Details can be found on the MuslimsUnitedForChange.com website.
This is the best project I have ever seen in a long time. May God make it successful. Ameen!
We need to learn more about our history here.
I saw this on Egyptian Gumbo’s blog and I had to post it. May Allah increase Mona Minkara and continue to bless her.
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MashaAllah! May Allah continue to bless her.
“I’m not a Genius. I just study and learn more.”
She’s humble too. She can get her PhD when people her age graduate from high school!
A 16-year-old Iraqi immigrant in central Sweden has single-handedly figured out a formula with Bernoulli numbers that is normally reserved for much more seasoned mathematicians, earning him praise from professors at prestigious Uppsala University.
Mohamed Altoumaimi, who moved with his family to Sweden six years ago, is a first year student at the Falu Frigymnasium high school in Falun in central Sweden.
Long interested in mathematics, Altoumaimi has spent the last four months toiling over his notebook in an attempt to write a formula to explain a number of complex relationships dealing with Bernoulli numbers.
The numbers are named for the 17th century Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli and consist of a sequence of rational numbers which are important for number theory.
Needless to say, Altoumaimi’s teachers were more than sceptical when he showed up to school recently claiming he had come up with a formula all on his own.
“When I first presented it to my teachers, none of them believed that the formula I had written down really worked,” he told the Falu Kuriren newspaper.
Undeterred by the doubts of his teachers, Altoumaimi decided to contact a professor at Uppsala University in hopes of validating his work.
“Right away he wanted to take a look at all my calculations and the documents where I show that the formula really works,” said Altoumaimi.
While it’s not the first time that someone has shown such Bernoulli number relationships, it’s highly unusual for a first year high school student to make his way through the complicated calculations, according to Uppsala University senior maths lecturer Lars-Åke Lindahl.
“He’s a very clever guy,” Lindahl told The Local.
“What he did isn’t necessarily new, but it is quite remarkable for a first year high school student to take on these types of problems all on his own. It’s certainly an achievement.”
Lindahl verified Altoumaimi’s formula and proof before contacting his teachers to tell them what a gifted student he was.
“We’re going to keep our eye on him,” said Lindahl, adding that he told Altoumaimi he is welcome to come study at Uppsala University upon completing high school.
In addition, Lindahl has offered to provide books and tutoring to Altoumaimi in order to ensure he continues to develop his maths skills.
“I think he’s likely beyond being able to get the kind of help he needs from high school math teachers,” said Lindahl.
Altoumaimi’s high school plans to take advantage of the teenager’s skills with numbers next autumn by having him serve as an instructor for several math teachers in Falun and explain his work to them.
“It’s really exciting, now all the teachers have come and congratulated me,” he told the newspaper.
Otherwise, Altoumaimi plans to continue studying advanced math and physics over the summer.
“I wanted to be a researcher in physics or mathematics; I really like those subjects. But I have to get better at English and social science,” he told Falu-Kuriren.
MashaAllah! Congrats Mohammed! May Allah continue to bless you! Ameen!
American Islamic scholars plan Muslim US college in tradition of Brandeis, Notre Dame
By RACHEL ZOLL
The Associated Press
PLAINSBORO, N.J.
A group of American Muslims, led by two prominent scholars, is moving closer to fulfilling a vision of founding the first four-year accredited Islamic college in the United States, what some are calling a “Muslim Georgetown.”
Advisers to the project have scheduled a June vote to decide whether the proposed Zaytuna College can open in the fall of next year, a major step toward developing the faith in America.
Imam Zaid Shakir and Sheik Hamza Yusuf of California have spent years planning the school, which will offer a liberal arts education and training in Islamic scholarship. Shakir, a California native, sees the school in the tradition of other religious groups that formed universities to educate leaders and carve a space in the mainstream of American life.
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
3-D Representation of the Prophet’s House. Beautiful!
“The picture shows a replication of The Prophet Mohammad’s (peace be upon him) House. The model of the house was built to give people a glimpse of the way the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lived. This house is just a part of a bigger exhibition of the life of the prophet (peace be upon him).
The house was reproduced based on authentic narrations that describe the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) house.
The Exhibition is held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.”
http://fieldofview.com/flickr/?page=photos%2Fbahimashat%2F3372829764%2Fin%2Fset-72157603538368056%2F
Seems relatively legitimate. I do have some reservations on the actual size, although the images may not show the true proportion of the actual house.
Note: You’ll need the shockwave player plugin for it to work.
What are your thoughts on cats? Do you have any? Do you like them? Are they hard to take care of? Are they fun to have? Are they high-maintenance? Does anyone have allergies but still have a cat?
What is the Islamic ruling on cats? Is it permissible or not? Please share any hadith on cats.
Please also share your personal cat stories.
JazakAllah khair.
