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Month of Rajab: Virtues and Acts of Worship

Mikael Pittam — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:19:54 +0000

THE RAJAB LETTER This is an excerpt from the book Kanz Al-Najah wa As-Suroor (”The Treasures of Success and Happiness”), a book highlighting the special qualities of each month. As the blessed and holy month of Rajab approaches (please check your local sightings or mosques to know when the month of Rajab begins in your area [...]

What Will Obama Presidency Mean?

Mikael Pittam — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:43:19 +0000

“What Will Obama Presidency Mean?” Campaign Answers: Do we Own A Piece of the Promise? SPECIAL LIVE ONLINE SUMMER EVENT - Hosted by New Islamic Directions Sunday, July 20th 1pm PST / 4pm EST / 9pm UK Imam Zaid Shakir discusses the important questions of the upcoming US presidential election. * What Would an Obama Presidency Mean for the [...]

Retaggr Business Card

Mikael Pittam — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:28:55 +0000

Here is my web 2.0, social networking, microblogging, widgetized business card. Check out my widgets to see what is happening in my pocket of the universe. See my profiles on the world wide web. If you would like to promote the work my wife, Su and I do at Zaytuna Institute, IslamCrunch or any of [...]

Dear Self Video - An Introduction by Imam Zaid Shakir

Mikael Pittam — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:33:57 +0000

Imam Zaid Shakir discusses the latest New Islamic Directions publication: Dear Self. This engaging book is written by Imam Zaid’s mother, Richelene Mitchell, with an introduction by Imam Zaid. Here is a video where Imam Zaid discusses the values, ideas and benefits of the book: http://tv.muxlim.com/video/04wsGUm6iZe Here is a description of the book: Dear Self is the [...]

New Music Video: Project26 - Always

Mikael Pittam — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:32:38 +0000

Project26 have just launched their new music video for the often-requested, ultra-popular song: Always. See the video page here: http://tv.muxlim.com/video/IS8C7hu3XtC Check it out on YouTube: Project26 - Always. If alternative rock ballads are your thing, share it with your friends. Share it with your friends of other faiths as the song talks about a universal emotion: LOVE. The world [...]

Muslim Rock Band, Project26, Opens for Outlandish in Los Angeles

Mikael Pittam — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:56:04 +0000

Guitarist and songwriter, Ali Qazi, of Project26 pinged me the other day informing me of the following good news: This is by far the biggest opportunity we’ve had since we banded a few years ago. In a way we also want to think of it as a major pay off for all the hard work [...]

Bay Area Muslim Unity & Leadership Meeting

Mikael Pittam — Sun, 25 May 2008 20:18:31 +0000

Background info from Imam Tahir Anwar: A meeting was called to gather the leaders in the Bay Area Muslim community. The meeting was held in the downtown San Jose masjid location of the South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA). It is well-known that there are many ‘communities’ within our larger San Francisco Bay Area Muslim [...]

SeekersMedia with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Mikael Pittam — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:07:14 +0000

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani has just announced (via the ever-popular Facebook status) that his new venture is SeekersMedia. After recently leaving Sunnipath, questions about where Shaykh Faraz would surface were rampant on our minds. Now we know. What is SeekersMedia?SeekersMedia is an online media portal for Islamic and inspiration, through downloadable media. There will be educational media, [...]

An American Muslim Convert’s Story - From East to West

Mikael Pittam — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:47:34 +0000

Here is the video of the interview conducted on live television on May 12, 2008 at the Noor TV studios for the FALAH TV program. This is my abridged ‘conversion to Islam’ story. To view the full interactive video, please click on the speech bubble icon next to the time code (00:21:49). You can add [...]

Shaykh Abdul-Kareem Yahya - Seerah Series at the Hayward Halaqa

Mikael Pittam — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:56:46 +0000

It is with great honor to announce that Shaykh Abdul-Kareem Yahya is visiting the San Francisco Bay Area during the months of May and June, 2008. He will be teaching and lecturing at various venues during his visit. Shaykh Abdul-Kareem will be teaching about the Seerah of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and [...]