Saturday, June 26, 2010

Barakah Dates Project

In the name of Allah, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Peace be with you السلام عليكم



A friend of mine Lazeena Umm Yusuf saw the video below and after contacting the brother and the masjid he attends she and her husband decided to ship dates to that masjid for Ramadan.  Dates are expensive and most of these masajid cannot afford to buy any let alone import them.  So with your help and the help of fellow Muslims inshaAllah some of these Latino Muslims will be tasting their first date EVER! mashaAllah.  For more information her blog dedicated to Barakah Dates is here and you can also check her out on FB.





Barakah Dates Project is a non-profit organization collecting donations to purchase and ship dates to South American and Caribbean countries for Ramadan 2010!
If you would like to donate to Barakah Dates Project you can do so by donating below! Everything is handled by Lazeena inshaAllah.





Sunday, June 13, 2010

Results of our Women's Health Pledge Drive

In the name of Allah, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Peace be with you السلام عليكم

Beginning in May we had a Health Pledge Drive as part of women's health month for our second drive.  We had 8 pledges via our site and 21 via facebook for a at total of 29 people participating in our Women's Health Drive! Alhamdulillah. Sometimes in our busy schedules we forget that preventive medicine is far more affective than reactive medicine.  Being an independent woman and shepherd of our flocks means that we need to empower ourselves by taking care of our health. Your body is an amanah from Allah swt and you need to respect it and take care of it.  Alhamdulillah this is one of our first COMPLETE drives! May there be many, many more inshaAllah.

Ibn Abbas (ra) said: The Prophet (salalahu alahi wa salam) was giving an exhortation or advice to a man, so he said to him “Take benefit from five before five: your LIFE before your death, your HEALTH before your illness, your spare time before you get busy, your youth before your old age and your wealth before your times of poverty.” (Haakim 4/306)
It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Holy Prophet (May be upon him) said: Beware. every one of you is a shepherd and every one is answerable with regard to his flock. The Caliph is a shepherd over the people and shall be questioned about his subjects (as to how he conducted their affairs). A man is a guardian over the members of his family and shal be questioned about them (as to how he looked after their physical and moral well-being). A woman is a guardian over the household of her husband and his children and shall be questioned about them (as to how she managed the household and brought up the children). A slave is a guardian over the property of his master and shall be questioned about it (as to how he safeguarded his trust). Beware, every one of you is a guardian and every one of you shall be questioned with regard to his trust. Muslim 4496

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Wear Our Badge!

In the name of Allah, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Peace be with you السلام عليكم

Sakeenah from Hijab Style Guide suggested we get these buttons to make it easier for people to promote Pink Anonymous and we did! Feel free to copy paste the below code and add it to your blog.

Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba ibn 'Amr al-Ansari al-Badri reported that the Messenger of Allah, (PBUH), said, "Anyone who shows the way to something good has the same reward as the person who does it." {Muslim}
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Wa Salaam!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Al Maun Fund Drive

In the name of Allah, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Peace be with you السلام عليكم

This is our second video for our Al Maun Fund PinkDrive

What Would You Do?

In the name of Allah, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Peace be with you السلام عليكم

This is our first video attempt EVER and out YouTube debut.  What do you guys think?


Saturday, April 17, 2010

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: SEEKING SOLUTIONS

In the name of Allah, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Peace be with you السلام عليكم

Date: Friday, 23 April 2010
Time: 17:30 - 21:30
Location: LAGUARDIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Street: 47th Avenue & Van Dam Street
Town/City: Long Island City, NY

There is no doubt that Domestic Violence has crept into Islamic households. It has corrupted the pure, beautiful religion with its evil. The only difference now is that various ignorant ideas are being used to portray Islam as a religion that supports violence in the family. This event aims to raise awareness and funds for Domestic Violence. We hope to initiate a reform in society by educating ourselves and our society.

Join Sr Malika Rushdan of ICNA Relief, Ustadh Shakiel Humayun of Foundation for Knowledge & Development and Imam Siraj Wahhaj of Masjid Taqwa & MANA for an evening that will change the way you look at society, inshaAllah.

Check it out here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=221389766232

CALL TO ACTION!

As Salaamu Aalaykum!

I have a new project and need your help.  After dealing with a recent friend that we had to remove from an abusive marriage, we realized that there aren't many resources for Muslimahs.  Resources for non-profits who help abused women is even scarcer.  That is why a group of us decided to follow in the steps of HalfDate and start our own sadaqah promotion site featuring projects that benefit organizations that cater to Muslimahs and their children.

There is more than one way to cash in on good deeds and the rewards of sadaqah.  You can forward this email to other sisters who can donate or spread the word.  Your act itself is a Sadaqa, in-sha-Allah, cuz any of your friends who donate for the site in the future drives is counted under you!

Our current drive is for Baitul Salaam Network a 12 year old domestic violence awareness organization based in Atlanta, GA.
  • They have assisted more than 600 women and children who were temporarily homeless due to some form of abuse (physical, emotional and/or economic)
  • They get more than 9,000+ calls for assistance yearly from their community
  • They need $3,400 by April 22 of which we hope to raise $500.

So are you in?  If we don't support these organizations, who will? will they be there if our daughters, grand-daughters, sisters or mothers need them?
It is up to us so act NOW!

Jazakum Allahu khaira

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