Tag Archives: my voice
From Jeffrey to Light: One Man’s Inspirational Journey
by Ahmed Khalil “Islam does so much for you; it gives you guidance, tells you how to live your life… the foods to eat and the foods to stay away from. Who we should marry, relationships between husband and wife and parents and children, so it’s a whole way of life.” This is the story [...]
Eid Comedy Night
by Ahmed Khalil With a blued-out picture of Waseem Moemoney, the rising Muslim stand-up comedian in Ottawa, an orange background and rays of light shining on the poster, the MAC Youth Learn (MYL) team, together with Carleton University’s Muslim Student Association (MSA), kicked off the advertisement for the Eid Comedy Night! The poster announced that [...]
O Allah, I’ll Follow your Order
by Heba Rushdan I have thought long and hard about Allah’s mercy; we owe Him everything from our minds to our bodies. Whatever we do is a result of His mercy and His gift to us. If Allah had just created us and left us be, that would have been enough of a favour upon [...]
Journey of a Lifetime
by Raghad Ebied As I first land in Medina, I feel this sudden rush of joy, thinking to myself, could I possibly be treading upon the same earth as the Prophet (peace be upon him) once did? Is it possible that I am close to where his (peace be upon him) body rests? The feeling [...]
Movie Review: Jumper
by Ahmed Khalil “This morning I saw the sun rise over the pyramids, had breakfast in Paris, and then caught some waves in Australia, all before lunch. But I wasn’t always like this…” There are Always Consequences! And from the director of the first Bourne movie, “The Bourne Identity”, comes a new movie about jumping [...]
Our Youth: The Leaders of Today
by Raghad Ebied Many of us are accustomed to hearing that our youth are the leaders of tomorrow. However, the current state of our Islamic Ummah (nation) does not permit us to wait until tomorrow. Our youth must rise to the responsibility and be the leaders of today. I am disheartened when I see our [...]
Building Bridges