Who Wants to be a MSA President?

I love this video. As a former MSA President, I think this video is a perfect example as to how leadership in the Muslim community can unfortunately be chose in perhaps not the best manner.

Eid – Come and Gone

Eid al-Fitr…. Come and Gone yet again. And as so many of my friends posted on their facebook profile, this was one of the best Eid’s yet! Growing up in North America, as a Muslim who was born in the early 1980s, Eid was not always this fun, not even by a long shot. But mashAllah, now that we have begun to build our own little North American Muslim culture, Eid celebrations have just gotten better and better. Ramadan was a great month, although I miss it, and feel I didn’t take advantage of it as much as I could have. May Allah grant us the wisdom to do so in the future inshAllah!

I wish I had more time to write, but in the meantime, enjoy the below video:

Native Deen Performs in Jerusalem

MashAllah, this makes me feel proud to be an American Muslim, or just a Muslim in general. Who would have thought, that one day, a group of Muslim entertainers would be traveling from the United States to one of the holiest lands in the world, and perform for peoples of their own faith.

Emptiness

I am not sure what has happened to me as of late. I feel a sort of emptiness in part of me. I am not sure what has caused this…

Perhaps it is just that I am way too busy. I am not really too sure. I have been on overdrive for well over 5 years now, and I am almost to the point where I cannot continue to do it anymore. Something has got to give. I am hoping that my graduation in May of 2008 (please make dua for that) will allow me some time off. I work full time and go to school (university) full time. I love both, so don’t get me wrong, but after a while of doing this, it does get to be alot of stress and exhaustion.

I think I am finally ready to move on in life. The thought of settling down has been on my mind a lot lately as well. For a while there, the adventurous lifestyle of traveling the world, and working on many projects was fulfilling. But as it was bound to happen, there is that feeling inside which can only be fulfilled by having someone to join you in this journey. A scary thought perhaps, but not one I am ready to fight off.

So much has changed in my life lately. Things are going well Alhamdullilah, so it is not a complaint. I just wish I could put life on pause sometimes, take a breather, and resume play.

For anyone who reads this, I am requesting your sincere dua’s in these last nights of Ramadan.