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High Level of Integrity Required for Donated Funds

By Omar Usman On February 6, 2013 · Add Comment · In Leadership, Spirituality

One day Ali(ra) was carefully recording all the money that came into the treasury and all that was spent from it, by the light of a candle. At that time, Talha(ra) and Jubair(ra) came to him for personal reasons. When they sat down, Ali lit another candle and put out the first candle. The guest exchanged a glance of surprise and then one of them [...]

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One Big Reason That Islamic Work is Stressful

By Omar Usman On February 4, 2013 · Add Comment · In Organizational Development, Volunteer Management

There are different kinds of stress when it comes to Islamic work. One kind is good, but exhausting. It is the sheer excitement of working on a project you feel passionate about. It keeps you up at night, it’s all you can think about during the day, and all you can focus on is getting it done. That’s stressful, but it usually brings about [...]

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"Chick-fil-A Is Anti-Gay!" PETA And The LGBT Community Protest

Important Lessons Learned: LGBT Group Drops Boycott Against Chick-Fil-A

By Omar Usman On January 30, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Organizational Development

Imagine that your masjid imam says in an interview in passing, “of course we’re opposed to gay marriage.” In response, local LGBT groups start publicly boycotting your masjid. How would you handle it if in a position of leadership?

How do you deal with support for civil rights without compromising your religious beliefs? Moreover, how do you express these beliefs without compromise and without [...]

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The Secret To Motivating Volunteers

By Omar Usman On January 30, 2013 · Add Comment · In Volunteer Management

The secret to motivating volunteers is to tie their work into the core mission of your organization.

A volunteer will never get involved unless they truly believe that this organization is making some kind of positive impact. This impact could be humanitarian, educational, social, or political – among others. Whatever the case may be, in the volunteer’s mind this organization is doing work that [...]

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What Clean Bathrooms Really Mean For Your Masjid

By Omar Usman On January 28, 2013 · Add Comment · In Masjids

You can judge a lot about a masjid from its bathroom.

Seth Godin writes:

The facilities at DisneyWorld are clean. It’s not a profit center, of course. They don’t make them clean because they’re going to charge you to use them. They make them clean because if they didn’t, you’d have a reason not to come.

It turns out that just about everything [...]

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Why No One Takes You Up on Your Offer to Volunteer

By Omar Usman On January 23, 2013 · Add Comment · In Volunteer Management

 

I’ve been turned down as a volunteer, and turned down those who wanted to volunteer. I remember when I found a great cause and offered to volunteer for it, but I received no response whatsoever. They’re probably just disorganized and bad at communicating like most Muslim organizations, right?

I’ve also had the opportunity to work for some major Islamic organizations and was the [...]

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Yaser Birjas: Why is Activism Important?

Yaser Birjas: Why is Activism Important?

By Omar Usman On January 21, 2013 · Add Comment · In Personal Development, Spirituality
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Quran Weekly: Yaser Birjas' Advice to Activists

4 minute video.

Important take-aways:

You are helping to carry the final message of Allah (swt) Your duty is only to deliver the message. Guidance is out of your hands.

To do this work with excellence is to understand the most [...]

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