<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418</id><updated>2011-08-10T01:48:50.628-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Miscellaneous Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-4659436455562741254</id><published>2008-01-30T19:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-30T19:23:51.983-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Highway 59 Blogging in Houston - Justice for Palestinians</title><summary type='text'> About This VideoMini film about Highway 59 weekly protest in Houston Texas. The group wants fellow Americans to truly see what is really going on in Palestine as well as bring to light the amount of U.S. tax payers dollars going towards the state of Israel to fund the current Apartheid System of ethnic cleaning of the Muslims and Christian Palestinians. The media has banned any open discussions </summary><link rel='related' href='http://youtube.com/watch?v=sN0SP-4Gl-8' title='Highway 59 Blogging in Houston - Justice for Palestinians'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4659436455562741254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=4659436455562741254' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/4659436455562741254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/4659436455562741254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/highway-59-blogging-in-houston-justice.html' title='Highway 59 Blogging in Houston - Justice for Palestinians'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-2686390015714845723</id><published>2007-05-23T09:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T20:12:00.776-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Volunteer Opportunities Internship Opportunities</title><summary type='text'>Monday May 21st, 2007 Jumada Al-Awwal 4th, 1428Volunteer Opportunities Internship OpportunitiesVolunteer Opportunities Become a CAIR-Houston volunteer. Here is your chance to make a difference and to experience the pleasures that come with helping others. As Muslims, we have a duty to improve our communities and to help those in need. Volunteering with CAIR-Houston is an excellent way to exercise</summary><link rel='related' href='http://iqranewspaper.com' title='Volunteer Opportunities Internship Opportunities'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2686390015714845723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=2686390015714845723' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/2686390015714845723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/2686390015714845723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/volunteer-opportunities-internship.html' title='Volunteer Opportunities Internship Opportunities'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ObfLj7LEnXs/RlRnU9jJ4GI/AAAAAAAAADc/6FIg4XIhifA/s72-c/email_banner%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-5009166219886136864</id><published>2007-05-15T17:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T20:12:00.899-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Please Help the Family of Slain VA-Tec Student Waleed Shaalan</title><summary type='text'>The Muslim Student Association (MSA) National is trying to raise some fund for the family of Waleed Shaalan who was killed last Monday at VA Tech. He left behind his wife and a one-year old son.If you like to donate via the Web, please click on http://www.msanational.org/finance/vt07donate.htmlIf you would like to send a check, please mail it to:PO Box 1096Falls Church, VA 22041Phone: (703) 820-</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/5009166219886136864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=5009166219886136864' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/5009166219886136864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/5009166219886136864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/please-help-family-of-slain-va-tec.html' title='Please Help the Family of Slain VA-Tec Student Waleed Shaalan'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ObfLj7LEnXs/RkpPbtjJ4BI/AAAAAAAAAC0/5AnFm6EGAg0/s72-c/waleed.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-113905814435053365</id><published>2006-02-04T04:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-04T05:08:02.656-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Anti-Prophet Cartoons: Muslims' Role</title><summary type='text'>Question :  I think all of you have heard about the cartoons that have caused anger across the Muslim world since they were published in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten last September, and were reprinted in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, among other European countries. As a reactionary measure, Muslims began to boycott Danish products but the fierce campaign against the Prophet </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1138109428606&amp;pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar%2FFatwaE%2FFatwaEAskTheScholar' title='Anti-Prophet Cartoons: Muslims&apos; Role'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113905814435053365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=113905814435053365' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113905814435053365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113905814435053365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/anti-prophet-cartoons-muslims-role.html' title='Anti-Prophet Cartoons: Muslims&apos; Role'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-113905751872268000</id><published>2006-02-04T04:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-04T05:05:39.660-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Star on the Horizon :Hashim Amla – Professional Cricketer</title><summary type='text'>By Bibi Ayesha Wadvalla                         In a world where fame is all-pervading, it is heartening to come across a young man who cares not for fame, a young man grounded in his principles, a young man unassuming enough to just be himself. Meet Hashim Amla, a young South African man who made headlines last year when he was selected to play for the Proteas, the national cricket team. Having </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.islamonline.net/English/In_Depth/volunteers/2006/01/16.shtml' title='A Star on the Horizon :Hashim Amla – Professional Cricketer'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113905751872268000/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=113905751872268000' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113905751872268000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113905751872268000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/star-on-horizon-hashim-amla.html' title='A Star on the Horizon :Hashim Amla – Professional Cricketer'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-113859687864245873</id><published>2006-01-29T20:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-29T20:54:38.656-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Al-Jamarat...The Rest of the Story!</title><summary type='text'>Aishah SchwartzJanuary 13, 2006Yes, it is true, on  January 12, 2006, many Hajj pilgrims died in a stampede at Mina, Saudi Arabia.  Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajoon. But what will it take for the truth of Islam to prevail? It's as easy as the click of a mouse button running a query on the terms "rituals of hajj", and in some cases even  easier to tap into pre-existing research, as in the case </summary><link rel='related' href='http://aishahsjourney.blogspot.com/2006/01/al-jamaratthe-rest-of-story.html' title='Al-Jamarat...The Rest of the Story!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113859687864245873/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=113859687864245873' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113859687864245873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113859687864245873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/al-jamaratthe-rest-of-story.html' title='Al-Jamarat...The Rest of the Story!'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-113842103329797115</id><published>2006-01-27T19:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-27T20:03:53.300-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Saudi Woman Poet Honored</title><summary type='text'>JEDDAH, 16 January 2006 — The Forum of Young Global Leaders, an affiliate of the World Economic Forum, announced yesterday that internationally acclaimed poet and writer Nimah Ismail Nawwab has been named a Young Global Leader. Nimah Nawwab, born in Malaysia to Makkawi parents, is one of 16 new Young Global Leaders from the Middle East and North Africa, and will join a global community now </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113842103329797115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=113842103329797115' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113842103329797115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113842103329797115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/saudi-woman-poet-honored.html' title='Saudi Woman Poet Honored'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-113842075706497450</id><published>2006-01-27T19:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-27T19:59:17.076-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Muslim American Activist Promotes Universal Standards for Human Rights at World Economic Forum</title><summary type='text'>5-Day Summit Begins in Davos, SwitzerlandBy Aishah  SchwartzJanuary 26, 2006U.S. Newswire reports that Muslim  American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation Executive Director, Mahdi Bray, has joined world leaders, academicians, activists  and economists from over 89 countries, in Davos, Switzerland, as an invited speaker for the 2006  Annual World Economic Forum (WEF).The forum is designed as a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113842075706497450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=113842075706497450' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113842075706497450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113842075706497450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/muslim-american-activist-promotes.html' title='Muslim American Activist Promotes Universal Standards for Human Rights at World Economic Forum'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21446418.post-113812187501843647</id><published>2006-01-24T08:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-25T04:57:30.186-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"My Experiences and How I Find that Islam does not Oppress Women"</title><summary type='text'>Experiences of a Recently Converted Hindu Woman  by Sister Noor, University of Essex   I came from a purely Hindu family where we were always taught to regard ourselves (i.e. women) as beings who were eventually to be married off and have children and serve the husband-- whether he was kind or not. Other than this I found that there were a lot of things which really oppressed women, such as:  If </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113812187501843647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21446418&amp;postID=113812187501843647' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113812187501843647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21446418/posts/default/113812187501843647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://assortedblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/my-experiences-and-how-i-find-that.html' title='&quot;My Experiences and How I Find that Islam does not Oppress Women&quot;'/><author><name>Amatullah Abdullah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
