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"None of you is
truly a believer until
she wishes for her
sister what she
wishes for herself."
(Bukhari & Muslim)
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"Have you ever
considered (the kind
of person) who
denies the judgment
(to come)? It is (the
person) who drives
the orphan away
with harshness and
feels no urge to feed
the needy."
Quran 107:1-3
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by Aishah Schwartz

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Mansour Al-Timani and
daughter, Noha, age 2.
Photo Courtesy of The Saudi
Gazette
Muslimah Writers Alliance Members Shine in
Premier Issue of 'SISTERS' Magazine!
(MWANET) April 2007 marked the
launch of a new online magazine
called 'SISTERS' This wonderfully
colorful and informative publication
features contributions from eight
Muslimah Writers Alliance members!
 To receive your free six month
online subscription, visit the
SISTERS website today!

A New Year, A New Life! (p. 14)
Maria Zain looks at her decision to
swap the high-powered routine of
corporate finance for a new life as a
full-time mother and writer.
MWA members received a welcomed invitation in April from
Javed Ali, Executive Director of Illume Magazine.  In a
message to MWA Director, Aishah Schwartz, Ali stated, "I
would like to thank you for your support by subscribing to
our Magazine, as well as sharing it with your group
members. We would love to receive contribution from
yourself, or your group members for future issues.  
Thanks, Javed."

Illume Magazine Senior Editor, Yahsmin Mayaan Binti Bobo
has been a Muslimah Writers Alliance member since
December 10, 2006.

Visit Yahsmin's website at www.yahsmin.com.
Two Years Later the Battle to be Reunited
Continues for Fatima & Mansour Al-Timani
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MWANET) - This past
March the Saudi Gazette affirmed a report
that the Ministry of Justice in Riyadh was
organizing a new committee to investigate the
trend of forced divorces based on unequal
tribal background. However, January 2008,
nearly a year later, marked the second year
of Fatima and Mansour Al-Timani's struggle
to reunite. Let Fatima and Mansour know they
have not been forgotten by signing the
petition in support of guardianship reform for
women in Saudi Arabia. (more)
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MWA Members Contribute to New Book
"Demystifying Islam"
(MWANET) Apr. 26, 2007 - "Demystifying
Islam" edited by MWA member Julis S. Mair,
also contains a poem on hijab written by
MWA member Heather El Khiyari. Islam has
recently become one of the hottest, yet most
misunderstood, news items throughout the
Western world. Numerous books have been
written analyzing and commenting on this
religion of 1.5 billion adherents, yet few
books have tackled presenting this religion's
principles and beliefs to the general public.
Purchase online here! (300 pages)

So, you want to start your own business?
In each issue Maria Zain looks at Muslim women and
entrepreneurship - and how you could start your own
successful business (p. 29)

Tawakkul - What is tawakkul and how do we cultivate this
beautiful characteristic of the beliver? By Umm Thameenah
(p. 24)

Get Moving! Changing Our Exercise Habits
How many of us are getting as much exercise as we should?
J. Samia Mair looks at what we should be doing, what we
could be doing and how. (p. 30)

Mission: Detox
Does your body feel clogged-up and sluggish? Maybe its time
you had a clean-out. Anisa Abeytia talks us through the
detoxification process (p. 36)

The Kitchen Beautician - Your source for beauty tips and
treatments straight from the fridge, cupboard, and stovetop!
By Sumayyah Meehan (p. 41)

Life Springs Forth - a poem by Umm Junayd (p. 43)

Telling the Stories of Polygynous Blessings - Miz Azeez is
interviewed by Sisters Editor, Na'ima B. Robert (p. 44)
In addition to being an MWA
Member, Khadijah Rivera is also
President of Piedad, a women's
group at the Islamic Society of
Tampa Bay Area Mosque that
represents a growing group in
the American Islamic Community:
Hispanic Muslims. In a Tampa
Times, February 9, 2008 article,
Khadijah told reporter Sherri Day,
"Islam is not a religion of Arabs,"
said Rivera, who happens to be
America's Muslim Population is Gaining
a Hispanic Accent
Featuring MWA Member Khadijah Rivera of Tampa, Florida
Khadijah River talks with Silvia Nagi, right,
at the Eid Al-Adha carnival in Tampa on Dec.
19. The Latin Muslims meet at least monthly.
Puerto Rican. "It may have started as a religion of the Arabs.
But we're just regular people, and we're not all Arab." (more)