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Twin Cities Somalis are moving down to Postville, Iowa, to fill positions at a kosher food plant previously filled by illegal immigrants.
The influx of Somalis has been met with some surprise in a community still bewildered by the Agriprocessors raid, the largest raid of its kind in the United States. Federal agents arrested 389 people, […]

Since there were no comments *ehem* yaay or ney as to me deviated from the original intent of the blog, I am now going to subject ya’ll to cooking posts.
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This has been the year in which I’ve actually cooked.  Thanks to Madhur Jaffrey, I can do Indian, Mediterranean and African vegetarian cooking.  Thanks to my sister […]

From NPR:
Recent allegations of employee abuse at an Iowa kosher meat plant have shaken the religious meat industry. For the millions who buy ritually-slaughtered meat, the raid fueled questions over where it really comes from. Some Muslims in Chicago aimed to find an answer. They began one of the nation’s first sustainably-raised “halal” meat cooperatives, […]

MashaAllah, Allah (swt) has blessed me with a roof over my head and food on the table.  Unfortunately, I’m not too good at managing my intake of food, which has lead to a host of health problems.  I’ve been struggling with my eating and exercise habits for 2 years without sucess, but inshaAllah I’m on […]

As I think I’ve mentioned previously, I have a (self diagnosed) obsessive-compulsive personality.  I find something to be excited about, be it running, salat or whatnot, and fixate on it for a few weeks or months before I slowly lose interest and move on to something else.  I’m just coming off my salat high, although I’m […]