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		<title>10 Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 06:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[2020 has been an incredibly difficult year for a lot people professionally, financially, emotionally, mentally, psychologically, and socially. However, while 2020 has been a difficult year with the political, climate and public health turmoil. I hope to share some of my reflections on the quarantine and Covid-19 to help us to take some lessons from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>11 Lessons from the Sh. Hamza Yusuf Controversy</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sabrshukr/2019/09/11-lessons-from-the-sh-hamza-yusuf-controversy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 03:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scholars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steps Forward]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I typically steer clear of online debates and commentary, but felt this required a bit more of a discussion and could be a teachable moment for all of us. I also wanted to highlight a couple of things that we need to reflect upon as a community. I hope this provides some clarity and healing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>22 Questions to Ask Before Donating to a Muslim Non-Profit</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sabrshukr/2019/04/22-questions-to-ask-before-donating-to-a-muslim-non-profit/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 05:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[donating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generosity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quran]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donating and generosity are high virtues in Islam. Giving generously is highly praised in Islam. This we know and are reminded of in every…single….fundraiser. We’ve all been to countless fundraisers, fundraising dinners, fundraising appeals, or gotten a barrage of fundraising emails asking us to donate to various causes and organizations. Some of them are extremely [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crisis of Muslim American Leadership</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sabrshukr/2019/02/the-crisis-of-muslim-american-leadership/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 02:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[African American Muslim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Muslim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Immigrant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orlando]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Racism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Verily, by Allah, we do not appoint anyone to this position who asks for it or is anxious for it.” – The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Source: Sahih Muslim 1733 Recently a Syrian imam from Orlando, Florida was interviewed about his thoughts about Black History Month. The video was labeled “The Islamic Perspective [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Solving the Marriage Crisis in the Muslim Community</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sabrshukr/2019/02/solving-the-marriage-crisis-in-the-muslim-community/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dating apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dating websites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Muslim]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[For many single Muslims the process of finding a spouse can be a long, painful, awkward, arduous, and often frustrating process. Many have tried the traditional methods, others have tried dating, dating apps, dating websites and even attended speed dating events and programs. According to the latest data and research by the Pew Forum on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Advice for Muslim Bachelors/Bachelorettes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2019 13:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Girl]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Halal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[So a disclaimer: I don’t claim to be a marriage or relationship expert, but this is based on experience and observations. Hope it helps those singe Muslim folks out there! I’m open for a discussion based on the below and open to learning. With that said, let’s begin!  A lot of folks who’re single may [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Beyond Boycotts &#038; Protests: Building Real Political Capital for Muslim Americans</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sabrshukr/2018/10/beyond-boycotts-protests-building-real-political-capital-for-muslim-americans/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 03:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So I recently read an article entitled It’s Time to Boycott Saudi Arabia. In it the author proposes Muslims boycott Hajj and Umrah.The below is the core of the text of the blog post: “It is time to boycott Saudi Arabia. Stop visiting the country for umrah (optional pilgrimage) and hajj (obligatory pilgrimage). Such a call is indeed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The #MeToo Movement &#038; the Future of Muslim American Leadership</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sabrshukr/2018/10/the-metoo-movement-the-future-of-muslim-american-leadership/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 01:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim American]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim Leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scholars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Abuse]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  In recent times we’ve seen unfortunate stories of major religious figures in our community accused of heinous crimes of spiritual, sexual, mental and psychological abuse. This isn’t to say this is something we should think our community is immune to, but it’s to say that we too as a community have inner demons we [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Who is a Muslim Leader?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sabrshukr/2017/10/who-is-a-muslim-leader/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 02:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrity Muslims]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Imam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islamic Conferences]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lectures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim Leader]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Typically when we think of leadership of the Muslim community we may think first of an imam or religious scholar in charge of a  community, however there are different types of leaders in our community and pseudo-leaders as well. It’s important for us as a community to truly understand what leadership is and who our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When Our Hearts Break</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sabrshukr/2017/10/when-our-hearts-break/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saud Inam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 01:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hadith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Break]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heartbreak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hearts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prophets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Year of Sorrow]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[“God is with the broken-hearted. When your heart breaks, it’s a good thing – the breaking of the heart is what opens it up to the light of Allah. The dunya is designed to break your heart, to crush it.” -Shaykh Hamza Yusuf We’ve all been there. Heartbreak can be a crippling emotional, mental, psychological [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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