Sadaqards – Creativity for a Cause

asiddiqui    Community Projects, Design, Inspiration    

More than an eighth of Pakistan’s population has been affected by intense flooding. That’s more than the Haiti quake, the 2004 Asia tsunami, and the 2005 Pakistan quake combined.

What did three creative Londonians decide to do about it? They came up with Sadaqards, a project where they combined their creative talents to design handmade Eid cards to sell for Pakistan flood relief.

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The 99 Superheroes

zsayyed    Inspiration, Multimedia, Social Media     comics, islam, superheroes, the 99

In a world where the vision of Islam is continuously muddled though the media and the actions of a few, one man sought to rethink what the ideals of Islam can do to unify people through the values  that everyone has in common, values  like honesty, mercy, and foresight. Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, a clinical psychologist licensed in New York state and  trained at Bellevue Hospital’s survivors of political torture program, wanted to create characters that his five sons, as well as children from across every cultural and religious spectrum could look up to. And thus, The 99 were created.

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18 Awesome (and Creative) Ways to Give back this Ramadan

tsultan    Community Projects, Inspiration     60 Second Sadaqa Video Contest, CAIR, charity, charity water, creative muslims, Explore the Quran, feedme, Floods Pakistan, free rice, Islamic Relief, m100 foundation, pepsi refresh project, ramadan, reliefworks, Zaytuna College

Islamic Relief UK – Emergency Appeal – Helping the Flood Victims in Pakistan

(Check out Feature Organizations helping Pakistan in our Post – Below)

We’ve put together a list of some of the most pressing issues facing the community and world this Ramadan that need your support! From the Floods in Pakistan to your backyard, here are several ways you can help and take action during this blessed month to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Some require a simple monetary donation, while others just some time to volunteer. There’s even contests where you can win amazing prizes and a site that promotes reviews for charity- ways you can give back to your community that you never even though of! Pass along this list to family and friends inshAllah!  And don’t stop here, take initiative and see what’s going on in your neighborhood. Remember there’s always a way to give, even a smile is an act of charity (sadaqa).

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Enter the 60 Second Sadaqa Video Contest

tsultan    Community Projects, Contests     60 Second Sadaqa, apple iPad, film, Flip Cam, giving back, islam, muslims, National Contest, ramadan, register, service, submissions, Tumblr, USA, video, Video Contest, Win Prizes, youtube

Do you want to know how you can inspire people to do good for their community? And also have a chance to win an Apple iPAD, Flip Cam or Tickets for you and 3 Friends to go see Poetic Vision Tour?!?

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Special Feature Tomorrow! – 30/30: A Call to Service & Sadaqa From Our Nation’s Capital

tsultan    Community Projects, Social Media     30/30 Ramadan, creative muslims, m100 foundation, nation, special feature, tomorrow, webcast

Creative Muslims is teaming up with M100 Foundation for a special feature via 30/30 a Free National Ramadan Webcast. We don’t want to give away to many surprises, but be sure to check out the webcast to learn about something you can enter in this Ramadan! You can Register Online here.

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