{"id":3347,"date":"2012-07-10T13:01:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T05:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/?p=3347"},"modified":"2012-07-10T13:01:14","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T05:01:14","slug":"interview-with-dr-bilal-hassam-extraordinary-muslim-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/interview-with-dr-bilal-hassam-extraordinary-muslim-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Dr Bilal Hassam: Extraordinary Muslim Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Bilal Hassam (UK) is a medical doctor, youth leader, interfaith youth ambassador, khatib and activist.<\/p>\n<p>He visited SimplyIslam in April 2012 and Muzlimbuzz got a chance to sit down and have a chat with this multi-talented man!<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we ask him:<\/p>\n<p>1) What are some of the lessons you&#8217;ve learned while working as a doctor at the geriatric ward?<\/p>\n<p>2) Ramadan is in 85 days. How do you feel about that and what advice do you have for our readers?<\/p>\n<p>3) What are your top 3 fav books of all time?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/p-_7FeG1Uqc?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/p-_7FeG1Uqc?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>In this next video,\u00a0we ask him:<\/p>\n<p>1) As a young person who&#8217;s not very young anymore, you&#8217;ve beefed up not just your CV but your life experiences into something that&#8217;s quite admirable. What carpe diem message do you want to tell those with the gift of youth?<\/p>\n<p>2) In Singapore, there&#8217;s a Muslim Society group in each university. Whilst membership is healthy during school years, the numbers dwindle greatly after graduation. How do graduates retain their passion &amp; activism? What advice do you have from your own experience as a youth leader?<\/p>\n<p>3) You mentioned that you just returned from Umrah. How was that experience?<\/p>\n<p>4) What project(s) are you involved in now?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5lgOk0N4gHg?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5lgOk0N4gHg?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>In this final video, we ask him to slip into his Khatib role and tell us on the Value of Time. 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