacy and promotes human rights. CAIR has over 300 volunteers and 70 employees. As you can see, CAIR is made possible by the numerous volunteers who dedicate their time and energy for the greater good of [...]

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Robotic Fish

Maurizio Porfiri, an Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, created a robotic fish. Once the robotic fish was dropped in the fish tank, other real fish started to follow it. The intent was to create a robot that would lead fish away from dangerous environmental accidents like BP Oil Spill. See [...]

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MCA Through the Years

MCA Through the Years

I have lived in Santa Clara my whole life, born and raised in the same community. My bond to MCA started long ago as my parents were there when surveys went out to decide whether property should be bought for a Mosque. Masjid An Nur a previous church, became the first mosque in Santa Clara. [...]

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[Video] Real Conversations: Soliya Project

What happens when a dozen diverse university students — representing the Muslim world, Europe, and the U.S. — gather in weekly two-hour video web conversations, discussing hot topics ranging from human rights and media bias to Iran’s nuclear program? In this pioneering new series, Link TV’s “Real Conversations” sheds light on a unique program run [...]

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