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Exercise as Part of a Healthy Halal Lifestyle

By • Aug 20th, 2010 • Category: Food, Health, Life

Exercise as Part of a Healthy Halal Lifestyle -Jamie Amina Teal- Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem Is it correct to equate a healthy lifestyle with a halal lifestyle? Most Muslims probably rarely think of healthy life choices in this way and yet both the Qur’an and the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (saw) point in this direction. [...]



Chicken Enchiladas

By • Aug 19th, 2010 • Category: Recipes

Chicken Enchiladas Recipe 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1/2 medium onion, diced Taco seasoning Emeril Lagasse’s Essence spice mix (optional) 1/2 cup cottage cheese Minced garlic 1/2 diced onion 1 cup salsa 3 Tbsp tomato paste 1 cup of water 1 cup crushed tomatoes, or jarred strained tomatoes Shredded colby jack cheese Corn tortillas Sour [...]



Afghan/Desi/Chinese Chicken Noodle Mix

By • Aug 18th, 2010 • Category: Food, Recipes

Afghan/Desi/Chinese Chicken Noodle Mix Created by Chef S. Instructions: Onions (fry with a little bit of vegetable oil) After they look a bit brown and caramelized, add a little bit of blended garlic, blended diced peppers, and blended ginger. Right after you stir it once or twice, you add the marinated chicken. (Marinate the pieces [...]



Vikings safety Husain Abdullah awaits Ramadan fast

By • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: Community, Deen, Featured, Ramadan

Husain Abdullah is approaching his most challenging month of the football season. That’s when the Minnesota Vikings backup safety observes Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting and prayer. As a practicing Muslim, Abdullah will not eat or drink at all during daylight hours for the 30-day period that begins Wednesday. Even while sprinting in the [...]



Mich. school practices 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

By • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: Community, Deen, Featured, News, Ramadan

DEARBORN, Mich. — A Michigan high school football team is holding preseason practices in the middle of the night to help its Muslim players practice both faith and football. The predominantly Muslim squad from Dearborn says the nocturnal regimen is a way for players to eat and drink while observing the holy month of daytime [...]