I don’t know how I managed to not know about this, but here is a rather nice looking free and open source Qur’an application.  It works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and probably any other OS that will run Java.  It is licensed under the GPL, which is brilliant.  Too often, great Islamic software gets made […]

Not two days after I spoke so highly of the new Linux-powered eeePC manufactured by Asus, they’ve been accused of violating the GPL.  I’ll post more on this as soon as I find out the validity of the accusations.  Needless to say, it doesn’t look good, but it’s not too late for them to correct […]

Warning:  Umm Yasmin induced this:
1.  Survivor’s Guide to Desert Islands  (if that doesn’t exist, someone should write it).2. The Qur’an3. Nahjul-Balagha4. Any book about Mulla Nasruddin (I’ll need humor and some spirituality rolled into one).5. Survivor’s Guide to Escaping Desert Islands (yes, definitely)6. Mathnawi (Maulana Rumi will comfort me on my lonely nights)7. Essentials of […]

Looking to ditch Windows and jump into the Linux world but afraid to try installing it yourself?  Looking for an ultra-portable laptop that happens to be extremely small and cute?  Perhaps you’re in the market for an EeePC from ASUS.

That’s “Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play” in case you were wondering.
And if […]

Yes, I haven’t been writing anything…anywhere.  I don’t know what to write, or maybe I have so much to write that I can’t figure out what to write first.  At any rate, here’s some advice for all you budding writers:  When you get stuck with writer’s block, just start writing.  It doesn’t matter what it […]

Our youngest daughter had her first birthday party last weekend.  Click on the picture below to see more.

I’ve finally found a mobile way to feed my addiction.  Anytime I start playing the game Frozen Bubble, it turns into a lengthy affair.  It’s insanely addictive from the colorful balls and cute penguins, to the rhythmically enchanting music.  When I first got my Nokia n800, I had hoped that there would be a working […]

It has been a while since the issue of women wearing niqab in a driver’s license photo has been in the news, but a co-worker of mine recently brought it up to me. He, of course, was in favor of the Florida ruling that a particular woman was not allowed to keep her license […]

Here is a full report of the demonstration in London for Al-Quds Day this year in Ramadan:
available at inminds.co.uk

I forgot to mention that I’ve published the first in my four part series on Universal Morality: Blood, Property, Honor at OneUmmah.net.
Please read it and let me know your thoughts.