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Reinforcing Traits of Personal Excellence09.22.09

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Driven by our spiritual beliefs, we Muslims demonstrated unrelenting dedication, commitment, and sincerity for the full month of Ramadan. We pushed to achieve more in reward by setting and keeping to a discipline without fail for the consecutive 30 days. For most of us, procrastination became a non-issue. We endured physical strain through long prayers, hunger and thirst during the day, and little and interrupted sleep schedules. All in all, we shirked little in stepping out of our comfort zones and though a positive mental attitude, focus and self motivation, not for a moment any of these stresses deterred us from attaining our spiritual goals.

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Managing the Pain and Pleasure of Relationships07.27.08

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Relationships are the lifeblood of our journey through this world. Good relationships not only can help us navigate through the challenges of this life more easily but they can be fulfilling and as well invigorating. Bad relationships on the other hand can put one’s life dead in its track. Ask a divorced person who has left a married life – or a person who ended up changing his work due to bad relationships – or ask family members devastated and shattered due to family squabbles. They will all attest to the powerful impact of bad relationships in changing the course of one’s life, while leaving them debilitated in the process.

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Muslims vs. Muslims – Who’s right?01.26.08

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Being a Muslim, have you ever been labeled as a Sunni, Shia, Wahhabi, Sufi, or something else?

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Muslim Women and Cases of Domestic Abuse01.08.08

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A recent article in the New York Times highlighted domestic violence and other social issues faced by Muslim sisters in the US.

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New Year (1429 Hijri) Message – Setting Goals for Personal Transformation01.06.08

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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. — Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

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Islamic Guidelines in Dealing with People (Book Excerpt)12.12.07

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