21 Ramadan Images From Around the World
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21 Ramadan images from around the world
21 Ramadan images from around the world 
Shaquille O'Neal confirms he's Muslim
By l0gikal on Muslims are People from www.chillyoislamyo.com
In a recent video interview, Shaquille O'Neal said several things that confirm Shaq is Muslim!
Michael Moore Raises $50,000 for Islamic Center Near Ground Zero
By l0gikal on Ummah News from www.michaelmoore.com
Michael Moore says he has raised over $50,000 for Park51, the mosque and community center near Ground Zero. 
American soldiers killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies
By l0gikal on Ummah News from www.guardian.co.uk
Twelve American soldiers face charges over a secret "kill team" that allegedly blew up and shot Afghan civilians at random and collected their fingers as trophies.
Five of the soldiers are charged with murdering three Afghan men who were allegedly killed for sport in separate attacks this year. Seven others are accused of covering up the killings and assaulting a recruit who exposed the murders when he reported other abuses, including members of the unit smoking hashish stolen from
Introducing the 'Mosque in a box' for busy Muslims
By l0gikal on Muslim Lifestyle from www.bbc.co.uk
Muslims in Paris who find themselves too busy to pray have been given a new option, thanks to a Tunisian businessman.
Hassmem Bounachma, who is also the Imam at a large Parisian moque, says his three-panelled "mosque in a box" provides an ideal but convenient place for the kind of contemplation required in prayer.
Muslim NFL Player, Hamza Abdullah, Thrives With Nourished Spirit in Ramadan
By l0gikal on Sports and Recreation from www.nytimes.com
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Hamza Abdullah got up around 4:30 a.m. every day, read the Koran for 45 minutes, ate a hearty meal before dawn and then did not touch food or drink again until sunset — no matter how difficult practice turned out to be.
Other players find it impossible to imagine, said Abdullah, whose Ramadan fast ended yesterday. But he thinks the focus that comes from fasting all day improves his game, an effect echoed by other Muslim athletes like Hakeem Olajuwon, the former N.B.A. star.
“I have had some of my best games during Ramadan,” Abdullah, a 24-year-old safety, said in an interview. “I got my first and only interception while I was fasting.”
Ramadan means no water during workouts for Husain Abdullah
By l0gikal on Muslims are People from sports.yahoo.com
NFL practices this time of year are designed for maximum sweat production. Coaches are trying to build up stamina and endurance. Players push themselves to the limit, in pursuit of jobs and starting spots. It's also really, really hot.
And starting on Aug. 11, the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan, Minnesota Vikings safety Husain Abdullah(notes) will be going through these practices without the benefit of water. Or food. Or any other kind of hydration.
During Ramadan, observing Muslims like Abdullah will fast for 30 days; eating or drinking nothing while the sun is out. Food and drink are permitted after dark and before sunrise, but during the day, there's nada -- not a tiny little sip of water, or the smallest release of Powerade's mystic mountain blueberry.
Stylish Hijab Clothing - Wrapped up in style
By l0gikal on Everything Else from www.latimes.com
Shopping websites, magazines and blogs are catering to Muslim American women who want to look fashionable while dressing modestly and staying true to their faith. 
Bangladesh blocks Facebook over Islamic image controversy | VentureBeat
By l0gikal on Ummah News from social.venturebeat.com
Bangladesh has become the latest country to block social networking site Facebook because of a page that asks people to draw their own images of the prophet Muhammad.
Clearly, this isn’t going to kill Facebook, which has nearly 500 million users. But it shows that what might have been considered a small protest is gathering steam in the Muslim world. Facebook is already facing a lot of opposition over its privacy rule changes, so all it needs now is another controversy.
Towards a younger, hipper Islam in America
By l0gikal on Everything Else from religion.blogs.cnn.com
When talking to those of my generation and younger from the Muslim American community, an oft-mentioned challenge is a disconnect from the Islam one knows and believes in and the messaging received in places of worship. 