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Volunteering Is My Lifestyle

By Memoona Ghani, Engage Minnesota Often times Muslims are thought of as citizens who are far away from volunteering or activism in the community, which is actually not true. On the contrast there are...

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Ramadan – An Exercise in Self restraint

By Sarah Siddiqui, Engage Minnesota Ramadan is a sacred month for the Muslims.  Muslims believe that this is the month in which the first revelation of the Quran, Muslims’ holy book, came down to the...

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Global Impact Day and Ramadan

By Memoona Ghani, Engage Minnesota Follow the hashtag #GID and #GlobalImpactDay Love for Ramadan is something that is introduced to kids by parents and with time they learn the significance of this...

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Global Impact Day and Charity

By Memoona Ghani, Engage Minnesota July 4th came and gone. July 5th came and gone. But the memories, experiences and the friends of Al Maghrib Impact Muslim volunteers gained in these 2 days will stay...

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Ramadan and Your Health

By Rwoof Reshi, Engage Minnesota Ramadan tests a Muslim’s physical, mental and spiritual being. This is great news for Minnesota winters as days are short and physically it is not taxing. However, the...

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Muslim community opens 4th Islamic center in St. Cloud

By Ibrahim Hirsi, St. Cloud Times In 2013, the Islamic Center of St. Cloud proposed a plan to build a mosque in a residential area near Clearwater Road, only to withdraw its application after strong...

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A Powerful Interfaith Night

By Hanadi Chehab, American Diversity Report Two events taking place in one venue occurred in the community of Plymouth, MN on Friday, July 10, 2015. As Muslims are witnessing the last few days of the...

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Blessed Festival of Fast Breaking

Eid Al-Fitr, or Festival of Fast Breaking comes right after a pillar of Islam called the Sawm in the Holy month of Ramadan.  The day begins with a special congregational prayer followed by a short...

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Chattanooga Killings: Motive Unknown

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth. (Quran 53:28) On July 16, 2015, Mohammad Youssef...

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Clarifying Misconceptions on Islam

By Owais Bayunus, Engage Minnesota Islam is a universal call to mankind, not an “Arab” or an “Eastern” religion as many depict it. Although it addresses all people, including Jews and Christians, they...

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Blessed Festival of Sacrifice

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota I am rewriting a blog I wrote for Eid ul-Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice.  September 24, 2015 is a special day for Muslims all around the world. Eid ul-Adha is one of...

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A holiday letter from Muslim leaders in Minnesota

By Multiple authors, Star Tribune Two faiths, one hope — for peace To our Christian brothers and sisters: Out of our shared love for the Messiah, Jesus, Son of Mary, Peace Be Upon Him, we greet you...

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Paris: An American Muslim Speaks Out

By Hanadi Chehab, Huffington Post I was struck by the words of one of the Paris-attack survivors. As she was on the ground, under the body of another victim, covered with blood, she thought to herself...

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A Successful Interfaith Gathering at Brooklyn Park

By Engage Minnesota On January 28th, Brooklyn Park Mayor Lunde and community faith leaders came together at the Community Engagement Gathering. More than 100 community members and staff attended this...

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Conversation with Sidra on Islam and Chilin

By Memoona Ghani, Engage Minnesota It is a general sentiment among people (Muslims and Non-Muslims) that Islam has no room for having fun. It is not true. Islam does allow having Halal (permissible)...

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Support a platform for Muslims

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota “When we view ourselves as the protagonist of a story in which we are always right, we collect grievances about other people by noticing everything we do and noting...

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Blessed Festival of Sacrifice

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota EID MUBARAK (BLESSED EID) Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Muslims will mark Eid ul-Adha or Festival of Sacrifice.  Eid ul-Adha is one of the major Muslim holidays. It comes...

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Allahu Akbar: We Love Life

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota Genuine faith sleeps under all that rubble. It helps us to focus and recognize that God is greater than what we see and hear and understand. Before anything else, I...

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How do we take God as our Witness during Trials and Tribulations?

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota God! There is no deity but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names. (Qur’an 20:8) There are two names of God, often spoken together, that show the balance of our...

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The Prophet Muhammad’s Beautiful Names

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota “The resemblance between me and the other prophets is like a beautiful house that is complete except for a last brick. All who see this marvel at its beauty, but they...

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