Champions for Muslim Teachers and Students

All Praise and Honor to Allah and thanks for His gift of the sister and brotherhood in Islam

 

Champions for Muslim Teachers and Students

 

(Update for 6/12/2008 Donation Total is Now $1,232.77)

 

On May 8, 2008 the HalfDate organization (Half Date’s motto is “Approaching Jannah half a date at a time.”)  implemented a funding drive to help raise money for the design of 5 teacher study guides for Islamic fiction books intended for use by students and teachers in Islamic school classrooms.

 

I am deeply grateful and humbled by the response by sisters and brothers in Islam from around the Globe that made this project a success!  As of today I have received in my business PayPal account $1,122.77.   Br. Ahmed, the HalfDate.com representative that has been working so hard on this project, told me that pledges are still coming in.  It is safe to report that the goal established will be met! 

 

 A heartfelt thank you to each of you donating directly through www.halfdate.com

 

Many sisters and brothers in Islam donated time, money, and wrote articles and posted them to blogs and Muslim groups…thank you.  Also appreciated are the businesses which initiated activities that contributed to the fund raising effort. Many Muslims gave generously saying du’as for this project’s success.. thank you!  May Allah reward each of you generously.

 

As the owner of Muslim Writers Publishing I thank each and every one of you: 

–HalfDate.com’s organization management of this project: br Ahmed and Abu Maryam 

–Sister A’ishah (Raza Sulejmanovic) for writing and publishing the promotional article: Strong & Successful: Contemporary Sisters with Inspiring Stories

–Brother Tariq Neison for writing and publishing the promotional article Two Heart Attacks…But Full of Love  http://tariqnelson.com/

–Brother Dawud Israel for writing and publishing the promotional article A Role Model Muslim Woman and the new HalfDate Drive http://muslimology.wordpress.com/

–iMuslim published an article on Ijtema at:http://www.ijtema.net/2008/06/01/what-does-one-sister-have-to-say/

– For recommending HalfDate.com sponsor the TSG funding drive. Also $1.00 donated for each survey completed up to 100 surveys. Sister Iman, Optimize It. Designs.

–SISTERS Magazine  and Sister Na’ima Robert, owner and publisher.

–RUSH magazine at http://rushmag.com/

–Care4Converts http://care4converts.com Group: Omar, Ansar, and Tanweer

–Individuals who donated in memory of ”Umm Abdulkarim Mai” who passed away June 2, 2008.

Individuals who sent a donation through PayPal to Muslim Writers Publishing for the TSGs on behalf of Muslim Teachers and Students:

Mohammed Aman, Los Angeles, CA 

Safiyyah  Levine, Selinsgrove, PA (IWA member)

Arshad Khan, San Jose, CA

Zabeen Patel, London, United Kingdom

Aminah Otmani, London, United Kingdom
Therese Bachhuber, Middleton, WI

Yamen Nanne, Los Angeles, CA
Syed Basheeruddin Ahmed, Santa Clara, CA
Ali Ardekani,  Sherman Oaks, CA 
Gloria Cano, Meriden, CT 
Qamar Khan-Malik, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Shabby Elegance,  Australia
Mazen Hasan, Toronto, Ontario - Canada

Mafaza Mahroof, Auburn New South Wales, Australia
Mazin Jillood, Edmonton, Alberta-Canada
William Yost, Syracuse, NY

Debora McNichol, North Carolina (IWA member)

 Eva Huang, La Mirada, CA 

RUSH Magazine, Montreal, Quebec - Canada
Fatima Dasti, Germantown, MD 

Syed Ashraf, San Jose, CA 

Qamar Haider, Mira Loma, CA 

Sumayyah Meehan

Zaheer Awan, Houston, Texas

Optimize It. Designs Owner-Sis Iman (IWA member)

Aamer Saadi
Mr. A S Mahmoud

 

Grateful thanks and appreciation to the 4 sisters-members of the IWA

(www.IslamicWritersAllaince.net ) who are spending time this summer creating the content for the 5 teacher study guides:

 

Sister Brooke Benoit

Sister Amel Abdullah

Sister Sabah Negash 

Sister Farzana Hussain