We have just confirmed that Nader Khan from Toronto, Canada and Hamza Robertson from the UK have arrived in Malaysia. They will be performing at the Selangor Islamic Song Festival in Malaysia. Nader will be touring Malaysia and Singapore, to meet him please contact: http://scr.im/mqube
Find more information here: http://semua.my/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137722552904886
15 million children die of hunger every year. 200 people have died around the globe since the time you read this. About half the world struggles to survive on $2/day; an amount spent on one cup of coffee by a North American.
Now is the time to help those in need. You can help us fight hunger by joining us during our online concert.
Register now to reserve your attendance of the FeedMe Fast Concert broadcast. http://www.feedmefast.org/
The FeedMe Fast Concert is an online hunger relief event that will include songs, spoken word poetry, and inspiring talks to raise funds to help those in need.
Here is a video of Shaykh Faraz Rabbani introducing the FeedMe Fast Concert – http://1.mqu.be/FMFCSFR (video also embedded below)
We have 3 broadcast dates scheduled:
* July 7, 2010
* July 14, 2010
* July 21, 2010
Registration is FREE!
Confirmed artists:
- Native Deen
- Nader Khan
- Baraka Blue
Confirmed speakers:
- Imam Zaid Shakir
- Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
- Preacher Moss
- Mustafa Davis
- Imam Abdul Latif Finch
Invited artists:
- Yusuf Islam
- Zain Bikha
- Khaleel Muhammad
- Ghuydar Bashmaf
- Hamza Robertson
- Sofia Baig
- Halal Meat
- Jafar Alam
Invited speakers:
- Shaykh Afeefuddin Al-Jailani
- Ustadh Usama Canon
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/feedme_fast
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/FeedMeFastConcert
YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/feedmefastconcert
Takin’ It to the Streets is a Muslim-led festival where artistic expression, spirituality and urban creativity inspire social change.
Takin’ It to the Streets bridges today’s cultural divides by connecting diverse racial, ethnic, and religious communities through a dynamic festival. The festival will enrich cross-cultural community building not only in Chicago, but around the world.
What: Takin’ It to the Streets: Urban International Festival
When: June 19th, 2010
Time: 9am-9pm
Location: 6734 S. Kedzie Ave. in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Price: FREE (donations encouraged)
More info: http://www.Streets2010.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=238476845127
Since its inception in 1997 as a single-day event, Takin’ It to the Streets has steadily grown in attendance and impact, and in 2010 it is preceded by a full week of events that embrace a new Muslim cultural renaissance.
Salaam Film Festival June 13-15: University of Chicago
A three-day festival highlighting the power of film as a tool for peace and social change. The festival will also screen films from the One Chicago, One Nation online film contest. Click here for more info
Melodies from Morocco June 16: Old Town School of Folk Music
The festival continues with a performance by the renowned Orchestre Chabab Al Andalous from Morocco Click here for more info
Dandana: A Celebration of Muslim Voices June 17: Millennium Park
World Music artists Tinariwen, from Mali, and Omar Faruk Tekbilek, from Turkey, will perform at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Click here for more info
Takin’ it to the Streets is produced by the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), a globally recognized leader that aims to change, serve and inspire by working on social justice issues, delivering a wide range of direct services, and cultivating the arts in urban communities.
The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Learn more about IMAN: www.imancentral.org
Sout Ilaahi Productions is a Singapore-based independent label that produces spiritual music for the modern society today. Our aim is to create love, peace and tolerance in this universal world – reviving the spirit of spirituality and humanity.
The joy of loving the Beloved Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) will rekindle our faith and encourage us to love others too.
Sout Ilaahi is influenced by traditional Islamic spirituality and therefore, we are always on the edge with different types of majalis (spiritual gatherings) such as mawlid, dalailul khairat, qasidah burdah, and the Diwan of many Musilm saints. Our intention in producing these quality products is to enhance the understanding of and also to revive spirituality which is devoid at the present moment. http://soutilaahi.blogspot.com/
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Finally, the CD of Mawlid Dhiyaull Lam (The Glittering Illumination) composed by Habib Umar bin Hafiz is out now released by Sout Ilaahi Productions. For more enquiries or information, please email Khalid Ajmain at khalid_ajmain@yahoo.com.sg.
The "Invocation of the Souls" Ratib al Haddad CD by Yayasan Nurul Ummah is out now. This is the reading of the Famous Ratib al Haddad by Yayasan Nurul Ummah from Solo, also known as "Congregation of Ratib al Haddad lead by the direct descendant of Imam Abdullah al Haddad, that is Habib Nuh al Haddad.
They have been spreading messages of love and peace throughout their events in central Java. This CD will definitely tranquilize our hearts and souls upon hearing it with the midas touch of Nusantara. A great soothing voice accompany by enchanting chorus.
A must for those who are seeking spirituality in their life. Ratib al Haddad is compiled by the Great Scholar and Qutb of his time al Allamah, al Shaykh al Imam al Habib Abdullah al Haddad during the night of Layl latur Qadr. Ratib consist of various Surah from Quran and hadith.
Sample clips are available on the site.
Going to the ISNA Annual Convention this year? Hoping to see the best talent during the entertainment session? Well, you won’t find it at ISNA this year. Good news, though, our friends at Allah Made Me Funny are bringing you the best in Islamic talent at an event not to be missed.
| Saturday, August 30, 2008 |
| 6:30 PM |
| Islamic SummerFest 2008 |
| Lifestyle Community Pavillion
405 Neil Ave.
Columbus, Ohio United States |
The Islamic SummerFest will be held at a venue close to the ISNA convention.
In attendance:
