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MAS in Focus!
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MAS in Focus
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 Thanks for Joining Us, Trusting Us, & Making this Event a Huge Success!
The Muslim American Society (MAS) in Chicago sincerely thanks you for another successful dinner and is prepared to capitalize on this community's support and momentum in the coming year.
This Sunday, April 15, over 900 leaders and community members attended MAS Chicago's annual fundraising dinner. Over $320,000 in pledges were collected to fund a major overhaul and expansion of MAS Chica... Read more |
 Welcoming Our New Outreach Director!
The Muslim American Society (MAS)-Chicago is pleased to announce the return of Sister Karen Danielson as the Director of Outreach at MAS Chicago. Sister Karen brings a wealth of experience in outreach, da'wa, and public education.
Sister Karen converted to Islam after independent reading of the Qur’an in 1984, as she was attending Faith Baptist Bibl... Read more |
 This Ramadan, I will …
This Ramadan, I will …
A personal plan for the month of Ramadan By Wael Hamza
A very important set of questions comes to my mind every time I hear the hadith of the Prophet (pbuh) in which he said, “The month of Ramadan has come to you, a blessed month …” Were the s... Read more |
 ONE SYRIA, ONE PEOPLE, ONE STAND FOR HUMANITY
ONE SYRIA, ONE PEOPLE, ONE STAND FOR HUMANITY
MAS Immigrant Justice Center
Syria in Turmoil: timeline of protests and crackdowns
March 15: Dozens march in Damascus after a Facebook call for a "Day of Dignity."
March 23: Activists say ar... Read more |
 MAS at ISNA Convention
MAS at ISNA Convention
July 10, 2011
Hundreds of people stopped by MAS Chicago’s booth at the ISNA Convention Bazaar on July 4th weekend. Beaming with excitement, booth volunteers promoted MAS Chicago’s signature projects: MAS Youth, MAS Quran Institute, and the annual MAS-ICNA Convention. Convention-goers were pleasantly surprised t... Read more |
 IBelong, A New Project of MAS Houston!
IBelong, A New Project of MAS Houston!
MAS Houston iBelong is an active implementation of the Straight Path campaign on the ground. The program fosters the development of a Muslim youth personality that is engaged and contributing to our society.
The objectives of the Straight Path iBelong are :
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Editor's Choice!
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Editor's Choice
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 Friday Night Live
I moved to Bridgeview in the summer of 1990. Ever since, I have lived with my family near the Mosque Foundation (except with the occasional travels overseas either to Palestine or Jordan). Like most conscientious parents in our community, my husband and I have struggled to teach our children to love the masjid, love Islam. But Islam does not surround us in our society so that we “grow up” with a sense of how Islam should be reflected in our lives comprehensively. Read more |
 Be the thread!
Be the thread!
by Wael Hamza on February 24, 2012
Olive oil is full of energy. It almost lights on its own. Dipping a little tiny worthless thread in it, surrounding the thread with pure glass, and putting the final product in a niche will produce real light.
The oil won’t light on its own although it almost does.
The glass protects the burning thread from being extinguished by a little blow of air. It will make sure the light spreads beautifully and uniformly.
Pu... Read more |
 What if Tim Tebow were Muslim?
What if Tim Tebow were Muslim?
The NFL star has been praised for his public Christianity. It's been different for athletes who follow Islam
By Marcus Cederstrom
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) prays in the end zone before the start of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Denver.... Read more |
 Islam: Honoring humans or guiding them?
Islam: Honoring humans or guiding them?
By Wael Hamza on January 18, 2012
Guidance is a blessing
One of the most important attributes of our Creator–an attribute that He describes Himself with throughout the Qur’an–is that “He guides.” Allah will never let people go astray, leave them to wander in the mysterious roads of life without showing them the ... Read more |
 Understanding This Dunia
Understanding This Dunia
By Wael Hamza on September 24, 2011
It is quite difficult to develop a proper understanding of this dunia, our life, and hence develop the right course of action one must take towards it. One sees people engaged in this dunia making it their sole focus while others give it very little or no attention. What is very interesting–also the most corre... Read more |
 R.I.P. Bill of Rig
R.I.P. Bill of Rig
Sunday, January 01, 2012
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...)
(NaturalNews) One of the most extraordinary documents in human history -- the Bill of Rights -- has come to an end under President Barack Obama. Derived from sacred principles of natural law, the Bill of Rights has come to a sudden and catastrophic end with the President's s... Read more |
 Where Do We begin?
Where Do We begin?
By Imam Suhaib Webb
Imam Suhaib Webb’s lecture at Kumpulan Karangkraf, Shah Alam, Malaysia on the 5th October 2011.
In this lecture, Imam Suhaib discusses three main questions pertaining to the question “Where do we begin?” Where do we begin with Allah (swt)? Where do we begin with the Prophet Muhammad? Where do... Read more |
 September, 11 2011 : Daring to be free
September, 11 2011 : Daring to be free
Sep 10, 2011, By: Dr. Tareq Ramadan
Ten years ago. Time flies. I remember the images, my reactions : shock, near denial. “It’s crazy, it can’t be !” A few days later Time magazine invited me to talk about the relationship between such violence and Islam. I remember having said, clearly : “As s... Read more |
 Western Muslims : A Success Story
Western Muslims : A Success Story
June 24, 2011, By: Dr. Tareq Ramadan
Nowadays, Islam is presented as one of the major problems in, and for, the West. There is no Western country, from Canada to Australia, by way of the United States and Europe, where "the question of Islam" is not intensely debated. Not only populists and extreme right-wing parties express concern over the new—and ... Read more |
 Viewing Life through the Lens of Surat A...
Viewing Life through the Lens of Surat Al-Kahf
June 24, 2011, http://blog.mastarbiya.org
Surat al Kahf, the 18th surah found in the exact middle the Qur’an, contains 110 ayaat rich with stories and parables that are constantly engaging the reader. It is a Meccan surah that is full of deep insights and tackles serious subjects that concern us both in this life and the hereafter. The surah gives us a perspective... Read more |
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