Oct 6, 2011
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Asallamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah,
To all UTSC students, your MSA needs YOU. We have open positions and are looking for dedicated and hardworking students to fill them InshAllah! The positions are as follows:
President
Internal Relations Officer
Fundraising Coordinator
IAW Coordinator
Just fill out a nomination form get your 10 signatures and drop it off in the prayer room (there will be a box).
All nomination forms are due by MONDAY OCTOBER 17TH in the drop box placed in the prayer room.
If you have any questions about the duties for each position please see the MSA’s constitution on our website at
http://msautsc.com/msa-board/aboutthemsa/msaconstitution/
All eligible applicants will be contacted in response to their application InshAllah. 
JazakAllah Khair,
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MSA Exec University of Toronto at Scarborough
Sep 29, 2011
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It was June 4th 2009, just 2 years ago, when President Barack Obama stood in front of thousands of academics, politicians and others in Cairo University addressing the Muslim world. Beyond the fact that he had taken priority in addressing the deteriorating relations between the United States and Muslim World, he made a comment, which had never been made by any Western power. He said, “Palestinians must abandon violence. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and does not succeed. For centuries, black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the humiliation of segregation. But it was not violence that won full and equal rights. It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America’s founding. This same story can be told by people from South Africa to South Asia; from Eastern Europe to Indonesia. It’s a story with a simple truth: that violence is a dead end.” In addition to the usual rhetoric of calling the Palestinians out on using violence (while ignoring Israel’s common bombardment of Palestinian territories), he compared the situation of the Palestinians under Israel to that of the Black slaves in America. Later on in his administration he continued to criticize Israel’s constant unilateral decisions to expand settlements and said several times that the United States does not recognize them (again something NEVER stated openly by any American administration).
So what happened? Israel’s hawkish Netanyahu not only disregarded anything Obama said but went further on to lecturing the President on how he needs to change his policy. Netanyahu then went to the US Congress to ask them for support when the President and him could not come an agreement. Disturbingly Congress decided to side with Netanyahu rather than their own President. Obama, now powerless, began presenting his speeches the way he would if he were speaking to AIPIAC (Israeli Lobby) and thus reversing any progress that had already been made. He became what ex-President Bush already was—a capitalist that bails out companies who irresponsibly wrecked the economy and caused a worldwide recession, supporting Israel even when they are blatantly wrong, and generally giving rationalism up for pressure (read The Israel Lobby, John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt).
So this is where we are. Where do we go from here? That’s a difficult question to answer. However, at this point we can at least discontinue peacefully repressing our anger and simply hoping that upcoming elections and a personality change in the executive will change conditions. We also know that things are changing, and they are changing fast. The Muslim World is becoming more democratic and they are flexing their muscle (Egypt, for example, removed its own version of the apartheid wall that Mubarak had put in place to prevent Palestinian movement). We are also facing the prospect of a post-capitalist society or at the very least a significant reformation of both the financial and political institution because bailouts and tough words have failed to achieve anything except the greater fear that an even worse disaster will inevitably come about.
Karl Marx, the founder of Communism, had an interesting slogan that he often promoted in his several texts: “workers of the world unite”. He said that unless and until the workers who had worked in such miserable conditions realize that they are being exploited and that the conditions under which they have been forced into (work 18 hours a day in order to survive or not work and face risk of death) could be changed; they will continue to suffer horribly. We can all learn from this idea of raising consciousness among people of the unethical, exploitable and greed driven machine under which they live in. This approach is often undervalued because it is seen as overly passive. However, it should be noted that through that very approach Communism (and variations of it) had expanded and been established in the USSR, China, Eastern Europe and in other places all over the world. You the reader have already reached the first point of emancipating society from this system by being aware of it and what it is doing.
Zamir Rimaz
Sep 18, 2011
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Asallamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah,
Fast-a-thon is just around the corner everyone! Every year the MSA holds this event to help us raise funds in order to sponsor 10 or more orphans around the world. We support their education, their living and any other necessities they might need. To help us out in this endeavour we request all of your help whether it is through donations, or through volunteering it is much appreciated!
Fast-a-thon is going to happen from Monday and Tuesday (12-5pm) and on Wednesday it will go all day long.
We will be running around campus getting donations, making classroom announcements, setting up a table in the student center, and at the end of it all at 7-9pm on Wednesday we will be having a dinner to celebrate what we have accomplished.
A minimum donation of $6 is needed to be able to attend the dinner 7-9 pm Wednesday. Trust me, it is an experience you will not want to miss out on!
UTSC we need your help so come on out and show your support! If interested in volunteering please email me back.
JazakAllah Khair,
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MSA Exec University of Toronto at Scarborough
Sep 15, 2011
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Asallamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah,
Don’t bring a lunch tomorrow guys! UTSC MSA WELCOME BACK BBQ is happening tomorrow from 11-4pm down in the Student Center courtyard (located between the bus stop and the hotdog guy) so drop by! The menu is as follows:
Cotton candy $1.00
Burger (beef) $3.50
Hotdogs $2.50
Drinks $1.00
Deals:
Burger and a drink $4.00
2 burgers $6.00
Hotdog and a drink $3.00
Also: purchase a MSA Membership ($5) and get a free drink with your order! The membership will last all year, and offer you discounts on all MSA events! Get yours today!
I know where I’m getting my lunch tomorrow UTSC, do you?
Hope to see all of you there InshAllah!
MSA Exec University of Toronto at Scarborough
Aug 29, 2011
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Salamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,
Eid Mubarak. As there are no classes taking place this Friday September 2 2011, Jumu’ah (Congregational) Prayers will not be taking place on campus.
Jazaakumullahu Khair,
MSA
Aug 8, 2011
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Salamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,
Ramadaan Mubarak everyone! In light of Final exams starting at 2:00 PM on Fridays, the MSA has decided to begin Jumu’aa (Friday Congregational Prayer) at 1:15 PM and end it at 1:45 PM for the rest of the summer. Please do not come late.
Jazaakumullahu Khair,
MSA
Aug 1, 2011
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Jul 14, 2011
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http://www.mathabah.org/Seminars/the-ultimate-shield-fiqh-of-fasting-a-zakah-seminar.html
Mathabah Foundation in collaboration with Masjid Al Jannah (SLIFO) Presents
The Ultimate Shield
Purpose, Benefits & Fiqh of Fasting & Zakah
Look back at the numerous Ramadans that have passed! Do you find your self unmoved from the month of fasting year after year? Do you feel fasting has not fortified you against your negative habits and traits? The Prophet of Islam, Muhammed (peace and blessings upon him) stated, “Fasting is a shield (from evil and sin)”(Bukhari & Muslim)
Have you felt, you were unsure of all the regulations of Zakah while discharging your zakah? Do you feel you do not understand the true spirit of giving Zakah?
Make your Ramadan, a month that brings change for the better, filled with blessing, inspiration, spiritual and moral motivation that lasts throughout.
In this dynamic knowledge packed seminar, participants will learn the purpose of the spiritual month, Ramadan, the aims and objectives of fasting, how and why we fast? Numerous sacred and moral benefits of fasting and the fiqh rulings of fasting, enabling you to maximize the blessed month that brings change in your life. Since Ramadan is also a month where, Zakah is generaly discharched, you will also learn the true spirit of giving Zakah and it’s regulations in a practical modern context. A special segment for sisters by our female scholars, to address regulations of fasting and zakah, specific to women. Learn, be inspired and take away sacred knowledge to make your Ramadan a meaningful one.
Saturday July 30, 2011 | 2 to 7 pm
Are you ready for the ‘Ultimate Shield’?
FREE REGISTRATION & ADMISSION
ONLY REGISTERED PERSONS WILL BE PROVIDED A FREE WORK BOOKLET & COURSE MATERIAL.
REGISTER NOW!
Instructors
Shaykh Omar Subedar
Ustadh Abdus Shakur Brooks
Shaykh Yusuf Badat
Shaykhah Bint Dawood
Shaykhah Umm Obaidullah
Shaykhah Umm Haaniyah
Location: Masjid Al Jannah (SLIFO),2201 Ellesmere Road,Toronto (Scarborough),Ontario,M1G 3M6Canada
Map:
Click Here for map & directions
http://www.mathabah.org/Seminars/the-ultimate-shield-fiqh-of-fasting-a-zakah-seminar.html
Jun 28, 2011
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Asallamualaykum wa Rahmatullah,
There will not be Jumuah (Congregational) Prayers on campus on Friday, July 1st, 2011 as it is reading week.
Jazaakumullahu khair
Jun 15, 2011
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Can you Feel the Power? – webinar this SATURDAY 7PM by Sh. Alaa Elsayed on the Night of Power, Laylatul Qadr – followed by a Q&A session. *Register: bit.ly/NightofPower*
During the month of Ramadan, there is always a discussion among people about which night Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of Power) is. It is almost custom to see the mosques full on the 27th night for taraweeh, and then almost empty the nights afterwards – but is it really that simple?
Some say they could just feel what night it was, others say it changes every year, and yet more bring ahadith saying it can only be one specific night. But who is correct? What are the authentic signs of this night? And what are the best acts of worship to do if we find it? Finally find some answers at our upcoming webinar:
Can You Feel the Power?
Sheihk Alaa Elsayed
Free Webinar on the Signs of Laylatul-Qadr
Saturday June 18th – 7pm
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/737542427
