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2007-02-22T15:35:00.000-07:00

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To Shake, or not to Shake: that is the Question

2007-01-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

I need some suggestions on something I have been having trouble with lately. Let’s see if I can explain this properly… I’ve always felt that when it comes to shaking men’s hands, it’s better to decline even though it is a big part of American culture and not shaking someone’s hand can be offensive. I never wanted to offend anyone, but I felt that not shaking a man’s hand when you first met allowed you to establish your personal boundaries right from the start. This could help avoid even more awkward situations in the future. However, lately I’ve been rethinking this philosophy because people aren’t just simply offended that I won’t shake their hand anymore. More commonly now they will also get this mortified look on their faces like they have done some terrible thing and can’t even look me in the eye. Generally that happens if they ask me why I don’t shake hands. I still prefer not to shake hands with men, but I think I need to find a creative way of explaining why so that the men don’t feel like they just tried to violate me or something!

I need suggestions! Does anyone have any ideas or advice for me on this? I’d really like to be able to give an answer that makes people admire Islam or at least respect the practice. What does everyone think?

Chillin'

2006-12-20T23:39:00.000-07:00

Well, I have nothing to blog about but I wanted to put something up here anyway. It's nice to be on break. :) What's funny is that the first few days after the semester was over, it was hard to get used to the fact that I didn't have any studying to do. I even felt like I was on a schedule to hurry up and relax! Lol. I had so many things running through my mind that I had been waiting to do that I didn't know where to even start. Alhamdulillah, I am accomplishing some things though and getting in some good fun time as well.

Tonight my family and I went to see the new Rocky movie. We are all Rocky fans--seen all 6 movies and intend on buying the whole collection when it comes out. Haha. I think the new movie is a great addition to the series. At 60 years old I wasn't sure if Sly could pull it off any more, but he did! I really liked it.

2006-10-29T15:14:00.000-07:00

Sharing some Cheer

Mid terms tend to mark the end of the semester crunch. Blah. Here’s a little something to help cheer us up a little in between hitting the books and the libraries. Enjoy. :)

*Robbie dragged me into his room the other day to show this to me and I thought it was worth sharing. :)

2006-10-22T01:46:00.000-07:00

No Wonder

I know we hear alot of stuff about how all the ladies in the magazines don't actually look that way, but I'm not sure I fully realized what that meant. This is the unrealistic standard of beauty

Fun with ZZ

2006-10-18T16:02:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of me and ZZ. Normally she hides from the camera or blocks the view somehow, but she couldn't hide from this shot! :-D

No, I'm Ninjabi!

2006-09-29T17:28:00.000-07:00

I came accross this ninjabi.com web site thinking, "How dare someone take my name!" Lol. But it's a really cute site and the girl who made it sells a few T-shirts that are so perfect for Hijabis. One of them made me think of my dear ZZ. It says: "Dangers of Hijab. #12 Random men will propose to you." Hehe, it's so funny cuz its actually true. Check out the other shirts, they're cute. :)

http://www.ninjabi.com/shop.php.

Cute Kittie

2006-09-26T14:20:00.000-07:00

My brother found this picture on an internet gaming forum. Doesn't it just make you want to hug the kittie! So cute.

Hello, Hello?......They Hung up....

2006-09-23T14:47:00.000-07:00

Today I had to go to the KAET station and take polls. For those who don’t know me very well, I HATE calling people! So, going to KAET and calling random people for four hours wasn’t my first choice of things to do on a Saturday morning. This is what I had to say:

“Hello, my name is Nicole and I’m a student calling from Arizona State University. We are doing a public opinions poll for KAET-TV [just for kicks, try saying KAET-TV fast], channel 8, and we are talking to people who are registered to vote in the state of Arizona. Are you a registered voter?”

Sometimes I made it through the whole thing before they hung up, sometimes not. I was really happy that no one was real mean about it though. Most people were nice and I was actually surprised at how many people seemed happy to take the poll. Overall I think it was a good experience. :) If anyone cares to check out the results of Nicole’s awesome poll taking skills, you can watch “the Horizon program on KAET, channel 8 at 7pm on Tuesday the 26th, or check out the results online at http://www.azpbs.org/.” ;)

Dedication: I’d like to dedicate this post to BK because I know how much she is in need of reading material. :)

Arab Country Singer?...

2006-09-13T15:05:00.000-07:00

Who knew this day would come!? This brother is an Egyptian American and he has a new country music CD for sale. You can listen to samples of his songs on the website. I'm not always a fan of country, but I like his music! Gotta love Muslim country. ;) Yeeha!!

http://www.kareemsalama.com/

Subhanallah

2006-09-04T19:12:00.000-07:00

I just love storms and it is even more exciting when they bring beautiful landscapes like this! I went to secure our front door earlier because sometimes the wind blows it open and I saw this beautiful rainbow out the peephole. When I saw it I just had to run and get my camera! It was actually a full rainbow- and nearly a double, but I wasn’t able to get the whole thing at one time. The cloud picture is a view from my backyard. Allah is Great. :)

Always wondered why we did no labor on Labor Day

2006-09-02T12:30:00.000-07:00

In an attempt to appease the nation's workers, Labor Day is born

The movement for a national Labor Day had been growing for some time. In September 1892, union workers in New York City took an unpaid day off and marched around Union Square in support of the holiday. But now, protests against President Cleveland's harsh methods made the appeasement of the nation's workers a top political priority. In the immediate wake of the strike, legislation was rushed unanimously through both houses of Congress, and the bill arrived on President Cleveland's desk just six days after his troops had broken the Pullman strike.

1894 was an election year. President Cleveland seized the chance at conciliation, and Labor Day was born. He was not reelected.

Taken From: PBS Newshour-Labor Day

2006-08-30T20:52:00.000-07:00

I'm probably Spending way too much time playing around with the HTML text for this blog. I'm still trying to figure out how everything works. For example, how do I put a title on my posts? My first post has a title but I don't know where the title box went now...

2006-08-29T23:17:00.000-07:00

DR. INGRID MATTSON ELECTED FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA (ISNA)
08-25-06 08:51

Muslim organization elects Imam Mohamed Magid as Vice-President.

Plainfield, IN 08/23/2006 -The Islamic Society of North America (www.isna.net), the largest religious organization representing Muslims in North America, has elected Dr. Ingrid Mattson as its President. She is the first woman to head the organization.

Dr. Mattson, who earlier served as the first female ISNA Vice President, is Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of Islamic Chaplaincy at the Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, CT. Dr. Mattson, born in Canada, studied Philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Ontario (B.A. '87) and earned her Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago in 1999.

Dr. Mattson has numerous publications exploring the relationship between Islamic law and society, as well as gender and leadership issues in Muslim communities. Her forthcoming book, The Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Societies, is being published by Blackwell Press. Dr. Mattson lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children.

ISNA members also elected Imam Mohammed ibn Hagmagid – popularly known as Imam Magid -- as the organization’s Vice-President. Imam Magid is the Executive Director and Imam of The All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS; www.adamscenter.org). He is also Chair of Fairfax Faith Communities in Action, member of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington Assembly, and Board Member of the Fairfax Youth Partnership. Imam Magid lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and five children.

Since its establishment in 1963, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has been active in bringing people and communities together. Its goal has consistently been one of bridge-building between the Muslim community and the American society at large. ISNA is an association composed of Muslim organizations and individuals who aim to provide a common platform for presenting Islam by supporting Muslim communities, developing educational, social and outreach programs as well as fostering good relations with not only other religious communities but also numerous civic and service organizations. ISNA organizes dozens of annual national and regional conferences including the ISNA Annual Convention held over Labor Day weekend which attracts nearly 40,000 attendees.

Taken From http://www.isna.net/index.php?id=35&backPID=1&tt_news=769

New To Blogging

2006-08-28T18:50:00.000-07:00

Assalamu Alaikum!

Hmm... I've never blogged before, but blogger wanted me to create an account before I could post comments. So, here I am! We'll see how this goes. :)