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Movie: May Allah Bless France (Trailer)
Regis, a young, black teenager whose sole aspiration is to be a successful rap artist, must first overcome the underprivileged, drug-ridden French suburbs of his upbringing in this black and white debut from hip-hop musician Abd Al Malik. Amidst his double life as a petty criminal and an aspiring artist, Regis eventually finds Islam after the death of a close friend. The film, based on Malik’s real-life experiences, follows the young convert as he navigates the music industry, street violence and racism, leading him to newfound fame in the world of rap and slam-poetry.
“Slap her!”: children’s reactions (Video)
What happens when you put a boy in front of a girl and ask him to slap her? Here is how children react to the subject of violence against women.
Prophet Mohammed Stories (Video)
Children stories of the prophets of god according to the quran and the authentic hadith.
Why Am I Still Not Married? The Silver Lining of Being Single
By: Sadaf Farooqi
Source: http://www.onislam.net/
I remember the chagrin and inner turmoil of being single and hopeful of marriage, back during my early twenties!
Even after almost a decade of marriage, I still vividly remember the constant roller-coaster of emotions that the heart experiences every time a marriage proposal is negotiated.
One thinks: Is this the one?
Will this family/person be my future spouse/in-laws?
Sometimes the marriage negotiation process painstakingly goes on for months, only to culminate in nothing. Up go one’s dreams, hopes and aspirations about the future into thin air! Once again, it is back to square one.
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Tips for a Happy Marriage – Have You Fulfilled Half of Your Religion? – A Happy Marriage Makes a Healthy Family |
Whether a young, single Muslim is a man or woman, if they are ardently desirous of completing half their Deen, the anguish and frustration (including sexual angst) they feel whenever another year of their life passes by without any impending nuptials on the horizon is, contrary to gender-discriminating cultural myths, similarly disconcerting and unnerving.
Wherever in the world they might be, as the years pass and the number of fruitless marriage proposals grows, the singleton might begin to feel despondent and worn down by this trial of patience in their quest of completing half their Deen.
So what should one tell a young forlorn wannabe bride or groom when they justifiably ask: “Why am I still unmarried?”
First of All: There Is Nothing Wrong with You!
Single Mothers Face Judgement In The Streets Of Morocco (Video)
Moroccan women are fighting back against conservative social norms, and they’ve made good progress. But two single mothers show us how their status remains a daily struggle to overcome name-calling, exclusion and rejection.
Hollywood, Bollywood And Now…Eastleighwood (Video)
How do you correct negative perceptions about your culture? Iman Burhan and a collective of young Somali filmmakers in Eastleigh, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, are tackling this question head-on.
Why tech CEOs limit their children’s technology use
By: Nick Bilton
Source: nytimes.com/
When Steve Jobs was running Apple, he was known to call journalists to either pat them on the back for a recent article or, more often than not, explain how they got it wrong. I was on the receiving end of a few of those calls. But nothing shocked me more than something Mr. Jobs said to me in late 2010 after he had finished chewing me out for something I had written about an iPad shortcoming.
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