Hanging Coffee

There was a little coffee shop, where two people arrived and approached the counter. “Five coffees please. Two for us and three hanging.” They paid, they took their two coffees and left. I asked the waiter. “What’s this about hanging coffees?” “Wait and you’ll see.” Some more people came in. Two girls asked for a … Continue reading →

Muslims living in Christmas Island

Christmas Island’s tight-knit Muslim Malay community are passing down their traditions and rituals to younger generations in afternoon religious classes. KEY POINTS . . On a warm summer day, students of all ages from the only school on Christmas Island rush on their bikes and segways to the air-conditioned comfort of the Islamic school on … Continue reading →

Dr Atsushi Okuda

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Plane Tickets for Mum And Dad

Mohammad has a disabled brother but that doesn’t stop him from helping his parents at their boss’s palm tree farm, looking after their boss’s farm goats and studying hard at school. He would help them daily in their farm chores and come home to do his homework. AND take care for his brother. He would … Continue reading →

Take me

In Ghana, a reporter for a Turkish newspaper was taking some video footage with a drone when it mistakenly landed in front of a poor man’s house. The man was delighted. He picked the drone* up and as he was returning it to the journalist, he asked,”Do you have one large enough to take me … Continue reading →

What Sunnah habit would you start in your daily life & why?

Budding Writers Competition Twins of Faith 2016 (Melbourne, Australia) First Prize Winner Category: 10 – 12 years old By Batrisyia Khairil, Age 11 Do you love the Prophet Muhammed (SAW)? Really? Truly? Prove it. If you really loved him, you would follow in his footsteps. In other words, you would follow the sunnah. Do you … Continue reading →

Bollywood No More

 She wanted to be like Kareena Kapoor, and “could not wait to act in a movie”. In her last year of college, she “got offers from casting directors who would scout for faces in campuses and on Facebook”. But her “well-to-do” Mumbai-based Kashmiri Muslim family would not allow her to take up any film job … Continue reading →

Sulaiman Al-Rajhi’s Story (Part 2)

 Saudi Arabia’s ‘rags-to-riches’ billionaire Sulaiman Al-Rajhi is also a world-famous donor to good causes. He is the founder of Al-Rajhi Bank, the largest Islamic bank in the world, and one of the largest companies in Saudi Arabia. As of 2011, his wealth was estimated to be $7.7 billion, making him the 120th richest person in the world. … Continue reading →

Sulaiman Al-Rajhi’s Story (Part 1)

Saudi Arabia’s ‘rags-to-riches’ billionaire Sulaiman Al-Rajhi is also a world-famous donor to good causes. He is the founder of Al-Rajhi Bank, the largest Islamic bank in the world, and one of the largest companies in Saudi Arabia. As of 2011, his wealth was estimated to be $7.7 billion, making him the 120th richest person in the world. … Continue reading →