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Ramadan Messages 2011
→ Imam Zaid Shakir's Ramadan Motivator Speech At Living Islam

Top Tips
→ 25 Prayers To Learn From The Qur'an
→ This Is Your Brain On Ramadan

Edutainment
→ Get Fantastic Eco-Ramadan Gifts From Etsy (Zaufishan.co.uk)
→ Art Feature: Hadith Typography

Link Love
→ Jews And Muslims Put Faith In A Joint Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
→ Fasting For Ramadan As A Non-Muslim

Awesome Event
→ Baba Ali Marriage Webinar: Finding Halal Love (20th August)

Friday Nasiha
"The Arabic word translated for "fear of God" is taqwah. Derived from wiqaya (protection), taqwah means to be in the safekeeping or protection of God. This has two aspects. The first is that believers fear God and obey Him by observing His commands and prohibitions. The second aspect is that, by studying nature and life and discovering the laws of God that control them, people acquire scientific knowledge and order their lives. Science cannot be established if people do not discover these laws."
→ Read more Friday Nasiha on the nafs and God's protection

Eco-Muslimness News
→ 'Trees4Life' Invite You To Plant A Tree In Indonesia

World News
→ Rioting? Show Your Community What Muslims Are Really About
→ Muslim Youth And The London Riots: What Can YOU Do?
→ Jewish And Muslim Entrepreneurs Address Social Problems

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→ Visiting The Prophet's Mosque In Madinah

Ramadan Messages 2011
→ Ramadan Mubarak From MUSLIMNESS
→ The Prime Minister's Ramadan Message
→ Top Ramadan Tweets Of 2011 - Share Your Own #RamadanTips

Muslims In The Media
→ Chicago Muslims Help Somalia During Ramadan
→ Young Muslims Contribute More Than You Know In Britain

Top Tips
→ 20 Time Management Tips For Muslims
→ Organisation Advice For Your Qur'an Reading (Zaufishan.co.uk)
→ What's Stealing Space In Your Jar Of Life?

Edutainment
→ Can I Marry Your Daughter? {comic}
→ Catwalk Coverage – Hijabs On The Runway

Link Love
→ Fasting For Ramadan As A Non-Muslim

Events
→ London's National Ramadhan Conference Fundraises For Somalia (13th August)



Friday Nasiha
"It's one thing to encourage service, it's another thing to actually serve. What good are scriptures and hymns if we neglect to live their messages? There are compelling reasons for religious leaders to encourage youth to get out in their communities. A landmark study in 2007 found that the best way to deepen a teen's faith is by presenting them with opportunities to help people in need. Teens reported that service infused their lives with purpose and meaning, which in turn influenced their faith. Hands-on work was revealed to be far more influential than filling pews, reading scripture or participating in church retreats."
→ Read more Friday Nasiha on serving others

Eco-Muslimness News
→ Making Your Ramadan A Fairtrade Month
→ Fasting, The Fireproof Protection (sketch)

World News
→ Spain To Build $10 Billion High-Speed Rail Network In Medina-Makkah
→ Jewish And Muslim Entrepreneurs Address Social Problems
→ Passion Islam Magazine - On Australian Muslims, Imams In German Military And French Prayer Spaces

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MUSLIMNESS Exclusive
→ From Guantanamo To Makkah - Umrah, A Prologue

Muslims In The Media
→ UK Unlikely To Ban Burqa, Says Muslim Council Of Britain
→ BBC Presents Life Of Prophet Muhammad Documentary (Part II, July 18th 2011)

Top Tips
→ 6 Tips To Cutting Down Stress

Edutainment
→ Racial Unity From A Muslim's Perspective
→ Pakistani Weddings - What Really Happens

In The Imam'Hood
→ 'Boys will be Boys', Abdal-Hakim Murad On Gender Identity Issues
→ Imam Zaid Shakir To Visit UK (July 27th 2011)

Events
ILMFEST Comes To The UK. "AWESOMENESS" (Dec 2011, Jan 2012)
Begin Ramadan With Living Islam Festival (July 28th 2011)

Friday Nasiha
"Fasting, linked to Ramadan in which Allah’s guidance came down, generates a taqwa which is directed on the goal of entering the world of the Qur'an and of living it, instead of being a spiritual ecstasy to be frittered away in the delights of soul. It becomes the key with which can be unlocked all the doors leading to the blessings which the Qur'an has to offer. No time for Fasting other than Ramadan could have made taqwa such a potent force."
→ Read more Friday Nasiha

Eco-Muslimness News
→ Observe A Green Ramadan With Imam Shakir (Webinar, July 18th 2011)
→ What To Eat During Ramadan

Terrific Tweets
→ Muslim prayers at football club: http://t.co/idN0E12 via @MuslimCouncil
→ The Arts of Giving Gifts at the Islamic Courts: http://ow.ly/5F4 via @elanthemag
→ Video: "The city is where we humans create culture." http://ow.ly/5FGzB via @grist
→ MOONBOWS. Enough said. http://huff.to/qU5SVf via @HuffPostGreen

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A MUSLIMNESS Interview
→ Khadijah Safari, Professional Kickboxing For Faith, Women And Community

Muslims In The Media
→ Muslim Women Launch 'Jihad Against Violence' Campaign
→ MUSLIMNESS Makes Top 100 Muslim Women Facebook Pages

Press Play & Download
→ BBC Presents The Life Of Prophet Muhammad Series  (11th July, 9pm, BBC2)
→ Passion Islam Magazine On 'Muslims Make Better Citizens'
→ Britain's Got Nasheed Talent

Review
→ UK's First Ever Kuwaiti Pop Art Exhibition At Lahd Gallery

Event Of The Month
→ Living Islam Festival 2011 In Lincolnshire (28th-31st July)

Competitions
→ Submit Your Creative Stories For Muslim Writers' Awards (Deadline 31st July)

Friday Nasiha
"The sources of knowledge are: (1) True reports, (2) Reason, (3) The Five senses.
Islam states that belief should be based on, or corroborated by, knowledge and that belief is in no way incompatible with knowledge. Therefore, accepting the existence of God and beings such as angels and jinn is not dogmatism, but rather a scientific attitude. There are scientific criteria that support the acceptance of their existence."
→ Read more Friday Nasiha

The Eco-Muslim News
→ Recipe: Organic Gooey Chocolate Cookies (A potential for our Ramadan Cookie© postal service)

Terrific Tweets
→ World's First Chocolate Printer (hint, hint, boss) - http://wapo.st/pqkDuk via @washingtonpost
→ Space shuttle launch, Atlantis is seen through window of a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) http://twitpic.com/5n via @NASA
→ At today's khutbah, he ended it with suggestions for Ramadan #meatlessmondays, using reusable plates & H20 bottles. @BeyondHalal

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