Hal786 Featured Event: UN Copenhagen Climate Change TOMORROW!

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A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Hi everyone.

OMG! Can you believe it? Tomorrow (Inshallah/God willing) will be the start of something historic hopefully.

The time when people of the world, especially the leaders can do something to make a huge difference to the world we live in.

It’s the  meeting in Copenhagen for the world global warming Climate Change Summit.

It will be a 2 week summit.

So, what are your thoughts on this? What have you yourself done to help reduce carbon emissions?

Oh and could you also leave suggestions here on a poll idea please? I wanted to make a poll  /survey to do with global warming but I don’t know what question to ask.

Please leave your thought, comments and ideas in the comments. Thank you. And I can’t wait to see what’s going to be done by the world leaders to help save our planet!

eid mubarak november 2009

Assalamualaikum
Eid mubarak everyone
its eid ul adha-the eid after hajj…hajj is today already mashallah!!whoah the years gone quick init!!??lol..
so EID TOMORROW INSHALLAH…!!aaah.mashallah.have a good eid inshallah tomorrow everyone!!

Question: what special day is it today?

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Hey! Lol, I’m extremely busy, but I wanted to ask my dedicated viewers (haha lol mashallah if there are any thank you so much) about something: WHAT SPECIAL DAY/OCCASION IS IT TODAY? -to do with this blog lol…????

Inshallah I’ll let you know soon what it was!

Hal786 Featured Event: World Pneumonia Day

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A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Links:

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/world-pneumonia-day

http://www.worldpneumoniaday.org/

 Objective:
World Pneumonia Day will mobilize efforts to fight pneumonia, which kills more than two million children under the age of five each year.

 Child Health Leaders Call for Day to Unite Against Pneumonia, World’s Top Child Killer
Pneumonia is world’s most neglected disease, kills more than 2 million children annually

Baltimore, MD (April 7, 2009) – Child health groups united with Save the Children Artist Ambassadors Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Laurie today to establish an annual World Pneumonia Day on November 2, 2009. The day will mobilize efforts to fight a neglected disease that kills more than two million children under the age of five each year worldwide.

Many people are unaware of pneumonia’s overwhelming death toll. Pneumonia has been overshadowed as a priority on the global health agenda, and rarely receives coverage in news media. World Pneumonia Day will help bring this health crisis to the public’s attention and will encourage policy makers and grass roots organizers alike to combat the disease.

“Pneumonia is the world’s number one killer of children. But with new vaccines, early diagnosis and proper treatment with antibiotics that cost less than a dollar, a child’s health can improve and lives can be saved,” said Charles MacCormack, president and CEO of Save the Children.

Pneumonia kills more children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined. UNICEF and WHO estimate that pneumonia accounts for nearly 1 out of 5 deaths in children under five years old. For each child who dies from pneumonia in an industrialized country, more than 2000 children die from pneumonia in developing countries.

“In wealthier countries, we don’t often see life-threatening child pneumonia. It’s easy to forget that around the world, pneumonia is still killing more than 5500 kids every day,” said Dr. Orin Levine, a pneumonia expert and associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Pneumonia is both common and extremely serious, but with existing tools like vaccines and antibiotics, we can save more than a million children every year.”

In addition to killing more than two million children a year, pneumonia causes severe financial difficulties and emotional burden for families and communities and contributes to the cycle of poverty. Few caregivers can recognize pneumonia symptoms. Consequently, less than one third of children suffering from pneumonia receive antibiotics, which are available for less than US$1.

“We have what it takes to prevent and cure childhood pneumonia. Yet the disease tragically claims more than two million babies and toddlers every year,” said actress and Save the Children Artist Ambassador Gwyneth Paltrow. “We can stand on the sides and continue to watch this tragedy unfold or we can step in and change the ending. World Pneumonia Day gives everyone the chance to act.”

Preventing pneumonia is critical to reducing deaths. Research shows that a package of health measures provided globally, especially to the poorest communities, could dramatically cut childhood deaths from pneumonia.

Vaccines against two of pneumonia’s common bacterial causes, Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae type B) and pneumococcus, have prevented many deaths in industrialized countries. The GAVI Alliance, an international partnership devoted to improving child health, has helped low-income countries introduce Hib and pneumococcal vaccines within their public vaccination programs.

Other proven, low-cost techniques include exclusive breast feeding for six months, ensuring good nutrition, reducing indoor air pollution, using antibiotics, washing hands, and preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

Additionally, many children do not get the care they need, making education of parents and health providers a priority so they better understand the necessity of preventative measures. Health workers must be trained to diagnose pneumonia and must be equipped with a steady supply of quality antibiotics for treatment.

“I work on a TV show that features the unusual, the bizarre, the unique. But the cases on House are brightly-colored minnows compared to the leviathan of pneumonia,” said actor and Save the Children Artist Ambassador Hugh Laurie. “It’s so big, you couldn’t make a TV show about it. But you could change it. So could I. We can and must change it.”

Fighting pneumonia is a critical strategy for countries working to reach the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, which include a goal to reduce under-5 child deaths by two-thirds from the 1990 level.

“We have been fooled too long ignoring this disease. Children dying of pneumonia may be living in poor countries but these are not lesser lives. We must do all we can to take care of all children,” said Lance Laifer, founder of Hedge Funds vs. Malaria & Pneumonia. “Our complacency ends today. We won’t let millions of children gasping their last breath go unnoticed by the world.”
JOIN THE FIGHT

Save the Children, PneumoADIP at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Hedge Funds vs. Malaria & Pneumonia, and the GAVI Alliance have joined with Save the Children Artist Ambassadors Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Laurie to increase awareness about and investments in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

• Log on to www.WorldPneumoniaDay.org to sign up to receive email updates about World Pneumonia Day. • Learn more about what causes pneumonia and how we can fight back. • Join the World Pneumonia Day Facebook group
PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

Save the Children is the leading, independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. For more than 75 years, Save the Children has been helping children survive and thrive by improving their health, education and economic opportunities and, in times of acute crisis, mobilizing lifesaving assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. For more information, visit: www.savethechildren.org

PneumoADIP is a dedicated team of experts and specialists based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health supported by a $30 million grant from the GAVI Alliance (GAVI). PneumoADIP’s mission is to improve child survival and health by accelerating the evaluation of and access to, new life-saving pneumococcal vaccines for the world’s children. To learn more, please visit www.preventpneumo.org.

About Hedge Funds vs. Malaria & Pneumonia (formerly Hedge Funds vs. Malaria): Hedge Funds vs. Malaria & Pneumonia’s mission is to create grassroots support to end easily preventable and treatable deaths due to malaria, pneumonia and other diseases and to help improve the lives of those saved through education and economic development. Hedge Funds vs. Malaria & Pneumonia is a 100% volunteer organization, is not a 501c3 and has no expenses. All the funds it helps collect are used to help other organizations.

The GAVI Alliance (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) saves children’s lives and protects people’s health by increasing access to immunization in poor countries. Since 2000 GAVI has vaccinated more than 213 million children and committed $4 billion to the 72 poorest countries, home to half the world’s people.

Hal786 Featured Event: International Day of Climate Action

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A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
On October 24, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. 

Here’s the plan: we’re asking you, and people in every country on earth, to organize an action in their community on October 24. There are no limits here–imagine bike rides, rallies, concerts, hikes, festivals, tree-plantings, protests, and more. Imagine your action linking up with thousands of others around the globe. Imagine the world waking up.

If we can pull it off, we’ll send a powerful message on October 24: the world needs the climate solutions that science and justice demand.

It’s often said that the only thing preventing us from tackling the climate crisis quickly and equitably is a lack of political will. Well, the only thing that can create that political will is a unified global movement–and no one is going to build that movement for us. It’s up to regular people all over the world. That’s you.

So register an event in your community for October 24, and then enlist the help of your friends. Get together with your co-workers or your local environmental group or human rights campaign, your church or synagogue or mosque or temple; enlist bike riders and local farmers and young people. All over the planet we’ll start to organize ourselves.

With your help, there will be an event at every iconic place on the planet on October 24—from America’s Great Lakes to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef–and also in all the places that matter to you in your daily lives: a beach or park or village green or town hall.

 I got all that from the event advertised on BloggersUnite at: http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/international-day-of-climate-action/

And I was also emailed this a few days ago:

Hey bloggers,
You just took part in something unprecedented–with a 500% increase in blog posts about climate change, last Thursday was the largest coordinated climate communication of all time. It was amazing to be part of something with such broad scope, and now we have the opportunity to use our voices online to mobilize global offline action.
As many of you know, this December, world leaders are meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark to draft a new global climate treaty – one that has the potential to turn the tide on global warming and get our planet back on a brighter path. The problem is, most world leaders and their negotiators aren’t getting it. They’re not planning to do enough to avert the climate crisis.
Many of you have asked us what you can do to help change this. The single biggest thing you can do right now is to follow-up your participation in Blog Action Day and support the International Day of Climate Action organized by our friends at 350.org this Saturday, October 24th.
Already, over 4000 creative events are being planned in over 170 countries – from the slopes of Mt. Everest to the underwater reefs of the Maldive Islands, to the parks and streets of your own communities. Activists will be uploading images of their events in real-time to both the 350.org website and on the giant screens of Times Square. By day’s end, there will be an unprecedented global gallery of images and stories, enough to make both old media and new ring out with this crucial number. 
October 24th is shaping up to be the most widespread day of environmental action in the history of the planet.  All events are designed to do one thing: show the support for the most important number in the world: 350.
What’s the big deal with 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for parts per million carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. 350 is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change. (Watch this animation). Most immediately, 350 is the number world leaders need to lead with as they prepare to meet in Copenhagen this December to draft a new global climate treaty.
With fewer than 3 days to go until Oct. 24th, we need to take action now to make this day truly count.
So, here’s what you can do as a blogger to help:  Use your blog posts TODAY and in the few days that follow to help build the viral wave behind 350.org’s October 24th Global Day of Action. There are a whole series of tools at 350.org/bloggers that you can use in your blog posts: embeddable widgets that help people search for an event from within your blog, web banners, twitter widgets that collect the buzz about 350, and more.
Invite your readers to take action by joining you at events around the world. And continue to use your posts in the weeks ahead to make the most important number on the planet the most well known. If you want to start an event yourself there is also a quick and easy guide.
Last week your posts demonstrated the power that bloggers across the web can have in raising awareness about an important issue. This week your posts can help mobilize direct action, draw new people into this global grassroots movement and change the course of climate history.  
Thank you for lending your voice,
Robin Beck
Lead Organizer, Blog Action Day 2009

 

Hal786 Featured Event: One camera click, changes the view.

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A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

 

Objective:
Through this event, we hope, it will increase the awareness of everyone on global issues, mainly environmental issues.

 

How to join?

Take a picture or two of you and your friends. Be creative! Do something about it. Here is a suggestions; you may want to take picture with board saying “save the planet!” or perhaps, be vain and creative! Through here, it will increase the awareness of everyone on how important our planet is. Anything! Send your pictures to i.blogforacause@gmail.com

 http://iblog-foracause.blogspot.com

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/one-camera-click-changes-the-view

Hal786 Featured Event: Stand Up Take Action End Poverty Now!

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A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Stand Up Take Action End Poverty Now!

 

I found out about this event over at Bloggers-Unite, (http://www.bloggersunite.org) a website uniting different events happening across the world, at different times throughout the year. It’s pretty cool, mashallah, as you can be kept informed daily, about the events happening in the world, so that you can make a difference. By doing this, by blogging about certain issues, people reading and blogging may donate to certain charities, become better people, take part in an event along with others worldwide, be part of something big and make a difference to the world-and Inshallah/God willing may Allah s.w.t. / God be pleased with everyone who does something, a good action and takes part in an amazing event mentioned on the site.

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/bloggersunite-for-stand-up-take-action-end-poverty-now

 

Oh yeah, anyone reading this, please do ‘join the event’ at Bloggers-Unite (http://standagainstpoverty.org/events/hacienda-heights/bloggersunite-stand-take-action-end-poverty-now) You don’t HAVE to but it’s kinda ‘official’ lol if you do, and please blog about it and most importantly let’s all stand up, take action and end poverty now!

Oh and another thing: I was told that someone “will forward all of the posts to the Stand Up organization to be included in the Guinness World records.”

That’s very wicked init! Lol.

 

Ok, so what today is about-

Objective:
This is an official Online Event in support of the 3 day global Stand Up Take Action End Poverty Now event.

 

For the past four years, millions of people around the world have made the decision to be counted and “Stand Up and Take Action” www.standagainstpoverty.org demanding that world leaders end poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). 189 world leaders made a promise at the United Nations Millennium Summit through the Millennium Declaration in 2000 adopting the MDGs as a roadmap to end poverty and its root causes. That promise is still unfulfilled by all but a few countries, including the United States. The United Nations Millennium Development Campaign’s Stand Up Take Action event brought 23 million out in 2006. Last year that numbered swelled to over 116 million across the globe making a stand to end poverty in our generation. This year the Millennium Campaign has provided an Online avenue and this site provides and opportunity for bloggers to have their say. Your words could have a lasting impact.

 

 

So, what can we do?

 

Well, there’s something obvious: CHARITY. RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY. RAISE MONEY TO DONATE TO THE POOR. TELL OTHERS TOO, TO DONATE MONEY FOR THE POOR. JOIN THIS EVENT, BLOG, RAISE MONEY AND TELL OTHERS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE.

 Religious

In Islam, we believe that giving money to charity is a very blessed action. Muslims believe that there are 3 actions in this world which will grant us rewards even in the grave!! Yes, that’s right, 3 things which you will be blessed for, given rewards by God for even when you are dead. One of the things is giving money to charity. ‘Ongoing charity’.

Basically, say that you give maybe like £10 to a poor person. That person had no food or water for a whole day and hadn’t slept somewhere safe or warm for a week. That person was giving up on life. But then, after receiving their money from you they were so happy and delighted and extremely appreciative and thanked God and realised there were actually some good people in the world who cared. Now, in our religion we believe that from that good action that you did, there’s like a chain reaction. Whatever else good that comes from it, you get that reward too! So, say that in the future, the person that you helped once, even though they were still poor, saw someone who was in an even worse situation than them. They gave them some money to help them throough life. And then a few years later that person also did a worthwhile action. So, you, the person who helped in the 1^st place, will get the rewards too for all their good actions! And another example can be that if you put in some money for a clean water pump in Africa. You may have put in a few pennies, or pounds, or dollars or hundreds of pounds of eve thousands. Every time someone drinks out of that water pump, YOU will be rewarded for it. Even when you die, and you’re in your grave; if the pump is still there and someone uses it you will be getting good deeds even though you’re not alive!

 

See, charity is an amazing thing! Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, AllahuAkbar.

Hal786 Featured Events: Events,World Days happening on the 17th of October 2009

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A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Objective:
Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our sol 

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world. It was officially recognised by the United Nations in 1992, but the first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear.

 

Stand Up Against Corruption and Poverty

Objective:
To Support the Millennium Development Goals 

To bring together at least 15 million people worldwide in solidarity towards Stand up campaign against corruption and Poverty thereby creating a global voice against practice of corruption that in turn act as stumbling block towards the Millennium Development Goals.

To collect details of RTI applications filed and bring awareness about RTI act and similar laws in different countries. We look forward to having atleast 1 lakh RTI applications Filed which falls under the objectives of the campaign ( ie Corruption and Poverty)

To use the anti corruption Tools like RTI, development Pact and other online resources to mobilize citizen action against corruption and take up stern action against corruption

To create a platform for citizens and Art of Living volunteers to understand Rights of Citizens. To pressurize Government on speeding up actions towards achievement of The Millennium Development goals.

To reach the support of 2 billion estimated web users (majority Youth Population) by use of web 2 technologies like Twitter, Facebook, Orkut, stumble upon and involve in discussions, online forums and other online activities.

The Art of Living Volunteers to hold talks and discussions with various stakeholders during the implementation of DP and while they help file RTIs for other citizens.

To create Petititions (both offline and Online) signed by people urging government to take action for the MDGs.

Creation of development pact will have MDGs also in focus. Through the campaign, the Art of living volunteers will also involve (understand) local issues like maintenance of school, facilities provided by health centers etc which will be priority for using the anti corruption tools.

Mass RTI applications on issue of Indian Account holders in secretive banking system 

Hal786 Featured Event: World Food Day

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A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
World Food Day is annually held on Oct. 16 to commemorate the founding of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

 

What do people do?
Many events are organized on and around World Food Day. On and around October 16, a wide-ranging program is organized at the FAO’s headquarters in Rome, Italy. The program is aimed at leaders of political and non-political organizations at all levels and at increasing press attention on topical issues around food supply. Other UN organizations and universities around the world organize symposia, conferences, workshops and presentations of particular issues around food production, distribution and security. In addition, special initiatives, such as the “International Year of Rice” in 2004 and the “International Year of the Potato” in 2008 were launched.

Across the globe, many different events are organized to raise awareness of problems in food supply and distribution and to raise money to support projects to aid in the cultivation of food plants and the distribution of food. An example of this is TeleFood, which funds micro projects to help small-scale farmers at the grassroots level. The projects aim to help farmers be more productive and improve both local communities’ access to food and farmers’ cash income. Fundraising events include sponsored sports events, charity auctions, concerts, and marches.

Public life
World Food Day is not a public holiday so public life is not affected.

Background
The FAO aims to raise levels of nutrition across the globe, improve agricultural productivity at all levels, enhance the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. It also provides assistance to countries changing their agricultural policy, to aid regions out of famine situations, to help implement appropriate technology and facilitate a neutral environment to discuss issues around food production.

At the FAO’s 20th session in Rome, Italy, in November 1979 the conference called for the observance of World Food Day on October 16, 1981, and on the same date each year. The UN General Assembly ratified this decision on December 5, 1980, and urged governments and international, national and local organizations to contribute to observing World Food Day. World Food Day has been held each year since 1981.

Symbols
The FAO’s symbol consists of a circle. Inside the circle is a graphical image of an ear of wheat and the letters F, A and O. The FAO’s motto “fiat panis” (let there be bread) appears under the ear of wheat. The first version of this design was a badge distributed to delegates at an FAO conference in Copenhagen in 1946. The current version was registered with the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property on July 1, 1964, and has been used widely since about 1977.

A World Food Day official symbol consists of three abstract human figures harvesting, distributing and sharing food. The figures are depicted in a bluish-grey color and the food in an orange shade. This draws attention to the food. The whole image aims to bring attention to the necessity and joy of growing, harvesting and distributing food.

 Wow, mashallah World Food Day is an amazing thing. mashallah. Hopfully, people around the world will begin to realise the situation of some peoples lives out there who have no food to eat, therefore they die of hunger. If everyone just raised some money on this day or any other day and spread the word, you can feed a hungry person. What a blessed thing that is init?

Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis

At a time when the global economic crisis dominates the news, the world needs to be reminded that not everyone works in offices and factories. The crisis is stalking the small-scale farms and rural areas of the world, where 70 percent of the world’s hungry live and work.

With an estimated increase of 105 million hungry people in 2009, there are now 1.02 billion malnourished people in the world, meaning that almost one sixth of all humanity is suffering from hunger.

Both public and private investments are needed, more specifically through targeted public investment to encourage and facilitate private investment, especially by farmers themselves.

On the occasion of World Food Week and World Food Day 2009, let us reflect on those numbers and the human suffering behind them. Crisis or no crisis, we have the know-how to do something about hunger. We also have the ability to find money to solve problems when we consider them important. Let us work together to make sure hunger is recognized as a critical problem, and solve it. The World Summit on Food Security proposed by FAO for November 2009 could be fundamental for eradicating hunger.

To see the event on BloggersUnite:

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/world-food-day

Hal786 Featured Event: AHWACE: Blog Action Day: Climate Change

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

 

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Hey. You may have gotten to this link, through the other blog AHWACE. : http://wp.me/pzst5-4G

Well, whatever way you got to this link, thank you for reading! Jazakallah. I hope it will benefit you and many others around the world. Let’s start to change the world for the better Inshallah/God willing, by saving the Earth.

Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will be the largest-ever social change event on the web. One day. One issue. Thousands of voices.

Climate change affects us all and it threatens more than the environment. It threatens to cause famine, flooding, war, and millions of refugees.

Given the urgency of the issue of climate change and the upcoming international climate negotiations in Copenhagen this December, we think the blogosphere has the unique opportunity to mobilize millions of people around expressing support for finding a sustainable solution to the climate crisis.

1. Sign up with 350.org to take part in the offline International Day of Climate Action: www.350.org
2. Join the fight for climate justice and help build the biggest human clock of all time to represent the urgency of the climate crisis: www.timeforclimatejustice.org
3. Put yourself on the Vote Earth map and upload your photos, pictures and weblinks to show the world future you want to see: www.earthhour.org/home
4. Get informed by visiting the 100 Places to Remember Before they Disappear online exhibit: www.100places.com

 

Hal786 Featured Events: 2 events on the 12th of October: the 100 year plan and National Arthritis Week

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A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

National Arthritis Week

Objective:
Arthritis Ireland is working towards a future where the 714,000 people in Ireland affected by arthritis and those caring for them are empowered to take positive

Arthritis Ireland’s National Arthritis Week, will take place from October 12th – 16th 2009. Its aim is to raise awareness of arthritis amongst the general public and draw particular attention of the occurrence of the disease amongst people of all ages. There is common misconception that arthritis is a disease that only affects the elderly, however according to some international figures, 60% of people with arthritis are under 65 years of age , which translates to 428,400 people in Ireland, including children. As part of the awareness week, Arthritis Ireland hopes to help alleviate some of the ignorance and misunderstanding that these hundreds of thousands of faces of arthritis often encounter in the workplace, school, at the local pub or even using public transport.

Most people have heard of the condition, but few can understand the reality of what it is like to live with the long-term, painful and often disabling chronic disease. A person with arthritis can be severely limited in doing routine tasks such preparing a meal, using a computer or even dress himself or herself because of the pain or fatigue they’re experiencing. Yet their face often masks this reality to the outside world.

Frankie Scott aged 22 and diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was 4, says;
“People are normally shocked or don’t believe me when I tell them I’ve had arthritis since I was a child. I look like a normal 20 year old, which means that people don’t know that because of my pain or fatigue I may be struggling to do normal everyday things and can sometimes get impatient with me.”

Alarmingly, Ireland has the lowest rate of Rheumatologists per head of population in the EU. In the past 10 years enormous advances have been made in the field of rheumatology, allowing medical professionals to diagnose and treat problems much earlier. However, medical advances are of no consequence if patients cannot gain access to rheumatology services in a timely manner. According to figures from the HSE, the average wait for new patients is 18 months, going up to four years in some parts of the country. Furthermore, it is an estimated there is up to 1 in 1000 children in Ireland who have juvenile arthritis, yet there is only one Paediatric Rheumatolgist that they can be referred to, who is based in Crumlin.

Jennifer Courtney, mother to 6 year old Robert says,
“In our case Robert was only 16 months when he was diagnosed and is now regularly seeing the consultant, which has had a positive effect on his condition. I realise how fortunate we are both with his early diagnosis and also to be living in Dublin, because having met other families who have a child with arthritis, several weren’t correctly diagnosed for years and in many cases families have to travel long distances to see the consultant, in one instance a ten hour return journey from Donegal every six weeks.”

John Church, Chief Executive Officer of Arthritis Ireland comments on the week’s activities,
“This is a very exciting and busy week for Arthritis Ireland- it is an opportunity to further raise awareness of arthritis and how it can affect people’s lives, both young and old. The week also allows us to draw attention to the severe lack of rheumatology resources in this country. Finally it is a chance for us to undertake a range of fundraising activities, to allow us to continue to support the 1 in 6 people with arthritis in Ireland.”

Hal786 Featured Events: 3 different world event days on the 5th of October

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

 

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

 

World Habitat Day 2009

In short what it’s about is:

Objective:
World Habitat Day – a day to stand up and let it be known that affordable, adequate housing should be a priority everywhere. 

Raising awareness about poverty housing is a global problem. The first step in making sure that everyone everywhere has a safe and decent place to call home.

More about the event, world day:

Objective:
The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. 

The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.

The United Nations chose the theme Planning our urban future to raise awareness of the need to improve urban planning to deal with new major challenges of the 21st century. This is because urban settlements in all parts of the world are being influenced by new and powerful forces. In both developed and developing countries, cities and towns are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, resource depletion, food insecurity, population growth and economic instability. These factors will significantly reshape towns and cities, physically and socially, in the century ahead. Many developing countries will, in addition, continue to experience rapid rates of urbanization, along with its most serious negative consequences – overcrowding, poverty, slums with many poorly equipped to meet the service demands of ever growing urban populations. With over half of the world’s population currently living in urban areas, and this number set to rise to two-thirds in another generation, there is no doubt that the ‘urban agenda’ will increasingly become a priority for governments, local authorities and their non-governmental partners everywhere.

Unfortunately, current urban planning systems in many parts of the world are ill equipped to deal with these major urban challenges of the 21st century and, to a large extent, have failed to acknowledge the need to meaningfully involve communities and other stakeholders in the planning of urban areas. By failing to take these factors into account, planning systems in several parts of the world have contributed to the problems of marginalization and exclusion in rapidly growing and largely, poor and informal cities.

This is why urban planning needs to be given a fresh focus starting on World Habitat Day 2009. After all, we know the problems, but we need to share the best solutions as efficiently and widely as possible by planning better and more sensitively for ourselves and our environment.

 So, wow mashallah, it’s a grear idea and I think that it’d be great if people around the world helped like with charity work and stuff to help homeless people have a home to live in, or provide shelter to the poor etc.

Worldwide, more than 2 million housing units per year are needed for the next 50 years to solve the present worldwide housing crisis. With our global population expanding, however, at the end of those 50 years, there would still be a need for another 1 billion houses. (UN-HABITAT: 2005)Raising awareness and advocating for change are the first steps toward transforming systems that perpetuate the global plague of poverty housing. World Habitat Day serves as an important reminder that everyone must unite to ensure that everyone has a safe, decent place to call home.The U.N. further states that both developed and developing countries, cities and towns are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, resource depletion, food insecurity, population growth and economic instability.Rapid rates of urbanization cause serious negative consequences – overcrowding, poverty, slums with many poorly equipped to meet the service demands of ever growing urban populations. With over half of the world’s population currently living in urban areas the U.N. believes there is no doubt that the “urban agenda” will increasingly become a priority for governments, local authorities and their non-governmental partners everywhere.   U.S. Housing Facts About 95 million people, one third of the nation, have housing problems including a high-cost burden, overcrowding, poor quality shelter and homelessness. (National Low Income Housing Coalition: 2004) One in three American households spend more than 30 percent of income on housing, and one in seven spends more than 50 percent. (Joint Center for Housing Studies: 2006) The number of low-income families that lack safe and affordable housing is related to the number of children that suffer from asthma, viral infections, anemia, stunted growth and other health problems. About 21,000 children have stunted growth attributable to the lack of stable housing; 10,000 children between the ages of 4 and 9 are hospitalized for asthma attacks each year because of cockroach infestation at home; and more than 180 children die each year in house fires attributable to faulty electrical heating and electrical equipment. (Sandel, et al: 1999)   Global poverty facts By the year 2030, an additional 3 billion people, about 40 percent of the world’s population, will need access to housing. This translates into a demand for 96,150 new affordable units every day and 4,000 every hour. (UN-HABITAT: 2005) One out of every three city dwellers – nearly a billion people – lives in a slum. (Slum indicators include: lack of water, lack of sanitation, overcrowding, non-durable structures and insecure tenure.) (UN-HABITAT: 2006) UN-Habitat has reported that because of poor living conditions, women living in slums are more likely to contract HIV/AIDS than their rural counterparts, and children in slums are more likely to die from water-borne and respiratory illness. (UN-HABITAT: 2006) Housing formation generates non-housing related expenditures that help drive the economy. (Kissick, et al: 2006) Investing in housing expands the local tax base. (Kissick, et al: 2006)

The theme for World Habitat Day 2009 is “Planning our Urban Future“ Celebrations of World Habitat Day in Washington, D.C. will be an excellent opportunity to foster global discussion and raise the profile of shelter and urban issues at the national and international level. Events in the United States and around the world include policy forums, award presentations, luncheons, dinners, house-building and exhibitions.

SO DONATE, SPEAD THE WORLD AND HELP PEOPLE IN NEED WHO DON’T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE, TO CALL ‘HOME’. They’re houses may have been lost through wars, natural disasters, trhough a mistake they made or any number of reasons, but they deserve to have a roof over their heads.

Happy at Work Action Day

Objective:
Helping people become happier and more engaged at work. 

The more I listen to my readers the more I see that we need reminders to be happy. Most of us have the inclination to feel happy, but we forget. We simply have too many gaps in our work happiness. We give in to complaining and negative thoughts. This trend toward worrying about what’s wrong with our life instead of noticing all the crazy beauty in our lives makes the difference between feeling happy or grumpy.

I’m declaring the first Monday in October (5th) to be “Happy at Work Day Action Day.” That means we must find a way to be happy at work as well as help other people increase their happiness.

I came up with four important methods to being happy at work and made them actionable steps. I believe we should try to do these four things every day, but that might be asking a little too much, so we’ll start with one day and hope it grows to a whole week. They are easy methods that can bring so much extra joy to our jobs it will surprise almost everyone who participates.

4 Rules to Happiness at Work Action Day

1. Celebrate! Throw an office party.
2. Give a compliment to a co-worker or client.
3. Share a recent accomplishment (no bragging, just explaining).
4. Take 5 minutes to reflect on the crazy beauty in your life.

These four tactics should all be combined to get maximum bang for the effort.

 Have a happy work day every day Inshallah/God willing.

World Teacher’s Day

Objective:
5 October is a day to celebrate teachers and the role they play in guiding children, youth, & adults through the life-long learning process. 

Take a chance to write about a favorite teacher you had growing up, one that impacted your life. Teachers are grossly under-recognized for the contribution they made and continue to make. Blog about why teachers are so important and why the funding of education is so crucial!5 October is a day to celebrate teachers and the central role they play in guiding children, youths & adults through the life-long learning process. This year, World Teachers’ Day will focus on the role of teachers within the context of the global financial and economic crisis and the need to invest in teachers now as a means to secure post-crisis regeneration.

It is critical, during these difficult times, to seek mechanisms that protect the teaching profession. It is also crucial, despite the crisis, to ensure that investment in teachers is sufficient and proportionate to the demands made upon them. It is the teaching force with its knowledge, experience and foresight which can bring new insights to global solutions. Join us in celebrating this!

http://www.ei-ie.org/worldteachersday2009/

Mashallah. This is truly amazing. You know..in Islam we honour our teachers, so it’s wkd having a day dedicated to them. Let us remember the great scholars and teachers of the past, and don’t forget your teachers of today!!

Hal786 Featured Event: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

 

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
To connect advocates working to end violence against women & their children. 

Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) evolved from the “Day of Unity” in October 1981 conceived by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The intent was to connect advocates across the nation who were working to end violence against women and their children. The Day of Unity soon became an entire week devoted to a range of activities conducted at the local, state, and national levels.

Domestic Violence can be EMOTIONAL, VERBAL, FINANCIAL, SEXUAL and PSYCHOLOGICAL as well as PHYSICAL

 http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/domestic-violence-awareness-month

http://dvam.vawnet.org/materials/index.php

Hal786 Featured Event: Cure JM-Heal our Kids

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

 

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
Blog to raise awareness of Juvenile Myositis, a disease that ‘tricks’ kids bodies into attacking healthy cells. http://www.curejm.com 

Over 75 bloggers, led by Kevin McKeever at Always Home and Uncool will be blogging to raise awareness of Juvenile Myositis [JM] on October 2. JM is a disease that ‘tricks’ children’s bodies to mistakenly fight against their own healthy cells. It can be an extremely painful disease even an adult would have a hard time dealing with. But thousands of kids in the US are diagnosed with JM every year.

Won’t you please join us in raising awareness of the fight against JM? The doctors and researchers who are working hard to find a cure are counting on you. Kevin — and his daughter who has courageously fought JM for years now– are counting on you, too.

To find out more visit www.curejm.com.

And thanks for doing your part to help fight this disease. 

National Crime Prevention Month

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
October has become the official month for recognizing and celebrating the practice of crime prevention. 

“In 1984, the National Crime Prevention Council designated October Crime Prevention Month. Every year since then, government agencies, civic groups, schools, businesses, and youth organizations have reached out to educate the public, showcase their accomplishments, and explore new partnerships during this special month.

October has become the official month for recognizing and celebrating the practice of crime prevention, while promoting awareness of important issues such as victimization, volunteerism, and creating safer, more caring communities. The month-long celebration spotlights successful crime prevention efforts on the local, state, and national levels.” – Courtesy of www.ncpc.org/

 Mashallah, this seems like a very worthwhile thing to take part in!!basically like spreading peace init, Inshallah, appreciating those who get rid of the crimes

see the event here:

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/national-crime-prevention-month/

Lupus Awareness Month

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

 

Objective:
Month of October~Spreading awareness about this horrible disease for which there is no known cure 

History of Lupus Awareness Month
The first lupus awareness observance occurred in 1977 when President Carter signed Public Law 95-72 which declared September 18-24, 1977 as National Lupus Awareness Week. The week long observance was moved to October in 1982. The first month-long observance occurred in 1986 when President Reagan signed Public Law 99-365, designating October 1986 as Lupus Awareness Month.

 So,yeah today is the start of the awareness month for lupus.

You can join the event here:

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/lupus-awareness-month

World Heart Day

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
It is calling on everyone to “Work With Heart.” 

World Heart Day was created to inform people around the globe that heart disease and strokes are the world’s leading causes of deaths. it is celebrated every year to raise awareness of the disease and how to promote healthy hearts.

The theme is ‘ Workplace Wellness’

This year it is calling on everyone to “Work With Heart” There are many activities planned for that day, and more are encouraged. An event at Bloggers Unite is on.

It is being celebrated on September 27, 2009

Members are being asked to write a post about workplace welnness or cardio vascular health

One can download material from the World Health Organization Website. 

Eid Mubarak 2009- after Ramadan!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Ramadan’s finished and now it’s Eid for us Muslims around the world Inshallah, whether it was today, yesterday or tomorrow..wishing you a great happy Eid Inshallah. Eid Mubarak to you all!!

OneWebDay 2009

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

OneWebDay was founded by Susan Crawford, cyberlaw scholar, former Board Member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and current technology policy advisor to President Obama. According to Ms. Crawford, “Earth Day was the model when I founded OneWebDay in 2006. In 1969, one man asked the people to do what their elected representatives would not: take the future of the environment into their own hands.” Today, a worldwide citizens’ movement has put the environment front and center politically. According to Crawford, “peoples’ lives now are as dependent on the Internet as they are on the basics like roads, energy supplies and running water. We can no longer take that for granted, and we must advocate for the Internet politically and support its vitality personally.”

For details on the Blogging Competition for OneWebDay visit www.piusonline.com/index.php/onewebday/blogging

International Day of Peace

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

21 September is the International Day of Peace and Non-Violence. We want the Peace Day to be popularized and observed worldwide by educating people about events about Peace Day. This site is created to encourage netizens around the world to have at least one “peace” blog entry for the peace day. Also we encourage bloggers to take photos symbolizing peace and make a blog entry out of it.

This is a Peace Day Project entitled “The Peace Day Bloggers” that encourages bloggers from all walks of life to have at least one “peace” blog entry and take one photograph that symbolizes peace. 


September 21 is the International Day of Peace, sadly, there are countless numbers of armed conflicts that affect young people worldwide. Opportunities for education, healthcare or even survival are threatened daily. 


We are calling bloggers to have: 


1. MY PEACE BLOG ENTRY.
This is a blog entry that tells your story or reflection on peace. You can also blog about the projects or activities that you have undertaken for non-violence or the events on Peace Day in your area. 


2. MY PERSONAL TAKE ON PEACE.
Photos tell a hundred thousand words. Take a photo that symbolizes peace and post it on you blog. A single “click” can help us build peace around the world. 


3. LINK up with The Peace Day Bloggers
The Peace Day Bloggers project is about YOU. Please notify 21peacestories@gmail.com or tell us your blog’s URL if you have done number 1 and 2 so we can add you in our growing blogroll of The Peace Day Bloggers.


Bloggers of the World Unite for Peace!

 

So! This sound like an amazing idea! Mashallah! One thing to remember everyone: let’s have peave EVERYDAY Inshallah/God willing

Ok, so as a Muslim the word ‘peace’ is everywhere, Alhamdulillah!

When we greet eachother, instead of just saying ‘hi’ (well we do that too lol haha) we say the salams (which I did at the beginning of this post, they have a meaning about giving peace to you, and the other person replies with a meaning like peace be on you too!

We say:

 

And the other replies:

 

Also Islam is all about peace, even the word means peace and obedience doesnt it!

So lets all spread peace today Inshallah/God willing and hopefully make the world a better place!

Religious Freedom Week

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
To recognize the week of Sept. 21-29 as Religion Freedom Week as per Proclamation 6181. 

Throughout our Nation’s history, the free exercise of religion has not only enriched the lives of individual believers but also strengthened the moral fabric of our society. The American people’s faith in God, free from the weight of government oppression and interference, has shaped our Nation’s most cherished values and institutions. It has also inspired our efforts to defend the cause of freedom and justice, both here at home and around the world.

In 1807, during his second term as President, Thomas Jefferson observed: “Among the most inestimable of our blessings is that . . . of liberty to worship our Creator in the way we think most agreeable to His will; a liberty deemed in other countries incompatible with good government and yet proved by our experience to be its best support.” This week, we celebrate the enduring truth of his words.

In recognition of the importance of religious freedom and the spirit of tolerance in our society, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 331, has designated the week beginning September 23, 1990, as “Religious Freedom Week” and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week.
 

Mashallah everyone, I live in England, and even though all that is based on the US, it’s similar here in UK. We have the freedom of choice to choose our religion and to practice it. Obviously you get some racists or people who don’t like a religion or even will discriminate against people of different faiths, but at least here, well where I’m from anyways mashallah we have a nice community the majority of them who live together fine.

Me personally, I have mates of different colours and religions!

I’m Muslim obviously lol and it’s great that here we can pray at school/work (lol just go somewhere at lunchtimes init) and can wear a hijab/headscarf and religious clothing/cover ourselves as we like.

So thank you Allah s.w.t. (God) that we have these blessings!

Banned Books Week

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
Defend intellectual freedom and 1st Amendment rights. Fight censorship, the oppression of ideas, and the banning of books! 

Banned Books Week is held during the last week of September each year, and has been since 1982. This event celebrates the freedom of the individual to have and express opinions, regardless of how unpopular or different those opinions are.

 Banned Books Week promotes and defends intellectual freedom by drawing attention to banned and frequently challenged books and the ideas contained in them.

Blog about your favorite banned or frequently challenged book, defend your intellectual freedom, and spread the word about the right to read and share information!

 

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO MAKE BIGGER AND SEE THE WHOLE PIC:

International Day of Peace

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
In 2001, the UN adopted a new resolution 55/282 declaring 21 September of each year as the International Day of Peace. 

In 1981 the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 36/67 declaring an International Day of Peace. In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a new resolution 55/282 declaring 21 September of each year as the International Day of Peace.

The goal of the International Day of Peace Vigil is: “To encourage the observation of a worldwide, grassroots 24-hour vigil for peace and nonviolence on the International Day of Peace, 21 September, in every house of worship and place of spiritual practice, by all religious and spiritually based groups and individuals, and by all men, women and children who seek peace in the world.”

Support this worldwide initiative by committing to hold a 24-hour vigil on 21 September. Please register your commitment on the web site of the International Day of Peace Vigil so that the world can know the power of prayer in manifesting peace on earth.

www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/International-Day-of-Peace/6831…
internationaldayofpeace.org/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/peacedaysept21
UN Website: www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/2009/

August Newsletter
August 26th, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Dear Culture of Peace Initiative Participants (CPI),

Momentum for this year’s International Day of Peace is building as indicated by the activity on the CPI events calendar. Make sure your Peace Day activity gets posted on the event calendar no matter how big or small it may be. This year, CPI participants can upload photos and video of Peace Day events that we hope to inspire future participants!
internationaldayofpeace.org/participate/events_calendar.html

Please Support the Culture of Peace Initiative

CPI is making a positive global impact. Your financial support will help to expand CPI’s efforts to create a culture of peace in our world. We need your help in covering the costs of developing and maintaining the CPI and IDP web sites. Click here to donate!

Media Outreach

If you are planning a Peace Day Event it is important to inform your local radio, television and print media. A generic press release will be forwarded shortly so that you can adapt it for your local media outreach!

Here are a few exciting Peace Day initiatives!

Global Minute of Silence at Noon: Since its inception, the minute of silence has been the universal observance that allows all of humanity to participate on this special day. View the United Nations Secretary General invitation to a global minute of silence on the Pathways To Peace web site under “Peace Day Videos”: pathwaystopeace.org

An inspirational musical slideshow is also available that will help inspire the global community. See: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RElBR1zil4
Please invite your community to the minute of silence.

Peace Concert in Cuba: Colombian superstar Juanes will bring the “Peace Without Borders” concert to Havana’s Plaza de la Revolucion, joined by Spanish singer-songwriter Miguel Bose and Puerto Rican merengue artist Olga Tañon! Cubans such as singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez and salsa stars Los Van Van also are scheduled to perform.

Odyssey Networks / “Million Minutes for Peace” Campaign / Online and on Hallmark Channel

Odyssey Networks, the nation’s largest interfaith coalition of groups dedicated to building bridges of understanding through media, has created a multimedia campaign in support of the International Day of Peace, Sept 21.

The centerpiece of the campaign — “A Million Minutes for Peace” — is an online invitation to pause for one minute at noon on September 21 and pray for peace. Odyssey intends to collect a million pledges and to present a list of the signatories to the UN. Please take the pledge and inform people and organizations on your email list about the campaign. Encourage them to take the pledge at (www.odysseynetworks.org)—it requires only a few minutes. If your organization would like to be a partner in this campaign, which includes the presence of your logo on Odyssey’s website, please contact Vivian Alonso (valonso@odysseynetworks.org).

Odyssey Networks will support the prayer pledge campaign on the Internet and on national television via the Hallmark Channel. Each week, beginning August 30 and continuing through September 20, “Odyssey Networks Presents” will feature a different one-hour documentary film about peace-building. The program airs on Sundays at 7 a.m. ET/PT. The documentaries will be accompanied by public service announcements about the peace-building work of the United Nations. Additional videos, many of them produced by the UN, will be available for viewing at Odyssey’s Video Peace Festival (www.odysseynetworks.org), along with blogs, discussion forums and original webisodes.

Please share the newsletter with your friends. We intend to keep you updated weekly with pertinent information until Peace Day.

Thank you, CPI Participants, for your dedication to building a culture of Peace for future generations on Peace Day and every day.

CPI Coordinator Michael Johnson, CPI Outreach Intern – Michael Kwan
Pathways To Peace is the International Secretariat for the Culture of Peace Initiative

 Join their event on bloggersunite:

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/international-day-of-peace

Jazakallah everyone..thanks! Inshallah we can spead peace!

Wish Upon a Hero’s MILLION DOLLAR HEROES

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
To raise $1,000,000 for the Wish Upon a Hero Foundation to increase funds in order to grant wishes to individuals and families in need. 

Wish Upon a Hero has recently created a facebook cause dedicated to raising $1,000,000 dollars towards our foundation to increase funds to help grand wishes to families and individuals in need. Wish Upon a Hero has only been a non-profit organization for a little over a year now, and in order to create a broader awareness of our endeavors, we are hoping to raise money in order to share the message of people helping people all over the world. Please join our cause on facebook and donate what you can and are willing to donate. Even $1 would help. If you are not on facebook, donations can be made other ways. Please visit our website at www.wishuponahero.com- and contact us through that.

Also join their event here:

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/wish-upon-a-heros-million-dollar-heroes

THANK YOU JAZAKALLAH KHAIR

 

 

 

National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

 

Hi. Today is National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week

Objective:
To increase awareness of invisible illness; that nearly 1 in 2 people in the US have a chronic illness and about 96% of it is invisible. 

National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is held annually in September and is a worldwide effort to bring together people who live with invisible chronic illness and those who love them.

A virtual conference in held at www.invisibleillnessweek.com and the blog is updated a few times a day during August and September.

Bloggers are welcome to participate anytime, but are encouraged to unite efforts during August and September to increase awareness online and share their experiences as well as encouragement. A badge is available that says you are blogging during the actual awareness week.

Organizations are encouraged to educate the general public, churches, healthcare professionals and government officials about the impact of living with a chronic illness that is not visually apparent.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Get the Badge

1. Right click on the badge to download
2. Link it back to this web site at this link: invisibleillnessweek.com
3. Then write your blog posting.
4. Come back to this web site OR invisibleillnessweek.com and let us know about your blog in the comments section. Tell us about it! Share your title, topic/description and link.

When to blog

1. You can blog at any time as we want people to know about this week during any time of the year. However, here are some tips.

2. Please post a blog on SEPTEMBER 14, 2009. We hope to have hundreds of blogs participate on this day!

3. Each day September 1 through Sept 20th we will be choosing a blog to feature on the Invisible Illness Week Blog. You will get loads of exposure, and we hope to also inform, educate, and encourage others.

A few ideas to write about

* Remember that not all of your posts have to have the “it’s so not fair” tone. Write your “best advice” to others who feel invalidated. How have you learned to get past the remarks people have made?

* Don’t forget families and what they also cope with when one of their members has an illness. And how is it being invisible easier/more difficult for them? For example, if Dad’s illness is invisible, does your son have to cope with his friends wondering why his Dad never participates in the father/son baseball game?

* Remember caregivers. Any thanks, thoughts?

* Remember all the aspects of living with invisible illness. Being a parent, a spouse, an adult child (who is maybe a caregiver too), a neighbor, etc.

* Don’t forget about all the kids who have illness too!

* Cancer can be considered an invisible illness, as are things like eating disorders, mental illness and the list goes on.

* Got others? Share them!

IMPORTANT: We hope to blow those Google Alerts apart on Sept 14th with blogs all over the internet posting about invisible illness issues. Remember that with most blogging programs you can even write it in advance and have your post published on September 8th.

Can you commit for us to blogging on September 14th on a topic about illness or invisible illness? We want to keep track, so please let us know by signing up here at Bloggers Unite. 

Link where I found out about this event:

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/national-invisible-chronic-illness-awareness-week

so please do join bloggersunite too!

Ya Allah, Inshallah may our efforts be rewarded in the hereafter Ameen!

 

 

Remembering those in September 11-Project 2996

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
Honor & remember the 2996 victims of 9/11 ! 

Project 2,996 is a tribute to the victims of 9/11.

On September 11, 2006, more than 3,000 bloggers joined together to remember the victims of 9/11.

Each year we will honor them by remembering their lives, and not by remembering their murderers. Sadly this year only 687 victims have been signed up for.

If you would like to help out, by pledging to post a tribute on your own blog on 9/11 of this year, go to project2996.wordpress.com/2009-signup/ Then, use the web to learn something about the life of the name you are given, and on 9/11, post your tribute your blog or website.

But, and this is critical, the tributes should celebrate the lives of these people–kind of like a wake. Over the last 8 years we’ve heard the names of the killers, and all about the victim’s deaths. This is a chance to learn about and celebrate those who died. Forget the murderers, they don’t deserve to be remembered. But some people who died that day deserve to be remembered––2,996 people.

Thank you,

Dale Challener Roe

 Oh this is a great and also sad event obviously, you know rmembering the day it happened, all the news coverage, how upsetting it was for everyone. I was only at school then, so little, and everyone was like ‘OMG!Did you hear?’ Well you know how it is…

But also, as well as this great event/project to remember those who died in the Twin Towers on 9/11, we should remember those who also died in the aftermath of it all-the million plus or whetver who died in Iraq and Aghanistan in the war, but for them they aren’t counted…

Oh yeah lol another thing, I wrote September 11 in the title ’cause here in England in digit form that would be 11-09-2009, so like 11/9 lol not 9/11…9/11 here is December 9th, it’s kinda confusing lol..

 Sp, um 8 years on already. And what 6 years from Iraq right?

Well, Inna lillahi wa inna illaihi raji’oon

“Verily we belong to God, and to God we return.”

Good Energy Day!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Hi!It’s ‘Good Energy Day today’!

Objective:
Please join the good people of earth. This is our day to share good energy. 

Good people,

Do you want to be part of something big?
Good people are starting a movement. This will be big and will generate a huge
following. We are presently working on a site, press release etc.. With other
good people.

Good Energy Day 09/09/09

There are days dedicated to celebrate the Earth. Days dedicated to celebrate
great dead people. There are days for trees and flags. Good energy day is
the day we celebrate us. All of the living things on this planet. A day to
be kind. A day to forgive. A day to spread peace. Good Energy is just good
for us. Please join the good people of earth and celebrate being good.

It’s a fundamental human desire to join. To belong. To pursue some great
goal with others. It is this insight that is found at the heart of all
movements.

ICDOUC?

Please join the good people of earth. Tell the others. bit.ly/K7I3W

for updates on twitter
@rickybobby77
#GED999

Have a good day.

“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” Dalai Lama 

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 Wow pretty cool init??Mashallah!

So try to be good that day hehe

But remember as Muslims we’re taught to be good EVERYDAY lol..so its an awesome idea init and let’s try to implement it on our daily lives Inshallah/God willing!

International Literacy Day

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

 

Objective:
On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. 

September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. Celebrations take place around the world.

Some 774 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 72.1 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out. 

 

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So yeah this sounds great and this is what someone messaged me about it:

Hi there! Glad to find fellow literacy advocates! In honor of International Literacy Day, I hope you will consider writing a post about my Books For Cameroon project that will bring 30 bilingual libraries to West Africa and/or make a small ($5) contribution to make the project a reality! Http://www.booksforcameroon.org. Thanks for helping us fight poverty with literacy!

and heres a link you can check out too Inshallah!/God willing =)

http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=53299&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

and

http://www.booksforcameroon.org.

And this link is where I found out about it!!

http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/international-literacy-day 

join bloggersunited too Inshallah! May Allah swt /God bless you all for helping Ameen.

xxxx

Saw the Prophet s.a.w’s beloved hair! (Again, mashallah)

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Hi. Omg. Lol. I saw the last Nabi Rasool s.a.w Muhammad peace be upon him his beloved hair!!Mashallah and guess what??This was my 2nd time seeing mashallah!!I know that i’m very lucky Subhanallah, getting this opportunity. It is a greta blessing from Allah s.w.t!

The only downsides are kinda like all the aunties there pushing and shoving you and sitting on top of you and yeah our asian women don’t have a lotta manners so yeah, but it’s well worth it !!!!!!

VOTE HAL786 BEST RELIGION BLOG

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

VOTE HAL786 BEST RELIGION BLOG

http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/80424

And also please vote AHWACE best blog of all time

http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/80423

365 Challenge-for Cancer Research UK

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
Start when you like and spend 365 days taking physical challenges to raise money for Cancer Research UK or your local cancer charity 

Swim the channel, cycle Lands End to John O’Groats, or the route of the Tour de France, do a triathlon a month for 12 months, walk a mile on 26 days of the month so you walk a marathon a month for a year, row the length of the Mississippi, or do ALL OF THE ABOVE, solo or as part of a 365challenge team … but create your own astounding challenges that you can break down and do without having to leave your home town or even your gym over the course of your 365challenge year and raise as much money as you can to fight cancer.

Not everyone can take time away from work and family to take on treks up Kilimanjaro or cycle across the States, but everyone can find a few hours a week to build up the miles that equate to these challenges. So commit a year to an amazing physical challenge and invite friends, family and followers to sponsor your efforts to raise as much as you can for Cancer Research UK or your local cancer charity if you’re not in the UK.

Set your goal as 3650 … £, $, Euros or whatever … that’s just £$10 a day for your 365challenge year, and if people join your 1%ers Club, they commit to just 10c/p a day towards your cause … c’mon, surely they can stretch to that, even in these troubled times. And so what if you don’t hit the magical 3650 mark … you’ll have raised a serious sum of money to help fight cancer …

Talk to me, Colin, on colin@365challenge.co.uk or follow me on twitter.com @365er

Together we can beat cancer …

 

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Wow mashallah what a great idea!!Mashallah it’s brilliant init???

For more info:

http://www.365challenge.co.uk/

London to Paris Bike Ride-challenge event-to help raise money!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Objective:
Take part in this challenge event and raise money for Merlin to continue helpring vulnerable people worldwide with essential healthcare.

Starting from the City of London, this 300 mile, four-day bike ride will take you through Kent countryside, across the Channel at Dover to Calais and along quiet French country lanes and market towns, with views of the luscious green fields of Northern France.

The days will be long, but upon reaching Paris, your efforts will be rewarded.

The pièce de résistance of this cycle challenge will be a spectacular view of the 324-metre high Eiffel Tower, which marks the finish line in the centre of this majestic city.

* To register for the event we will ask for an initial registration fee of £99
* The minimum sponsorship required for the event is £1,500 per person.

 

Want to find out more or join?

Go to:

http://www.merlin.org.uk/Get-involved/Challenge-events/London-to-Paris-Bike-Ride.aspx

 

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Wow this sounds great everyone doesn’t it??Mashallah!!I think it’s basically a bike event to help raise some money for those in need Inshallah.

Sami Yusuf’s new song-’You came to me’=a Ramadan gift to you!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Dear respected brothers and sisters
here’s another ‘Gift’ for you from Sami Yusuf:

To commemorate the holy month of Ramadan, and as a thank you to all his fans, Sami is to release You Came to Me, from his highly anticipated new album as a FREE download, exclusively from www.samiyusufofficial.com

Fans and supporters will have the opportunity to download the official single starting August 18th, and throughout Ramadan.

The track will be available in four different versions; English (Main), English-Arabic, English-Farsi, and English-Turkish.

Sami wishes everyone a blessed and reflective month and looks forward to announcing the full details of the album soon.

You Came to Me 18th Aug 2009!

for downloading this Nasheed.. FOR FREE

Check http://www.samiyusufofficial.com/
and support Sami yusuf’s new offical website..
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Ooooh the video’s so pretty mashallah lol, the lighting is soo beatiful, it really does represent the Noor of the Prophet s.a.w. and Inshallah he will come to us all, he is in our hearts all the time Inshallah our beloved last Nabi Rasulallah s.a.w. oeace be upon him Muhammad s.a.w.

And oh yeah if you do truly love our dear Prophet s.a.w. please vote for him at

www.bestofmen.org

  

You came to me-by Sami Yusuf

Another young innocent soul lost to the unresolved conflict?

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

Doesn’t anyone else find it sadening when their brother dies? One who is apparently only 15 years old? And worst of all: shot innocently…

Astaghfirullah.

Inna lillahi wa inna illahi raji’oon (‘Surely we belong to Allah(God) and to Him shall we return’).

Read about how the West Bank boy was murdered:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8231130.stm

Spreading charity work-you help me on SocialVibe and I help you-and we can get endless rewards.

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

((May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).

(I seek protection in Allah swt from the accursed shaitan/devil/satan).

(In the name of God, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful)).

  

Hi.

This post is simple.

Just leave your comments below with your blog (if it has a SocialVibe badge/widget) and/or SocialVibe link.

You help the charity on my blog, and the ones I’m going to list and then I can help you and also add you as a friend on SocialVibe too!

And the endless rewards thing is about how I’m Muslim and in Islam we believe there are 3 things which can get us rewards/good deeds even after our death!!Now you’re probably thinking huh??How can we get good deeds if we’re dead and in our graves??lol. Well one of the 3 things is ongoing charity. So like, say you put in money for a water well-every time someone drinks from it your getting the reward.

(You can find out more about that topic here, and also about the other 2 things which get you rewards after death here:  http://hal786.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/leave-a-reward/ )

    

How to raise money (for FREE):

• Look to your right of this blog
• You will see a title ‘SocialVibe’
• Read what’s under there about HELP ME SUPPORT… and click, it might say like rollover to help for free, stayed rolled over or click!
• Do the activity (such as rating a video)
• leave a comment if you wish
• =money donated to a charity by you for FREE!!!!!

On this blog, you raise money for charity:water.

Other blogs using SV, please help there too!

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/  -charity is TWLOHA (to write love on her arms), helps with suicide prevention, depression etc.

http://englishmuslim.wordpress.com/ -charity is DirectRelief International, helps HIV/AIDS patients

http://worshipallah.wordpress.com/ -charity is Invisble Children-educating war-affected children

http://nasheeds.wordpress.com/  -charity is Music4Relief, helping restore wetlands

http://ohallah.wordpress.com/ -charity is Fill the Cup, feeding hungry children

http://shellbycrew.wordpress.com/ -charity is Truth, educating about the dangers of tobaco use.

 

 

VOTE FOR PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) PEACE BE UPON HIM AS THE BEST OF MEN

ASSALAMUALAIKUM.
VOTE FOR PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) as best of men- peace be upon them.

http://www.bestofmen.org

Prophet Isa/Jesus is also on the list!

Productive Ramadan Drive on Halfdate

Assalamualaikum.Busmillahirahmaniraheem.

Go here:

http://halfdate.com/2009/08/17/my-productive-ramadan-drive/
donate or whatever u can

and also please everyone go to :

http://hal786.wordpress.com/reward

 

go to both links to inshallah gain rewards this ramadan inshallah and to help out people in need and to help out people even more and raise more money for charity for free too go to
http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/

AHWACE SITUATION 8-SELF HARMER, STOPPED CUTTING FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS THEN STARTED AGAIN AND NOW STOPPED BUT STILL DO IT A BIT-please help her in the spirit of Ramadan!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

Hi.

Ramadan Mubarak for you guys doing it today and for those doing it tomorrow too Inshallah!!

So in the spirit of Ramadan we should be caring towards those who need help right??

So if you know that say a sister is suffering with self hamr would you not help her??

Especially as it was free and all it takes is a comment??

Well whoever does decide to help, then jazakallah khair and May Allah bless you in Jannah Inshallah!!for being so caring towards others inshallah!

So yeah like you probably get by now,it’s about a girl who self hamrns and stopped for a bit and then did it again and now does it a bit-so read her story and comment on it too to help her!!

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/ahwacehardship2ease-situation-8-self-harmer-stopped-cutting-for-about-3-months-then-started-again-and-now-stopped-but-still-do-it-a-bit/

AHWACE STORY 7-depression, thoughts from a Muslimah – please do help her Inshallah you can make it all better!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

So yeah this is the new latest story,real life thoughts on the ahwace blog.

um,well this one is actually from a muslim girl who seems depressed and like it’s her thoughts and stuff,if you wanna talk to her please do go comment there! Inshallah, Allah can heal our hearts Ameen and make it easy for all of us. jazakallah to those viewers who do actually go and visit the links to this blog cuz it means a lot seriously…

and if you’re wondering what kind of an impact its really gonna make,then i’ll just give you a little insight lol..

well alotta the peoplw who have given their stories either cut(self harm)or did used to be a cutter, well one girl right she gave in her story and coz of our help and stuff MASHALLAH guess what/…?????????she wrote back to us and said she’s been clean for about a week!!!!!!whooh mashallah that is such an amazing thing init and inshallah i hope she’ll keep it that way.

so back to the newest story well the link is:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ahwace-story-7-depression-thoughts/

please leave her a comment there and look through the rest of the blog and Happy early Ramadan wishes everyone!!

AHWACE STORY 6-SELF HARM, FRIENDS, ANOREXIA, anorexic cutter, scared, hard life since forever, trusting people let you down, not having any space of your own, nowhere to escape, being mentally and physically abused by your parent, people spreading rumours at school, girl who’d cut rather than cry —please do help her who has been through all of that!!!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

AHWACE STORY 6-SELF HARM, FRIENDS, ANOREXIA, anorexic cutter, scared, hard life since forever, trusting people let you down, not having any space of your own, nowhere to escape, being mentally and physically abused by your parent, people spreading rumours at school, girl who’d cut rather than cry —please do help her who has been through all of that!!!

its on the following link..lol i know that inshallah some of you are hoping to do some good in Ramadan,oh Ramadan mubarak everyone btw an early mubarak haha, but yeah if you truly want to help your brothers and sisters out there go on the AHWACW blog and to help this girl ‘anorexic cutter/suffer’ please go on the link:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/ahwace-story-6-self-harm-friends-anorexia/

AHWACE STORY 5-REJECTION, SILENCE, EVERYONE IGNORING YOU, DEPRESSION, DON’T WANT TO LIVE, PAIN, SUICIDE, SELF HARM/CUTTING, FEELING ISOLATED, FRIENDS, ANOREXIA, HAPPINESS, DEATH AFFECTING YOU SERIOUSLY, FAMILY PROBLEMS AND MORE SELF ABUSE—please help the person who has suffered all that!!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

Hi.

So read this:

REJECTION, SILENCE, EVERYONE IGNORING YOU, DEPRESSION, DON’T WANT TO LIVE, PAIN, SUICIDE, SELF HARM/CUTTING, FEELING ISOLATED, FRIENDS, ANOREXIA, HAPPINESS, DEATH AFFECTING YOU SERIOUSLY, FAMILY PROBLEMS AND MORE SELF ABUSE

What comes in your mind when you read all those words??That awwww hope they get better or oh man i really want to help this person..??or what am i supposed to do about their problems in life??well the thing is you can help a person who’s suffered all that on my other blog all you gotta do is comment and Inshallah it’ll help tremendously.

Plus its gonna be Ramadan soon Inshallah so in the spirit of Rozeh yeh lool plz help!!:

Here’s the link:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/ahwace-story-5-rejection-silence-everyone-ignoring-you-depression-dont-want-to-live-pain-suicide-self-harmcutting-feeling-isolated-friends-anorexia-happiness-death-affecting-you-serious/

Rep Da Deen Cru!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most King, Most Merciful..)

 

Hi. Today, in this post I’m going to introduce to you some more Muslim singers! Lol, this whole blog started out because I wanted to put together a massive website full of nasheed/Islamic song artists. And that’s exactly what I’ve done. Well the brothers I’m gonna introduce now, they’re not new, but I just haven’t had time to post their songs here lol. And the bad thing is I don’t think a lot of people really know them, and on youtube there’s not really alotta songs of theirs! There’s only 2 proper videos I could find for you. Oh yeah the name is Rep Da Deen Cru! It’s two brothers singing, well they’re actually cousins themselves. Brothers Ohi and Ahsraf.

 

Yasmine

 

Colour Blind

AHWACE STORY 4: Serious help needed! A girl names Arielle has been self harming herself since she was 12, please help her get over cutting her skin!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

 

Hi.

Pleas read Arielle’s story. Comment there too, leave her some messages. She’s had a bad life and has been cutting for ages now. She needs to stop. Help her please everyone. Inshallah it will all be ok for her one day, but seriously just comment to her, give her advice and Inshallah you might even change her life. Her dad used to beat her up and her friend went prison and just so many things, please do help her get over this obsession of harming her body.

Jazakallah.

Here’s the link:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/ahwace-story-4-abusive-parent-real-friends-and-self-harming-issues/

AHWACE STORY 3: Help a 17 year old guy who is schizophrenic, has a sister with autism, tried to kill himself, does self harm and drugs and dirt biking

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

 

Hi.

Pleas read Nick’s story which i’ve mentioned a lot in the title.

So much has happened to him. Help a brother in need yeah. Inshallah your comments will help him. People with mental illnesses may do things that will hurt themselves or others, so please help him before its too late.

Comment there too, leave him some messages.

Jazakallah.

Here’s the link:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/ahwace-story-3-schizophrenic-autism-suicide-cutter-drugs-dirt-biking/

AHWACE and hardship2ease story 2 is published- help a 15 year old girl who was raped when she was 12, her parents were divorced, her best friend committed suicide and she did self harm-she’s been clean, hasn’t cut herself for 3 months, but please do help her.

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

 

Hi.

Mashallah. please helps this girl. Shes been clean for 3 months now  Subhanallah. yep she hasn’t cut for about 3 months now, but she’s suffered a lot in her short life.

Since she was 12, she was raped by her UNCLE!!!!When she told, her parents got divorced and also she had to suffer her best friend killing themselves. So she started cutting and stuff. But even though she hasn’t for 3 months, you can really help her out Inshallah by readin her story.

Comment there too, leave her some messages.

Jazakallah.

Here’s the link:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ahwacehardship2ease-story-2-rapedparents-divorcedfriends-suicideself-harm/

Sab-o-tage –introducing Sab Uddin a Muslim poet/artist/rapper and a message from him, yes a comment to hal786 website from a real Muslim singer.

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

 

Lol. Sorry for such a long title. I just wanted to let you know what was going to be in this post, Inshallah.

 Introducing Sab

 So, basically, I’m introducing to you a great Muslim brother mashallah, he’s very talented, a wicked poet and an amazing singer. His songs are awesome. You can search him up by the name of ‘Sab-o-tage’. Or Sab Uddin. Which isn’t even his full name I believe. His real names kinda long lol.

 So, Sab-o-tage. Yeah. He’ll sabotage your mind with the truth. So that’s a warning right? Lol. If you want lies then carry on with the general media. Most songs don’t have very nice meanings to them. But his are great mashallah.

 Also he’s a nice person too. Lol, there aren’t a lot of famous people, who’d actually spend a lot of their time talking to you. But he does. Thank you Sab for me being so annoying lol. Whenever I’m on facebook, if I ever wanna ask him anything he replies back. Lol, even some of my own mates don’t really reply back or send a message to me, so I’m always surprised when he does. Coz you know he’s a so many fans and they probably bug him lol..so I thought I’d show my appreciation to him here and his lovely music too lol.

 Favourite song for introduction post, Page for Sab

 Ok, so if you’re an avid reader of my blog (if you are THANK YOU..BUT PLEASE LEAVE ME COMMENTS ON MY POSTS SO I KNOW THAT YOU ACTUALLY READ WHAT I WRITE-lol, from how many views I get mashallah I know I do get SOME people actually looking at my blog, but there’s not a lot of comments…)ok so if you’ve actually read at least a bit of my blog, you should know that when I introduce another Islamic songs artist, I put their favourite song of mine here on my homepage, and then if they’re a famous artist/band or have a lot of their good songs up on youtube, then Inshallah I’ll make a page of LOADS of their songs.

 So Inshallah/God willing/hopefully lol I’ll make a page for him too soon, but for now I’m gonna show you my fav song of his. I think it’s one of his most recent too. All his songs have good lyrics, but some I might listen to a few times, but with other I listen to them a lot. Like this song. Man seriously I just play this song sooo many times. Haha. It’s really seriously absolutely wicked. Lol.

 Oh yeah, I’ve classified his songs for hal786 blog, as Islamic songs, not nasheeds, cuz they do contain some music on the background. They’re like poems/songs/raps lol.

 So here’s the song I’ve been telling you all about, the one I totally love. It’s called Fast Lane.

Fast Lane by Sab-o-tage

 

The video should be shown here, if not just click on the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjkDKChKrE0

Sab’s Page on Hal786

Ok, so I’ve just made a page for him here on this blog .If you wanna comment and stuff about his songs then feel free, and if you wanna say like your favourite song of his or whatever you can leave a comment here on this post or there. Here’s the link:

http://hal786.wordpress.com/sabotage/

Comment from Sab-o-tage/ Message to hal786 from a Muslim singer, an Islamic songs artist/poet

Thanks for passing through my section of the blog. I am an award winning lyricist/poet and my music aims to highlight issues which are widespread in society and the world but don’t seem to get mentioned on corporate news or media. By using the platform of lyricism/poetry I try express my perspective and thoughts in a way to appeal, not only to the youth, but to people of all ages, backgrounds, religions and beliefs. I am currently working and recording with international artists from all over the world and putting the finishing touches to my brand new album called “Every Scar Tells A Story” which will be releasing worldwide towards the end of this year Inshallah.

December 2007 – Best British Muslim Poet of 2007
July 2008 – Youngest Ever Unsigned Artist to Release Album Worldwide
January 2009 – Nominated for Awards of Excellence 2009

I hope you enjoy the music and the videos on this page please feel free to let me know what you think!

www.myspace.com/5abotage

www.facebook.com/5abotage

sab_o_tage@hotmail.co.uk

Peace

SaB-o-TaGe

hardship2ease story 1 is published-healing scars from self harming

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

Introducing a new story on my other blog AHWACE ( After hardship will always come ease) here:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/hardship2ease-inspiration-1scars-from-self-harming-healing-those-scars/

 

Hi. This is about my AHWACE blog (http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/)

In my previous post I introduced to you the first actual story-which is a real life story btw not made up-of someone who needs help. That’s why it’s entitled AHWACE cuz it stands for After hardship will always come ease. So I’m teaching them that they can bring their lives from hardship to ease. In the 1st story you can help the person’s life go from hardship2ease by commenting on their story here: http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/story-1-%e2%80%9cjust-need-someone-to-talk-to%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/#comments

But this post is different. I’m introducing a story yeah, but it’s not about someone who needs help. That’s why it’s not titled AHWACE. It’s actually titled hardship2ease. That’s cuz it’s an ispiration story. It’s from someone who’s life went from hardship to ease. So please do check out their small story:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/hardship2ease-inspiration-1scars-from-self-harming-healing-those-scars/

 

AHWACE STORY 1 PUBLISHED – help out someone who needs people to talk to..talk to them!

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

After hardship will always come ease-Introducing story No.1 !!

So, this is the first story on my other blog. Please read it, there.

Heres’s the link:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/story-1-%e2%80%9cjust-need-someone-to-talk-to%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/

Please help them out.

Just talk to them, everyne needs a friendly voice once in a while. Inshallah you might be able to change that persons life by just commenting there!

Link again:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/story-1-%e2%80%9cjust-need-someone-to-talk-to%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/

After hardship will always come ease features on Hal786

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

 

 

So Inshallah I should be posting like Featured posts. They’ll be featuring things from my new blog ‘After hardship will always come ease’. (Ahwace for short)

Here is the link:

http://afterhardshipwillalwayscomeease.wordpress.com/

This is really serious everyone. Whoever reads this blog, or is a fan of me lol haha, or if you really want to make a difference to society please do read that blog frequesntly and comment or even send in your own stories.

It’s like a help line, for your personal issues. Similar to an agony aunt, only it’s free, you’re getting help from a Muslimah inshallah -me haha-people from around the world can help you, no signups or anything and can be totally anonymous too!!!

There are some stories posted up already, Inshallah I’ll make posts about them here too, or you can go visit them now.

Please do comment there.

Oh yeah, you can raise money for charity there too by clicking on the sidebar thing, ‘help now!it’s free’ button, rate video, comment=donating to charity!!!

So, yeah please go there now. Read the heartbreaking stories. Comment. Leave your stories if you want help.

Another motto for that site is hardship2ease.

cuz I want to help bring ease after hardship to people. Teach them that their lives can go from hardship to ease Inshallah/God willing.

Spreading Their Stories Drive

Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuhu.

A’udhubillahiminashaitanirajeem.Bismillahirahmaniraheem.

(basically peace be upon you, seeking refuge from Shaitan/

devil and beginning with the name of

God, the Most Kind, Most Merciful..)

 

 

Phase one of a million dollars campaign:

The challenge is how to turn your pleasant words into a million dollars!! for http://www.edhifoundation.com/   through ReliefWorks Canada.

check it out here:

http://halfdate.com/2009/07/19/spreading-their-stories-drive/