Archive for the ‘the Dunya’ Category

Shingles

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

We have shingles on our new roof.

Picture of our new house's roof

We have windows…

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

No, not the operating system. Our new house now has real glass windows.

Picture of our living-room window

Baytuna

Monday, June 12th, 2006

We have a roof! Let’s move in!!!

complete house frame

House Progress

Friday, June 9th, 2006

They are moving very fast, mashaAllah. Just a few days ago, we only had a slab. Now look. Click on the image for more pictures, including the builders in action.

our house frame

Our New House

Tuesday, June 6th, 2006

Concrete Slab of our future house

So far…Isn’t it lovely?

Writers Cafe

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

Here is another site where I will be posting some of my writing, inshaAllah. This is for general works (i.e. not necessarily about Islam). It is called WritersCafe.org. They are currently having a contest, and the first prize is $100.

The United States of Israel

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

“…the US has been willing to set aside its own security and that of many of its allies in order to advance the interests of Israel, that Israel is a liability in the “war on terror”, that the biggest Israeli lobby group, Aipac (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee), is in fact the agent of a foreign government and has a stranglehold on Congress – so much so that US policy towards Israel is not debated there – and that the lobby monitors and condemns academics who are critical of Israel.”

Read the Full Story by Robert Fisk

Reagan Supported Apartheid

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

“Throughout his presidency, Reagan supported the apartheid government in South Africa and even labeled Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress a notorious terrorist organization.”

Listen to the segment at Democracy Now!

Read the transcript

Happy Spring

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

It’s spring, although you can hardly tell with the 8 inches of snow being dumped on us. Anyway, alhamdulillah.

Must Be The Money

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Don’t ask about the title. I just finished making a new resume`. I feel like I’m getting old. For the first time in my life, I cannot make a resume` that includes everything I’ve done without making it several pages long. I actually have to pick and choose the highlights depending on what job I want. It seems like it was not long ago when all I had to my name was a degree and an ’84 Chevy Caprice Classic. Maybe it’s time to take this business to the next level.