Women’s History Month: Lessons and Posters
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A Leader has a LAP
[Anse Tamara was a guest speaker at The Parliament of World Religions held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The following is her speech at the Plenary – Faith in Women on Oct 16] I am honored to speak in front of an audience of God Lovers. We are each a sign of the absolute truth
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Seasons of Sabr
In Kindergarten teachers teach the seasons. They tell children that summer is hot and sunny, and that it is a time of play and fun. Autumn is a time of changing leaves, apples and pumpkins. Winter is snowy white, cold and spent mostly indoors. Spring is flowers and renewal; misty rain and lots of smiles.
A Good Ending | Part 4
Quran and Husn al Khitām: Our religion is unique in its Holy Book. We have a collection of pages that not only inform us about our Lord, His prophets, the Day of Judgment, etc. but also provide us a source of spiritual light and worship. The reading and reciting of the Quran provide a cure
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Firing Day
He walked into my office and stood in front of my desk. A hardworking man, he struggled with class control and a language level below my usual expectations. I knew he was about to be fired, but I had been hoping to put it off for today. “What about my contract, ma’am?” He asked me,
The Rajab Project
In 1985 I was a brand new Muslim and Ramadan came in the summer. It was hot. It was humid. I was fasting. It was the most wonderful month of my life (up until that time). As years passed Ramadan moved into the winter; but every year when the temperature began to creep up I
Allergies
Every February I find myself with itchy eyes, non-stop sneezing, a scratchy throat, tight lungs and a little skin bubbling to boot. Allergies come early in Damascus. When I was a child I had an allergy test. The doctor scratched my back up with innumerable substances to determine what I was allergic to and what
Faith: An Inestimable Blessing
I was asked to meet a ‘revert’ the other day. In this case I mean an Arab born Muslim who had traveled to Canada, fallen into sin and denial, then turned towards God through Christianity. She looked at me and said, “a believer knows another believer” and I shuddered. Had I had a shred of
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Ten Million Salutations
Alhamdulillah! We Sent 10,414,223 Salawat! Rabi al-Awwal came and went, and we reached our ten million goal of salawat. There were days I wondered and worried, and days I fussed and fretted. Then only a few hoursbefore the end of the month, the last 200,000 came in and we had reached our goal. I was
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The Country Road
Ten years ago, I drove along a lengthy country path; on each side of me quaint squat homes surrounded by what looked to my American eyes like enlarged gardens, but were actually farm plots. Morning after morning I drove along that road, sometimes stopping to take a picture of sheep as they moseyed along, sometimes