Youth
Water and Oil
Why they don’t mix
Dust Mites
Dust mites explained, for kids
Muslim Pro Basketball Player Visits Dearborn
Everybody dreams of playing with NBA players, but few ever get the chance. 40 selected people from the Dearborn community got that chance at Mahmoud’s basketball clinic held at the WISE facility on the corner of Ford Rd and Telegraph Rd.
Beauty Within Me
They say that I’m oppressed because I cover my hair, They are misinformed, and by that I swear,
‘Eid at the Islamic Center of Detroit
The ICD (Islamic Center of Detroit) is a big success every year, as it is on the edge of Dearborn and Detroit, where many Muslims reside. This year was no different!
Islamic Awareness Week at Wayne State University.
Wayne is planning annual Islamic Awareness Week for November
Grub
Grub, in entomology, familiar term for the larval stage of certain beetles. Most specifically, the term is used for larvae with soft, thick bodies, well-developed heads, and legs on the thorax but not on the abdomen. In general, grubs tend to be pale in color. They are usually slow-moving and many are soil dwellers. Similar [...]
Wireless
Wireless technology, brief explanation for kids
Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth are the third and final set of molars that most people get in their late teens or early twenties. Sometimes these teeth can be a valuable asset to the mouth when healthy and properly aligned, but more often, they are misaligned and require removal.
Unity in Diversity
This is the second prize winner in the TMO Foundation 2011 Essay Contest.
A Summer of “Sandboarding”
It is known by sandboarders as “Big Red”, however locals refer to it as “Al Hamar”.
Microorganisms
microorganisms explained, for kids
Kareem Abdul Jabbar with New Documentary
“The film has all the things I love,” Abdul-Jabbar told the Associate Press. “It has basketball, jazz music and the history of African-American people. I think the film came out really well. I’m happy with it…
Marbles
A metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite, often irregularly colored by impurities, and used especially in architecture and sculpture. Granular limestone or dolomite that has recrystallized under the influence of heat, pressure, and aqueous solutions. The main mineral in marble is calcite. Commercially, “marble” includes all decorative calcium-rich rocks that can be [...]
Dil Dil Pakistan Video—Buddies Without Borders
video in support of Pakistan flood victims
Community Flood Relief
With entire regions recovering from the floods that swept from the Indus river in July, Muslims in the United States have been scrambling to provide relief to their beleaguered brothers and sisters in the Swat valley.
Youth to Washington
Shazia Siddiqi, a young high school student visited Washington recently as part of Illion’s Youth to Washington Program. She was the first Muslim girl to have attended this prestigious program. Here she gives her impression about the visit.
Interview with Faizan Mumtaz, Secretary General of YM (Young Muslims)
TMO Editor’s note: the following is an interview of Faizan Mumtaz by Siddiq Ather of The Muslim Observer’s new youtube site.
Why Do I Want to be a Journalist?
This is the second-place essay, by Aysha Jamali, on the subject “Why do I want to be a journalist?” She received Second Prize, a $1,000 scholarship.
