Hsiao, who resides in Walnut, South California, has offers from Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell and Penn, leaving her with arguably the most pleasant headache of her life, as she decides which world-class institution she wants to join as part of the class of 2021.
Hsiao immigrated from Malaysia at just 5 years old. She’s a first-generation immigrant, and while her resume was impressive beyond all measure, it was her essay about learning English that impressed the universities….more:afterschool.my/news
Category: Teen matters
Anonymous Muslim Teen’s Powerful Note About the London Terror Attack Goes Viral.
Islamophobia runs rampant and is fueled by the various acts of terror that the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for.
In the weeks following the Westminster terror attack in which Khalid Masood killed four people and injured several others during his rampage, a letter was found on a London bus allegedly penned by a 14-year-old anonymous Muslim girl.
The letter, addressed to the city of London, was discovered by a passenger who posted images of the correspondence on Reddit….MORE: .carbonated.tv
The Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
Oh Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, news bearer and a warner and as someone who invites people to God by His permission and a shining Lamp” (33:45-46). Prophet Muhanimad who was sent to mankind as a news bearer and a wamer for he spoke the truth and did not invent something of his own…..”Have I conveyed the Message of God to you? asked the Prophet facing towards the heavens. The audience answered in one voice, “You have, God is the witness.”
Listen To My Voice… It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again
Time, Space and Everything in Between: The Astrophysics Quiz
The field of astrophysics covers some of the biggest questions about the universe. How did it form? What will happen to it? How do solar systems form? What are stars made of? Is time travel possible? Test your knowledge of astrophysics with this quiz.A 7-year-old told her bus driver she couldn’t wake her parents. Police found them dead at home.
For more than a day, the 7-year-old girl had been trying to wake her parents.
Dutifully, she got dressed in their apartment outside Pittsburgh on Monday morning and went to school, keeping her worries to herself. But on the bus ride home, McKeesport, Pa., police say, she told the driver she’d been unable to rouse the adults in her house.
Inside the home, authorities found the bodies of Christopher Dilly, 26, and Jessica Lally, 25, dead of suspected drug overdoses, according to police….more: WASHINGTONPOST
Muharram: An Islamic New Year! (1438Hijri)
Five Revealing Truths About the Hijab – Newsweek
In the West, many regard traditional Muslim dress like the hijab as a sign of oppression, with women forced to wear the garments by men. But it is not as simple as that: many women choose to wear the hijab as a sign of faith, feminism, or simply because they want..more: http://europe.newsweek.com
Why Every Man Needs Respect From his Wife in Order to Give Love
Muslim Teens Dispelling Myths and Stereotypes
….Children’s Express learned these thing and more as we interviewed three Muslim teenagers,about their religion and how they dealt with the existing stereotypes about Muslims today…. CE: How would your life be different if you weren’t Muslim? Abdul: I wouldn’t be as well-rounded…
The Library of Secrets
For a thousand years, Muslim civilisation stretched from southern Spain as far as China. From the 7th century onwards, scholars of many faiths built on the ancient knowledge of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, making breakthroughs that paved the way for the Renaissance. The discoveries made by men and women in Muslim civilisation have left their mark on the way we live today. 1001 Inventions uncovers a thousand years of science and technology that had a huge but hidden impact on the modern world.More
Plant a Smile
A man passed by Abu Darda in Damascus when he was planting a tree and said to Abu Darda: Are you also doing a (worldly) work, though you are a Sahabi (companion) of Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him)?…
