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Archive for September, 2007

Good Citizens

Thursday, September 20th, 2007 Posted in Jumbalaya | No Comments »

Hijab flutter: Austrolabe Read more..

Getting Ramadan

Thursday, September 13th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

Do not fast until you see the crescent, and do not break the fast until you have seen the crescent, but if the sky is overcast then enumerate for it. ... Read more..

Passing of Madeline L’Engle

Sunday, September 9th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Madeline L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, passed away of natural causes, aged 88.  Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi raji`un. Read more..

Being American doesn’t count for much when you’re Palestinian

Sunday, September 9th, 2007 Posted in Jumbalaya | 1 Comment »

From Sabbah's Blog:A new rule was adopted by Israel in March, stating that citizens of other countries who are of Palestinian heritage may be designated as Palestinian residents and forced ... Read more..

Ramadan Resources

Saturday, September 8th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Hands up who is getting excited for Ramadan?  I tried to explain the concept to Yasmin and she said she wanted to fast too, but at 3 and a half, ... Read more..

Web Wrap-Up

Saturday, September 8th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Here are some good posts, worthy of a wander:Anna from annalog ponders coming to grips with her name.Saifuddin has a very good, but short, post on the problem of avoiding ... Read more..

Calendar for keeping track of prayers and fasting

Saturday, September 8th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

I've created a Word file that has a calendar for 1428 hijri (592 KB) - approx 2007 of the common calendar - that you can mark off prayers, fasting and ... Read more..