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PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 23, 2012 - Muslimah Writers Alliance (MWA) is thrilled to announce that its 2012 MWA Celebrates Ramadan blogging campaign was a resounding success!
Thursday, August 23, 2012
MWA Celebrates Ramadan 2012 Blog Project Resounding Success
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 23, 2012 - Muslimah Writers Alliance (MWA) is thrilled to announce that its 2012 MWA Celebrates Ramadan blogging campaign was a resounding success!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
MWA's Saba N Taylor shares an Eid Poem
It was the night before Eid and all was well,
until there came a knock on the door and a ring of the bell.
Who could it be at this time of night, but no one could tell.
It was an old man with tattered clothes.
A stranger, he had no food or family and no home to go.
"As Salaamu Alaikum, Can you help me?" he asked
"Some food, a blanket or maybe an old coat?"
Father opened the door wide,
"Wa Alaikum As Salaam. Ahlan wa Sahlan. Please come inside."
Mother entered the kitchen and it wasn't long,
till she returned with some bread and hot soup to warm the bone.
With a prayer of thanks on his lips and a fluffed pillow under his head,
the stranger laid warm and cozy in a bed.
So always remember dear little Muslims (and big ones too)
Eid is not just about receiving money, gifts, candy or even new shoes.
It is giving and sharing our hearts and homes with family,
friends and the stranger in need.
friends and the stranger in need.
The best Eid gift is the gift of compassion, kindness, and mercy indeed.
Eid Mubarik!!!!
Saba N. Taylor loves to travel, read, write and blog (and
not particularly in that order.) She writes children's stories and book reviews
of children's books. Check out her blog, The Family-Ship Experience, for
picture and chapter books that engage, entertain and educate. You can also find
more book reviews, author interviews, giveaways and updates of her own writing
experience and works on her writing blog, Of Thoughts and Words. Saba's
published works include three teacher study guides published by Muslim Writers
Publishing, a fourth in the works. Saba's work has been published in three
anthologies and an assortment of online magazines. She has been a member of
Muslimah Writers Alliance (MWA) since April 2010. On the web: Facebook, Twitter
@worddiaries, The
Family-Ship Experience (blog), Of Thoughts and Words
Friday, August 17, 2012
VOA Interviews Aishah Schwartz on MWA Ramadan Buddy Quit Smoking Campaign 2012
News / U.S. / Ramadan 1433 H
Women's groups new convert U.S. Anti-Smoking Campaign During Ramadan
Muslimah Writers Alliance, an organization of women writers American converts, during Ramadan campaign to urge the Muslims to stop smoking.
15.08.2012
Translated from Indonesian to English
Women's groups new convert U.S. Anti-Smoking Campaign During Ramadan
Muslimah Writers Alliance, an organization of women writers American converts, during Ramadan campaign to urge the Muslims to stop smoking.
15.08.2012
Translated from Indonesian to English
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
MWA's Isahah Janette Grant reminisces: my 14 Ramadans
If someone had told me fifteen years ago that I would be celebrating my 14th Ramadan this year, I may not have believed them. I was a practicing Christian at the time, actively participating in my journey towards spiritual discovery and content in my religion. In retrospect, Islam was the natural next step for me, but at the time, I was so involved in reading the Bible and reforming my lifestyle to reflect the values and standards illustrated in the Old and New Testaments, that converting to another faith was the farthest thing from my mind.
Monday, August 13, 2012
MWA's Jennifer Kabir shares her thoughts on the last ten nights of Ramadan
MWA's Asma Zaman shares her peanut butter and jam bars recipe
PEANUT BUTTER AND JAM BARS
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 llb butter
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 18 oz smooth peanut butter
- 3 cups of plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 18 oz raspberry jam
- Slightly chopped salted peanuts
- Cream the butter and sugar with an electric hand whisk until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs whilst the whisk is still running.
- Add the vanilla essence.
- Add the smooth peanut butter and continue to whisk.
- Now sieve together the flour, baking powder and salt and add to the wet ingredients. Continue to whisk until you get a dough like mixture.
- Grease and flour a large tin approx 30cm long (width may vary). If you have grease proof paper then just grease the tin and place the paper on top.
- Put and pat in 2/3 of the mixture into the tin.
- Then spread the raspberry jam over the mixture with a knife.
- Crumble the rest of the mixture all over the jam.
- Sprinkle over the chopped salted peanuts over the mixture and slightly pat them down.
Now put the tray in a pre-heated oven for 45mins at gas mark 4-5, until golden brown.
Once cooked leave to cool for about 10-15mins then cut in squares.
* This can be enjoyed with a glass of milk or a cup of tea and can even be eaten warm with a scoop of ice-cream.
* You can use other flavour jams but raspberry is by far the best.
Happy Cooking & Happy Eating Everyone!
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| MWA Member, Asma Zaman. |
ABOUT ASMA ZAMAN
Ms. Zaman, an MWA member since March 2007, is a London based law graduate currently pursuing theoretical and practical qualifications as a psychological counsellor/psychotherapist also striving to bring awareness to the issues of mental health and disabilities in developing countries. She was invited to work as a project director and human rights campaign coordinator for the NGO 'Muslim Parliament of Great Britain' where she produced a national report on 'Child Abuse in Religious Environments'.
Through rigourous campaigning Ms. Zaman played a pivotol role in the release of an innocent British citizen on death row in Pakistan in addition to supporting other high-impact projects.
Her aspirations of becoming a writer began at a very young age, but it was only after being diagnosed with a long-term illness did they start to become reality. Asma now strives to raise awareness in support of not only others suffering from Myalgic-Encephalomilitis (M.E.) and Fibromyalgia, but for their caregivers as well.
Ms. Zaman is currently busy finalising her first collection of Urdu poetry and working on a set of novellas for adults, in addition to continuing her story-writing for young children.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
MWA's Eren Cervantes-Altamirano shares a Ramadan memory
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Edmonton’s Al-Rashid Mosque. Image via Flickr.
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By Eren Cervantes-Altamirano
Six years ago, I moved from Mexico City to Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada. Although I moved here to study, my trip to the north resulted to be a whole religious experience. Having grown up in a nuclear family that had left Catholicism and had sought dogmatic atheism, I was largely unfamiliar with religious diversity. Thus, coming to Canada quickly sparked my curiosity, and here I am six years later with a degree in Political Science and Religious Studies.
My first contact with Islam was when I was still learning English at the University of Alberta. Since Alberta is the centre of petroleum exploration and petroleum engineering education in Canada, I studied in classes where half my classmates were from Saudi Arabia and the other half from China. My first encounters with Saudi classmates, especially males, were quite frustrating. Many of them felt the need to show some kind of pious superiority, while others felt attacked in an environment where their religion was often being connected to 9/11. (Click here to read the rest at Muslim Media Watch)
ABOUT EREN CERVANTES-ALTAMIRANOV
Eren Arruna Cervantes is a University student in Canada. She specializes in gender politics and feminist religious movements, particularly Islamic Feminism. She is a convert to Islam since 2009 and hopes to become an Islamic scholar in the future. In addition to being a member of Muslimah Writers Alliance, Eren also writes for Muslmah Media Watch and hosts a travel blog.
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