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Iftaar Barbecue for the 4th of July
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Aziz Poonawalla
On the 4th of July, it was also the 18th of Ramadan – so my community masjid in Chicago had an Independence Day barbecue for iftar! Burgers, fries, hot dogs – all halal, of course 🙂 Here’s video coverage from TV Asia: And that’s my sister being interviewed, too. Red White and Blue 🙂
The Nation of Islam is keeping the peace on the streets of Baltimore #BlackLivesMatter
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Aziz Poonawalla
No news agency is bothering to cover how thousands of peaceful protestors are expressing their right of free speech in Baltimore, over the killing of Freddie Gray. Instead, the big story is the violence of the few rather than the righteousness of the many. One aspect of the untold story is how the Nation of…
G. Willow Wilson’s Ms. Marvel nominated for Hugo Award – and needs YOUR support
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Aziz Poonawalla
Few people outside the fandom of science fiction and fantasy probably are aware of the Hugo Awards, but in a nutshell, they are the single most prestigious award for SF/F, launched in 1953 during the Golden Age of sci-fi. These are the Academy Awards, the Nobel Prize, of their genre. In 2013, Saladin Ahmed’s book…
Proud to be American, proud to be Muslim
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is a guest post by Safiya Dahodwala. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS graced the land of America for the first time as the 53rd Dai (spiritual leader) of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community. It has been nearly a decade since his predecessor, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin bestowed his bountiful blessings upon the Bohra community in America.…
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