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How do you pray in outer space?
By Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette This question was posed by Malaysian, Muslim astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who is also an orthopedic surgeon and became the first Malaysian to travel to outer space in the year 2007. Shukor was selected from among 11,000 applicants ...
Allah is with whom?
By Amal Al-Sibai   It is a saying attributed to Hussain, may Allah be pleased with him: “O Allah, what did he find who lost You, and what did he lose who found You?”   That is what I was looking for. I was ...
Nobel prize winner affirms health benefits of fasting
By Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette Not only do Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan, but they are encouraged to fast regularly and periodically throughout the year. There is a gate in Paradise, called Ar-Rayyan, promised to those special believers who fast frequently. ...
Teacher who changed the course of history
By Amal Al-Sibai Teachers are shaping the minds and personalities of future generations. Teaching should be acknowledged as the most challenging and respected career choice, vital to the social, cultural, and economic health of any nation.  A teacher’s job is not simply ...
Lessons learned from the Hijrah
By Amal Al-Sibai A new year in the Islamic calendar is upon us. The new year corresponds with the migration of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from Makkah to Madinah. The migration, or the Hijrah, was one of the most ...
Prophet’s favorite food in season
By Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette The aroma of the seasonal pumpkin spice latte surrounds me the minute I step into a coffee shop, bright orange pumpkins decorate the doorsteps of houses in my neighborhood, local farms are displaying signs “Pick your own ...
Women, culture, & religion
By Amal Al-Sibai As a girl growing up in a Middle Eastern, Muslim family, I was lucky that my parents raised me with an Islamic ideology and not a cultural one. Discrimination against women is cultural but it is mistakenly blamed ...
Amazing facts in the Holy Qur’an
By Amal Al-Sibai The Holy Qur’an is a book of guidance to mankind; to help us lead a balanced, healthy, and righteous life, to connect to the Creator, and to build harmonious societies. In the Holy Qur’an is guidance, healing, glad tidings ...
The largest, most exquisite Mosque in America
[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="The largest, most exquisite Mosque in America" ids="46992,46993,46994,46995,46996,46997"] Amal Al-Sibai The largest mosque and Islamic center in the United States opened its doors last Saturday, situated in Lanham, Maryland, just 21 kilometers from Washington D.C. It is a beautiful ...
The Unsung Hero: Uthman bin Affan
Amal Al-Sibai He was a great man. His legacy is not mentioned as often as some of the other companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) such as Abu Bakr and Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them ...
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