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    has anyone read books by jean sassoon?

    Salaam alaykum all, I dont normally read these types of books but I love reading about life in K.S.A. the book is called "princess" and its basically a woe is me book about an un-named saudi princess who's life is horrible because she's a woman. However, her family drinks alcohol and the men...
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    how do I change occupation and such?

    How do I change the info that appears under my name and pic in tbe forums? Also when you click my name a box pops up and says ive been Muslim for 4 years, how do I update that???
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    Karma

    Assalamu alaykum wa ramatullahi wa barakatu, As Muslims, do we believe in Karma? An example of Karma is: If you steal an apple then later something is stolen from you. Or if you cause someone harm then later harm comes back to you.
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    Muslim woman committed suicide

    Assalamu alaykum wa ramatullahi wa barakatu, From Allah we are created, and to Him we return. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9740514/Muslim-woman-committed-suicide-after-lifestyle-attacked-on-Facebook.html
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    Just a reminder :)

    :salam2: Today I was browsing some members profiles and I saw some are actually Christian. They've not posted but they were online and browsing the forums. I assume they are reading our posts and therefore learning about Islam from us. Remember that we are seen as role models of Islam. Not...
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    Americans: Can someone explain to me the purpose of Shriners?

    :salam2: Insha allah everyone is well in health & iman, Okay so my father always taught me to donate money to Shriners because they give money to kids hospitals. I saw some Shriners today on the side walk and dropped some money in their can and something caught my eye: The jacket he was...
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    "The Arabs betrayed the Somalis" - What does this mean?

    Assslamu alaykum wa ramatuallhi wa barakatu, Today I was watching a video about what people think of or know of Somalia and a Muslim woman said, "The Arabs betrayed the Somalis" She didnt give anymore insight and they went onto the next person. What does this mean?
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    How Islam changed Pagan Arabia

    Salaam alaykum wa ramatullahi wa barakatu, I am looking for sources of how Islam changed Pre-Islam Arabia. Including womens rights, slavery, conditions of war, and the relationships with other tribes or religions. Can be PDF or website format :) Jazkallah khair in advance!
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    Please insha allah give me advice on my term paper subjects!

    Assalamu alaykum wa ramatullahi wa barakatu, This semester I have to write a series of connected term papers. I thought I had a good topic in mind but now I have realized the topic is incorrect. I had my thesis worked out and already completed my paper. And then I realize I misread something...
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    Easy question about Salat

    Assalamu alaykum wa ramatullahi wa barakatu, Why do we say salams at the end of salah? I sound stupid now. :girl3:
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    Does anyone want to hear about my first Iftar?

    Assalamu alaykum wa ramatullahi wa barakatu, RAMADAN KAREEM! I can't believe we are within the last week of Ramadan..... Last night I went to my first Iftar, alhamdulilah. I was very scared obviously, there were about 60 people at this sister's house and I only knew 3 of them haha. But of...
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    Islamic Twitter Page

    Salaam Alykum :) I am not on twitter but I was recently looking for a certain Islamic quote and came upon this Islamic twitter page/person thing. https://twitter.com/IslamSpeaks Sometimes they're Hadith, sometimes Qur'an and sometimes just quotes man have said that make Muslims think...
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    Question about Janaza

    :salam2: and ramadan kareem ya'll, I've never been to a Muslim funeral, but my family are not Muslim, so who will pray for me? Obviously my friends at the Masjid, but can strangers go to funerals to pray for the dead?
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    Can someone read this name? (English LOL)

    Assalamu alaykum wa ramatullahi wa barakatu, and RAMADAN KAREEM! Here is another one of those great threads, "Please help me read this" Lol. But today its not a phrase, its a NAME. I met this great sister at the post office and she fgave me her name and number. Only for me to see I cant...
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    NYPD's spying on Muslims is blown.

    LINK: http://news.yahoo.com/confused-911-caller-outs-nypd-spying-nj-084732106.html This is an audio tape also written how an apartment manager was doing a routine check of the apartments and found one that was suspicious. It had 2 beds, computers, pictures of terrorists, no other furniture...
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    They didn't abandon it, why should we? (PICTURE HEAVY)

    A friend of mine compiled these photos and sent them to me, I look at them to remind me that people in this world have a harder life, yet they dedicate themselves to Islam the way we all should insha allah. I hope you enjoy them, insha allah.
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    Is anyone here a scientist? Click here!

    :salam2: Can someone please tell me what I can do as a profession with a Clinical Laboratory Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree? Here is more information about the program I will be enrolling in: http://www.gptc.edu/content.cfm?PageCode=program_detail&programID=26...
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    Molestation of women by Mahrams

    :salam2: This is a serious issue facing women today, Muslim and non-Muslim. I wanted to share this to anyone who has been molested (ahudubillah minash shaytaan ar rajeem) by their Mahrams. http://islamqa.info/en/ref/84426/molest
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    Writing my first paper on Islam

    :salam2: I am in nursing school and I have been asked to write a small paper on any religion or culture that is not the majority here. Of course i have chosen Islam. But one problem....It can only be 150 words. How can I possibly convey the major points of Islam in only 150 words...
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    Useful site to learn Arabic

    :salam2: Someone recently showed me this site: http://tardeed.com/default.asp?LANG=2 It seems nice, and so far I've not made an account but can view 3 lessons so far. Anyone use it? Like it? Not?
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