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Divorce…the haraam topic

azan887fm — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:23:12 +0000

Here’s the show from yesterday!

Guests: Edmund Arroyo, Shazia Siddiqi, Munzoor Shaikh, Sanjida Chowdhury and Kamran Riaz.

Divorce in the Muslim Community

azan887fm — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:22:47 +0000

…the “Haraam” topic..

Muslims, unfortunately, have one the highest rates of divorce now more than ever, and yet, it’s a topic that’s considered taboo.

What are some of the causes of divorce in Muslim marriages?
Is there help out there?
What issues do children of divorced parents usually face?
What obstacles do women and men face post divorce? Are their problems the same?

These are some of the questions we’ll be addressing this Sunday.

Our guests: Edmund Arroyo, Kamran Riaz, Shazia Siddiqi and Munzoor Shaikh.

We currently cannot take call-ins, but we will be able to from September, iA. We’ll have a new station downtown!

Tune to 88.7 FM at 6 pm CST on August 9th or listen live on www.wluw.org. The show will be posted online by 15th on this website.

Muslim Youth Struggles and Obama’s Cairo Speech

azan887fm — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:01:02 +0000

First segment: Muslim Youth struggles
Doug Williams with our guest Habeeb Quadri, author of the War Within Our Hearts: Struggles of the Muslim Youth

Second segment: Commentary on Obama’s Cairo speech
(begins at 32:30)
Shahzeen Karim with our guests Dr. Kim Searcy, a Professor at Loyola University and Akila Jogi, social worker in Chicago.

Domestic Violence: Listen to the show!

azan887fm — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:45:51 +0000

Peace be upon you.

Dear Listeners,

Here’s the link to the show we had on Domestic Violence with Br. Altamash Iftikhar, the president of i-appreciate.org, and Sr. Sheherbanu Yousuf, a certified advocate for Domestic Violence who also has a masters in Religious Studies from Boston University.

We’re currently in the process of updating our blog and we’re working on ways you can stream our previous shows instead of downloading them.

I personally have no idea how to do this, so if anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to submit them below. Comments welcome as well. Thank you for listening!

Domestic Violence

azan887fm — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:41:44 +0000

A topic that’s often shoved under the carpet..

Guests will be Nousheen Yousuf, a double Religious Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies graduate student and Altamash Iftikhar, creator of http://i-appreciate.org/

Azan August Edition!

azan887fm — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:12:00 +0000

Azan welcomes Chuck Trimbach, president of the Iraqi Art Gallery Chicago.

Also, Rev. Dr. Don Wagner. Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at North Park University to the airwaves!

Featuring your hosts Doug Williams, Veronica Zapata, and Shahzeen Kareem!

Tune in August 10th, 2008 at 6:00 PM (CST) at 88.7fm WLUW, or live at www.wluw.org for more on these story.

Iraqi Art, gallery

Chicago

7013 N Sheridan Rd.

Chicago, IL 60626
phone: 312.952.1329

www.iraqi-art.com

Our Mission

We create opportunities for Iraqi artists to generate an

income by virtue of their talent, creativity and hard work,

not a handout. In this way, we can help the artists and

those whom they support to maintain a level of dignity in

these most undignified times.

As well, we have and will continue to organize

exhibitions from Artists around the globe who are in

similar circumstances to that of the Iraqi people. There

are millions of people worldwide who suffer, caught in the

middle of brutal conflicts in which they do not participate,

but which victimize them nonetheless. Through our exhibitions, we provide a much needed,

more comprehensive and humanistic view of the people

and cultures in which these artists live to the Chicago

community and the American public in general. It is our

goal to promote understanding and compassion for

people who live under tyranny and oppression.

65% of the pretax sale of art goes directly to

the artists and their families.

Donald Wagner

MiddleEastWindow.Com

Rev. Dr. Donald Wagner, an ordained Presybterian minister, is associate professor of Religion and MiddleEastern Studies, and executive director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at North Park University.He served from 1980-89 as National Director of the Palestine Human Rights Campaign. He is the authorof Anxious for Armageddon, (1995), and Dying in the Land of Promise: Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pentecost to 2000 (revised edition, 2003).

Info & Announcements!

azan887fm — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:36:17 +0000

Info & Announcements:

This is a IQRA’ announcement:

IQRA’ International Educational Foundation will be presenting “Planning the Future of Islamic Education” at their 25th anniversary dinner on Oct. 19th. Imam Zaid Shakir will be the keynote speaker and three distinguished scholars – Dr. Seema Imam, Dr. Ahmad Sakr and Shaykh Abdullah Idris Ali – will be honored with lifetime achievement awards. Mark your calender for Oct. 19th, 6 p.m. at Monty’s Elegant Banquets in Bensenville, Ilinois for IQRA’s dinner. Please visit www.iqrafoundation.com for more details or call 847-673-4072.

Thanks so much.

peace,

Aisha Qidwae

Nagata-Yamauchi Educational Fund

“Education for a Better World”
Promoting the use of knowledge and computer technology to improve the human condition

http://www.nyef.org/index.htm

Open Forum on Contemporary Spiritual

Topics

At

Nimatullahi Sufi Center

WHAT: Sufi Poetry, Story-Telling and an Open Forum on

Contemporary Spiritual Topics

WHEN: Last Sunday of Each Month from 5:00 to 6:00 PM

WHERE: Nimatullahi Sufi Center

4642 N. Hermitage Ave.

Chicago, IL 60640

773-561-1616

WHO: Sincere spiritual seekers who experience a heartfelt

attraction to the path of loving-kindness to

learn about Sufism’s rich spiritual tradition.

DRESS: Loose-fitting and comfortable clothing

COST: There is no admission fee.

For more information, call 773-561-1616 or email

chicago.center@sbcglobal.net

This Month on Azan

azan887fm — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:20:38 +0000

Tune in this Sunday August 10th, 2008 @ 6pm (CST) for another illuminating episode of Azan.

This month we discuss art and Islamaphobia. Art, with Chuck Trimbach. President of the Iraqi Art Gallery of Chicago. A non-profit organization representing contemporary artist in Iraq.

Islamaphobia is sadly being preached from a number of Sunday morning pulpit. We will discuss this issue with Rev. Dr. Don Wagner director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at North Park University.

Listen live at 88.7 FM or www.wluw.org.

Got an announcement for our community of listeners? Got a topic that needs some airtime? Got questions for the guests listed above? Comment here or email us at AzanRadio@gmail.com.

Iraqi Art, gallery

Chicago

7013 N Sheridan Rd.

Chicago, IL 60626
phone: 312.952.1329

www.iraqi-art.com

Our Mission

We create opportunities for Iraqi artists to generate an

income by virtue of their talent, creativity and hard work,

not a handout. In this way, we can help the artists and

those whom they support to maintain a level of dignity in

these most undignified times.

As well, we have and will continue to organize

exhibitions from Artists around the globe who are in

similar circumstances to that of the Iraqi people. There

are millions of people worldwide who suffer, caught in the

middle of brutal conflicts in which they do not participate,

but which victimize them nonetheless.

Through our exhibitions, we provide a much needed,

more comprehensive and humanistic view of the people

and cultures in which these artists live to the Chicago

community and the American public in general. It is our

goal to promote understanding and compassion for

people who live under tyranny and oppression.

65% of the pretax sale of art goes directly to

the artists and their families.

Rev. Don Wagner is a ordain Presbyterian minister. He is cofounder of Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding, is professor of religion and Middle Eastern studies at North Park University, Chicago. Among his books are his most recent, “Dying in the Land of Promise: Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pentecost to 2000,” and “Anxious for Armageddon” — which deals with Christian Zionism and alternative ways of understanding scripture and the Christian tradition.

Hear it Here!

azan887fm — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:00:11 +0000

What is this radio goodness we speak of? If you mark your calendar, make your tea, and mosey over to the nearest radio or computer on the first Sunday night of every month will it be moving enough for your mind and ears? Take a listen, here:

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end…

azan887fm — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:52:35 +0000

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركات

We start this blog for the listeners and supporters of Azan Radio with the prospect that it may not be around for much longer. God willing, in the next couple months, we’ll discover that Loyola University values independent community radio and considers Azan an indispensable asset. Until then, we hold our collective breath, grab our mics, and offer the airwaves to do-ers of good, makers of change, professors of wisdom, and musicians of the soul.

Azan puts a human face on the faith of Islam, combats Islamophobia, and creates a discourse within the Muslim community and beyond. You can tune in on the second Sunday night of every month at 6:00pm on 88.7fm WLUW. Also, listen on the web at www.wluw.org