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My Big Day Out

// July 27th, 2009 // 7 Comments » // Blog

As I mentioned in my last status update, Thursday 23rd July ended up being quite a productive day for me, masha’Allah. For a start, I was actually active between the normal working hours of 9.30am and 4.30pm. Amazing! I didn’t even manage that during my PhD.

The day involved two major meetings, each relating to the two main projects that currently dominate my unemployed life: Deaf Muslim initiatives (e.g., SignLabs), and blogging. As the content of both meetings was pretty much confidential, I’ll skip the details, and just describe the basic aims.

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Silent Islam – Vote & Help Global Deaf Muslim

// January 8th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Blog

Global Deaf Muslim recently submitted a video to the Link TV competition, entitled “Silent Islam”. Please watch the five minute film, and vote!

http://www.linktv.org/onenation/films/view/372

Unfortunately, voting is only open to American residents, but everyone can watch the video, so please pass the word on today.

Voting closes 16th January 2009.

Islamic Signs Video

// January 1st, 2009 // No Comments » // Blog

The final video in the present series…

Introductory & Question Signs

// December 26th, 2008 // 2 Comments » // Blog

Learn to Sign Numbers in BSL

// December 18th, 2008 // 2 Comments » // Blog

New SignLabs.org video is out, alhamdulillah! I embedded the HD version below, so please be a bit patient while it loads. Three more new vids to come over the next few weeks, insha’Allah… stay tuned.

GPU 2008: A Follow Up

// October 28th, 2008 // 21 Comments » // Blog

After a disastrous first day at the GPU 2008, I have to say, Sunday was a only, oh… a million times better! Alhamdulillah.

If you were at the GPU yesterday, and spotted a mad sister interviewing some “strange” people on camera – that was me! I can’t say too much, mainly because I want to save the juicy details for the article I plan to write, insha’Allah.

I took photos, and also met some interesting folks, including a couple of the MM shuyukh (link to my MM article to be inserted here within 24 hours, insha’Allah now LIVE).

I have to say, although the Islam Expo 2008 was so much more fun, in so many more ways, I did learn just as many lessons from my GPU experience, both from a professional and personal perspective.

Professional lessons

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You Don’t Need Eyes to Hear

// August 12th, 2008 // No Comments » // Blog

A young man has recently joined the SignLabs/Al-Qasas transcription team. But so have several others… So what makes him so special? Well dear readers… this brother is blind.

Yes, blind!

His story is reproduced here with his permission – his name has been removed to respect his privacy:

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SignLabs.org – It’s Finally Here

// August 8th, 2008 // No Comments » // Blog

Bismillah

Finally, I have the immense honour and pleasure to announce the launch of the long-awaited (well, long-ish, kinda awaited) website, that has recently got the blogosphere in a buzz… (more…)

They Learnt to Sign… (Part 3; The Finale)

// August 6th, 2008 // 3 Comments » // Blog

…have you?

{Watch the flash version of the video on YouTube, and the high definition version on blip.tv}

Three days.

Three videos.

And from tomorrow, three ways YOU can get involved.

Curious? Confused? Couldn’t care less?

Whatever the case…

Come back tomorrow to finally discover the truth behind the hype.

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They all learnt to sign… will you?

They Learnt to Sign… (Part 2; The Return)

// August 5th, 2008 // No Comments » // Blog

…have you?

Come back tomorrow to find out more.

{Watch the flash version of the video on YouTube, and the high definition version on blip.tv}