Ehab Sadeek, an Egyptian Muslim American decided to give 100-percent of the profits from his retail bagel business to the One Fund Boston, will keep it up until the last victim of the Boston Marathon bombing (that occurred April 15, 2013) is out of the hospital.
Wafa Al-Rimi is a 16 year old Yemeni student who created her own business which creates solar-powered appliances. Her products are sold to hotels and government offices.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/01/yemeni-girls-use-solar-energy.html
NuqtaARTS provides mobile art classes to people of all ages. It is based in the Washington DC metropolitan area and is available to travel to your local community center. NuqtaARTS offers four courses covering water marbling, muqarnas, geometric design and latch hooking. All of these methods have been employed throughout history by various societies to convey beauty and meaning in their artistic creations.
In Arabic calligraphy the nuqta (pronounced like Barnes and Noble’s “nook”-ta) or dot is the smallest unit of measure. It is the building block upon which whole scripts were developed. NuqtaARTS hopes to provide the building blocks for its students’ artistic creations.
To learn more about their work “like” them on Facebook or follow them on twitter @NuqtaARTS. You can also follow them on Instagram @NuqtaARTS.
https://www.facebook.com/NuqtaArts
Basel Almisshal has a wide range of experience in the fields of urban development, post- war reconstruction & conflict resolution and project management gained through research, field work and teaching in the UK, the Middle East and former Yugoslavia. Basel’s entrepreneurial background makes him an expert in combining branding and marketing with creative design for outstanding results.
Basel Almisshal is also a practicing architect with expertise in conceptual design and management of residential, hospitality and commercial design projects. In his architecture, Almisshal exhibits a harmonious balance of intricately detailed forms, spaces, and elements, and reveals a true connection to the relevant physical environments that house the building projects. Almisshal strives to create spaces that have a strong sense of identity while maintaining artistic beauty, environmental friendliness and economic stability.
Basel has a BSc in Architecture from IUG in Palestine and has completed his Masters & PhD research at the University of York in the United Kingdom and intensive training in project managment, photography production & CG softwares.
Basel is also the Founder and organizer of the “Capture the Spirit of Ramadan” International Photography Competition™, (www.capturethespiritoframadan.org) a unique and unprecedented 30-day visual celebration that aims to educate and enlighten thousands of viewers around the world about the holy month of Ramadan. Basel wanted to create a platform for talented photographers to share their creativity with the world while delivering a cross-cultural and inter-faith message that captures the spirit of Ramadan through their own lenses.
In its first year, the IRPC attracted over 25,000 photographers and photography enthusiasts worldwide with over 1000 unique photo entries from forty countries.A book has been published as a tribute to this achievement and to the photographers that took part in this initiative. It is a one of a kind addition to photography book titles and the first and only photography publication solely dedicated to “Ramadan” around the world. Each photo is a visual statement of its own and when put together tell a wonderful story about Ramadan around the world.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/photography-contest-to-capture-the-spirit-of-ramadan-1.1052844
http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/capture-the-spirit-of-the-holy-month-on-camera
http://elanthemag.com/international-professional-ramadan-photography-competition/
And more as found in the NEWS section of the www.capturethespiritoframadan.org website.
Frank Shabazz was born and raised in Houston, TX and he moved to Newark, NJ in the late 40′s. He completed some courses at Rutgers University and he worked for General Motors for a few years then he got into the soda business. He worked for Vigor Beverages and then A & J Jamaican Ginger Beer Company. This is the place Shabazz learned how to make soda as taught to him by his mentor Alfred James. All around the same time Shabazz became the 6th person to join the N.O.I. in Newark, NJ.
Through the many teachings of Elijah Muhammad Shabazz was taught about the name “Shabazz” and to “do for self” and with Allah’s guidance Shabazz started his own brand, Shabazz Fruit Cola company. As the N.O.I. grew in numbers and popularity, my father’s business grew at the same rate. Shabazz became an international hero being one of the first African Americans to produce his own beverage company in America. He became an inspiration to all people that you can actually “do for self” and have the “American Dream”.
In 1974 Elijah Muhammad died and his son Wallace Muhammad took over the N.O.I. . Wallace destroyed the N.O.I. and began to teach African Americans true Islam dealing with the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Muhammad (SAW) and after some time Allah (SWT) guided Shabazz to accept Islam as his way of life. Shabazz has been an outstanding member of the Muslim Community in Newark, NJ supporting, helping, and contributing to the Ummah.
http://www.shabazzfruitcola.com/15301.html
www.ShabazzFruitCola.com
Saudi Arabia’s rags-to-riches billionaire Sulaiman Al-Rajhi is also a world-renowned philanthropist. 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 by Forbes to be $7.7 billion, making him the 120th richest person in the world. His flagship SAAR Foundation is a leading charity organization in the Kingdom. The Al-Rajhi family is considered as one of the Kingdom’s wealthiest non-royals and among the world’s leading philanthropists.
http://www.forbes.com/profile/sulaiman-al-rajhi/
http://www.arabnews.com/sulaiman-al-rajhi%E2%80%99s-life-rags-riches-story
Dr. Hayat Sindi is a Saudi medical researcher who was born in Makka, Saudi Arabia. She has invented a machine combining the effects of light and ultra-sound for use in biotechnology. Her major project is being carried out in partnership with the universities of Exeter and Cambridge.
http://hayatsindi.blogspot.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/hayat-sindi/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayat_Sindi
Dr. Rahim is a professor at Walden University in Minneapolis, MN, teaching in the Doctorate of Business Administration degree program. “He is a dynamic manager with a talent for assessing business challenges and leading a plan to resolution.” Dr. Rahim has a strong commitment to the community and to the development of new managers through university teaching and mentoring. He teaches management from a framework of respect for diversity, gender equality and ethics.
Dr. Rahim is attributed with developing several innovative outreach programs which lead underserved students to become involved in management degree programs. A Certified Manager since 2008, Dr. Rahim most recently volunteered to mentor a fellow CM in Ethiopia. He holds a doctorate of management in organizational behavior and graduate degrees in project management and business management.
In addition, Dr. Rahim was the recipient of the 2010 Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Award from the Experiential Classroom XI program.
He is also a survivor of the Cambodian Killing Fields and his story is told in the documentary “Against All Odds.”
Monem Salam, Director and Vice President of Islamic Investing and Amana’s deputy portfolio manager, was born in Pakistan in 1972. Raised in Texas, Mr. Salam received his degrees from the University of Texas: BA (Austin) and MBA (Dallas). He worked as Chief Investment Officer for ITG & Associates (Dallas) until 1999, then as a representative with Morgan Stanley (suburban Dallas) until joining Saturna Capital in June 2003.
Monem manages many of Saturna’s Islamic private accounts. Mr. Salam is active with the Muslim community in North America and chairman of Peaceful Communications, a non-profit supporting documentaries about Muslims in America. Mr. Salam speaks at Islamic finance/investment conferences worldwide, and in U.S. Islamic communities about spirituality, Sharia, and Islamic investing. He is a the co-author of A Muslim’s Guide to Investing and Personal Finance and contributes articles to leading Islamic Finance magazines. In 2008, he was named one of Institutional Investor Magazine’s 20 Rising Stars of Mutual Funds. Mr. Salam is a licensed private pilot, an achievement that is the subject of a PBS documentary, “On A Wing and A Prayer: An American Muslim Learns To Fly.”
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