BLOG(ISTAN)
VIDEO: “First American Ever to Win World Quran Competition”
From Minneapolis Star-Tribune A Twin Cities teenager representing the United States has won a prestigious international Qur’an recitation contest, a first for an American. Ahmed Burhan Mohamed, of New Brighton, won the Dubai International Holy Qur’an Award in the United … Continue reading
“Muslim Student Receives $1 Million in College Scholarships”
From WYFF-4 (South Carolina) GREENVILLE, S.C. — The valedictorian of Greenville Technical Charter High School has a lot to be proud of. Roann Abdeladl, a first-generation Muslim-American, has a 5.26 GPA, earned an Associate’s Degree of science from Greenville Technical … Continue reading
BBC VIDEO: “Iceland Muslims Fast 22 Hours Daily in Ramadan”
Watch Video Below:
VIDEO: “Watch Coca-Cola 2018 Ramadan Commercial”
Watch 2018 Coca-Cola Ramadan Commercial Below:
“Former NFL Player: Tough Being Black & Muslim in America”
From D Magazine As a black American, Husain Abdullah worries about the entrenchment of racism in his country. And as a Muslim, the former NFL player faces discrimination within his own religious community. That’s why Abdullah, 32, who is now … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Michigan Woman Creates ‘Ramadan Trees’ for Muslims”
From Detroit Free Press For Samar Baydoun Bazzi, the Ramadan Tree grew out of a desire to mark the Islamic holy month with festive cheer. Growing up as a Muslim in the U.S., Baydoun Bazzi, 29, of Dearborn said she noticed a … Continue reading
“Arsonists Write ‘ALLAH SCUM!’ & Racist Slurs Inside Muslim House”
From Kansas City Star The first sign that hatefulness had visited their new home in the Northland was the smoke. A Muslim couple — he grew up in Pakistan and she is an African-American mother from Kansas — saw smoke … Continue reading
“Muslim Woman Knocked Out in McDonald’s Racist Attack”
From The Mirror (UK) A Muslim mother was knocked unconscious in front of her terrified young children in an “utterly degrading” racist attack at McDonald’s, a court heard. Kellie Cooke, 33, told Hamman Hamood to ‘go back to your own country’ and … Continue reading
NEWSWEEK: “Why Cuba’s Muslim Population Growing”
From Newsweek The first time a pope ever set foot in Cuba was in 1998, when John Paul II traveled to the Communist state. The visit was the result of a thaw between the Vatican and Cuba’s president, Fidel Castro, … Continue reading
“Muslim Fashion Is A $254 Billion Market Worldwide”
From Fast Company BY ELIZABETH SEGRAN There’s a new must-see event on the fashion calendar. Earlier this month, the fashion elite gathered in Dubai for the first-ever Pret-A-Cover, a glamorous event during which designers from around the world showed off collections … Continue reading
