Posts tagged with “Muslim Reflections” (All posts)
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Interconnectedness of Humanity
26 January 2024All of us in the Division of Inclusion, Equity, and Community attended a meaningful professional development retreat earlier this week on our understanding and vision for EDI work together. At…
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The Springtime of Our Hearts
28 March 2022The tyranny of winter, its cold and white covered landscapes are fading from memory. Daylight is winning. The sun’s rays are awakening life’s glory, making us say like the poet…
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Ramadan’s Second Ashra
28 April 2021Ramadan is divided into three ten-day ashras or stages, and right now, in the middle of Ramadan, we’re in the ashra of forgiveness. This forgiveness is specifically between God and…
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Absence and Connection
9 April 2021On Monday evening, at the sighting of a shadow where there was once a crescent, the month of Ramadan will officially begin. There is a common misconception that the…
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Memories Failing, Love Persevering
5 March 2021As you’ll probably be hearing a fair amount the next few weeks, we’re coming up on a year since, to put it simply, things changed. It’s totally surreal to comprehend,…
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Missing Small Magics
5 February 2021To call Midwinter Ball a ball always seemed like too much pressure to me. A ball conjures up images of Cinderella or maybe a British period piece. This is by…
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Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself
28 January 2021In the blink of an eye, January is almost over, and we are diving into what I consider the worst month of the year: February. Don’t get me wrong, of…
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A Mosaic of Little Wins
12 November 2020What happens to the body after a hearty stress response? It depends on who you are. As you recover from a fight-or-flight response and you’re going back to baseline, you…
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Fun Fear and Fear Fear
29 October 2020As October draws to a close, so too does spooky season. What is spooky season, you may ask? It’s that time of the year that’s a little silly, a little…
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Humans are worth more than diamonds
22 October 2020When you apply pressure and heat to pure coal, you get diamonds. It’s more complicated than that of course (for one, you need to have pure coal instead of any…
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