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    Muslim immigrants at train station

    Assalamualaikum I am visiting Milan for business and I see that in Centrale Stazione there are a lot of Muslims. First I was happy to see many Muslims but I found out they are actually refugees. They have no place to stay so some live in the station area. Masha Allah that is so sad. Has any...
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    Tight back during tawarruk sitting position

    Assalamualaikum I realize that when praying esp during last tashahhud when we sit in tawarruk position (left foot out to right, right foot upright), I feel the left side of my back in tension. This is because the body tend to lean to the left. Do any off you feel the same way and has it...
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    Video American Revert Family

    Assalamualaikum A story of a beautiful Muslim family. May Allah bless us with good families, ameen. VbSo9FEb1O0 J2OTOja3AHA
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    Islam in Italy (Milan)

    Assalamualaikum I will insha Allah be visiting Milan for 2-3 days. If I have the time I'd like to visit the Muslim community or masjids there. Does anyone have information?
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    Marrying older women

    :salam2: As we know, Rasulullah Muhammad SAW married Khadija RA who was 15 years older than him. It is a beautiful story of our Prophet's first love. I still think this is rather extraordinary since we are repeatedly conditioned that the men should be older. Do you brothers and sisters...
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    Sister arrested for niqab

    Warning: This is very disturbing. May Allah help us to be patient this Ramadan, and keep our brothers and sisters in our dua. A Shaykh posted this video on his FB: ti18IwEOucE
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    Prayed in a parking lot!

    :salam2: Here in Los Angeles, especially in the popular shopping areas, like near Santa Monica Beach, there is soo many Muslim tourists! In my years here I've never seen so many of them. Perhaps the anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe made them come to America. They can still wear hijab and niqab...
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    What is going on in Egypt?

    :salam2: I read the news the other day that the Muslims and Christians have once again gotten into friction. The news I read mentioned the reverted Christian women, who some say was abducted. But the news also say that the woman went on TV saying that she is a Christian. Does anyone from...
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    Talking to women

    This is from a revert perspective. I am a naturally shy, introverted person. It's not often that I go out of my way to introduce myself and have a little chit chat, be it men or women. My circle of friends is really small and it often takes a longg time for someone to know me and be around me...
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    Ruba Qewar, Christian-Muslim-Christian?

    :salam2: I was looking at muslim convert videos on Youtube, and I remember Ruba Qewar. I remember her as a Muslim sister who was very engaged in dawah. There are lots of videos of her helping other women become Muslims and having interviews about their experience. She was pretty famous and got...
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    Using kunyah

    Assalamualaikum It has come to my attention that a lot of people who follow the way of the Salaf, or Salafis tend to use kunyah names. What I mean by kunyah is they put Abu ____ or Umm ___ instead of their name. They do this even if they are not Arabs, as I think of them as an Arab...
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    Made a mistake!

    Assalamualaikum Today was the 1st day of my class, and since it's February 14 my teacher puts out heart-shaped candies on the tables for us. I think of it as just candy; I tried one of them and it's just regular candy. Then at the end of the class I took my remaining candies and held them...
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    How to wear this pants-looking thing?

    :salam2: I just purchased a salwar/kurta set from AlHannah. I'm not sure what the proper term is, but it's basically a long shirt (goes to the knees) and a pant-looking thing. What I mean pants-looking thing is that it is a pant, but the waist is VERY wide, so it looks like a W. There...
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    Muslim community in Britain

    A good documentary on Islam and Muslims of Britain. McOpOIOUvIc qXonTCPPiQM PWISTnYMqPg For some reason Part 4 is missing so here is part 5: I2PMJYT3HQc
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    Allah's rewards for lowering the gaze

    MashaAllah what a story 2kDGgV1fHDA I am also struggling to lower my gaze. I am currently in America, studying part time in college. We are surrounded with haram sights. Even in an Islamic event, sometimes the sisters wear makeup, shiny clothes and scarves, etc. The non-Muslims are, for a lack...
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    Event for Chinese Muslims in LA

    I saw a flyer for an event about Islam for the Chinese community in Los Angeles. I am very interested since I am Chinese by ethnicity, but I don't speak Mandarin. If there are more Chinese muslims here or nonMuslims interested about Islam and is in the Los Angeles area, I can give you the details.
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    Muslim family praying on the streets of Europe

    Subhanallah I do have a question though, is the Great Mosque of Cordoba not a masjid anymore (otherwise why would they pray outside?) HIvwtey9Qcg
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    Islam's rise in Europe

    Alhamdulillah I have just returned from my visit to several European countries. I started in Dusseldorf. Upon arriving at the city, mashaAllah I see sisters with hijab everywhere around the station. Halal foods (mostly Turkish) are plenty to find. There's even a masjid with a predominantly...
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    Video Umm Ramzee, American Muslim in Jordan

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE7z9C-4T6o&feature=channel I am having troubles embedding the embed code. Can anyone help?
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    Australia responds. How bout others?

    Muslim women protest against push to ban burka in Australia It's Unaustralian--rally condemns push to ban burqal
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