Month: July 2012

Quenching Thirst by Fasting Ramadan

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How can America benefit from Ramadan? Ever thought that fasting the month of Ramadan can help solve challenges in our life and communities around America?

In our modern-day life, despite being high on technology and materialism, yet we run unnoticeably low and may be dehydrated and starved on moral, social, educational and spiritual aspects. In this post, I have attached two power point presentations (Ramadan the Month of Fasting and Quran (ppt), Ramadan and Personal/Social Development (ppt)) about Ramadan, for the reader to know what is involved, and its application as a mechanism for individual and community development that I hope could benefit America.

At St. John’s College Residence

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[Continued from “Winterpeg“. This is the last post under “Coming to the New World … America“. Shows how language misalignment and unfamiliarity with culture could be viewed with a mindset that could be totally unrelated. Reaching out and willing to lean will tear down inaccurate perceptions.]

In my first day in Winnipeg, I was getting myself situated as a full time student at the University of Manitoba, and finding a place to live in. There were several accommodation options on and off campus. I was looking for the closest building to the University where I could walk door-to-door with the least exposure to the climate I’m not accustomed to, while staying within my scholarship budget. 

St. John’s College Residence seemed to meet these requirements, but I wasn’t sure how would the life in the seminary residence would be. I didn’t know if religious services at the dorm would cause me being in a state of discomfort.