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September 11: The Day That Shook Us All It has been ten years, and I remember it all like it was yesterday. My children ask me about September 11th every year, and this year is no different. My son asked me casually the other day what it was like when the planes crashed into the World [...]
The Good American: An American Muslim Reflection of 9/11 I really wanted to write a post for next weeks’ 9/11 rememberance but I had a very hard time deciding where to start or to even process my feelings. When discussing this subject I alternate from anger to sadness. As I look back and remember when [...]
‘Ground Zero’ Rising: 10 Years Later Each year our family recounts the history of 9/11. We light our candles, we say our prayers for the families that are still coping with the tragedy of their loss and we recall our feelings at that dreadful hour…when we realized that the world wasn’t as small as we [...]
The Foundation of The American Muslim Project The American Muslim Project (AMP) is a website full of short videos, but they aren’t just any videos. They’re videos of Muslims, talking about, well, whatever they want. No long dissertations on Muslim-American relations. No sermons. No speeches. Just casual talk about the things that make them tick. [...]
Ramadan con Piñatas y Churros Disclaimers: This post is multilingual, mostly Spanish and English but it does have some basic Arabic/Islamic terms sprinkled in as well. Spanish is italicized then translated. Arabic/Islamic terms are translated in parenthesis. English…well my broken American incorrect grammatical English should be able to be understood. ;) Greetings! Hey everyone, saludos [...]
Intro to Ramadan: What Makes an Iftar? One of the unique things about being Muslim in America is the huge diversity that exists within our community. I attend a very small mosque in the Midwest (by small I mean less than 100 families). Yet we have a United Nations of countries present; Egypt, Somalia, Sierra [...]
Multicultural Familia™ is a place where we share our stories and often times, those are stories that can cut to the soul and tug at our heartstrings. We share our thoughts with you, our familia, and we appreciate the support that is returned in your thoughtful comments and advice. Being the family that we are, [...]
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins on Monday, August 1st, 2011. This holiday is a month long event commemorating the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad (phuh – this abbreviation means peace be upon him and will often be found following the name of a Prophet when written in English- you may [...]
This past week we had two special Ramadan giveaways. Amanda, one of our contributors and the blogger behind MarocMama.com put up a copy of her fabulous Ramadan Nights: Iftar Ideas for Busy Moms and Dads and author Medeia Sharif offered an autographed copy of her new young adult novel, Bestest. Ramadan. Ever.! And now it’s time to announce the winners [...]
Monday, August 1st In this week’s Tweetchat we’ll be talking about Ramadan, a month-long observance of daylight fasting in which Muslims often hone their faith and celebrate the inspiration of the Qur’an. Learn more about this important Islamic tradition, it’s origins and practices at our upcoming Tweetchat! Join us Monday, August 1st from 7pm to [...]
Ramadan Nights Cookbook One of Multicultural Familia’s contributors just happens to be an amazing chef! Amanda Mouttaki (MarocMama.com) is best known for exploring Moroccan cuisine through recipes passed down from her husband’s family. Amanda’s food explorations bridge many other cultures as well and the recipes she creates and reinvents show her passion for food and [...]
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