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Maryland Youth Bring Meals to the Needy Every Day of Ramadan

Break-In Hampers Muslim Youth Program In SE DC | pg 5

The newly formed Muslim Youth of Maryland got together earlier this year and decided they wanted their first service project to be big.

Potomac Cruise a Much Needed Getaway for Muslims | pg 6

They decided to spend an already packed Ramadan sharing iftar with underprivileged Muslims in and around Baltimore City. But this wouldn't be a one time service – it would last the entire month, every iftar.

With three Muslim women shel-

ters in Baltimore City and four masajid including Masjid Saffat, Haqq, Tauhid as well as the North Charles Street musalla all received hot iftar dinners from the college-age activists from MYMD.

Blessings of Ramadan Show As ISG Finally Breaks Ground | pg 8

A reporter from the Muslim Link accompanied them on one of their delivery runs and documented the experience for our readers.

Small Team DC Takes Second Place at MIST Nationals | pg 12

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1,000 Worshipers, 15 Imams, One Prayer:

A Night of Unity

Imams from DC, Virginia, and Maryland pray behind a fellow Imam at Unity Night. Photo by Fatimah Waseem.

The Ritchie Coliseum at The University of Maryland College Park was packed to capacity on August 5, 2013 for a special taraweeh night where imams from over 15 masajid were invited to lead taraweeh by the Muslim Youth of DMV Council.

Called "A Night of Unity", the aim of the DCMaryland-Virginia joint taraweeh was consistent with the mission of the Muslim Youth of DMV

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Community News Family, Friends Walk In Fairfax for Comatose 24-Year Old with the Muslim Link,“even while he was in surgery, we had a social worker calling my father about transferring him to a nursing facility.”

By Hena Zuberi

Muslim Link Staff A Northern Virginia man, 24-year-old Leeban was critically injured in a terrible accident in January, 2013 after he apparently fell three stories in Rochester, MN. He was rushed to the hospital where he went through emergency surgery, but his injuries left him severely brain damaged, in a coma. A brother to six sisters and his mother’s youngest, he was studying marketing in college in Rochester. The investigation into his death is still open.

Leeban, known as Lee, attended Annandale High School in Virginia. His sisters describe him as a caring, patient, dependable brother. A ‘friendly giant’, he loved playing basketball and football. “He has a way of effortlessly bringing people together with his infectious smile and laugh,” says his sister, Ubah.

Lee’s mother left her job as a translator in Virginia and lived with her comatose son for five months in the hospital. She was the sole caregiver for her elderly mother who she left behind. The family attends Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church. She wanted to bring Lee home so she can continue to take care of her son and her mother.

In an interview with Somali Public Ra-

dio she mentioned that she has learned so much about the healthcare system through her experiences with Lee. She pleaded with the Minnesota Somali community to visit the countless Somali young men and boys, who are in hospitals and struggle alone without any visitors.

“Lee had insurance but private insurance only pays for what is absolutely necessary,” says Ubah in an interview

Expenses of traumatic brain injury (TBI) were beyond what insurance covers. Options for those who cannot afford it are extremely limited, which of course decreases the quality of care needed. Physical, speech and occupational therapy are all not covered.

Family and friends of Leeban held a successful 5K Walk at Lake Fairfax Park on Sunday, May 19, 2013 to bring Leeban home to Virginia. The man’s plight, who friends describe as soft hearted, pulled in walkers from Lee’s high school, childhood friends, and others from DC, VA, NYC and as far away as Ohio.

The family declared on Thursday, June 6, 2013 that they had raised enough money to fly Leeban home and announced that he will arrive home the following week. >> walk Pg 22

Break-In Hampers Muslim Youth Program In SE DC

By Hena Zuberi

Muslim Link Staff Reporter "Them Muslims changed my kid. I am not Muslim but Allah sent them. 3 men into my house. So powerful they were, I could see his shoulders dropping. He was out of control. At 13, taking to drugs, no school wanted him, no program would accept him. Now he is going to go to National Collegian Prep School,” exclaimed Ms. Mooney.

"I am devastated, thieves broke into their office and stole the computers,

laptops and the Wii. This was his safe place to go. They accepted him in their football program, the Benning Terrace Soldiers."

A break-in at the office of the Benning Terrace Youth Empowerment Initiative leaves coaches, staff and kids upset.

Michael Toland is the President, serves as a coach and mentors at-risk youths in the Benning Terrace public housing development in Washington, D.C. Thieves took the cameras, the DVD player, audio-visual equipment, a couple of laptops, and a Wii game system.

“This is where we hold our anger management, teen issues, and Islamic studies sessions,” says Toland. This theft is especially damaging as grassroots programs such as the Benning Terrace Soldiers in Washington, D.C., have helped youth growing up in extremely challenging environments but these programs often lack the funding to meet their community’s overwhelming needs.

The community football program started in 1999 and serves youth ages 5 to 15. Benning Terrace Soldiers, as the team in known, has helped thousands of

youth. Each season upto five teams play and each team has 25-30 kids.

The last break-in was in 2010 when the office was vandalized and team uniforms were destroyed. ”We use the DVD player for videos for our all our classes, the cameras are used during games. “We take pictures of the kids playing games, receiving trophies,” decried Toland.

The facility holds group counseling sessions for the children within the com>> YOUTH Pg 26

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Home of the Heart Cruise a Much Needed Getaway for Muslims

By Hena Zuberi

Muslim Link Staff Reporter On a balmy Sunday in June, as yachts glide down the Potomac River, Mrs. Shaikh and her husband are among the 400 guests on board the Home of the Heart Lunch Cruise. Seated in the couple section on vintage furniture on the second level of the deck, they have taken time off for a date, while supporting a good cause. Married for more than 25 years, with three grown children, these empty nesters are enjoying a day together.

The sold out two decks of the cruise ship Spirit of Washington departs from Pier 4 at 6th and Water Streets, with a dua for travelling recited by Imam Safi Khan echoing through the intercom, as the Washington Monument-- going through renovations-- looms through the window of the banquet decks.

The sisters’ line at the buffet is very long

and cramped. Mr. Shaikh goes back into the men’s line and chivalrously makes his wife a plate of herb-infused rotisserie halal chicken, with extra medley of locally sourced seasonal steamed vegetables.

They text their kids, giving them updates, as they pass General’s Row, a prime waterfront property on Fort McNair; U.S. Army generals live here with their families while they make their home in DC. Since the furniture is very close together, they chat with the couple seated next to them.

The fundraising for the Home of the Heart campaign is kept at a minimum.

The team from Dar us Salam give an update on the property in Howard County and show a promotional video of the new campus but do not conduct any active fundraising.

After the lunch, the atmosphere is Eidesque; people who haven’t seen each other for ages meet and catch up with

Above, cruise goers paid about $100 each for the 2-hour lunch cruise and were treated to a grand buffet lunch as the ship passed historic sites along the Potomac River. Below, couples enjoyed their time on the deck. Photos by the Muslim Link. each other as they sit on lounging chairs. Many attendees head for the open air decks to enjoy the weather and the views. The green banks of the Potomac are lined with colonial town homes, unchanged except for modern

plumbing and electricity, called Admiral’s Row.

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ICM Raises $87K, Hopes for Building Permit Soon

By Hena Zuberi

Muslim Link Staff Reporter ICM (Islamic Center of Maryland) held its annual Ramadan fundraiser at Bohrer Park in Germantown, MD on Saturday, July 13th to raise money for their building expansion project. The event drew in a crowd of close to 200 community members that were eager to take part in the masjid’s efforts.

The youth of ICM began the event, giving a presentation about how much the masjid has impacted their lives, and how much they believe it is important for Muslim youth to have a center like ICM that connects them to their faith.

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then went over what the new building will include. The completed building will be over 45,000 square feet, one of the largest in the area, and will have classrooms for the full time school ICM plans to open. A gymnasium, commercial kitchen, library, health clinic, food bank, daycare, conference hall and media room will also be included in the building. The new building will allow ICM to accommodate for a bigger congregation and hold bigger and better community events.

The masjid has been planning their expansion for years; however, the wheels were finally set into motion in early 2008, and in April 2013 ICM began to clear the lot behind their masjid to use for various recreational and educational

activities.

ICM’s master plan requires close to $9 million, out of which they have raised $2.7 million. The masjid’s building permit is being evaluated by the county, but ICM’s board of trustees hopes that they will obtain their permit in the next couple of months and begin building their new masjid.

Yaseen Shaikh, Imam of ISB (Islamic Society of Baltimore) conducted the fundraiser on behalf of ICM. Shaikh told the story of Salman Farsi, a young man that went great lengths to find faith before converting to Islam and becoming a companion on the Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Shaikh’s story connected back to the group of people ICM

is expanding their masjid for: the youth.

ICM believes that it is very important for masajid to be youth oriented to support the young Muslims that are slowly losing ties with Islam. The masjid hopes that their new masjid will provide the Muslim youth in the area with a foundation of Islam that will keep them connected with their faith.

Over $87,000 were raised that night.

Iftar, Maghrib and dinner followed the fundraiser; guests helped themselves to food catered by Eastern Kabob House.

ICM is thankful for such successful event made possible by the support of the community. The efforts of the Gaithersburg area Muslims are bringing ICM closer and closer to their goal.

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After Massive ISB Iftar Fundraiser, Leaders Ponder Management Strategies

By Hena Zuberi

Muslim Link Staff Reporter The Islamic Society of Baltimore, located in Woodlawn, MD, is the iconic masjid with the stain-glass windows etched with the ninety-nine names of Allah. Home of one of the largest Muslim communities in the DC Metro area, ISB is looking to the future and expansion plays a large part in its vision.

On July 27th, 2013, ISB held its Annual Benefit iftar and dinner to support the educational and social services of the center. The Community Learning Center with expanded library, a separate

sister’s entrance, additional classrooms, and renovation of the original bathrooms and part of the roof are on the list. With 75 huffaz that have graduated from the Al Rahmah Quran academy and are leading taraweeh all over Maryland, the next step for ISB is the establishment of the Al Rahmah Seminary.

ISB’s newest resident scholar Shaykh Yaseen, and council members Rehan Alavi, Hassan Hammad and Dr. Maqbool Patel addressed the crowd.

Visiting from Arlington, TX, Shaykh Mohammed Shakir conducted the fundraising. “We have a steady stream of young families flowing into the area,” said the ISB President, Mohammad Ab-

With 75 huffaz that have graduated from the Al Rahmah Quran academy and are leading taraweeh all over Maryland, the next step for ISB is the establishment of the Al Rahmah Seminary. dul Khadeer welcoming the gathering.

energetic youth of the community.

“We are gathered on this blessed night of Ramadan to grasp barakah, because our hearts are combined with the love of Allah and we are concerned about Allah’s House and our future generations,” said Shaykh Yaseen as he honored the pioneers of ISB and acknowledged the

The center’s Matrimonial Services, Muslim Athletics, Funeral Services, Community Health Clinic, the Golden Age Committee, Interfaith group, and >> ISB Pg 22

Blessings of Ramadan Show As ISG Finally Breaks Ground

By Wafa Jawad

Muslim Link Staff Reporter

After years of planning and meetings with the county, ISG (Islamic Society of Germantown) held its Groundbreaking ceremony on July 27, 2013 at the site of their new masjid building on Blunt Road behind the Fox Chapel shopping center in Germantown.

forgettable.”

Hwaida Hassanein gave the attendees a tour of the land and highlight-

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Right, the design for the future masjid in Germantown, MD. Below, ISG members and leaders celebrate the ground breaking at the construction site where site preparation is underCommunity members arrived at way. Photo by Wafa Jawad.

the building location at 11:30. The event was similar to an open house; anyone who was interested in the masjid’s progress could come to see what was happening at ISG. A question and answer session was also held to inform community members of the masjid’s development.

County negotiations and building permits were all overcome through good relations with the county and its’ elected officials, and ISG began to officially build their masjid on July 10, 2013. Imam Ammar Nagar described the day in one word: “un-

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Manassas Muslims Look at $3.5M Property As New 10-Acre Home

Young Manassas Imam Is All About Youth

By Hena Zuberi

The Muslim Link interviews Mufti Asif Iqbal, the imam of Manassas Muslim Association.

In his thirties, Imam Iqbal has been the imam of MMA since 2004.

Muslim Link Staff Reporter Established in 2004, the Manassas Muslim Association is in search of a permanent home. MMA was one of the original Muslim organizations, which started with a musalla at Maximum Deals, in the independent city of Manassas Park.

It is a growing community and several other Islamic centers have been established in the vicinity since then.

Where did you study?

I did my hifdh (memorization of Quran) in New Orleans, they used to have a madrassah there.

Then I went to Dar ul Uloom Madani in Buffalo, New York to get my ‘alim degree. From there I went to Hyderabad, India to Al Mahad Ul Aliyah al Islami to do my ifta course. In 2004 I started my tenure here at MMA. I grew up in Baltimore, MD but I was hardly home as I was away at school. I commuted from Baltimore for a few years as my father was in a coma. He passed away in Dec 2005 and then I moved here to Manassas. I have led salah at Islamic Society of Baltimore, they know me quite well.

In 2007, MMA moved to a musallah at Prince Williams Automotive facility.

Muneer Baig has been involved in the association since the inception.

Hopping around from musallah to musallah has had an adverse affect on membership, says Baig. The need for an address is dire. “Right now we don’t have adequate parking or space, which is inconvenient for worshippers,” he says.

MMA purchased ten acres of land for $400,000 in 2009 with an intention to build a community center and masjid on it. They paid off the property as all operational costs until 2010 were covered by locally owned Muslim businesses and all donations went towards the purchase of the property. However, the cost of leveling the land and constructing from scratch was too formidable a task for the community. Prompted by the need to find a permanent address, the shurah shifted gears and started looking for a property with a standing structure.

They believe they have found it. A $ 3.5 million parcel of land located in Manassas Park. It is ten acres of developable land, with a 8600 sqft. building and 150 parking spaces. The property has a 3500 sq ft. hall they would like to make into a main prayer hall and another 3200 sq ft. hall that could be used as a daycare and/ or an elementary school. Large green fields run flat all the wy to the edge of the property.

As the property was a training center, four classrooms already exist. The bathrooms will have to be renovated, as will

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the tiles and carpeting. A full kitchen is also available on the premises. Baig and Mufti Asif Iqbal, imam of MMA, gave the Muslim Link a tour of the property.

started. Several other service projects are planned but are postponed due to a lack of space and address, says Baig.

Except for Baig, the members of the The center currently offers daily 5 operations committee are all in their salah, Jummah, Taraweeh and Eid 30s. Involvement by the women in the Prayers, Quran Tafseer, Sunday School, community has been also been limited After-school Islamic Programs, Summer Camp and Community Get Togethers. In 2012, an adult alim course was >> MANASSAS Pg 24

I am married with two boys.

My older one is 6 years old, Saad Iqbal. He is memorizing the Quran from the Quran Program in Springfield, VA. He has memorized 7 juz already.

He is in 3rd grade, my wife homeschools him. My younger one is starting kindergarten.

My wife, Azizah, is also an ‘alimah. She graduated from Dar al Uloom Madaniyah and teaches classes for women and children. 16-17 students come everyday after school to learn

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State, Local Officials Break Fast with MCC Community

By Muslim Link Staff Reporter

not good enough," he said.

The Muslim Community Center in Silver Springs celebrated their annual Ramadan Iftar for the elected officials of the state of Maryland on Friday, July 26, 2013 with food and several proclamations.

Councilman George Leventhal, Lily Qi, liaison to the Asian community for Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, Rev. Tim Warner, Chief Engagement and Partnership Officer at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) also attended the event.

The event was officiated by Zaffar Mirza, member of MCC’s board of trustees and current chair of the Public Relations committee. “We do it every year and invite Montgomery county officials as well as elected officials from the State of Maryland,” said Mirza in an interview with the Muslim Link.

Guests started arriving at 7:00 p.m. After recitation of the Quran by the Imam of MCC, Muhammad Abdullahi, and a welcome address by Rasheed Makhdoom, president of MCC, Dr. Tahoora Khawaja, Chair of the Board of the MCC Medical Clinic gave an update on clinic.

Doug Gansler, Attorney General of the State of Maryland was the keynote speaker. Gansler is expected to run for governor in the next elections. He recently unveiled six ethics reform ideas aimed at increasing transparency on his website. “Maryland is consistently ranked in the bottom half of integrity reports. The status quo on accountability is unity

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Council.

“We pray that we unite the DMV community," said DMV Youth Council board member Areeb Quasem as he welcomed the attendees from the surrounding communities. “Muslim Youth of DMV was established so all the youth groups in the area can work together."

Thirteen imams represented their masjid including: Dr. Aamir Sheikh of Dar Al-Taqwa, Imam Assem Salama from Dar Al-Hijrah, Imam Haroon Baqai of the Al-Huda School, Qari Ibrahim Khan of Prince George's Muslim Association (PGMA) who represented Imam Ahmed Azzarri, Imam Khalid Omar of the First Hijrah Foundation in Washington DC, Imam Mahmoud Hady of the

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Councilman Leventhal presented a proclamation to MCC. Rev. Mansfield “Kasey” Kaseman, Interfaith Community Liaison, Office of Community Partnership, Montgomery County presented a proclamation on behalf of County Executive Leggitt. Judge Hasan El-Amin, Judge, 7th Judicial Circuit of Maryland was amongst those who addressed the gathering.

Karen Montgomery, Senator State of Maryland, State Delegates Aruna Miller and Craig Zucker were also present. Iman Awad representing Gov. O’Malley’s Office presented a proclamation to MCC, as well as three citations. Dr Asif Quadri, founder of the MCC Clinic, Dr. Sajjad Durrani, founding member of MCC, and Meme Hasnain, member of MCC’s PR committee received the Governor's citations.

Director James Stowe of the Office of Human Rights, Uma Ahluwalia, Direc-

Maryum Islamic Center in Ellicot City, Imam Muhammad Zahid and Shaykh Yaseen Shaikh of the Al-Rahmah Qur'an Academy in Baltimore, Qari Rakeen Mahmud of the Islamic Center of Maryland who represented Imam Jamil Dasti, Imam Safi Khan of Dar-us-Salaam, Imam Talib Abdus-Samad of the Islamic Research & Humanitarian Services, Sheikh Muhammad Ar-Ra'ee of the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust (ICNVT) who led the witr prayer in three different styles, and Imam Mohamed Abdullahi of the Muslim Community Center (MCC) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Imam Javaid Bhaiyat of Islamic Community Center of Laurel (ICCL) was not able to attend and was represented by his son, Qari Masihullah Bhaiyat, while Imam Faisal Khan of Islamic Society of Washington Area was represented by Qari Muhammad Ishaq.

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tor of Health & Human Services, John “Jay” Kenney, Chief of Aging and Disability, Amber Khan, Commissioner Anis Ahmed at Governors Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, Jody Docca of MCPS and Diane Fink, Executive Director “Emerge Maryland” were also in attendance.

The Montgomery County police department was represented by Luther R.Reynold, Asst. Chief of Police, who spoke at the event as well as Darryl McSwain, Asst. Chief of Police, Patrol Service and Sharif Hidayat. Hidayat who is the Police Department Community Outreach officer was honored last September with an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) SHIELD Award.

The Chief of Police, J. Thomas Manger was out of town as was County Executive Leggett, so could not attend.

Also attending were Irma Hafeez and Tofail Ahmed of MCMD, Hon. J. Dr. Odile Brunetto Ed.D Director of Area Agency on Aging, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi, President of the World Organization for Resource Development & Education, Sara Rosen, Office of Congressman Chris Van Holen, and Beth Shapiro, LSW, Senior Services, from Rockville, MD.

Many guests were accompanied by their spouses gathered to celebrate the month of mercy. About 50 people were invited and joining them were several members from the MCC community.

Rev. Mansfield presented a proclamation from County Executive Leggitt. As the fast broke at 8:28 p.m. and the members of the community went to pray, the guests started their buffet style dinner.

With closing remarks by Mirza at 9:50, some guests stayed on for socializing.

One group of guests was escorted to witness the salah and see the masjid and another group proceeded to visit the clinic.

“Many of them said that they always wondered about the masjid when they drove past the dome on New Hampshire Avenue and were awestruck,” said Mirza. They were impressed and appreciated that the center hosted them.

“The clinic is a matter of pride for both the county and for us,” said Mirza,”we are planning another big project, a pioneer in [Muslim] senior housing.”

MCC hosted iftar everyday for the greater community serving 200-400 people.

An estimated 1,000 worshipers broke fast and prayed taraweeh in UMCP's Ritchie Coliseum at the first ever Unity Night. Photo by Fatimah Waseem. presented gifts to all the Imams during a short ceremony after the first eight rakaat. Gifts were provided by the MCC and prepared by the MCC youth group, while food, venue, and childcare costs were sponsored by ISB, ISWA, PGMA, and Dar-us-Salaam.

“[This was] a very inspiring event, I look forward to next year,” said Umm AbdelMuhaymin who thoroughly enjoyed the recitations. She came from Baltimore to support Qari Zahid who led the isha' prayers and recited surah balad and surah shams in two different, uncommon reading styles.

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Smaller Team DC Takes Second Place at MIST Nationals

By Wafa Jawad

as a way of growing as people and as Muslims through whatever competitions we are involved in,” said Amina Iro. In comparison to the regional competition where schools have rivalries, MIST Nationals is a lot more relaxed and friendly. The various DC teams that attend Nationals band together to represent their region as best they can.

Muslim Link Staff Reporter Maryland, DC and Virginia students faced off against some of the brightest youth of the nation at MIST (Muslim Interscholastic Tournament) Nationals held this year in Detroit the first weekend of July.

DC previously won MIST Nationals in 2010 and 2011, but lost the first place title to the NY team this year by a mere margin of 2 points, despite NY’s team having almost 50 more competitors than the DC team.

Most competitors purchased a package through DC MIST that bought them a ticket for the University of Maryland coach busses that took them to Detroit, as well as a hotel room. For some competitors, MIST Nationals doubled as a vacation, and they drove to the competition with their friends and family.

MIST began in Texas in 2002, founded by a high school student who wanted to have a way to bring together high schoolers. MIST’s main objective is to promote creativity and leadership.

The nationwide competition now takes place in over ten regional locations, and

MIST NATIONALS RESULTS Overall Region 1. New York; 2. Washington DC; 3.

Detroit; 4. Chicago; 5. Toronto Overall School 1. The Bronx High School Of Science (New York); 2. Townsend Harris High School (New York); 3. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC); 4. Stuyvesant High School (New York); 5. Al-Huda School (Washington DC) Overall Individual 1. Naeem Baig – Al-Huda School (Washington DC); 2. Anwar Omeish – Thomas Jefferson High School For Science And Technology (Washington DC); 3. Amina Iro – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC); 4. Fatima Koli – Townsend Harris High School (New York); 5. Faizah Yeasmin – Stuyvesant High School (New York)

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every year, the top five winners from each regional competition represent their respective team at the national competition.

Students face off against other students in topics ranging from math and science to Islamic knowledge and Quranic recitation. “Everyone wants to put forth their best in front of the judges, competitors and most importantly, Allah,” during the competition said DC team member Amina Iro. Competition was considerably more heightened in this year’s tournament.

“More competitors this year were focused on winning and giving it their all [rather than] coming to Nationals for fun,” remarked DC’s regional director Tara Mohammed. “Seeing the level of competition expand brings us closer to attaining our goals… of personal development and leadership through [the] competitions.”

MIST has brought together high school students through its unique competitions. “Despite the fact that everyone is on a different team, chanting for their own, there’s the unspoken common knowledge that we all do MIST

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Math Teacher Running for VA House of Delegates Atif Qarni, a father and teacher, is running for Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th District.

Atif graduated from George Washington University and went on to receive his Master’s degree and teaching certificate from George Mason.

Qarni now teaches 8th grade math at Beville Middle School in Dale City. He has served as a youth league football and soccer coach, track & field coach at Beville Middle School and also teaches GED classes in the evening. Atif lives in Manassas with his wife, Fatima, and two sons, Zane and Saber. He has lived in Manassas since 2005.

As a teacher, a parent and a longtime resident of Prince William County, he is focused on the issues most important to families and businesses in his community: quality education, improving transportation, and revitalizing the local economy. Here is an interview Qa-

rni did with the Muslim Link.

What inspired you to run for office and how has the process been so far?

I was inspired to run for office because I saw that my community and our schools were not getting the support they needed. Local businesses have been hurt by the increasing traffic and congestion. Class sizes have continued to grow while resources have continued to decrease over the last few years.

I have been committed to service throughout my life. After graduating from high school I joined the Marines. I was deployed to Iraq in 2003 while my wife was pregnant with our first child and was one of the first to enter into Baghdad. For the last five years I have served as a teacher, including the past four years as an 8th grade math teacher.

Instead of just complaining about how things were, I decided to continue my service by running for the Virginia

Atif Qarni with former Democratic party chairman, fundraising star, and now Virginia governor candidate Terry McAuliffe. Photo courtesy of Atif Qarni.

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The process has been excellent so far.

My family has been very supportive and actively helpful. I also spoke with my local Democratic committee people and they were supportive. They really liked my background as a Marine and a teacher. It seems like every day we are gaining more support and momentum for people in and around the community.

What issues are you running on?

I am running to focus on the issues that matter like transportation, education, and jobs and economic growth. I want to work to help reduce traffic and congestion, create good paying jobs, and make sure our schools are the best they can be.

COMMUNITY NEWS | 15 I have received incredible support from the Democratic Party. They have provided me with financial, strategic, and personnel resources. They see the district numbers and the work we are doing on a daily basis and know that we have a great chance to win this seat.

What advice would you give to others aiming to run for office?

I would tell others that are aiming to run for office that it is a great and rewarding experience. Don’t worry if there are people who think you can’t do it. As

long as you have a good support system in place and are willing to put in the long hours and hard work, you go for it.

We can only change our community for the better by doing. That being said, not everyone needs to run for office to create change. The most important thing we can do is get involved. We must educate ourselves on what is happening and hold our elected officials accountable.

Whether you decide to run for office, volunteer on a campaign, or just vote, it is important to be actively involved in the democratic process.

Finally, why should the people of District 13 vote for you?

The people of District 13 should vote for me because as a Marine and teacher I have a commitment to service. I want to continue serving and focusing on the issues that are affecting all of us. My opponent has an extreme right wing agenda which vilifies women, minorities and others. I am inclusive of everyone and will work hard to move my district and Virginia forward.

How involved are you in the community in Manassas, VA? I am very involved in my community and have been ever since we moved here nine years ago. My wife and sons enjoy going to local restaurants and use local car shops as well as other repair and service companies. For the last several years I have also been a youth football coach and coached my son’s soccer teams. I take a lot of pride in Manassas and I want to keep it family friendly and a desirable destination for others.

The incumbent who you are running against is well-rooted in the district, how are you planning for a victory?

This district actually changed a lot with redistricting in 2011. While my opponent has been in office for a long time, he has only served this district for one term. This district became much more favorable in 2011 and this year we have the resources and hard work to win. President Obama won this district with 55% of the vote. I am knocking on doors and talking to voters every day.

We have a dedicated team of volunteers from around the area. I believe the continued support from different people and organizations, the hard work we are putting in on the ground, and the changing demographics of the district will all play a huge role in putting us in a good position to win.

What kind of support have you received from the Democratic Party?

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Youth Deliver On the Blessings

Maryland Youth Bring Meals to the Needy Every Day of Ramadan The newly formed Muslim Youth of Maryland got together earlier this year and decided they wanted their first service project to be big.

They decided to spend an already

packed Ramadan sharing iftar with underprivileged Muslims in and around Baltimore City. But this wouldn't be a one time service – it would last the entire month, every iftar.

With three Muslim women shelters in Baltimore City and four masajid including Masjid Saffat, Haqq, Tauhid as well as the North Charles Street musalla all received hot iftar dinners from the college-age activists from MYMD.

A reporter from the Muslim Link accompanied them on one of their delivery runs and documented the experience for our readers.

The Muslim Youth of Maryland drive in behind me with hot trays of iftar dinner, dates, fresh fruit, bought at cost from local Muslim business. They have been delivering iftar everyday to shelters and inner city masajid for their Ramadan campaign.

MYMD had hosted fundraiser a few weeks earlier and raised $30,000 to deliver iftar to shelters and masajid in Baltimore and Baltimore City. Shaykh Yaseen of Islamic Society of Baltimore was the keynote speaker. MYMD members Muhammad Shiraz and Ahmed Javaid unload the car.

Down the street from the convention center, Orioles Park, past Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches and the Hilton Hotel, the streets full of cheering Ravens fans and tourists change flavors at every block. El Salvadorian soccer fans color the street with festive slogans, and then proud Black-owned business signs hang on many stores as young men sell stuff on the sidewalks. Driving down the not so charming parts of Charm City Baltimore, there is an eerie silence, then sounds of gunfire, screaming, scuffles. We are in the heart of Baltimore.

Someone knocks on my window and says 'Assalam alaykum'. I circle around the block of Saratoga Street looking for Masjid Us Salam. A magnificent exterior of brass of the stately former Provident Savings Bank, built circa 1906, is the house of Allah, close to the Lexington Market. It has served as a commuter station in the 40’s. The landmark building was designed by Joseph Evans Sperry to suggest an old treasure chest.

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<< As we entered through the heavy wooden doors, the smell hit us. Three bins gathered the dripping water as the musallis prayed on the wet carpet, worried about the state of the roof. “Islam is spreading so fast,” says Mufti Hamid of Masjid Fatima.

In 2008 this masjid had many great plans but lack of funding and steady leadership has resulted in the reigns of Masjid us Salam to be handed over to Masjid Fatima. “They need help running and building out this place. We want to make this into a hostel for new Muslims, where they can have a place to eat, sleep and learn,” said Hamid. They plan to make a center where we can train imams so they can lead their own communities. A soup kitchen is in the works as is a reentry program for ex-prisoners in this kitchen. A library and Islamic Museum is also planned for this huge, historic building.

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A small store on the left side run by Br. Rasheed, who also acts as security for the masjid. is the only financial support that this masjid has right now. The building is lease to own and has been declared a preserved building by the city. Abdul Aliyy has been attending the masjid for the past 10 years, he says that one of the main problems they face is people who claim to be Muslim doing criminal acts on the corner behind the masjid. “We take a walk up here, when they come down,” says Abdul-Aliyy.

Naseema* needs a Sunday school teacher, she and her friends and their moms want to learn about Islam but some of them cannot afford Sunday school class. Her sisters run around the musallah with the young part-time imam’s kids, who takes the extra food and stores it. “For four years we have not had any women come to teach us Islam, sometimes we cannot open the door and we can’t hear the imam” says a sister who is an integral part of the community.

ADVERTISEMENT | 17 Next stop was the Bait Allah Masjid of Baltimore. A this multi-ethnic masjid, I met *Amina, a great grandmother who is taking care of her great grandchild, she doesn't know where her granddaughter is. We spoke about her pending divorce from a Muslim husband who has a sexual addiction and has not found the help he needs, as the masjid can barely afford to keep the lights on let alone hire a social worker or counselor. “It would be a great benefit if a counselor could come and volunteer some time; we really need it,” says Amina. She is on the road to become a licensed social worker because it is badly needed. “When people see us Muslims and they think we are perfect but we are human.”

She is been a part of the neighborhood for the past 26 years. She is out of work because of an injury, a Muslim since 1995. “I knew I was going to be a Muslim since I was a little girl. I like to advocate for the women because we carry and do so much, we run single parent homes,” says Amina.

The final stop was a tiny gem of a masjid located in a section of Baltimore City that looked like a war-torn section from an underdeveloped country. Exquisitely clean and decorated with love worthy of a House of Allah. An entryway, a small prayer and immaculately kept bathrooms. It is full of history, the womb of the many masajid that sprung up around Baltimore, and runs the Islamic Community School, the longest continuous running Islamic school in the country founded in 1977.

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MCC Ramadan Fundraiser Packed for Expansion

By Hena Zuberi, Muslim Link Staff Reporter The Ramadan moon shone bright above the navy and white striped tents on lawns of the Muslim Community Center as worshippers filled up the main masjid and spilled over in the tents.

The Muslim Community Center’s fundraising dinner held on July 20th, 2013 was packed, all 300 seats were filled and the $244,000 were raised. No frills, no fuss, a simple iftar and dinner defined the annual Ramadan fundraiser, this year aimed at paying for a major extension to the masjid, expanded wudu facilities, and additional classrooms.

The game plan used was to divide the funding of the extension into 135 prayers spots for sisters. Each of these prayer spot were offered for sponsorship for $2,000. Similarly, each of the four large glass doors were up for grabs for $3,500 apiece. “Just think that every time somebody opens the door and steps inside the Masjid, In sha Allah your blessings will start and keep going! The return on investment never stops,” read an email sent out to the community.

Sh. Mohamed Abdullahi, the Imam of MCC, hosted the event. The fundraising started at 8:00pm and before iftar a large percentage of the target of $300,000 was achieved. Many donors sponsored prayer spaces on behalf of their parents.

Without begging or guilt-tripping the community, the imam reminded them of the benefits of donating, especially in Ramadan, and thanked past major donors and their families. Even though there were not many young professionals amongst the guests, fundraising committee head Akhtar Zubairi said he was pleasantly surprised by their participation; many had reached out to him and the imam privately and sponsored prayer spaces.

Zubairi said the doors went quickly, in two days. Some sisters pooled money and sponsored a door, while other donors dropped the whole amount. The largest donation collected that night

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the Girl Scouts troop were noted for their achievements.

“It’s a very welcoming masjid,” commented Sr. Saba as she ate a sumptuous dinner of fried chicken, okra and curry.

ISB’s Iftar program spends $6000 on dates and serves free iftar daily during the month of Ramadan.

Rehan Alavi is a member of the ISB council; he spoke to the Muslim Link in detail about ISB’s future. His specific duties are secretary of education and he acts as a liaison between the school and the Council. Alavi has held the post for the past two years. “I grew up in this community, attended Sunday School here,” he says.

ISB is supported by monthly memberships fee of $20 a month for a family and $10 a month for individuals. “Currently, we have a few hundred members,” shared Alavi. Membership fees, sales from the ISB Al-Rahmah cafeteria and Friday collections are the main revenue generators and pay for daily operational expenses. Annual fundraising helps support the Quran Academy, other social and educational services and expansion.

Alavi said there are concerns. ISB has a member services secretary who is analyzing changing trends and options such as getting local business sponsorships, benefits and focusing on providing the community with services. “We have begun to explore options such as sponsorship, but there is no exact direction that we have yet- we are really looking to tackle this issue. The fundraising model is definitely challenging,” says Alavi.

Aside from the school, ISB’s budget pays the Quran Academy staff and faculty, office, a staff accountant, custodial staff and contractors. “So our operational footprint is quite large to manage a facility of this size,” says Alavi.

“We also understand that we have to become a more service oriented. Members look for services that are being provided for their children and families. Additional services can generate funds- we need to look into these issues more seriously, while maintaining a primarily volunteer organization,” he commented.

Executing an iftar of this size needs planning, especially logistically serving 1500 people in a limited space and serving dinner within a set amount of time.

The fundraising committee worked with the Rahmah cafeteria cooking staff, with parking and security staff.

“Lot of coordination and collective work on behalf of a lot of volunteers.

They put in many hours so everything can go off on time, mostly ISB youth group members.”

of town, so the whole council collectively executed the largest iftar of the year.

resources planning is often shelved. Investment in human capital is a need for all large Islamic centers.

The sisters’ side was crowded serving aboout 900 women and children.

Sheema Hai, another young professional who has grown up at ISB, was leading the volunteers in the women’s section along with Donna Khan. “This is the first time we had the women eat outside and obviously there were some glitches but overall it went well. I wish the volunteers had met a few more times and given our tasks earlier. We need more women to volunteer and signage to guide the sisters and children,” she suggested, relying on her expertise as a professional event coordinator. “It should not be the job of the council to be so hands-on, their job is to deal with the bigger picture of what they want to accomplish from the event and not have to put their time and effort into planning the event.”

Sr. Shabazz, a mother of three, has been coming to ISB since her son was in PreK, he is now in eighth grade. “I love coming here!” she said. An elder. Mrs. Parveen Chaudhry, visiting from Pakistan extended her visit after seeing the atmosphere and opportunities to learn at ISB during Ramadan. “I see the fervor for the religion in the youth here, compared to Pakistan where the elderly are more committed,” she said,” they are proud of being Muslim.”

A center of this size has a large staff but does not have a full time staff member heading operations. The leadership are all volunteers.

“Donating funds also re-energizes the volunteers as it shows that the community backs them,” emphasizes Alavi.

Many families left frustrated as fundraising for the target amount continued until 12:00 a.m. and they did not get a chance to pray isha in congregation.

“They should have informed us in the beginning about the itinerary for the night, instead of holding us spiritually hostage on these blessed nights of Ramadan,” said ul Haq, an attendee.

“For the past 3-4 years when we do the annual benefit during Ramadan the challenge has been timing. The model we have employed has been iftar, maghrib and then the program we typically conduct a very short taraweeh and end the night by 12:45,” explained Alavi.

Alavi said that the planning committee met on a weekly basis for two months to pull off this event. The treasurer who runs the fundraising committee was out

ISB used to have an operation manager on site but currently does not have one.

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The challenge is to generate added value from these positions and set an initial investment timetable. Alavi recognizes that as a volunteer organization, the council deals with numerous day to day challenges and long term human

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In an example of universal Muslim brotherhood, the Walk4Lee campaign said that donations have come in from absolute strangers as far away as Australia and Brooklyn College Muslim Student's Association fund raised $469 on Monday night for Lee.

Through Somcare and the Mahaay Foundation, Maaxaay brings Somali patients to the US for medical treatment

According to Lee’s sister Ubah, he offered to a cheaper price for the flight and then surprised the family with a

“Two primary area of focus are social services and education- the funds are earmarked to enhance the programs themselves,” said Alavi. $400,000 were raised between pledges and donations.

In examining the donor statistics and as demographics of worshippers change, walk

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The family says that all the money collected will be used towards medical treatments which are beneficial for TBI patients but not covered by insurance (e.g., Hyperbaric oxygen therapy) and any additional costs associated with TBI's. The Walk4Lee team will also donate money to relief organizations who

“Perhaps an earlier time for the event would have worked?” suggested another regular community member for future events.

Br. Khaleel,l recently moved from Atlanta, “I like coming here for Ramadan and that they try to get everyone involved. I want to get involved.”

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Ayman and Aalaa M. of Virginia, lulled by the river, are having a zen moment.

They find the cruise tranquil. “This is a great venue for families, tailored for Muslim needs. The program was wonderful and needed for a long time in the tri-state area,” says Aalaa. “Maybe next time they can introduce some [live] entertainment,” suggests Ayman,”funny skits, Quran and nasheed recitations would be wonderful.” They thought that if the whole ship had been booked it would have easily been solidly booked.

It is the first time Mohammed Jamilu and his wife have been on a cruise ship.

They heard about the cruise through their masjid, Prince George’s Muslim Association. They thoroughly enjoyed their lunch, especially the wild Alaskan MANASSAS

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to offsite activities due to a lack of an address. In the last three years, a space was created for jumuah and iftar for sisters in the small temporary musalla.

“Once we have this place, we have dedicated space for them and our sisters can develop the programs that they have been planning,” said Mufti Iqbal.

The owners are not Muslims but have offered a non-interest bearing loan payable in seven years to the community.

“I wish Muslims did this,” jokes Baig.

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ed what the masjid would include.

“The masjid will be three levels with a walk out basement and a play area reserved for the kids outside.

The main level will be for the musallah, along with several offices.

The upper level will be the women’s musallah and will also have classrooms that will be used for the preschool and afterschool program ISG plans to have for Muslim children. A reception hall is going to be

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fillet and the garlic mashed potatoes.

On the fourth deck of the ship, the young couple absorb the history of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia first settled in the 1600s by Scottish and English tobacco merchants. At one time, Alexandria was the 3rd largest port in the country, especially during the Civil War. Jamilu and his wife are planning a baby and after watching the video about AlHuda School they discuss the future and dream about sending their future kids to get an Islamic education there.

As the wind flapped through her clothes, Ayaan Hussein thought she would get seasick, but the ship also reminded the Al Huda School alumni of the great times she had with her classmates on field trips and outings. Having enjoyed the past cruises a lot, her mother suggested it would be a lovely way to spend a Saturday. “I am glad the Located right next to the police station, currently the Arts Center is using the property as a staging and storage unit.

An additional $200,000 will be needed to revamp the building to make it usable.

The local high school, top ranking in the state of Virginia, is a hop, skip and jump away. “It would be ideal for the high school students who want to make Jumuah,” says Baig, “we are really serious about our youth, we have a young imam and a young, diverse community.” He said that the shurah would cater to their needs, including having

in the lower level, which ISG will rent out for various events that will be under the regulations and guidance of Islam.”

A commercial kitchen that will be open to the public is one of the highlights of the building. “We will lease it to anyone interested. It will serve halal food and is for both Muslims and non Muslims because we need to bring in revenue for the masjid as well as connect us to the community,” explained Mimi Hassanein who handles the masjid’s public relations.

school is moving forward,” said Ayman, now a student at NOVA. “It was good get away, we get so caught up with life that we forget to take time for ourselves,” said a mother of a seven, who works fulltime as a doctor as the ship passes under the only active drawbridge on the Potomac, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. This bridge is part of I-95 and connects Maryland and Virginia.

“I didn’t know about the different levels and the various seating, couples, single sex groups, and the family section.

They should have this every season,” says another attendee.

Najam Shaikh suggests that the servers and buffet lines should be a bit more organized but they would take the cruise again if it was offered.

“There is such a lack of halal venues a second jumuah around the school’s schedule. “We can build masajid,” he contended,” but if there are no musallis tomorrow, what is the use?”

Two hearings are scheduled with the city before the sale can proceed. “The objective is not to make the space for just the Muslim community, but if we can provide a safe space for the wider Manassas community, it a great dawah opportunity,” he said. Community education and services open to the general public are also on the planning roster.

The other property on Grant Ave. is in contract for sale for $750,000.

ISG is short $1 million, and had a set goal of $200,000 for the day.

Iman Ammar Nagar hopes that “the building is under the roof with closed windows by November” so that no one is working outside in the winter. ISG’s great leadership and management have led the masjid to success. “If it weren’t for [them] we would not have been able to take off,” said Nagar. The community’s support of the masjid keeps ISG optimistic about their future.

Close to 400 people showed up at

for entertainment,” said a young couple from Virginia, ”this was peaceful and felt right,” They suggest that DUS should offer this as a permanent service to the DC Metro area. The cruise isn’t high-end but that didn’t stop people from thoroughly enjoying the Muslim atmosphere.

The hundred dollar per ticket cruise swung by the Reagan National Airport, one of the busiest Airports in the US and planes took off in the sky. The team behind the cruise ask guests to fill out a survey about future longer cruises.

The moist layers of chocolate mousse truffle and the New York-style cheesecake topped with layers of moist cake, vanilla bean mousse and a white chocolate ganache, ended the day for the cruisers. They docked back on the pier and were bid adieu with Home of the heart favors.

Baig says that MMA could provide the greater Manassas community a service by making soccer fields on the property to rent out to the local public. This would also bring in sustainable income to the center. Soccer is extremely popular sport in the area with many local clubs and meetups.

A fundraising dinner held on Saturday, July 27th, 2013, in a temporary location next to BBQ Tonight in Manassas Park, raised $55,000 for the association.

Find out more at www.manassasmuslims.org

the fundraiser ISG held later the same day, and helped the masjid raise $150,000, coming extremely close to ISG’s goal. Members of the community can still donate to the project until its completion, which the masjid hopes is by next Ramadan.

ISG will hold another event similar to the groundbreaking on August 7, 2013. The event will be open to both members of the community and elected county officials.

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from her from the local community. On the weekend we have alim classes for adults, Arabic grammar classes and a Friday Halaqah that my wife and I conduct together. We also do programs for men and women over different issues ie. virtues of zakah, preparing for Ramadan etc. There is a lot more that we have planned but we hold back due to a lack of space.

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One of my brothers is an imam in Louisville, KY, and my other brother is a teacher in the institute in Buffalo, NY. What are your plans for youth?

We cannot call the youth and tell them that come here and listen to a lecture. As long as they are praying and coming to masjid. I have seen all the youngster in my brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community come hang out at the masjid. They play volleyball, basketball, even cricket. I just get the youth come in, sit down, go out and eat. While you are interacting with them then you teach them. There is no specific place for them to come right now. InshaAllah with the new facility they will have a space for themselves.

What is your leadership style?

We are all evolving into lthe kind of eaders that the community needs.

Without the crossing the bounds of shariah, we try to make it easy for people. I try to keep that in mind.

When I am in the masjid I keep the limits in mind while addressing the congregation. I say lets get them involved and then educate them. We are all growing.

Alhamdulillah when you have a traditional scholar a lot of time there is a lot of friction with the management and the board, but Alhamdulillah, I have no problems and I

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munity discussing different topics, such as anger management, life skills, bullying and peer pressure.

The police have registered a report but the staff haven't heard back.

"I trust them, as long as they are there I know my son is safe, doing positive things. The gangs have taken over our streets, they want to take away our kids,” shares Ms. Mooney.

“We work with the local elementary school; we attend the school PTA conferences instead of the parents as a lot of these youth have no male figures in the house,” said Toland.

Toland is attends Masjid Al Islam in Ward 7. “They have made small cash donations to our program.”

The group has had several success stories. “We had a young child when we started, he is becoming a DC firefighter and assists the children who come into our program,” shared Coach Toland.

Just a few days ago two different parts of the neighborhood got into a turf war and Imam Aliyy calmed them down.

Br. Jamal teaches the children financial management. They buy cases of water and sell water for a dollar a bottle as a summer job. “We will teach them marketing skills and plan to get each of them a bank account’” said Aliyy.

Another mentor, Br. Abdul Malik teaches Conscious Chess Moves – each Wednesday so neighborhood kids can have a positive outlet. ”Some of his kids have competed in national levels and have won,” said Abdul-Aliyy.

Imam Abdul-Aliyy is on the staff at Masjid al Islam, he runs the Islamic Studies program on Mondays and Fridays from 5-7pm Ten to fifteen students attend his classes. “We cover iman, salah, adab conduct & behavior, Quran recitation,” relayed AbdulAliyy,”one of our appeals is for Qurans and books of hadith, history books, Quranic tafseer.”

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come and assist us especially for the girls as right now we only have male mentors,” he said.

The Soldiers will be hosting a treeplanting on October 12th from 9 am to 4 pm around the community.

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Mental Health Focus of Monthly Meetings at Dar Al-Hijrah

By Hena Zuberi, Muslim Link Staff A beautiful new house next to the masjid for her family of four with a large yard, which she had planned to plant with hydrangeas. Everything seems perfect, but Sheila* is afraid to step out of her living room; slowly she has slipped into depression, wary of the neighbors.

They leave trash bags on her front lawn, a Christmas wreath on her front door, and watch her from a window that overlooks her backyard.

A recent immigrant, she is away from the safety net of family and friends. Her husband doesn’t understand why she can’t get over her fear, why she feels like she is being constantly watched, helpless, a prisoner in her own home.

She is always sleepy and edgy. He has strictly told her not to confront the two women who live next to them. “I think they work for a federal agency,” she says. Desperate for help she attends the new mental health session at her local masjid, Dar Al Hijrah. She wants to know what should one do from a Muslim perspective, when one doesn’t want to take heavy medications from the fear of side effects.

A tragedy on June 25, 2013 in Chantilly where one mentally ill brother stabbed his brother to death and then shot himself rocked the NoVA Muslim community as a family lost and buried two sons. The Mental Health Awareness sessions at Dar Al-Hijrah were scheduled to start that same weekend.

The new monthly sessions at DAH, sponsored by Oasis Healthcare, promote mental wellness and provide education about mental illness to the community-at-large.

At the first session Sandra Amen-Bryant and Mogitha AlKibsi, licensed therapists, actively engage the community through an educational presentation on

depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs after a severe trauma has occurred in a person’s life. The trauma may be a recent event, such as a car accident, an injury, the sudden traumatic death of a loved one, or combat, or it

the Arab American community. They both are bicultural counselors and prescribe prayers and seeking the support of a community at a place of worship to their patients, depending on their needs. “People need the support of their religious institutions and have social interactions in their lives to feel like complete human beings,” says Amen-

“The brain is an organ just like the heart and can get a disorder, there is nothing to be ashamed of that you have mental disorder,” stresses AlKibsi. may be historical, such as an adult who was abused as a child or a person who was raped years before, who begins having memories of flashbacks of their experience. When people experience a trauma, it can place them at risk for PTSD. Some people experience trauma and never develop post traumatic stress disorder, while other individuals experience a trauma and begin having symptoms of PTSD immediately.

AlKibsi says she, as a mental health professional, advocates for therapy with medication and natural supplements, as well as adhkar from the Quran and Sunnah. “How functional are you at home? If you are not able to pray or can not take care of your children then your higher level of function may outweigh the side effects of medication,” she recommends.

“The brain is an organ just like the heart and can get a disorder, there is nothing to be ashamed of that you have mental disorder,” stresses AlKibsi.

The availability of culturally and linguistically relevant help is emphasized in the forum.

Amen-Bryan, like AlKibisi has worked in mental health for more than 20 years, she has dealt with many, specifically in

Bryan.

Our moods fluctuate, as do our stress levels; our bodies are also in a state of flux. These factors will dictate what our mood will be like throughout the day.

How we handle these daily changes determines how easily we can fall into depression.

Depression is a medical illness that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Depression can cause physical symptoms, too.

Causes of depression can include adolescence and old age, decline in health.

Loss of a family member- infertility can be a continuing form of loss, especially loss of hope. Health problems, divorce, relocation, death of a pet, giving birth are all causes of depression, as are decline in career, unemployment, a job change. “We all someone know who is experiencing financial problems; we can all negotiate life when we have the income to do it,” comments Amen-Bryan.

Loss of interest, negative feelings about self and other people, difficulty making decisions. difficulty concentrating, feeling guilty, constant worrying, baseless fears, anger especially amongst men and teenagers. irritability, feeling

of emptiness, and loss of energy are all symptoms.

Digestive problems that don’t get better over time may be a symptom of depression, such as heartburn, constipation, no appetite, too much appetite, not ever having a good feeling ever inside your stomach. Depressed people often start avoiding people.

Low level depression is a mild condition and can last on the average of two years- people tend to be overly critical, incapable of having fun, and are constantly complaining. “Don’t selfdiagnose, come and see a therapist,” suggests Amen-Bryan. She explains how low level depression can change into major depression if the person has a major stressful event in their life.

Questions come from the audience about re-living fears after natural disasters. AlKibsi answers that the impact of such an event may dissipate, for some and not for others; symptoms may be short lived for some and easy to get rid of as time passes.

50-70 percent of Americans have experienced trauma. American Muslims, especially immigrants have a much higher percentage according to AlKibsi.”I think we have seen war, hunger, lack of education and are more susceptible to trauma,” she says. “Coming from Yemen where I was exposed to war and revolutions, after September 11th I felt like crying all the time,” she shares with the audience. “Most of us from the Middle East come with a lot of issues, I believe we have higher rates of PTSD and anxiety.”

Amen-Bryan and AlKibsi spoke with Sheila and gave her several resources, including names of bicultural therapists in the area as well as civil rights organizations such as CAIR. Name changed for privacy*

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In Midst of Ramadan, Chicago-area Muslims Urged to Boycott Dates Linked to Israel

By Manya Brachear Pashman,

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"It's a peaceful way to get Israel to comply with international law because settlements are illegal and occupation is illegal," she said. " By not buying products, we hit Israel in the pocketbook and effect change that way."

Just as the Prophet Muhammad broke his daily fasts 1,400 years ago with the taste of a date, Muslims today end their daily abstention during Ramadan by biting into the flesh of the same sweet golden fruit.

The Anti-Defamation League, which guards against anti-Semitism, said it is wary of the campaign's intentions.

But this year, many Chicago-area Muslims have added a present-day geopolitical purpose to that ritual by making sure the fruit did not grow on an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

The worldwide campaign organized

by American Muslims for Palestine, a national group based in Palos Hills, is a seasonal offshoot of a movement that has encouraged boycotts of Israeli products and divestment from companies that do business with the Jewish state.

The group asks shoppers to boycott Israeli fruit companies and any brands distributed by an Israeli date consortium â&#x20AC;&#x201D; business that represents about 35 percent of the world's date market.

Kristin Szremski, the organization's media director, said the group hopes to emphasize the importance of justice during Ramadan and make more Muslims aware of its broader efforts yearround.

"It's a matter of awareness," Szremski said. "In the Muslim faith, justice is tantamount. It's a main tenet of our faith."

During Ramadan, Muslims are commanded to fast from dawn to dusk as a show of patience and virtue. The fast not only prohibits eating and drinking during daylight, it also forbids vices

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purposes, then at least for the sake of quality.

Families rise before dawn to pray and share a light meal called suhur in Arabic. They gather again at dusk to break the fast by biting into a date, a simple sugar that the body can break down during subsequent evening prayers.

The iftar meal that follows the prayers is often packed with protein.

Mike Nobani, manager of the Shop & Save who also is Muslim, said the store sells a steady stream of dates throughout the holy month, though none of the fruits piled high in the store's produce section come from Israel.

But the first bite after the daylong fast is also packed with historical significance, said Maha Ghandor, 37, of Chicago Ridge, as she carefully inspected dates at the Shop & Save in Bridgeview on Thursday. She chose a box of glistening golden Medjool dates from South Africa as opposed to a darker and drier looking variety from California.

"These are the dates they lived off of a long time ago in the times of the prophet," she said. "Five people used to share one date. That's how they survived."

Ghandor wasn't initially aware of the boycott. When she learned about it, she agreed it's important to pay attention to the fruit's origins, if not for political

Instead, an entire wall was covered Thursday with boxes from South Africa, California, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Tunisia. Nobani said he doesn't see the point of selling a product that customers tell him they won't buy.

"Our clients were asking," he said.

"They know what they want."

Szremski said she hopes the boycott against Israeli dates will send a powerful economic message.

American Muslims for Palestine promotes extreme anti-Israel views and anti-Semitism under the guise of educating Americans about the "just cause of Palestine," the group said in a statement.

Marwa Abed, 24, of Palos Hills, said she sympathizes with the campaign.

She said she has seen the Jewish-only road built at the edge of her grandfather's olive groves in the West Bank.

When her mother told her to select the least expensive dates in the supermarket last week, Abed pulled out her iPhone, took photos of the labels and started researching the companies.

She said biting into the fruit before prayers and a meal does more than give her a burst of energy and surge of sugar, it "opens your senses." This year, she said, it does that even more.

Last year, the harvest in Israel was reported to yield about 30,000 tons of fruit, about 50 percent of which was exported.

"Ramadan is all about doing justice," Abed said. "Doing justice between you and your creator, between you and the world, between you and your soul. Doing justice in all your actions. If I went the other route I don't think I'd be pursuing justice."

Szremski said that represents an annual profit in the hundreds of millions of

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Anti-Islam Activists Are Freaking Out About Crayons Now

By Tim Murphy,

Christmas trees and bunnies abound but a search for the Bible returned zero results.

Anti-Shariah activists have a new target in their sights: Crayola. Late last week the Pickens County (Ga.) Republican party posted a call to action on its website about a new promotion from the world's leading crayon manufacturer, which had begun offering free Islamic-themed coloring pages in honor of Ramadan. Zut alors! The images are pretty innocuous—one features a prayer rug; another features a young boy kneeling while reading from the Koran. But the Pickens GOP sees something more nefarious:

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Recall that Muslims consider Ramadan the "month of jihad" and "month of victory" over infidels. Crayola should remind kids not to try and draw Muhammad lest their parents need to fend off Muslims and enter witness relocation – like the creator of Everyone Draw Muhammad Day – since the FBI nor anyone else will protect them.

Both the Pickens County GOP and another antiShariah website, the appropriately named "Creeping Sharia," both published the exact same text on the exact same day, so it's not clear who plagiarized whom. Crayola is in good company. Other American institutions that have fallen under the spell of Shariah (according to anti-Shariah activists) include David Petraeus, the grocery store Wegman's, and Nashville's Hutton Hotel

Why Have So Many Liberals Been Silent About NSA Spying?

It's not about Obama or party loyalty. It's about the reality that public opinion on privacy versus security can change quickly

By Ana Marie Cox theguardian.com, August 2, 2013 Why hasn't the left been able to rally support around opposition to domestic spying?

Tea Party candidates on the right have been able to generate excitement among GOP base voters with their calls to end the National Security Agency's domestic spying program. Senator Rand Paul appears to have staked his entire potential presidential campaign on a brash defense of personal privacy (except when it comes to abortion). Libertarianleaning Republicans in the House have

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been unapologetic in their criticism of the program, their own energy magnified by near-unanimous support from conservative talk radio and bloggers.

risen 22 points; Democrats who say the government should prioritize preventing terrorism over privacy has gone up 18 points.

Those advocates of civil liberties (some of them quite new to the cause) have a convenient explanation for why Democrats have been less vocal and slower to criticize the collection of metadata from everyday American citizens: slavish devotion to President Obama, whatever policies he might champion.

The neatness of these changes in position is almost disturbing. It suggests that advocacy for civil liberties is a zero-sum game: there's only so much libertarianism to be had at any given historical moment, there's a ceiling on Americans' ability to believe that the right to privacy is paramount. Indeed, as you might suspect from the numbers above, polling among all Americans on the balance of national security to privacy has neatly flipped as well. The percentage of voters that worry that the US will go "too far" in violating privacy rights in pursuit of terrorists versus "not going far enough" is now 56% percent versus 36%. In 2001, after the 9/11 attacks, it was 31% versus 55%.

This is an easy argument to make – and it goes both ways. Polling among Democratic and Republican voters shows a mirror-image of approval for Obama's use of the tactic to Bush's use of it.

Since 2002, the number of Democrats who approved monitoring online activities has increased 12 points; among Republicans it has decreased 13 points.

Since 2006, the number of Republicans who say the government should prioritize privacy over hunting terrorists has

It's these numbers, rather than the occupant of the White House, that explains

Democrats' reluctance to move very aggressively in championing personal privacy – or, at least, it explains the difficulty in creating a lasting coalition around it. If at best, you will only get half the country to agree with you – and what's more, different phrasing of the question or current events context shows inherent wobbliness on the issue – what politician will stick out his (or her) neck over it?

Already, the roster of 2016 presidential candidates illustrates the ambivalence of those who would like retain "electable" and "moderate" as part of their bio. While the skirmish between Chris Christie and Paul over terrorism and its prevention via surveillance got a lot of media attention this week, it's more helpful to look at the general trend among potential candidates. There, with

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Bangladesh Court Declares Jamaat Illegal High Court decision on country's biggest Islamist party takes it out of running in forthcoming elections.

Source: Al-Jazeera, August 1, 2013 Bangladesh's High Court has declared the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's main Islamist party, is illegal, banning it from contesting January's general election.

The court made the ruling in the country's capital, Dhaka, on Thursday after a petition was lodged arguing that Jamaat's charter breached the constitution.

"It is hereby declared illegal," said Moazzem Hossain, the chief judge hearing the case amid tight security outside the courthouse in Dhaka.

Shahdeen Malik, a lawyer for the Bangladeshi election commission, which oversees preparations for elections due next January, said the ruling meant Jamaat could not field candidates.

"As a party Jamaat's registration with the election commission is declared illegal, with the consequence that they

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tion the masjid has remained open for prayers. The steel stage of construction has not been started as it would impede the worshipers during Ramadan, says Zubairi. women-pray-outdoor-overflow-mccramadan-2013-small There have been some complaints that the sisters’ prayer area is being used as a gimmick to raise funds, and that equal space could be created by removing the barrier in the main hall, without spending a dime.

Another concern brought up by some worshippers was how the new facil-

cannot contest the election as a political party," Shahdeen Malik told AFP. "The party can still carry on with other political activities. If it amends its charter, to bring it in conformity with the constitution and reapplies for registration, it can be re-registered."

capital.

Further protests were anticipated throughout the afternoon and evening.

Jamaat immediately appealed to the Supreme Court against the High Court verdict, senior defence lawyer Abdur

The ruling comes after a leading Sufi group, which practises Islamic mysticism, filed the public interest litigation in January 2009 seeking to scrap Jamaat's registration.

Violence flared amid mass protests after the ruling.

'Vehicles smashed' Police said that hundreds of activists blocked a major road and smashed vehicles in Pabna district, northwest of the

Razzak said.

The party would be barred from contesting elections if the Supreme Court upholds the verdict.

The ruling comes after a leading Sufi group, which practises Islamic mysti-

ity will connect with the main prayer space. They want to know how the women will ensure they are following the salat correctly, and if the women be able to see the imam.

one place for the women, alone,” she said. A couple from the Indonesian Community Center also attended to show solidarity with the MCC community.

Zubairi says that state of the art audio/ visual equipment will be used to facilitate the sisters following the imam but it remains to be seen if the new building will enhance the masjid experience for women or marginalize them. The fact that two of the three recently elected directors on the board are women, Shabana Siddiqui and Lubna Ejaz, reassures many women in the community that their needs will be met.

Dr. Mohammad Chowdhury, a very active member of the community since 1987 was also attending the fundraiser. He was part of the Al Huda School when it first started as well as the principal of the MCC Sunday School. “I started coming here when there were 20 people for Friday prayers, and now we have over 2000 attending; I wish them continued success,” he said.

Sr. Suad, who has been attending MCC for twenty years, said she was really excited about the new space. “We need

Zubairi says that the weekend school has been turning away students as they do not have the space to accommodate them. The additional six classrooms

cism, filed the public interest litigation in January 2009 seeking to scrap Jamaat's registration.

Secular protesters have long demanded that Jamaat be banned for its role in the 1971 war of independence, during which it opposed Bangladesh's breakaway from Pakistan.

Top Jamaat leaders are being tried for crimes during the war and four of them have been sentenced to death for murder, mass murder, rape and religious persecution in Bangladesh's controversial International Crimes Tribunal, which is not endorsed by the UN and has been criticised by rights groups.

Protests over the verdicts have sparked violence that has left at least 150 people dead during street clashes with security forces, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday.

Jamaat has said that the trials are a sham aimed at eliminating the party, which is a key opposition force. will expand the school’s capacity by 70 students.

Zubairi encouraged the community to get involved and feel confident that the money was being used wisely. “If someone wants to see MCC’s books, we are very open and we encourage the participation from the younger generation,” he said. “We have told every chairperson that new people need to be added to each committee. We want to get more younger people on the board; we realize we are getting old and that someone has to take over; we want to train them and give them experience,” he said.

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Conditioning Ourselves to Fast and Perform Other Good Deeds After Ramadan Excerpts from Lataif al Maa’rif of Al Hafith ibn Rajab –may Allah have mercy on him. Taken from Mustafa George's (Hafidahullah) Blog Al Hafith Ibn Rajab (died 795h) stated:

Benefits obtained in conditioning oneself to fast after Ramadan 1. Fasting the six days of Shawwal completes the reward for fasting a full year.

2. Fasting these six days and previously fasting in the month of Shabaan (prior to Ramadan) is similar to the sunan ar rawaatib (voluntary prayers associated to each obligatory prayer). These prayers proceed and succeed the obligatory prayers, and correct the deficiency and insufficiency present within them. Indeed voluntary prayers strengthen and perfect any deficiency present within obligatory prayers as has been mentioned by the Messenger –Sallallahu 'alyhi wa sallam- in several narrations. Most people possess fault and defect in their obligatory prayers, and because of this the Messenger –Sallallahu 'alyhi wa sallam- forbid a person from saying: I have fasted and stood (in prayer) the full month of Ramadan. (Abu Dawud, Nisaee) A companion upon hearing this hadith said: I don’t know if this forbidding was due to dislike of praise or due to defect present in the act of worship.

3. Conditioning oneself to fast these days of Shawwal is a sign of acceptance of Ramadan. If Allah accepts an action from His servant He gives that individual the tawfeeq (success) to perform another righteous action thereafter. Some (of the early Muslims) used to say: The reward for a good deed is the good deed that follows it. Therefore, whoever performs a good deed, and follows it up with another, this is considered a sign of acceptance of the first deed performed. Likewise, if one were to perform a good deed, and thereafter perform an evil deed, this is considered a sign that the first action was rejected and not accepted from that person.

4. Fasting the month of Ramadan warrants forgiveness for previous sins, as has been mentioned previously. In addition to the fasting individuals being rewarded for their completion of the month on the day of Eid, which is also titled: The Day of Prizes. With this being the case, fasting the (6) days of Shawwal is done to show appreciation for this great blessing (forgiveness of sins), for indeed there is no greater blessing than it.

The Messenger –Sallallahu 'alyhi wa sallam- used to stand in prayer at night until his feet bled. Upon doing so he was asked, would you perform such an action while Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins?! The Messenger –Sallallahu 'alyhi wa sallam- replied: Should I not be a grateful servant? Allah –The Most Glorified and The Most High- has ordered His servants to glorify Him in appreciation for fasting the month of Ramadan. This is done through remembrance of Him and other forms of gratitude. Allah said:

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{And in order for you to complete the prescribed days and magnify Allah for having guided you, and so that you may be grateful to Him} al Baqarah:185 And from those forms of gratitude of the servant to his Lord for having given him success to fast Ramadan, assisting him in doing so, and forgiving him of his sins and faults, is the servant fasting (6 days of Shawwal) upon the completion of Ramadan as a means of appreciation. If the early Muslims were given success to pray night prayer on a particular night, they would fast the following day in show of gratitude.

Wahb bin al Ward was asked about the reward for performing a particular action, such as Tawwaf (encircling the Ka’ba), he responded: Don’t ask about the reward for performing such an action, but instead ask about what is upon the individual of gratitude in appreciation for the success and assistance in performing the action.

If you have not increased in actions (of piety) in appreciation for the blessings upon you, then verily you are not grateful.

One must show gratitude for every blessing that Allah has bestowed upon him in his religion and in worldly affairs. Once a person is given this tawfeeq to (actually) show gratitude, then it is once more upon him to show gratitude in appreciation for this tawfeeq. This is a continuous cycle of gratitude, and because of this, a servant will never be able to fully show thankfulness (for the blessings granted to him). The reality of gratitude is that an individual confesses to his inability to (completely) show thankfulness.

Abu ‘Omrin as Shaybani said: Musa –alayhi salam- said on the day of his visit to Mountain Turr: Oh Allah, if I pray, then I do so by Your favor, if I give charity, then I do so by Your favor, and if I spread Your message, then I do so by Your favor. How can I show (complete) gratitude to You!? Allah responded: Oh Musa, now you have showed gratitude.

As for the one who repays the blessing of being able to fast Ramadan, by indulging in sin upon completion of the month, then this person is from those who have repaid the blessings of Allah with ungratefulness. If this individual is certain that once the month is over, he will return to sin, then his fast is not accepted and the door of mercy is shut in his face.

The author further stated: 5. The actions of obedience that were performed during Ramadan do not end at the conclusion of Ramadan, rather these actions continue as one has life. Many people rejoice at the conclusion of Ramadan due to the difficulty, boredom and length of fasting. A person who views fasting Ramadan in such a way will more than likely not immediately return to (voluntarily) fasting. Therefore, the person who immediately begins fasting after completing Ramadan (in Shawwal) is displaying his strong desire to fast and he is demonstrating that he did not become

August 9th - September 12th 2013 bored nor did he dislike fasting the month of Ramadan.

The author further said: It was said to Bishrin: Indeed the people are worshipping and diligently (performing good deeds in Ramadan). He replied: How terrible are the people that only acknowledge the rights of Allah in Ramadan. Verily the pious individual is one who worships and is diligent throughout the year.

The actions of The Messenger –Sallallahu 'alyhi wa sallam- were constant.

‘Aisha –may Allah be pleased with her- was asked: Did The Messenger choose a specific day (for the performance of righteous deeds)? She replied: No, his actions were constant.

She also stated: He would never increase in Ramadan nor in other than Ramadan over 11 units (in voluntary night prayer).

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Allah says:

Allah will replace it with sweetness in the heart” (recorded by Hakim and declared to be weak)

{If Allah knows that you have good present in your heart, He will give you better than what was taken from you and forgive you your sins} surah al Anfal:70

The youth are being addressed in this hadith, but as for the elder person, then his committing sins after completion of Ramadan is worse and more repulsive.

This is because a young person may intend to repent toward the end of his life, and this is also dangerous because death may suddenly approach him, but concerning the elder person, his boat (of life) has docked at the pier of death,

It is stated in a hadith: “Verily the look (at what is haram) is an arrow from the arrows of Ibless (Shaytaan).

If one abandons this look out of fear,

He (author) later stated: Ask Allah to make you firm upon (His) obedience until death approaches you, and seek refuge with Him from the changing of one’s heart and from wickedness after piety.

How strange is shamefulness of sin after worthiness of obedience, and how strange is poverty of greed, after wealth of contentment!

He (author) later stated: Oh youths of Tawbah (mature individuals who perform tawbah): Do not return to suckling from the breast of desire (hawaa) after you have weaned from it. Indeed breastfeeding is only befitting for babies and not for (grown) men, but one must be patient upon the bitterness of weaning. If you are patient in this matter the taste of desire (hawaa) will be substituted with the sweetness of faith (eman) in your hearts. Whoever abandons something for the sake of Allah, he

These were just a few excerpts from this wonderful work (Lataif al Maa’rif) of Al Hafith ibn Rajab –may Allah have mercy on him.

May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon His last Messenger Muhammed, and upon his family members and companions.

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The author later stated: The (righteous) actions of a believer do not end until death befalls him.

Hasan al Basri said: Indeed Allah did not indicate an end to the actions of a believer except at the time of death.

Then Hasan recited the verse of Allah: {And worship your Lord until death approaches} surah hajr:99

so what does he intend?!

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Muslim Center of Middlesex County (MCMC) is a prominent masjid located in Central Jersey (Piscataway). There are hundreds of well-settled Muslim families within 5-10 miles of the masjid. We are actively looking for a Youth Director who can establish a strong connection with the masjid and non-masjid going youth through various spiritual, educational and recreational activities. The main goal is to develop and maintain a youth-friendly culture at MCMC and empower the youth to take more ownership of the masjid. The Youth Director has to also connect well with the adults and promote and encourage a healthy dialogue between the adults and youth so that all expectations are clarified and communication gaps are filled.

MCMC is also walking distance from Rutgers University where hundreds of Muslims are enrolled and hence the candidate is expected to build a relationship and develop several programs with the vibrant MSA on campus.

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Preferred/Required Skills

-Engender love of deen and Islamic knowledge by conducting halaqas, classes, and seminars on various topics.

-Emphasize importance of doing well academically by implementing tutoring programs, career counseling sessions and providing incentives for excelling in school.

-Organize various recreational activities such as sports competitions, camping trips etc. Develop MCMC basketball/football teams and setup “inter-masajid” tournaments in the Central Jersey area.

-Respond appropriately to all questions/issues raised by youth by utilizing/coordinating with the Imam especially regarding the Islamic matters.

-Ensure consistent and high level of participation through effective communicationNurture and promote Islamic Identity in the youth

-Must have an approachable, youth-friendly personality with hands-on approach to youth programs for both genders -Must possess excellent communication skills with various age groups in the community -Must have the ability to mitigate differences and always try to work cohesively with everyone -Should possess sincere desire and love of Islam and have strong morals that model the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) -Should have formal Islamic Education from a reputable Institution -Must have excellent organizational skills and should be able to effectively plan, organize and execute multiple youth programs concurrently -Must be fluent in English – oral and written

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-Bachelor or equivalent degree is required -At least 2-3 years related training/experience working with Muslim youth in North America including conception, planning and implementation of programs -Some teaching experience like Sunday School/Summer camps is highly preferable

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The Ramadan Bump A look at Ramadan Through the Lens of Google Trends Every day Google answers more than one billion questions from people around the globe in 181 countries and in 146 languages. Google Trends aggregates these searches and helps spot trends. Used heavily by Internet marketers and savvy politicians, Google Trends can be a fascinating tool to give us a glimpse

into community interests. One thing I really like about this tool is that at this scale it’s really hard to “fake” the data, therefore, the accuracy of the business intelligence you can get from here may rival that of Gallop polls.

In this two part article, we take

#1 People worldwide, searching for Qur’an Over The Past Decade

Google Trends for a ride to see what it tells us about certain communal behaviors in and out of Ramadan. In this issue, we provide enough evidence to establish Google Trends, or similar tools, as a valid way for establishing benchmarks on our community behavior. In the next issue, we show how we may use these

tools to achieve measurable success in our community building efforts.

The results are at once fascinating, sometimes unexpected, sometimes funny, but always enlightening.

Without farther ado, we present to you the top trends from Ramadan of the past 10 years.

#2 250% Increase in Interest in Qur’an over the past decade If search volume is an indicator of interest, then more than twice as many people are now interested in Qur’an compared to a decade back. This trend is seen almost worldwide, both in and outside of Ramadan.

Please note, Google Trend does not show the actual number of searches but rather a relative value of how much or how little a term is searched for, with the peak trend always getting a score of 100. For example, here, in 2013, the Ramadan bump touched 100, highest so far, as compared to in 2005, when it was around 40. This means, in 2013, 2.5 times more people are searching for Qur’an than a decade back.

Notice the spike during Ramadan of each year, marked by the unmistakable Ramadan Bumps.

<< #3 Yet Another Way To See The Moon (Not!)?

Adding to the calculation method, the global sighting and the local sighting, we can now add Google Forcast, a feature of Google Trends, to throw in yet another option to mark the beginning and end of Ramadan for the technology minded.

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So What? … You May Ask

From the East to the Middle East to the West, the unmistakeable spirit of Ramadan shining through. Indeed the gates of heaven opened and the gates of hell are closed.

Does it do us any good to dig up these trends? The answer depends on what we do with the results. Our goal was to show how we can leverage on available technology to help us gain valuable insight about the state of our communities. Allah has put a system in place to measure even the smallest grain of good and bad deeds that we do. It is about time we take a cue from it.

This one above shows the interest in Qur’an in United States by cities. Why Minneapolis comes out at the top is beyond us. If you know of a good reason, how Minneapolis consistently ranks #1 in Qur’an search in the U.S.A, beating all the Muslim hot spots like Austin/Dallas/Houston, Santa Clara, D.C/Virginia/Maryland, Chicago etc, let us know.

Muslim communities all over the world have many challenges: crisis of faith, misrepresentation in media, breaking families, single mothers, teenager angst, and the list goes on and on. How do we measure success in tackling any of these challenges, until we can quantify our problems?

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If a person had a stream outside his door and he bathed in it fi ve times a day, do you think he would have any fi lth left on him?” The people said, “No filth would remain on him whatsoever.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said, “That is like the fi ve daily prayers: Allah wipes away the sins by them.”

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candidates in both parties, the message on warrantless wiretaps and email surveillance is instructively equivocal – or, rather, clearly unclear… and the view gets more hazy, the greater the likelihood of the candidate.

Hillary Clinton, for instance, has done an elegant disappearing act with her views. She has gone from a vocal critic to silent beneficiary of the same programs. Once loud-mouthed Joe Biden has been just as mum.

On the right, Marco Rubio refuses to condemn the process, only saying: “It's

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a struggle to balance our deeply held convictions of privacy and freedoms and liberties with our need to provide for national security.”

Governor Bobby Jindal does the same kind of hand-wringing, saying only that the balance between promoting a smaller government and national security issues is a debate worth having.

Senator John Thune and former House member, now senator, Rob Portman speak with the same precise restraint.

Former GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan straddles the divide more obviously; he told reporters that the NSA practices were "creepy" but voted to continue funding them.

On the left, even Senator Elizabeth Warren – generally presumed about as far left as a mainstream candidate can go – has called simply, safely for "an informed discussion". Most of the governors in the running (and most of the named prospective candidates are governors) have been spared having to comment on the controversy at all.

I have a lot faith in Americans' inherent distaste for government intrusion into their lives. My theory of American civil rights has always been that we move forward, and sometime backward, to the exact degree that a majority of Americans can be convinced that the issue is fundamentally about being left alone to live one's life with minimum snooping or control from anyone. It's

true for marriage equality, reproductive rights, providing a path to citizenship for illegal aliens, the tenacity of Second Amendment beliefs, and an argument can be made that the protection of voting rights can be manipulated to either side's advantage along these lines as well: we just don't like to see our fellow citizens hassled. (Conservatives show footage of Black Panthers at the polls, progressives harken back – not very far – the obstacles white legislators put in front of black voters.)

The problem with applying this theory to the right to private communication, virtual assembly, and expression is that

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Request For Dua’s

{ To A llah We Be l o n g , an d t o Hi m i s Ou r R e tu r n }

“Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of you with evil and good, and to Us you will be returned.” (Surah Al-Anbiya:35)” 6202013 - Father of Brother Iltiaz Nagaria has passed away. Br Iltiaz helped the ISG Sunday School and other tasks before he moved away with his family. Asking Allah swt to forgive his sins and make him of the people of Al Firdaws. (Source: ISG) 6252013 - It is with great sadness and heavy heart we inform that Dr. Abdul Rahim has passed away. He was the father of our community member Br. Khalid Rahim and fatherinlaw of Sr. Tazeen (Tiju) Khalid. We ask Allah (SWT) to shower him with His mercy, compassion and forgiveness, and to grant her the highest ranks in paradise, and give her family support and patience during these difficult times.

(Source: Dar Al Taqwa) 6272013 - Janazah was on June 27, 2013 in Springfield, Virginia for brother Haseeb Raza, son of Sr. Naz Salim, Qur'an teacher for many of our sisters. May Allah (SWT) grant him Jannah, accept him in His Mercy & Love and grant Sabr to his family and friends. (Source: Dar Alnoor) 6272013 - Brother of Brother Ghafoor Kosi has passed away. May Allah SWT reward him with Jannat AlFirdaus and give sabr to his loved ones, Aameen. (Source: Masjid AlFalaah) 742013 - Janazah was on July 5, 2013 in Manassas, Virginia for Br. Farooq Ahmed Butt. May Allah (SWT) grant him Jannah, accept him in His Mercy & Love and grant Sabr to his family and friends. (Source: Dar Alnoor) 772013 - Akhtar Zia Shah, wife of Muhammad Ramzan Shah, has passed away.

Salaat ul Janazah was on July 7, 2013 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. May Allah accept her good deeds, forgive her shortcomings and enter her into Jannat ul Firdaus, Aameen. (Source: ICM) 7192013 - Janazah was on July 19, 2013 in Manassas, Virginia for Br. Mohammad Bashir Khan. He leaves behind four sons: Mohammad Zubair, Mohammad Sohail, Mohammad Shoaib, and Mohammad Ovais. May Allah (SWT) grant him Jannah, accept him in His Mercy & Love and grant Sabr to his family and friends. (Source: Dar Alnoor) 7-20-2013 It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Sister Kadijatu Bah. The Janazah Salat was on July 20, 2013 in Lanham, Maryland. May Allah (SWT) grant her Jannatul Firdaus and may HE grant the family ease. (Source: PGMA)

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we don't see the oppression very much.

You cannot hold up a picture of someone being electronically spied on; even worse, you cannot illustrate the psychic damage and cowed sensibilities that come with the fear of being spied on.

Undermining the cause further is that to champion civil liberties is, in a way, to champion inaction. Politicians cannot say, "I did this thing for you," they have to say, "I did not do this thing." Yes, to

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a certain slice of voters that is the exact message that propels them to the polls; a large majority of Americans what to see things happen.

Yes, advocates can hold up examples of the police power run amok. I think this even works, a little. More Americans see Edward Snowden as a "whistleblower" than a criminal, for instance.

But it takes an act of muscular imagination to transfer his experience to one's own.

Compare this to the visceral reaction

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one has to images of a terrorist attack.

The immediate sense that "it could have been me". And as for how terrorist attacks engender the desire for protection – a very particular kind of action by authorities. And the heroics stances that politicians can make when they say that they have saved you!

It is cynical but true that one reason 2016 candidates have refrained from speaking too loudly on domestic spying is their understanding of this very dynamic. One bomb, one devastating video, one instance when our agencies

can prove a near-miss and a denouncement of surveillance becomes a millstone and not a platform.

An attack could produce the desperate acceptance of a security state in an instant. But it is difficult to imagine the incidents that would spur momentum towards a broader movement for and understanding of the right to privacy.

And if you can imagine America coming to that – whether it looks like 1984 or Singapore – well, by then it will be too late.

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Tel: 703-660-1255 ---------------------------------------------------------------Idara Dawat-o-irshad: 4803 VAlley St, Alexandria, VA 22312 Tel: 703-256-8622 ww.irshad.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Mustafa Center: 6844 Braddock Rd., Annandale, VA 22003 Tel: 703-658-7134 www.mustafacenter.org E-mail: Mustafacenter@gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Baitul Mukarram: 2116 S Nelson St., Arlington, VA, 22204, Tel: 703-778-1550 ---------------------------------------------------------------Zakaria Islamic Academy: Galesbury Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151 Tel: 571-969-2123 www.ziacademy.org E-mail: Contact@ziacademy.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Badr Community Center Of Dumfries: 17794 Main Street, Dumfries, VA 22026 Tel: 703-585-1689/703-554-7983 www.bccd.org E-mail: Info@bccd.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Dar Ul-ghuraba (Masjid Ur Rahmah): 155 Baker St., Emporia, VA 23487 ---------------------------------------------------------------Dar Al Hijrah: 3159 Rowe St., Falls Church, VA 22044, Tel: 703-536-1030 www.hijrah.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Moroccan American community Organization Center 5613 Lessaburg Pike,#1 Falls Church,Va 22041 Info@macous.org Www.macous.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Center Of Northern VA Trust (Icnvt): 4420 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030 Tel: 703-591-0999 www.icnvt.org E-mail: Info@icnvt.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Dar Al-noor (Muslim Assoc. Of VA): 5404 Hoadly Rd., Manassas, VA 20112, Tel: 703-580-0808 Fax: 703-221-8513 www.daralnoor.org ----------------------------------------------------------------Manassas Mosque: 12950 Center Entrance Ct, Manassas, VA Tel: 703-257-5537 ----------------------------------------------------------------

Islamic Center Of Virginia: 1241 Buford Rd., Richmond, VA 23235 Tel: 804-320-7333 www.icVA1.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Society Of Greater Richmond (Isgr): 6324 Rigsby Road, Richamond, VA 23226 Tel: 804-673-4177 www.isgr.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Al Rahman: 1305 Hull St., Richmond, VA 23224 Tel: 804-232-7640 --------------------------------------------------------------------------Masjidullah Of Richmond: 211 North Ave., Richmond, VA 23222 Tel: 804-321-8864/804-647-4297 ---------------------------------------------------------------Dar-ul Huda: 6666 Commerce St., Springfield, VA 22150, Tel: 703-922-0111 www.darulhuda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Foundation of America: 6606 Electronic Drive, Springfield, VA 22151 Tel: 703-914-4982 ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Noor: 8608 Pohick Rd, Springfield, VA 22153 Tel: 703-451-7615 ----------------------------------------------------------------Adams Center: 46903 Sugarland Rd, Sterling,VA 20164, Tel: 703-433-1325 www.adamscenter.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Heritage Center (Ihc): 262 A-3 Cedar Ln., Vienna, VA 22180 Tel: 703-206-9056 ---------------------------------------------------------------WASHINGTON D.C. ---------------------------------------------------------------First Hijra Muslim Comm. Center: 4324 Georgia Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20011 www.firsthijrah.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Ivy City Masjid: 2001 Galludet St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20002 Tel: 202-904-9668 E-mail: masjidivycity@yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Al-islam: 4603 Benning Rd., SE, Washington, D.C. 20019 E-mail: Imammusa@hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Muhammad: 1519 4th St. NW, Washington D.C. 20001 Tel: 202-483-8832 | www. masjidmuhammad.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Muslim Society Of Washington, D.c.

(MswDC): Howard Center, Room 805 (Above Hu Bookstore) Tel: 202-328-3236 ---------------------------------------------------------------The Islamic Center: 2551 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington D.C. 20008

Tel: 202-332-8343 www.theislamiccenter.com ---------------------------------------------------------------MARYLAND ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Society Of Annapolis (Isa): 2635 Riva Rd. Suite 110, Annapolis, MD 21401 Tel: 410-266-6660 www.isamd.org Email: Info@islamannapolis.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Bait-Allah Masjid of Baltimore Inc 200 S. Calhoun Street Baltimore, MD 21223 Imam’s cell: 571-721-9938 email: baitallahmasjid@yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Bilal Dawah Center, Inc: 1910 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21223 Tel: 410-945-1515 ---------------------------------------------------------------Dar ul Uloom: 6334 Dogwoood Rd, Baltimore, MD 21207, Tel: 410-493-0785 Email: Darululoommd@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Ul-haq: 514 Islamic Way (Wilson St. ), Baltimore, MD 21217 Tel: 410-728-1363 ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Al-mumineen: 2642 Harford Rd., Baltimore, MD 21218 Tel: 410-467-8798 ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Jamaat Al-Muslimeen: 4624 York Rd., Baltimore, MD 21212 Tel: 443-622-2962 ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Al-rahmah/isb: 6631 Johnnycake Rd., Baltimore, MD 21244 Tel: 410-747-4869 | www.isb.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid As Saffat: 1335 W. North Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217 Tel: 410-669-0655 ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Fatima Address: 1928 Powers Lane Catonsville MD, 21228 Phone: 410 800 4880 Email: info@masjidfatima.com Website: http://www.masjidfatima. com ---------------------------------------------------------------Irhsca (Islamic Research And Hum. Services Center Of America): 1 Chambers Ave, Capitol Heights, MD Tel: 301-324-5040 www.irhsca.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Society Of Southern Pg County (Isspgc): P O Box 99, Clinton, MD 20735 5410 Indian Head Hwy, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 Tel: 240 603 4618 ---------------------------------------------------------------Dar-us-Salaam: 5301 Edgewood Rd., College Park, MD 20740, Tel: 301-982-9848 www.duscommunity.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Society Of Easton

126 Port Street Unit # 1 Easton, MD 21601 Tel: 410-829 7924 islamicsocietyofeastonmd.yolasite.com---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Zamzam 1510 Lynch Road, Dundalk, MD 21222 Tel: 410-284-2840 www.masjidzamzam.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Dar al-Taqwa: 10740 Rte. 108, Ellicott City, MD 21042, Tel: 410-997-5711 www.taqwa.net ---------------------------------------------------------------Maryum Islamic Center (MIC) 3280 Pine Orchard Lane Suite A Ellicott City, MD 21042 Tel: 443-574-5188 www.maryumcenter.com ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Al-Hikmah: 11064 Livingston Road Unit L (101) Ft. Washington, MD 20744, Tel: 301 292-9009 ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Society Of Frederick (Isf): 1250 Key Parkway, Frederick,md 21702 Tel: 301-682-6090 www.isfmd.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Center Of Maryland (Icm): 19411 Woodfield Rd. Gaithersburg,md 20879 Tel:301-840-9440 www.icomd.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Makkah Learning Center (Mlc): 814 Brandy Farms Ln., Gambrills, MD 21054 Tel: 410-721-5880 www.isamd.org Email: Info@mlcmd.org----------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Society Of Germantown (Isg): 19900 Brandermill Rd., Germantown, MD 20876 Tel: (240)-277-7758 www.isgtown.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Ibn Taymiyyah: 8000 Mlk Highway, Glenarden MD Tel: 301-322-8105 ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Society of Western Maryland: 2036 Day Rd., Hagerstown, MD 21740 Tel: 301-797-0922 ---------------------------------------------------------------Southern Maryland Islamic Center (Smic): 1046 Solomons Island Rd, Huntingtown, MD, 20639 Tel: 410-535-0000 ---------------------------------------------------------------Avondale Islamic Center: 4637 Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, MD, 20782 Tel: 301-779-9292 ---------------------------------------------------------------Prince Georges Muslim Assoc.(Pgma): 9150 Lanham Severn Rd., Lanham, MD, 20706, Tel: 301-459-4942 www.pgmamd.org Imam’s Office: 301-459-1441

E-mail: Imam@pgmamd.org.

---------------------------------------------------------------Turkish American Community Center 9704 Good Luck Rd, Lanham, MD 20706 Tel: 301-459-9589 www.taccenter.org ---------------------------------------------------------------La Plata Masjid: 111 Howard Street, La Plata, MD 20646 Tel: 301-609-8769 ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Com. Center Of Laurel (ICCL): 7306 Contee Rd., Laurel, MD 20707 Tel: 301-317-4584 www.icclmd.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Al-Ghurabaa: 8220 Washington St., South Laurel, MD 20724.

Tel: 301-604-3295 ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Center Of Lexington Park 22583 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD 20619 Tel: 240-538-7839 or 561-414-0994 www.iclpmd.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Medina Center: 11600 Falls Road, Potomac MD 20854 www.medinacenter.net E-mail: Admin@medinacenter.net ---------------------------------------------------------------Randallstown Islamic Center 9019 Marcella Ave. Randallstown, MD 21133 Tel: 410-971-4018 www.ricbaltimore.org E-mail: Info@ricbaltimore.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Society Of The Washington Area (Iswa): 2701 Briggs Chaney Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20904 Tel: 301-879-0930 www.iswamd.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Islamic Education Society of Maryland 11504 Veirs Mills Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902 Tel: 301- 933-3838 ---------------------------------------------------------------Muslim Community Center (MCC): 15200 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20905 Tel: 301-384-3454 www.mccmd.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Imaam: (Jumuah Only) Jumuah: 12:50pm 3201 Randolph Rd, Wheaton, MD 20906 www.imaam.org Email: Fridayprayer@imaam.org ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid An-nur: 5418 Ebenezer Road, White Marsh, MD 21162 Tel: 410-663-9637 Fax: 410-663-9817 ---------------------------------------------------------------Masjid Al-inshirah: 7832 Fairbrook Road, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 Tel: 410-298-2977

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Muslim Link: A Call to Our Readers On Behalf of Muslim Inmates Around the Nation Assalamu 'alykum!

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Dear Brothers from the Hijrah Times

Staff Writers: Wafa Jawad Yaman Shalabi Fatimah Waseem Hena Zuberi

Firstly, I would like to say that I send my compliments on your very well constructed newspaper. I enjoyed it very much and I'm sure that every brother who has a chance to read it and absorb the abundance of knowledge thats within its pages will enjoy it as well...

Sharia Advisors: Sheikh Salah as-Sawi Imam Safi Khan The Muslim Link (TML) is published once a month on the first Friday of the Hijri month and distributed throughout the Washington, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia Metropolitan Areas. TML is a non-profit publication and is based at Dar-us-Salaam in College Park, Maryland, USA. Staff and contributors are not necessarily affiliated with Dar-us-Salaam.

The views expressed in The Muslim Link do not necessarily reflect those of Dar-us-Salaam or TML management or their underwriters. Dar-usSalaam and TML are not responsible for the accuracy of information presented by advertisers, or for the religious compliance of events, products, or services published in TML. This publication contains the names of ALLAH (Subhanahu wa taâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ala). Please keep, recycle, or share it with others The Muslim Link PO Box 596 College Park, MD 20741 Phone : (301) 982-1020 Fax: (240) 209-0702 editor@muslimlinkpaper.com Advertising: 301-982-1020 or email us at office@ muslimlinkpaper.com The Muslim Link.

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I'm an active member of the Islamic Community here in the Nebraska State Penn. and I'm doing all I can to spread the word about your newspaper and assist you brothers in your plan .... --- DKG or "Khalif"

Dear Muslim Link Readers: In April 2013 the Muslim Link team embarked on a ground breaking da'wa project that -- to our knowledge -- has never been done before in the United States.

Just like we have our masjid communities in MD, DC, and VA, incarcerated Muslims also have their communities across the nation. Some prison communities are over a thousand strong, while other communities have only a handful of Muslims. Just like we need a media to connect our masajid, Muslim inmates need a media outlet that connects them to each other, and to the Muslim community outside their prison walls.

"Hijrah" is a news magazine produced by the Muslim Link specifically for inmates. It contains articles of hope, inspiration, and courage. It promotes family ties, Islamic morals, purification of the soul, and being a contributor to society. With news from the Muslim community across the nation and the world, it helps connect imprisoned

Muslims with the rest of the Ummah.

And with articles and artwork written by inmates themselves, its truly media "by and for" incarcerated Muslims.

Using our existing team of writers and graphic designers, we produced the first issue -- a full color 64 page magazine -- in April 2013. The printing cost was around $3000 and several generous donors took care of it.

Alhumdulillah we've distributed around 2,500 copies to prisoners all over the nation and the response has been great as the quote above from a recent letter shows.

each issue.

Our big challenge right now is back office help. We need volunteers to process subscription requests, make contact with prison chaplains across the nation and introduce them to Hijrah, collect and write excellent content, and help out in other areas.

We've established an excellent, unique resource that does not take a lot of money to run. It just needs some hearts who feel Muslim inmates are our brothers and sisters, too. If "out of sight" doesn't mean "out of mind" for you, please get involved. We've just scratched the surface of the potential of this project.

At this time Hijrah is a quarterly publication so the work load is not intensive since it is spread over three months for

To get invovled, contact the editor at 301-982-1020 or email him at editor@ muslimlinkpaper.com. --- TML

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Lettuce, onion, feta cheese, black olives, pepperocini, cucumber, tomato, with Greek dressing

Mediterranean

Greek salad topped with Gyro meat, served with pita and house dressing

Caesar

Romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutons, with Caesar dressing

Grilled Chicken Ceasar

Caesar salad topped with grilled chicken breast strips

Chef

Mixed greens topped with turkey, ham, cheese, and hard boiled egg

Grilled Chicken

Mixed greens topped with fresh marinated chicken and mozzarella cheese strips & hard boiled egg

(New) Tandoori Chicken

3.50 5.50 7.95 8.95 5.50 7.95 7.95 7.95 7.95

Mixed greens topped with fresh spicy marinated chicken and mozzarella cheese strips & hard boiled egg

Crispy Chicken

Mixed greens topped with fried chicken

All American Cheeseburger* 6.25 / 7.50 9.50 With American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion & mayo Mixed greens topped with grilled shrimp & hard boiled egg Bacon Cheeseburger* 6.75 / 7.95 Crispy Shrimp 9.50 With American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion & mayo Mixed greens topped with golden Lilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Italian Parmesan Burger* 6.50 / 7.75 tenders & hard boiled egg

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7.95

fried shrimp & hard boiled egg

Topped with mozzarella cheese,

Tuna Salad Platter

7.95 mushrooms, fried onions & tomato sauce Swiss Burger*

Mixed greens topped with large scoop of tuna salad & hard boiled egg

SPECIALTY SANDWICHES Served with french fries & pickles Sandwich platter Reuben 6.75 7.75 With corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut & thousand island dressing, grilled on rye

Turkey Reuben

With turkey, Swiss, sauerkraut & thousand islanddressing, grilled on rye

Classic Reuben

6.75

7.75

SUBS Make your sub a platter for 1.25 with French Fries or Salad Lilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Italian Cold Cut

6.95 6.75

Turkey ham, roast beef, American cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayo

7.95 New Yorker

Grilled pastrami, corned beef, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato & mustard

7.75 Philly Steak & Cheese

A Mediterranean seasoned vegetarian chick pea croquettes with lettuce, tomato, onion, & Feta. Tzatziki Sauce on side

Mozzarella cheese, fried onions, lettuce, tomato & mayo

Marinated chicken with sauteed green peppers, mus rooms, onion tomato, topped with lettuce, feta on pita & Tzatziki Sauce on side

Mozzarella cheese, fried onions, green peppers, mushrooms, home spices, lettuce, tomato & mayo

(New) Chipotle Chicken

6.75

6.95

With turkey ham, salami, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, hot peppers & Italian dressing

Virginia Cold Cut

With pastrami, corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut & thousand island dressing, grilled on rye

Felafel

6.50 / 7.75

With Swiss cheese, fried onion, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato & mayo

7.75 (New) Sajji Special Spicy Steak & Cheese

6.95 6.95 6.75 6.95

Philly Chicken & Cheese 6.75 7.75 Mozzarella cheese, fried onions, lettuce, tomato & mayo With lettuce, tomato, onion, feta on pita & Tzatziki Sauce on side (New) Sajji Special Spicy Chicken and Cheese 6.95 Chicken Gyro 6.75 7.75 Mozzarella cheese, fried onions, green peppers, Gyro

6.75

With lettuce, tomato, onion, feta on pita & Tzatziki Sauce on side

Chicken Souvlaki

6.75

With lettuce, tomato, onion, feta on pita & Tzatziki Sauce on side

Monte Cristo

6.95

White bread dipped in egg batter grilled with ham, turkey, Swiss, & mustard

Club Classic

Triple decker on toasted white with ham, turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo

Pastrami & Swiss

6.95

7.95 Meat Ball & Pepperoni Parmesan 7.95

Eggplant Parmesan

Fried eggplant with mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce

Chicken Parmesan 6.75 6.95

Crispy chicken tenders, grilled ham, Swiss with lettuce,tomato and honey mustard on kaiser roll

Grilled Chicken

Mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce Mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce

Grilled on rye with lettuce, tomato & mustard

Chicken Cordon Bleu

mushrooms, home spices, lettuce, tomato & mayo

7.75 Meat Ball Parmesan

6.95

7.75

Fried chicken tenders, mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce

7.95

Grilled hot, or served cold with lettuce, tomato & mustard

Corned Beef Fish

Fried fish with lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce

7.95 The Vegetarian

On kaiser roll with lettuce, tomato & mayo

Burgers Served on kaiser roll with french fries and pickles 1/3 lb Single / Double Hamburger* 5.95 / 7.25

Mozzarella cheese, black olives, mushrooms, green pepper, onion, lettuce, tomato & Italian dressing

Roast Beef

6.75 6.95 6.75 6.95 6.95 6.95 6.75 6.95

Lettuce, tomato & mayo

FRIED DINNERS

Served with side salad & garlic bread Chicken Tenders and Fries 9.95 Old Fashioned Burger* 6.50 / 7.75 Fried Shrimp and Fries 10.95 On buttered kaiser roll with American cheese, Fried Fish and Chips 10.95 ketchup, mustard, onion & pickles With lettuce, tomato, onion, & mayo

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Our menu includes appetizers, pizza, strombolis, subs, sandwiches, hot dogs, pasta, platters, wraps, salads, wings, and desserts.

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FRESH PIZZA DELIGHTS Hand tossed/thin crust. ultra thin crust available 12” only. choice of wheat or white Pers.8”

Med. 12”

Cheese 6.24 10.24 1 Topping 6.74 11.24 2 Topping 7.24 12.24 Additional Toppings 50 99 SPECIALTY PIZZAS Pers.8”

Med. 12”

Classic White Pizza 7.74 11.99

Lg. 14”

X-Lg. 16”

12.00 13.24 13.30 14.74 14.60 16.24 1.30

1.50

Lg. 14”

X-Lg. 16”

13.99

15.99

$

Monster 20”

14.99 16.99 18.99 1.99

$

Monster 20”

19.99

Olive oil, oregano, blend of provoone and american, mozzarella, cheese and garlic

Deluxe Classic White Pizza 8.24 12.49 14.49

22.99

14.49

16.49

20.49

14.49

16.49

20.49

18.99

22.99

Shrimp, Old Bay and extra cheese

Crab Pizza

8.24 12.49

100% crabmeat, Old Bay and extra cheese

Meat Lover’s 9.24 14.99

16.99

Fresh Pizza Burger 100% beef fresh made burger, pizza sauce, pizza cheese

18.99

22.99

Steak, mushrooms, green peppers and onions

Eggplant

Lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise

Hot Dog Wrap

With chili, cheese and onion

Fish Filet or Tilapia Wrap BLT Wrap

Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, ranch dressing

Meatball, pizza sauce, provolone cheese

Chicken Tikka Kabob Wrap

100% Real Turkey (Hot or cold) Ham & Cheese (Hot or cold) BBq Chicken Cheese Steak

Jumbo Shrimp Wrap

Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, ranch dressing Lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise

Chicken, BBQ Sauce

Crab Cake Wrap

Lettuce, tomato, onion, American cheese, bleu cheese and Buffalo sauce

cucumber, banana pepper and black olives

6.24

Lettuce, tomato, onion, American cheese and creamy Caesar dressing

6.24

Smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, American cheese and mayonnaise

Spicy Chicken Wrap Grilled Chicken Wrap

Shish Kabob Pizza 9.24 14.99

Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, mayonnaise and American cheese

16.99

18.99

Chicken Cheese Steak Wrap 22.99

chiken or beef, onions, green peppers

16.99

6.24

22.99

spicy chicken, green peppers and onions

FRESH OVERSTUFFED SUBS & Available in white and whole wheat bread choice of free fixing: 8” 6.49 12” 10.49 20” 15.99 Philadelphia Steak Philadelphia Cheesesteak Italian Cheesesteak steak, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, pizza sauce, provolone cheese

Chicken Cheesesteak Italian Hot Cut Italian Cold Cut Fresh Hamburger 100% beef Fresh Cheeseburger 100% beef Pizza Sub Pizza Steak

Grilled Veggie Wrap

6.24 6.24 6.24

Mixed veggies with American cheese, mayonnaise and hot peppers

18.99

6.24 6.24 6.24 6.24

6.24 6.74 6.74

FRESH WRAPS $ Lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise. Fresh homemade crab cake Greek Wrap 6.24 Available in white and whole wheat flour Lettuce, tomato, feta cheese, green pepper, onions, Buffalo Chicken Wrap 6.24

Lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise, onions, hot peppers and American cheese

16.99

6.24

Chicken or Beef Shish Kabob Wrap 6.24

Italian Meatball

Lettuce, tomato, onions and American cheese

Steak, Pizza sauce, pizza cheese

Lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise, onions and American cheese

Lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise

gyro meat (Chicken or beef), feta cheese, black olives, red onions, green peppers and exta cheese

Chicken Tikka Pizza 9.24 14.99

Cheese Steak Wrap

Chicken filet Eggplant Parmesan

Chicken BLT Wrap

22.99

6.24

Chicken or beef, gyro sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, oil and vinegar

Lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise

Italian Steak 9.24 14.99 Greek Pizza 9.24 14.99

Gyro Wrap

Chicken fillet, pizza sauce, provolone cheese

Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap

18.99

6.24

Lettuce, tomato and onions with choice of sweet, cucumber or Buffalo sauce

Roast Beef (Hot or cold) Grilled Chicken Breast Fresh Chicken Salad Beef Gyro Sub Chicken Gyro Sub Fresh Seafood Salad Chicken of Beef Shish Kabob Chicken Tikka Kabob Chicken Parmesan

Beef pepperoni, ground beef, sausage, Italian salami, beef bacon, turkey ham and double cheese

16.99

Falafel Wrap

Eggplant, pizza sauce, pizza cheese

16.49

Everything on white pizza plus feta cheese and red onion

Shrimp Pizza 8.24 12.49

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Turkey Wrap

6.24

(Specify hot or cold) Lettuce, tomato, onion and ranch dressing

Tuna Wrap

Chicken Nugget Platter (12) Hot Roast Beef with Gravy Hot Turkey with Gravy Popcorn Shrimp Clam Strips Tilapia Fish (2) Gyro Platter Beef or chicken with mini Greek salad

Jumbo Shrimp (7) Seafood Combo

1 Crab cake, 1 tilapia fish and 4 jumbo shrimp

Tandoori Chicken Platter

6.24

Chicken Shish Kabob, Beef Shish Kabob or Chicken Tikka Kabob Platter

Lettuce, toamtoes, onions and mayonnaise

Chicken Salad

All platters served with french fries or mashed potatoes. We use trans fat-free cooking oil

6.24

Lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise

Seafood Salad Wrap

FRESH PLATTERS

6.24

Lettuce, tomatoes, onions and mayonnaise

$

8.49 8.49 8.49 8.49 8.49 9.24 9.24

11.24 11.24 8.99

Served with fresh bread and mini salad with choice of dressing

8.99

Served with fresh bread, mini salad and choice of dressing

BUFFALO OR BONELESS WINGS & Served with french fries and bleu cheese or ranch (Specify hot or cold} Ham, salami, provolone cheese, fire (very hot). Hot. Buffalo Atomic. lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise Mild. BBQ Sauce. Honey BBQ, Honey Garlic, Ham & Cheese Wrap 6.24 Honey Mustard or Old Bay Style (Specify hot or cold) Lettuce, tomato, onion, American cheese and mayonnaise 5 Pieces 4.24 Roast Beef Wrap 6.24 10 Pieces 8.24 (Specify hot or cold) Lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise and onions 15 Pieces 11.24 Chili & Cheese Wrap 6.24 20 Pieces 14.24 Fresh in house made chili and American cheese 30 Pieces 18.24 Cheeseburger Wrap 6.24 Extra Blue Cheese, Extra Ranch or Celery .50 Italian Wrap

Lettuce, tomato, onions, mayonnaise and American cheese

6.24

(We used trans fat-free cooking oil)

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6901 Security Blvd Windsor Mill, MD 21244 SEOUL PLAZA (Second Floor)

Behind Mall Across from Grand Auto Body Shop

osplacemd@yahoo.com 410-597-9920 or 410-960-6951

11am to 10pm Daily

Signature DiSheS Beef Beef hunan Style Shredded Beef Schezuan Beef with Broccoli

$9.95 $9.95 $9.95

LamB Lamb hunan Style Shredded Lamb Schezuan style Lamb Curry

$9.95 $9.95 $9.95

ChiCken kung Pao Chicken Diced Chicken w/fresh hot Peppers Orange Chicken

$8.95 $9.95 $11.95

Vegetarian Sauteed Brococli in garlic Sauce Sauteed String Bean

$7.95 $7.95

PakiStani & inDian SPeCiaLtieS all Dishes listed below are served with your choice of one naan or roti Beef kabob (2) Chicken kabob (2) Chicken tikka (with bone) mutton karahi (1 lb. pre-cook weight) Beef haleem Beef nihari Chicken Steak (12 Pieces) Paye

$5.95 $5.95 $5.95 $10.95 $8.95 $8.95 $11.95 $9.99

DeSSertS Kulfi (one) Mango Kulfi (one)

$1.99 $1.99

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APPETIZERS Buffalo Wings (Buffalo Hot, or RJ Recipe Barbecue sauce)

8pcs 14pcs 28pcs 54pcs 100pcs Vegetable Mini Samosa (6pcs) Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Beef Mini Samosa (6pcs) Chicken Tenders (4pcs) (8pcs) Garlic Bread (4pcs) Add Cheese Cheese Fries (Small/Large)

$6.99 $12.99 $24.99 $46 99 $89.99 $4.99 $3 49 $6.99 $4.99 $8.99 $3 99 $0 99 $3 99/$5.99

SOUPS, SALADS AND SIDES Salads Add 1.99 for extra chicken

Chef Salad

$7 99

Romaine, cheese, eggs, tomato, turkey, cucumber, onion, and carrots.

Greek Salad

$7.99

$6.99

Romaine, croutons, parmesan cheese, and carrots.

Garden Salad

$6.99

Iceberg Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and carrots.

Santa-fe grilled beef Salad

$10.99

Grilled beef, lettuce, diced tomatoes, diced onions, and diced green peppers.

SOUP Chicken Noodle Soup of the day Homemade Chilli SIDES Steak seasoned fries Small $2.59 Onion Rings Small $2.49 Baked Potato

Cup $4.99 $4.99 $5.99

Large $4.99 Large $3.49

Bowl $6.99 $6.99 $7.99

$2 99

--Add Sour Cream & Chives $0 50 --Add Turkey Bacon & Cheese $0 75

Steamed Broccoli Sauteed w/ Butter RJ’s Boardwalk Fries Small Large $1.79 $2.99 SUBS HOT SUBS 8” Philly Steak & Cheese $6.49 Philly Chicken Steak $6.49

$6.49 8” $6.49 $6.49 $5.99 $6.99 8” $7.99 $7.99 $7.99

$11.99 12” $11 99 $11.99 $10.99 $11.99 12” $12.99 $12.99 $12.99

8” $6.49 $6.49 $6.49 $6.49 $11.99

12” $11.99 $11.99 $11.99 $6.99 $11.99

$3.49

12” $11.99 $11.99

SANDWICHES RJ’s Swiss Cheeseburger Bacon Cheeseburger Hamburger Cheeseburger Chicken Club Classic Club Reuben Hot Pastrami & Swiss BLT Grilled Cheese SEAFOOD Grilled Salmon Sandwich w/Fries Cajun Tilapia Sandwich w/Fries Signature Crab Cake w/ Fries GYROS Lamb Gyro Lamb Gyro Platter w/ Fries Chicken Gyro Chicken Gyro Platter w/ Fries VEGETARIAN Deluxe Veggie Melt Grilled Vegetables Curried Chickpeas DESSERTS Triple Chocolate Cake Cheese Cake Red Velvet Carrot Cake Homemade Apple Crumbs - w/ Vanilla Ice Cream

CHEF SPECIALS Country Chicken Fried Steak w/ Mushroom Gravy

$16.99

Served with Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Vegetables

BBQ Beef Short Ribs

$16.99

Served with Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Ve etables

Grilled Lamb Chops

$16.99

Served with Basmati Rice, Salad and Yogurt Sauce

Beef Wellington

$24 99

Served with Mashed Potatoes and Steamed Green Beans

Rib Eye

$28.99

Served with Baked Potatoes or Steamed Broccoli

Cajun Rib Eye

$2899

Served with Mashed Potatoes or Steamed Broccoli

Hawaiian Rib Eye

$28.99

Served with Mashed Potatoes or Steamed Broccoli

Lamb Chop.Masala

$18.99

Served with Vegetable Biryani, Salad, Yogurt Sauce, and Na’an

$5.99 $5.99 $5.99 $5.99 $6.99 $6 .99

Chicken Cordon Bleu

$16.99

Served with Broccoli

Stuffed Lobster w/ Crabmeat

$28 99

Served with Broccoli and Baked Potatoes

- Cajun Chicken Filet on Jamaican Coco Bread

Romaine. feta cheese, black olives, diced tomato, red onion, and cucumber

Caesar Salad

Meatball Sub COLD SUBS Roast Beef Hoagie Tuna Honey Smoked Turkey SEAFOOD SUBS Blackened Cajun Catfish Buffalo Style Catfish Fish Sub CHICKEN HOT CHICKEN SUBS Grilled Chicken Tikka Chicken Steak Sub BBQ Chicken Breast Buffalo Chicken Style Montery Jack Chicken HOT CHICKEN SANDWICHES Breaded Chicken Filet Grilled Chicken w/Honey Mustard BBQ Chicken Filet Breaded Buffalo Chicken Chicken Quesadilla Chef Sandwich

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$5.99 $4 49 $3.49 $399 $6.49 $6 49 $649 $6.49 $499 $2.99 $10.99 $10.99 $11.99 $6.49 $7.99 $6.49 $7.99 $5.99 $5.99 $5.99 $3.99 $3.59 $3 99 $3.99 $5.99

Grilled Cajun Rockfish, Flounder, or Salmon Fried or Szechuan

$26.99

Fried or Szechuan Style, Served with Basmati Rice and Grilled Vegetables

PIZZAS Cheese Pizza Meat Eaters

14” $10.99 $17 49

16” $11.99 $20.99

Sausage, Beef Pepperoni, Turkey Ham, Turkey Bacon

Veggie Pizza

$1749

$20.55

Green Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms, Black Olives, Tomatoes & Pepper Rings

Deluxe Pizza

$17.49

$21.99

Pepperoni, Green Peppers, Onion & Mushrooms

Supreme

$17.99

$2199

Beef, Turkey Ham, Pepperoni, Turkey Bacon, Onions, Black Olives, Green Peppers & Mushrooms

Chicken Tikka Supreme $1749 $20.99 Pizza Toppings Pepperoni Black Olives Ground Beef Green Peppers Turkey Sausage Jalapenos Turkey Ham Tomatoes Turkey Bacon Mushrooms Anchovies’ Extra Cheese 14” $1.99 16” $2.69 Extra Topping 14” $1.79 16” $2.29 BEVERAGES Mango Shake $3.49 Mango Lassi $3.49 Yogurt Lassi $2.99 Hot Tea $2.99 Spice Chai $2.99 Coffee Small 1.99 Large $1.49

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Call 301-990-6868

SALADS House Salad $4.99 Fish Kabob Salad $9.43 Greek Salad $5.99 Lamb / Beef Kabob Salad $8.95 Chicken Kabob Salad $8.95 Choice of Dressing - Italian, Blue Cheese, Ranch & Chutney KIDS LOVE IT! 6 Mozzarella Cheese Sticks $6.98 With French Fries 6 Pcs Buffalo Wings served with fries $6.98 Hot, mild or BBQ & blue cheese or green sauce 25 Pcs Shrimp Basket with Fries $6.98 5 Jumbo Size Chicken Fingers and Fries $6.98 7 Chicken Nuggets & Fries Kids Love It ! $6.98 JUMBO SIZE BUFFALO WINGS Hot, mild or barbeque 10 Pcs Wings $6.98 20 Pcs Wings $12.99 30 Pcs Wings $18.99 50 Pcs Wings $29.99 DESSERTS Rice Pudding $3.50 Baklava Or Ice Cream $2.50 Cheesecake $2.50 STARTERS Hummus $3.50 A perfect blend of chickpeas, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic & tahini Meat Samosa 2 Pcs $2.50 Two crisps pastry mildly spiced, filled with ground beef Vegetable Samosa 2 Pcs $1.50 Two crisps pastry spiced with mildly spiced veggie Potato Cutlet /Aloo Tikki 2 Pcs $1.50 Potato cutlet mixed with spices & cilantro Jalapeno Poppers 5 Pcs $4.99 NEW! Jalapeno Poppers 5 Pcs w/fries $5.99 Grape Leaves 5 Pcs $3.99 Stuffed with rice, onions, lemon juice & parsley cooked in olive oil

INDIAN & PAKISTANI CURRY ENTREES

Served with baked bread or rice & salad Karahi Chicken Boneless $9.99 Boneless breast, sauteed with onions, tomato and ginger Spinach & Potato Mix $8.99 Boneless Goat / Lamb Karahi $12.99 Tender pieces of goat cooked into gravy with our special spices Butter Chicken $10.99 Cooked in yogurt tomatoes and tasteful with mild traditional spices Chicken or Beef Kabob Masala $12.99 Chicken Jalfarezi $9.99

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Boneless chicken breast curry with selective vegetables Nehari Spicy beef curry cooked overnight Chick Peas Curry A blend of tasty spices and rich gravy (you have to taste to enjoy) Fried Eggplant Eggplant with sauteed onions, tomatoes and special spices Daal Lentil Cooked in traditional way RICE Basmati Rice (with Zafran) Chicken Biryani Served with yogurt raita sauce, Add Extra sauce 0.50¢ Veggie Biryani

THE KABOB ENTREES

All entrees are served with freshly baked naan, basmati rice, green sauce and salad.

Veggie Kabob Fresh tomatoes, onions, green peppers & zucchini flame broiled to perfection Ground Beef Kabob (Combo #9) 2 skewers of mouth watering ground beef, onions & cilantro grilled to perfection Boneless Chicken Kabob Tender chicken marinated in a blend of spices skewered and charcoal grilled Extra skewer of chicken for Boneless Tandoori Chicken Kabob Blend of hot spices Extra skewer of chicken for Lamb Kabob Tender chunks of lamb marinated in spices skewered and charcoal grilled Extra skewer of lamb for Beef Steak Kabob Pieces of tenderloin beef marinated in our seasonings, flame broiled to perfection Extra skewer of beef for Fish Kabob Marinated salmon chunks in special seasoning and flamed broiled to perfection Fish Combo (Salmon) With any meat or vegetable Silver Spoon (Combo #1) Chicken kabob and veggie kabob Silver Spoon (Combo #2) Chicken kabob and ground beef kabob Silver Spoon (Combo #3) Chicken kabob and beef steak kabob Silver Spoon (Combo #4) Lamb kabob and veggie kabob Silver Spoon (Combo #5)

August 9th - September 12th 2013

Lamb kabob and ground beef kabob $10.99

Silver Spoon (Combo #6) Chicken kabob and lamb kabob

$12.99

$7.99

Silver Spoon (Combo #7)

$12.99

Beef kabob and lamb kabob $7.99 $7.99

$2.99 $9.42 $7.99

$7.99

$10.99

$9.99

$2.99 $9.99 $2.99 $10.99

$3.99 $9.99

$3.99 $11.99

$14.99

Silver Spoon (Combo #8) Ground beef kabob and steak kabob

KABOB ROLLS

$12.99

Veggie Kabob Roll

$7.99

Fish Kabob Roll Beef Steak Kabob Roll

$8.99 $7.99

Lamb Kabob Roll

$8.99

Chicken Kabob Roll Ground Beef Kabob Roll

$7.99 $7.99

Chicken Kabob Roll Or Tandoori Chicken Kabob Roll SIDE ORDERS

$7.99

Tandoori Naan Leavened white flour naan freshly baked Garlic Naan

$1.25

Leavened white flour naan freshly baked in tandoor topped with garlic Plain Paratha Multi layered bread cooked with butter Aloo Paratha Bread stuffed with potatoes and spices Basmati Rice Raita French Fries Onion Rings Chick Peas Curry GYRO - $4.99 With French Fries With Onion Rings With Fresh Salad NEW! With Jalapeno Poppers 6 Pcs with Fries $5.99 INDIVIDUAL SKEWER OF MEAT Veggie Kabob Or Ground Beef Kabob Beef Steak Kabob Or Chicken Kabob Lamb Kabob Fish Kabob Boneless Tandoori Chicken Kabobs EXTRAS Extra Chutney - 0.25¢ • Extra Raita

$1.98

$2.50 $2.99 $2.99 $1.50 $1.99 $2.50 $2.99 $6.98 $7.40 $6.98

$3.49 $4.72 $4.72 $5.66 $4.72 0.50¢

$11.99 $12.99 $12.99 $12.99 $12.99

MUST TRY FAVORITES !

Boneless Goat / Lamb Karahi Butter Chicken Spinach & Potato Curry Beef Steak Kabob

$12.99 $10.99 $8.99 $9.99

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Hours of Operation Monday-Saturday 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday Closed Serving Breakfast 7:30am to 11:00am 58 Ritchie Rd. Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Café Buffalo Wings

Breakfast Delights

Café Subs

Bacon, Egg, and Cheese on croissant -Pancake Special -- Waffles with Bacon, Egg and Cheese -- Home Fried Potatoes -Grits -- Salmon Burger on croissant with egg and cheese

HALF 8” 7.50 & WHOLE 12” 9.99 $1.00 extra for fries

PIKE PIZZA CHEESE

Small 8 Slices

Medium 10 Slices

Large 12 Slices

5.99

7.99

9.99

11.99

13.99

15.99

18.99

Pizza Sauce, Italian Spices, Mozzarella Cheese

MEAT LOVERS

Ground beef, Peppers, Turkey Sausage, Turkey Ham, Turkey Bacon, Meatballs

X-Large 14 Slices

12.99

14.99

16.99

BBQ CHICKEN

12.99

14.99

16.99

Mushrooms, Red Pepper, Green Pepper, Olives, Tomatoes, Onions

Steak & Cheese

Fish Fillet

Chicken Steak

Veggie

Turkey Breast

Tuna Salad

Turkey Ham & Cheese

Curry Chicken Salad

Chicken Parmesan

Grilled Chicken Club

Hamburger

Turkey Club

Cheeseburger

Roast Beef

*Salmon Burger $6.50

*Veggie Burger $6.50

Choice of: Lettuce, Tomato, Onions, Pickles,

VEGGIE

Sweet Peppers, Provolone or American Cheese

Classic Deli $6.50

Combo $7.50

Curry Chicken Salad $6.50

Combo $7.50

Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, Mozzarella, Provolone Cheese

Turkey Club

$6.50

Combo $7.50

PEPPERONI

12.99

14.99

16.99

Smoked Turkey

$6.50

Combo $7.50

NEW YORK STEAK

12.99

14.99

16.99

Grilled Chicken

$6.50

Combo $7.50

HAWAIIAN PIZZA

11.99

13.99

15.99

Grilled Chicken, BBQ Sauce, Red Onions, Turkey Bacon

WHITE PIZZA

7.99

9.99

11.99

Halal Beef Pepperoni, Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese

Philly Cheesesteak, Italian Spices, Red Peppers, Onions

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