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Salaam Alaykum ,
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UMF is now awarding our annual $4,000 Scholarship in conjunction with EEI to a qualified UMF member. Applicants must be either high school seniors or current university students. The deadline to apply is May 31st, 2013, and the scholarship will be awarded June 2013.
To apply, simply fill out the online application form by end of March with all the required documentation.
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'Why Islam?' goes viral on bilboards 
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UMF Guides has been focusing on Fitness and Nutrition this February and March. Our Guides got moving with the Tennis, Kickboxing and Karate seminars and learned all about the Food Pyramid and how to cook nutritious and delicious dishes. And there's even more excitement to come, insha-Allah! Here's a few reports on the event's we've had from Guides and Lieutenants who attended the events:
This month our Salaam Girls group went for cooking class at Munira Aunty's house. We had loads of fun learning the steps of making traditional pilaw. Each of us had the chance to contribute. Some of us peeled potatoes, some chopped onions, some diced tomatoes, and together we made a dinner of pilaw, cachumbar, ryta, and haluwa. In the end some of us took food home and some of us stayed for dinner where we enjoyed the yummy food we cooked, while chatting. Overall, it was a great experience for me personally. I got to make the recipe at home for my mom a couple of days later and she said it was the best pilaw and ryta she had ever tasted.
-Sarrah (Salaam Girls Guide)
At our last event with the Hidaya, Aman and Noor Girls Guides, the girls had a great time baking homemade cookies and making nutritious avocado and cucumber sandwiches. Each Guide got to make three cookies that they customized with colorful icings. They worked together to make the avocado spread that they made the sandwiches with.The Guides learned about different food groups and had a fun hands-on experience as they made their own snacks. They also explored nursery rhymes and books such as Mother Goose's Kitchen, Aneil Has a Food Allergy, and The Boy Who Wouldn't Eat Breakfast. The Hidaya Guides were great instructors and worked together very well with the younger Guides. Everyone seemed to enjoy this event.
Yasmeen (Noor Girls Lieutenant)
As the UMF boy guides ventured into a land of tennis balls flying everywhere, they were able to take time to enjoy this fun filled tennis clinic. With the theme of the month being fitness; the kids were highly enjoying the challenge of the sport along with the ability of gaining a healthy workout at the same time.
Imran (Hidaya Boys Lieutenant)
Recently, UMF guides came to my classes to learn mehendi designs. It was an amazing experience with the guides, and we had a lot a fun! First, they were really scared to even draw a flower (mainly the young kids) but then they got used to it and felt comfortable. I got shocked from how much they did and got used to the cone, it was unbelievable! After they knew the basics, they started to put their own ideas and creativity into the artwork. I really appreciate UMF putting forth such a great effort to teach kids things which they don't normally learn in school. It was a great experience, and I look forward to the future with UMF!
- Tasneem (Henna Art Instructor)
Nuts about Nutrition:
Our last event was tantalizing to our tastebuds. We learned about vitamins A, B, C and D, about healthy eating and the food pyramid and got to sample surprise fruits, veggies and seeds from a brown paper bag and had to guess what each was, with our eyes closed. We even got to see a balloon demonstration of how our lungs work. It was pretty neat!
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Muslim Portal on Teencentral.net
UMF Muslim Portal on TeenCentral.Net SPOTLIGHT
UMF Muslim Portal on TeenCentral.Net is really excited to feature UMF Communications Director, Farha Fazel's upcoming speaking engagement at Yale University on March 9th. Farha will be featured on a panel on youth engagement with Imam Khalid Latif of NYU, and will use this opportunity to highlight why UMF Muslim Portal will be a great resource for our youths.
Alhamdillah, UMF Muslim Portal has received much support from youth volunteer counselors! We asked one volunteer counselor, Zeba Shethwala, about her experience: "I first heard about UMF's Muslim Portal through an e-mail someone from my MSA sent out. Upon reading the message, I knew it was something I wanted to get involved with. Being a Muslim, and a woman, I have experienced first hand how difficult it can be to find an authority to talk to about different life issues. There really is no designated safe place for the Muslim youth, and it is causing many to turn away from the deen in despair. Alhamdulillah, I have no major problems in my life, but I know the same is not true for everyone. That being so, I feel a need to learn about the issues plaguing my brothers and sisters so that I can help them as best as I can. Teaming up with TeenCentral.net was a great idea! People submit their concerns in a completely anonymous manner and can expect a response within 24 hours. My biggest concern about joining the team was that I was not qualified to advise. However, I went through with the training and learned that professional counselors and psychologists look over your responses before they are submitted. If they feel your advice will do more harm than good, they will not publish your words and tell you to do it again. Similarly, I was afraid I would not know how to handle the really serious situations, but, again, the training prepared me for it all. UMF is doing an amazing thing here that will, insha'Allah, benefit so many. May Allah (swt) bestow His blessings upon all those who have worked to put the Muslim Portal together. "
Farha Fazel
TeenCentral.Net Communications Director
United Muslim Foundation
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If you'd like to find out more about UMF's projects and how you can help, drop us a line at info@unitedmuslimfoundation.org and we'll let you know where and when our next Coffee Encounters will be held so you can join our team that's making a difference!
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My Experience at Kickboxing
I went to kickboxing at AMCC and my teacher was
Roohafza.
I learned how to use defensive and offensive skills
properly.
This experience was valuable because when somebody
will come to harm me I will use my techniques to defend
myself.
I really enjoyed the classes because I felt physically
stronger and I made new friends.
What I learnt from my class will be benefit others by
teaching how to defend themselves.
By Miqdad R. Jaffer (Aman Guides)
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UMF has a new website, and we are eager to see all Muslim Services advertised on it! If you'd like to learn more about pricing, please contact info@unitedmuslimfoundation.org for more details!
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