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| CAPITA | My First Rama’daan in a Muslim Country: Students from the United States Share Their Experience
Rama’daan is a very special time for Muslims worldwide, and this is also what a group of non-Muslim American students in Oman realized, who are here for a study-abroad semester as part of the School of International Training program. I spoke with seven of these students as they personally experience Rama’daan for the first time in an Arab Muslim country and with their Omani homestay families. Jessica Hanlin, Kristen Nordin, Brandon Huffman, Daniel Pickens-Jones, Jillian Keenan, Monica ...
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| IN DEPTH | Slavery & Islaam: Why Was Slavery Not Abolished Outright?
On January 1st, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that mandated freeing all slaves in the Confederate States of America. By summer 1865, about four million slaves were freed, and in December 1865 the constitution of the United States was amended for the thirteenth time to permanently effect the emancipation.
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| MACROPHONE | Rama’daan: A Month of Blessings
The month of Rama’daan is here and you have the opportunity to make a difference in your life. This is the opportunity to fine tune your way of life to perfection; the opportunity to align your body, mind and soul to attain higher moral values that will bring you inner peace, tranquillity and success.
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| MACROPHONE | Rama’daan: What Is It All About?
The blessed month of Rama’daan: is the month of mercy, forgiveness, piety, love and brotherhood. In this month, the ’Qura~n, the final testament to all humanity was first revealed to Prophet Mu’hammad (PBUH). “The month of Rama’daan in which was revealed the ‘Qura~n, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong”. [Chapter of Alba’qarah,185]
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| MACROPHONE | Glaring Truth
Most people rely on stereotypes in formulating their thoughts and ideas, and tend to believe what they know only. Any new information that contradicts their common beliefs, even if true, is often shunned away as it is easier for the mind and ego not to disturb itself with contradictory information.
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| MACROPHONE | Rama’daan in Kuwait's Grand Mosque: A Festival
Performing the Rama’daan prayers in the Grand Mosque, specially on the last ten nights of the holy month, is one of my wishes which I am hoping would come true this year. I'd been to the Grand Mosque before with a group of friends, however being there in Rama’daan is different.
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| MACROPHONE | Rama'daan: A Stairway to Heaven
Rama’daan is an extra-ordinary month for Muslims; not only because they fast during the day and perform extra-additional worship to Allaah Almighty but also because it was the month when the Holy ‘Qur~an was sent down in Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree).
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| PHOTO-TIPS | The Rule of Thirds cropping
 Rule:
“The rule of thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in photography.
The rule states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points formed by the intersections of these lines can be used to align features in the photograph. [...] Aligning a photograph with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the photo than simply centering the feature would.”
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| OCCIDENTAL VIEW | Muslim Anger Grows at Pope Speech
Whoa there infidels! Whoa!
A statement from the Vatican has failed to quell criticism of Pope Benedict XVI from Muslim leaders, after he made a speech about the concept of holy war.
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| OCCIDENTAL VIEW | Intelligent-Design Debate Reveals Limits of Religion and Science
Despite the clashes between claims based in faith v. reason, it seems that most people -- on both sides of the debate about religion and science in the United States -- share a belief in a kind of magic. Sadly, this need for magical thinking undermines the ability of religion and science to deal with the complexity of the material world and the mystery of creation.
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| INSIGHT | Rama’daan: A Month Of Unity For Muslims
The ’Qura~n, to which falsehood can never draw near, which leads people out of the darkness and into the light and onto the path of our All-Wise, All-Knowing and Praiseworthy Lord, which is a guide, a source of glad tidings and a mercy for all Muslims, and a reminder and a comfort for those who fear Allah, was revealed in the month of Rama’daan.
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| NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS | ProBureau
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