Leila Ahmed, Harvard Divinity School Muslim Scholar, Wins Prestigious Grawemeyer Award
Leila Ahmed, a Harvard Divinity School professor specializing in women and Islam, will be the first Muslim woman to be receiving the University of Louisville’s prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Religion, a $100,000 cash prize. The award is for her 2011 book, “A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America.” The book explores […]
Social media on Gaza = social change?
Recently there has been a lot of online buzz on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has existed since 1948 to the present day. Facebook, twitter, Instagram, you name it- all have this proliferation of images and videos on the conflict; consisting of soldiers and innocent civilians from both Israel and Palestine. One thing’s for sure and […]
99 Names Series: Ar-Rashid (Director to the Right Path)
Muzlimbuzz has a series called “The 99 Names of Allah” where writers & readers reflect on one Name from the 99 Beautiful Names of Allah and talk about why that particular Name is significant to them, or how they have seen that Name manifest in their lives. If you would like to submit your writing […]
Event Review: BGR (Best Generation Revived)
[box_light]What: Best Generation Revived II: 5 Legendary Heroes That Shook The World Who: Dr Daniyal Bin Zainal Abidin Where: Biopolis Auditorium, Level 2 When: Sunday,18th November 2012 By: Muhammadiyah Association of Singapore[/box_light] On a rainy Sunday morning, Dr Daniyal Bin Zainal Abidin gave a lecture on 5 of the many esteemed companions of our beloved […]
Wardina Safiyyah – Her Journey
“I was a fashion slave, well, I was a model…beauty means “thin, white, blonde”. I bought whatever that is ‘popular’, I wanted to be seen as ’cool’ and wanted to be ‘in’ with the crowd. It was almost like I didn’t have a choice BUT to just follow whatever was in the fashion magazines.” At […]
Gaza & The Muslim Response
It is now day 6 of the mounting conflict between Israel and the Gaza strip. Muslims familiar with the history and politics of the region naturally feel sympathetic for their brethren in Gaza. Amid the violence in Israel, a concurrent social media war has broken out on Facebook and Twitter between supporters of each […]
App Review: Al-Fatihah Kids
There are certainly so many apps today and what would be more endearing than an app that teaches your kids the very first surah in the Quran, Al-Fatihah? This was the vision of the creators of Al-Fatihah Kids, FowApps Malaysia in which they simply wanted an app to educate Muslim children to recite and learn […]
Revive a Sunnah: Eat Together
Very often in Islam Muslims are encouraged to engage in social acts and acts of worship together: prayer in congregation is encouraged, going out on the day of ‘Eid and giving salam to one’s fellow brothers and sisters is required, smiling at one’s brother or sister in Islam is a highly meritorious act, and even […]
Roses of Peace 2012
“To promote peace, love and harmony,” was the main objective of some 200 youths who came together on 10th November 2012, distributing 3000 roses nationwide. Inspired by those in the UK, Australia, Norway and other parts of the world, a group of young Muslims came together inspired by this initiative. The night before 10th November […]
Food Review: Sofra Turkish Restaurant
As you stepped into the restaurant, you would feel that you have entered into a realm of authentic Turkish culture in this café/restaurant. I was there for lunch last week at the Sofra Turkish Café & Restaurant situated at Shaw Tower, Beach Road. The restaurant is situated at the end of Level 2 and one […]
Breaking: Gaza Under Israeli Attack
The top military commander of Hamas, Ahmed al-Jabari, and his companion were killed in a pinpoint airstrike as they were travelling by car down a Gaza street. Israel has launched one of the most ferocious assaults on Gaza since its invasion four years ago, hitting at least 20 targets in aerial attacks. “We recommend that no […]
The Significance of the month of Muharram & day of Ashura
Tonight, in shaa Allah, we will be ushering in the year 1434 of the Hijri calendar, a calendar that begins from the first year of the Prophet’s migration from Makkah to Madinah. Although the numbering of years was only decided during the Caliphate of Umar al-Khattab between 13H to 23H, the Arabs prior already had […]
Book Review: “Reclaim Your Heart” by Yasmin Mogahed
Yasmin Mogahed is a very special person to me. Through her lectures and articles, Allah swt has helped me through my most difficult times and constantly reminded me that I must be patient because this life is merely a test. Mogahed reminds us in her newly published book Reclaim your Heart, that we should be […]
Hindus And Muslims Most Likely To Abstain From Premarital Sex According To New Study
(RNS) With their “True Love Waits” jewelry, conferences and T-shirts, Christians may be the face of the abstinence movement, but Muslims and Hindus are more likely to abstain from premarital sex. That’s the conclusion of a new study in the American Sociological Review, which also found that Muslims and Hindus — at least in the […]
99 Names Series: Al-Fattah (The Opener)
Forgive me for stating the obvious, but every time I read a book or attend a lecture on the life of the Prophet and his Companions, I can’t help but feel that we Muslims are the undeserving inheritors of a great legacy; one built on nothing more than an uncompromising faith in the Oneness of […]
