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A Word from the Editor Dear Readers, MMIL, the "Modern Muslim and Islamic Literature Group" now comes to you under the name of "Qalam". The Group has decided on a name change that would better reflect our aims and ethos, and that would be easier for us to use and publicise in the future. Our new name has also heralded in a new "look" to our journal website, something that was needed as we continue to go from strength to strength. Thanks to our very talented webmistress, Iman bint Johari, this has all been made possible. We bring you a very large selection of reading material this month, much of it inspired during Ramadan, and we hope that you will be benefited by it all. We also hope that we will continue to have your interest and support in the coming months, and that you will help us to spread the word and sponsor creativity in the Muslim community. With all our best wishes for those embarking on the Hajj journey this year, Isla Rosser-Owen and the Qalam Pen Club
Qalam News Snippets
Rhyme or Reason Special feature - a poem by Zeshan Zafar, The Eye of the Heart. Touching poems by two mothers, To All the Palestinian Children by Dian Utami and A Letter to My Son by Oum Abdoul Haqq. F.H. describes the big and little things that give her peace in I Felt Peace while Iman Yusuf pens a sonnet, Battling Satan.
Stories Umm Ali's In the Morning Light charts David Berry's spiritual journey and his struggle in coming to terms with his true purpose and with his Creator... Veiled Writer delights us with a tale of renewed friendship in Sista Friend and don't miss Isla Rosser-Owen's Monologue of an Unemployed Ghost.
Soap Box A beefed-up Soap Box in this issue with two guest writers. In The Unclouded Face of Truth Must Not Suffer Wrong, Daoud Rosser-Owen, shares with us an insight into the profession of journalism, its ethics, its relationship with our Statesmen, and what it means in the light of September 11th. Our second guest writer, Dr Roger Boase, lectures in Medieval Spain at Queen Mary College, the University of London. He writes about The Muslim Expulsion from Spain. Salma Beevi Osanar Kunju shares her thoughts on Charity while Isla Rosser-Owen writes a challenging piece on Cowboy Justice. Santi Soekanto talks about the pain of witnessing parents succumb to illness in Die Well, Father and My mother has cancer but it's the time of my life. She also contributes a thought provoking article on the Story of a Muslim adopted mother. A treat for our Dutch readers - Over de hoofddoek and Ben ik voldoende ingeburgerd? by Camilla Sayf.
Travel Camilla Sayf continues her Lebanese Chronicles. Read about her drive to Byblos in Part 4 and her return to Lebanon in the summer of 2003 in Part 5.
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