From Partners
We at Aslan Media know that there's a lot more great content out there on the Middle East, published by a variety of online magazine outlets. In order to bring you the best on the Middle East, we have been working to build relationships that help bring more content from those partners to you here, on our site.
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In Defense of Aisha Khan
- Published on Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:00
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
Almost immediately, there was an outpouring of well-wishes and prayers from across the U.S. for the safe return of Aisha to her family. For days, people wondered how she could have vanished into thin air and with no surveillance or eyewitness accounts her fate, at times, seemed hopeless. The story caught the attention of national media outlets.
“Manhood” and the Mosque
- Published on Friday, 16 December 2011 06:02
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
As Abdullah bows for his first sajda, or prostration, a full moon comes into my field of vision, and it’s definitely not the Ramadan moon. I’m doing my best to enter into a peaceful, focused state of mind and connect with God, but four feet in front of my face is someone’s rear end.
Seeds Of Peace Students Hold Free Medical Camp in Lahore
- Published on Thursday, 15 December 2011 06:20
- Category: Featured Partner: elan Magazine
The student members of Seeds of Peace (SOP) on Saturday arranged a free medical camp at The Trust School Green Town, Lahore. The camp was held in collaboration with Trust for Education and Development of Deserving Students (TEDDS) and Karwan-e-Noor Eye Trust. This medical camp was organized to provide free health screening and medical checkup for the underprivileged community as part of the ‘SOP Seeds Ventures’.
Healthy Competition: A Look at American and Asian Schools
- Published on Wednesday, 14 December 2011 06:28
- Category: Featured Partner: elan Magazine
Sitting under a dim desk lamp at 3am, 16-year-old Preeti Patel* is bent over what seemed like mountain of notes, study guides and textbooks studying for her Board exams to be held in four months. Sleep-deprived and exhausted, she ploughs through the massive content till dawn when her mother will inevitably ask at the breakfast table, “I heard the neighbor’s son finished studying for Science. Did you finish yet?”
Ayesha Mattu: Fighting For What’s Right
- Published on Monday, 12 December 2011 18:43
- Category: Featured Partner: elan Magazine
Ayesha Mattu, 39, is not afraid to challenge the status quo. Her professional career focuses on creating safe spaces for oftentimes disenfranchised communities. Mattu has now co-edited a book called Love, InshAllah. She shares the stories of American Muslim women falling in love. We got a chance to speak with Ayesha.
Jimmy Poon: Representing Talent Across the Globe
- Published on Monday, 12 December 2011 06:53
- Category: Featured Partner: elan Magazine
Jimmy Poon is a citizen of the world. He’s from Hong Kong, raised in Dubai and studied in the United States for college. Poon’s love for sports from an early age is precisely what set him up for his global vision of sports and entertainment management. His company, the Boqin group, represents talent from around the world and we got a chance to speak with him.