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Mercy To Mankind: A Stage Play Triliogy of the Rise Of Islam

Numerous films and documentaries have been made about the life and struggles of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Yet, there has been only one known professional depiction of the story on stage. @Heart sits with Ayman Taleb who was the driving force behind a multi-year project that told the story of the Last Messenger of...

08 July 2010 | 0 Comments

Defining An Image by Tayyibah Taylor: A Muslim Women Magazine Who Knows Its Readers Potential

One can only guarantee a positive image and portrayal to the world by having ones own publication. This has been the mantra of AZIZAH magazine (www.azizahmagazine.com) since its establishment in 1999. Its founders Tayyibah Taylor and Marlina Soerakoesoemah takes its readers through its pages of substantive articles ranging from Deen/Religion, Lifestyle, Poetry and Well...

25 June 2010 | 0 Comments

Beyond A Sunday Masjid: Bringing Islam Everyday To Our Neighborhoods

The Islamic Congregation of La Canada Flintridge (www.iclcf.org) was formed by a new generation of American Muslims who’s vision see beyond the weekly Sunday School Programs and Lectures of their Masjid and view a need of a neighborhood presence. These young American Muslims families have realized the lack of American Muslims participation in the...

11 June 2010 | 0 Comments

UMMA Clinic Part I: The Path and Miracle Of Servicing Health Care To A Community

The UMMA Clinic was initially established as an idea by several UCLA American Muslim students who saw a dire need for health care center after the Los Angeles riots of 1992. Aware that 51% of the area’s adult target population has no medical insurance at all, exceeding the county average of 31%, they opted...

24 May 2010 | 0 Comments

Pride In Our Kids: Being An Educator Is Not Just A Noble Profession

Can a career find you rather than you select it? This is a @Heart story of the special path that led Dr. Omar Ezzeldine to become the Joe Bruin Mascot for UCLA, a Teacher, a Principal, and a Summer Camp Entrepreneur. His drive pushed him and his wife to develop the acclaimed ‘Camp Izza’...

14 May 2010 | 0 Comments

Leaving Pre-Med: Another Path Towards Serving the Community

You spend undergraduate preparing for being a medical physician only to end up to opt out. How does one break the news? What does one do for a career? @Heart sits at a luncheon with Tahra Goraya who faced these life changing events. Tahra finds her way through a new career path dealing with...

07 May 2010 | 0 Comments

An Empty Facade: MIST 2010 Poetry Winner

The Muslim Inter-Scholastic Tournament (MIST)™ consists of annual Regional Tournaments that take place in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, DC, Philadelphia, New York City, Houston, Southern California, and Toronto. @Heart sits with High School sophomore MIST 2010 poetry winner Uzma Amin. Uzma shares her poetry on modesty and her reflections on wearing hijab and how the...

30 April 2010 | 0 Comments

Road To Islam: Virgina DiscJockey to Los Angeles Ameer

Each Young Muslim has a story on the road to Islam. @Heart sits with Abdullah Zikria the Ameer (Leader) of the Southern California’s Chapter of Al-Maghrib Institute. Abdullah shares his personal road from being a well known Hip Hop Disc Jockey in Virginia, witnessing six close friends killed, doing street Dawa on the corners...

23 April 2010 | 0 Comments

Providing a Service: A Cemetery and A Mortuary For Our Community Dr. and Mrs. Alfi

Each person is ensured to return back to God (Allah) – ‘To Him We Belong And To Him We Return’. @Heart sits with an Dr. and Mrs. Alfi and learns the motivation and process they and their Muslim community took to establish their own Cemetery and Mortuary. Salat al-Janazah is the funeral prayer held...

16 April 2010 | 0 Comments

Abbasid Empire: Part I – The Rise To Power

@Heart sits in on a lecture held by Ali Galadery on one of the major Islamic Dynasties – The Abassids.The Abassids took their name from al-’Abbas, a paternal uncle of Muhammad and early supporter of the Prophet. What made the Abassid seizure of the caliphate unique was the heavy reliance on client Muslims, or...

09 April 2010 | 0 Comments

An Early Masjid: Memories in Los Angeles

@Heart sits down with Mr. Khalil Momand who came to Los Angeles on a educational scholarship from Afghanistan. During his Masters studies at University Southern California (USC) Mr. Momand befriends like minded American Muslims who have a dream of developing an Islamic community for themselves and their families in the Los Angeles area. The...

02 April 2010 | 0 Comments