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Harvard professor John Kenneth Galbraith, the renowned economist whose influence stretched from presidents, as adviser and diplomat, to Main Street, as a prolific best-selling author and TV host, has died at age 97.

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Subhanallah! An audio recording of the Mawlid Celebration at the Zaytuna Institute featuring Shaykh Hamza, Imam Zaid, and Dr. Umar Faruq Abdallah.

Mosque’s curtain rises again | Chicago Tribune

After much debate, sexes pray apart

Audio: Ya Rasul Allah! - Ustadh Hasan Haffar

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Ask any Muslim you know what is the most valuable thing we have to give one an other as an Ummah, and insha’Allah, she or he will say “Sacred Knowledge.” Sacred Knowledge gives us the deeper meanings of the Qur’an. It aids us in our study of the Sunnah and the Sirah. Sacred Knowledge teaches us how to make wudhu and salat, and tells us why we need to choose one particular methodology and stick with it. Sacred Knowledge lets us in on the deeper meanings of dhikr, on the best way to eliminate the ego. Studying Sacred Knowledge with a qualified scholar gives us two gifts: the knowledge itself, as well as the fact that we’re recognizing and honoring chains of transmission that sometimes go back to the Prophet himself (aleyhi salatu wa salaam). All of this to say that Sacred Knowledge is the means that allows us to become better servants of Allah ta’ala and better implementers of the Sunnah of His Beloved (sallalahu aleyhi wa salaam).

So how much would you pay for such a gift?

copenhagen interpretation: a minor on tradition and modernity

The question of tradition and its place in this “modern world” is one that vexes a minor number of Muslims in a major way. Not only in the West. But it is here, in the West, that the battle seems to rage at its fiercest. Especially since each of us is taught to believe that all tradition is evil, backward, oppressive: that success lies in ditching the “dead weight” of tradition whether by means of Protestant reform, Marxist revision, or fundamentalist recreation. Merely coming to grips with tradition and applying it seems far too dull. It is as if staircases, built pretty much the same old way for ages, have become an object of undergraduate philosophical debate.

In iTunes War, France Has Met the Enemy. Perhaps It Is France. - New York Times

THE French take pride in their revolutions, which are
usually hard to miss — mass uprisings, heads rolling and such.
So, with the scent of tear gas in the air this past month from the
giant protests against a youth labor law, it was easy to overlook the
French National Assembly’s approval of a bill that would require Apple Computer to crack open the software codes of its iTunes music store and let the files work on players other than the iPod.
While seemingly minor, the move is actually rather startling and has
left many experts wondering (as ever): What has possessed the French?

Shaking Spain Out of Its Siesta

Law seeks to put nation on same schedule as the rest of the EU

German Efficiency? Street Sweeping for Neurotics - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

If you thought clearing a street of a handful of leaves was a simple proposition, think again. Germany has mastered the art of overkill.

Problem Solving: Teamwork May Be Best

A new study shows that complex problems are best solved by teams of three, four, or five people, compared to people who tackle the same problems by themselves or with one other person.

Random Consistent Ideas: A trip to Mecca …. California!

Opinions: ‘My mate MSG’ by Alex Renton | Prospect Magazine May 2006 issue 122

Monosodium glutamate gets a terrible press, but without it there would be no Marmite

War profiteering—harder than it looks. By Daniel Gross

Two years ago, Moneybox marveled at how Halliburton
unit KBR was failing miserably in its attempts to profiteer on the Iraq
war, an adventure spurred on in large part by former Halliburton CEO
and current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.

Official Google Blog: Avoiding RSI

There is a Chinese saying that “To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.” In other words, how long can you tap on that keyboard or sit in that chair before you hurt yourself. We’re not designed to remain as sedentary or perform the fine motor movements for the long uninterrupted hours that we have to do in so many of our jobs. Evidence suggests that prolonged abnormal posture and repetitive movements contribute to neck, limb and back pain. These conditions are collectively known as overuse syndromes, or repetitive stress injury (RSI).

Correcting others correctly: I had a fight with a Muslim girl in my class
Answered by Wajihah Gregor

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Stuff the kids

It bombards them with adverts, seduces them with merchandise - and then fills them with additives. In an exclusive extract from his explosive new book, Eric Schlosser reveals how the fast-food industry exploits its key audience - the very young

The Value of Knowledge

Introduction

We must value
‘ilm

An Incident

Advice of a Saint

The
Method of Appreciating Knowledge

From the Cradle
to the Grave

On the Death-Bed

A True Student

Convey the
Acquired ‘ilm to others

A Jurist

Solution

MALFOOZAT

Rumi on Heaven, Hell, and Allah

“Without You
even Heaven is Hell

If You are near
Then Hell becomes Heaven

O Beloved!”

Telegraph | Connected | Alphabets are as simple as…

Writing systems may look very different, but they all use the same basic building blocks of familiar natural shapes, reports Roger Highfield

Rolling Stone : The Worst President in History?

George W. Bush’s presidency appears headed for colossal historical disgrace. Barring a cataclysmic event on the order of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, after which the public might rally around the White House once again, there seems to be little the administration can do to avoid being ranked on the lowest tier of U.S. presidents. And that may be the best-case scenario. Many historians are now wondering whether Bush, in fact, will be remembered as the very worst president in all of American history.

New Scientist Breaking News - Watching the brain ’switch off’ self-awareness

Everybody has experienced a sense of “losing oneself” in an activity – being totally absorbed in a task, a movie or sex. Now researchers have caught the brain in the act.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Wildlife defies Chernobyl radiation

It contains some of the most contaminated land in the world, yet it has become a haven for wildlife - a nature reserve in all but name.

AJ’s Blog - Desktop Zen - Reducing Visual Clutter on your Desktop

BBC NEWS | Health | Sex cues ruin men’s decisiveness

Catching sight of a pretty woman really is enough to throw a man’s decision-making skills into disarray, a study suggests.

The Other Side: The Mosque: An Inside Look

The new King Hussein Mosque is very beautiful indeed…

See more…

MacGyver Tip: Exterminate with a lizard - Lifehacker

The San Diego Reader’s got advice for people with a bug
problem in their home who can’t afford extermination: get a
lizard to patrol the insides of your walls.

The gecko family of lizards, when not making insurance
commercials, spend their time eating bugs. Cockroaches are a particular
favorite, I’m told. When you get home, release the little guys
under the sink or anywhere else they can find their way into the walls.
The next sound you hear should be contented chomping.

MoorishGirl: The European Street - Mosques burned down in Spain

The Guardian reports that a Moroccan mosque in Ceuta was burned down, one of apparently several incidents of this nature on Spanish territory:

El
País newspaper yesterday listed a number of mosques and other
Muslim targets that have been ransacked, burned or had copies of the
Qur’an set alight by intruders.

Police said that extreme rightwingers and skinhead groups were responsible for almost all the attacks.

“They want Spain to have the same sort of violent reaction that the
Netherlands had after the murder of film director Theo van Gogh,” one
police expert told El País. “Little by little they are creating
an atmosphere for this to grow.”

Spain’s 800,000 Muslims, many of them immigrants from neighbouring Morocco, have some 600 mosques around the country.

If you think that violence against Moroccans or their institutions are
isolated occurrences in Europe, then you probably should make yourself watch this, courtesy of the Italian carabinieri.

Rihla

August 1-24, 2006 (not including travel time)

The Rihla Program for the summer of 2006 will insha’Allah again be held in the blessed city of our Prophet Muhammad (salla’Llahu ‘alayhi wa salam), that is Madina al-Munawarrah. The Deen Intensive Foundation welcomes prospective students to apply to this special enhanced program.

The program will have a comprehensive schedule in which times for intensive study, tours, and worship are carefully integrated, for example, seerah-centric visits to various historical sites in the two holy cities. This provides students with the unique opportunity to experience the very places they are learning about in their classes.

Confirmed teachers are:
Shaykh Abdullah al-Kadi
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Imam Zaid Shakir
Ustadh Yahya Rhodus
Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah (tentative)
Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi (tentative)

The application process will be open to all eligible students until May 6th, 2006 , which is the deadline for application submission. Because of the high demand for the program, applications are reviewed on a first-come first-serve basis, so it is recommended to apply as soon as possible .

www.deenintensive.com
for more detailed information and to submit your application.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Indians ‘want hi-tech products’

Technology companies in the West should stop thinking about India as a place to dump cut-price, low-tech versions of their products, a senior Indian researcher has said.

TIME: Opening Up Opus Dei Photo Essay

TIME.com: How Germany Keeps Kids From Dropping Out — Apr. 17, 2006 — Page 1

The country’s thriving vocational education system gets students to stay in school - and prepares them for a solid career

Shifa: The Importance of Emotional Wellness

The World Health Organization defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This comprehensive definition is consistent with the Old English meaning of wholeness.

Salikah: A Student’s Digest: Faraz Rabbani: Alive in our hearts: Lessons from the Prophet (peace be upon him)

Some notes from a recent talk I gave at my alma mater, the University of Toronto…

Copernic Desktop Search 2.0 Beta - Download Squad

The newest version of of Copernic Desktop Search—2.0—is now in beta. The beta isn’t feature-complete, but includes a ton of changes, including a redesigned UI, significant performance improvements, simultaneous searching in all categories, smart query corrections (”Did you mean…”), saved searches, wildcards, and a completely redesigned deskbar. You might recall that late last year Copernic was acquired by meta-search company Mamma.com, so it’s nice to know that that hasn’t impeded their development process. Copernic Desktop Search 2.0 Beta is free and you can download it here.

Copernic Desktop Search is still clearly the very best desktop search application…

Visa for Cream

Historically, Britain relied on immigrants from India for factory help and other jobs that the British didn’t want to do. Immigration resulted in a British community of 2 million Indians, many who met with great success. But now the UK has tinkered with its immigration rules to reject poor workers from former colonies Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and elsewhere and target workers with information-technology and other science skills. A writer for “Outlook India” suggests that “Seen from the outside, India looks a lot more shining than it does to many within.” The Indian migration story now has a “cirucular” theme, she argues. Skilled Indians no longer merely set sights on the West for opportunity, but instead travel back and forth between the two countries to improve education, skills and careers in whichever location offering the most value and promise.

One Dollar, One Vote

Income inequality is undermining democracy in America.

Iraqi School Kids: “They don’t see why they should prepare themselves.”

Students struggle to keep up amidst daily bombings and sectarian warfare.

Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | Pharaoh’s revenge

Britain is run by idiots and crooks, says Mohamed Al Fayed. Indeed, politics have reached such a state, he’s thinking of running for PM himself

Why is Iblis (Satan) a disbeliever?

I know that Iblis will never enter Jannah, but I don’t clearly understand why because if everyone who has Imaan will enter Jannah eventually, didn’t Iblis worship Allah constantly for thousands of years? Doesn’t he also believe that Allah is only one, and doesn’t he also believe in the Day of Judgment?

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YouTube - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf: Be Good People!

How Piracy Opens Doors for Windows - Los Angeles Times

Bill Gates may not be entirely dismayed by software thieves. They seed the world market and make Microsoft a standard.

America’s Illegals: A Nation of Immigrants Clashes over the Future - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

In the United States, a debate is raging over how to deal with the country’s 11 million illegal immigrants. The debate has pitted politicians against each other both in Congress and in the Republican Party.

NPR : Apple Does Windows with New Intel Machines

Apple has announced a major change in its approach to rival Microsoft. The company will now help users of its Macintosh computers run the Microsoft Windows operating system on their computers. Previously, only hackers had been able to get Windows to run on Apple’s new Intel-based machines. Steve Inskeep talks with New York Times columnist David Pogue.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Dozens die in Iraq mosque attack

An apparent triple suicide bomb attack on a key Shia mosque in Baghdad has left at least 79 people dead and 160 injured, Iraqi police have said

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la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
innaa lillahi wa innaa ilayhi raji`un

There is absolutely no place in Islam for killing worshippers–Muslim or non-Muslim–and the innocent. May those who promote such blind acts of inhumanity be guided or brought to justice in this life or the next.

May Allah Most High bring us back to the noble, upright way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who taught us to deal with friend and foe with dignity and good conduct.

NPR : The Multitude of Jobs Immigrants Do

Commentator Richard Rodriguez details the many, many industries where immigrants work.

Investing & Sunnipath - Mind, Body, Soul

Freakonomics Blog » Don’t Tell Me Little Leaguers Are On Steroids, Too

Why else would the two stadiums in Williamsport, Pa., where the Little League Baseball World Series is played, be moving back their fences 20 feet?
Well, it turns out that Little Leaguers at this level are hitting more
home runs than doubles, which isn’t the way it works in the Bigs.
It’s funny: MLB’s idea of a
thrilling game is one with lots of home runs; LL’s idea is to
have more doubles and triples. Of course, none of this precludes the
possibility that Little Leaguers are cheating, whether by
chemicals or some other fashion. When I played Little League, a friend
of mine used to bash his aluminum bat against a brick wall to flatten
it out, which he swore gave him a bigger and better batting surface.
Truthfully, it was hard to tell: he struck out so often, I never saw
much of a difference.

Naat Suntay Hain Kay Mehshar Main Sirf Unki Rasaye Hay By Syed Faseehuddin SR - Google Video

Suntay Hain Kay Mehshar Main Sirf Unki Rasaye Hay