In these tough economic times it may be difficult to meet all the challenges families are facing. Our Fall Edition of IWA Magazine focuses its stories, articles and poems on facing challenges and overcoming trials or hardships.  

We hope you will enjoy the creative talent of the IWA members’ informative articles, poetry, and fiction stories. Browse the pages and learn what members have been doing.

Read the book reviews, author interviews and news from the members and organization. The magazine’s Table of Contents is below for your convenience in locating content. Just click on the page links in the magazine header to read the different pages. We’d love to hear from you so please leave your comments and don’t forget to subscribe your email address so you will be notified when the next edition of IWA Magazine publishes.

Special thanks to the Zakat Foundation of America for partnering with the IWA organization to help promote the projects we do in support of literacy.

IWA Board of Directors – 2011-2012

Table of Contents

Article Buzz

• Ways to Overcome Difficulties by Maryam Funmilayo
• Motivating the Teen by Mahasin Shamsid-Deen

Poetry Buzz

• Can You Tell Me by Julie M. Hynek
• There is a time in everyone’s life by Julie M. Hynek.
• Isn’t the woman there my sister? by Mahasin D. Shamsid-Deen  

Islamic Fiction Story Buzz

• Adam by Amatullah Al-Marwani
• Hakim and the Special Letter by Yahiya Emerick

Book Review Buzz

• Ode to my Architect, G_d: Verse and Sound of an Islamic Art
• Cinderella – Review by I.D. Khan

Interview Buzz

• Fawzia Gilani-Williams
• Jamilah Kolocotronis

Member Buzz:  Introducing IWA Members

IWA Buzz: IWA Organization News

News Buzz: IWA Members’ News

Blog Buzz: IWA Members’ Blog Listing

Book Description Buzz

IWA Sponsors

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Ramadan Mubarak and As Salaam’Alaykum

Welcome to the 2011 Summer Ramadan Edition of IWA Magazine 

Our Summer Edition of IWA Magazine focuses on Ramadan. The IWA Board of Directors and our membership give our Ramadan Mubarak greetings to each of our readers. May each of you have a month of successful fasting and beneficial time in prayer and remembrances of Allah.

We hope you will enjoy the creative talent of the IWA members’ informative articles, poetry, and fiction stories. Browse the pages and learn what members have been doing. Just click on the page links in the magazine header to read the different pages. We’d love to hear from you so please leave your comments and don’t forget to subscribe your email address so you will be notified when the next edition of IWA Magazine publishes.

IWA Board of Directors,  2011-2012

Inside This Issue

Article Buzz:

• Attaining a Soul-Inspiring Nutritious Ramadhan - Maryam Funmilayo
• My First Ramadan and Eid – Nancy Biddle
• Camp Ramadhan – Balqees Mohammed
• Quran & Ramadan – Balqees Mohammed
• His Favourite Month – Jamal Orme
• A Confused Revert’s First Ramadan – Linda Delgado
• Ramadan, Summer & Your Teen – Mahasin D. Shamsid-Deen
• Staying Healthy During Ramadan – Maryam Mahmoodian, MD

Poetry Buzz:

• Ramadhan for you and me! – Zeneefa Zaneer
• Forever Friends In Ramadan - Aminah Cooper
• THIRST - Aminah Cooper

Islamic Fiction Story Buzz:

• Dear Diary – Zeneefa Zaneer
• Month of Blessing and Abundance – Lasisi Yusuf
• Islamic Fiction: A Worthwhile Struggle – Yahiya Emerick

Book Review Buzz: 

• The Gift by Zaipah Ibrahim – Reviewed by Zeneefa Zaneer
• Master of the Jinn – Amazon reader reviews
• Catch Me If You Dare by L.D. Alan – Reviewed – Nancy Biddle
• Gotcha! by L.D. Alan – Reviewed – Nancy Biddle

Interview Buzz: 

• An Interview with Zeneefa Zaneer
• An Interview with Jamal Orme

Member Buzz:  Introducing IWA Members

• Suzanne Muir
• Sam Amico
• Nazli Currin
• Dr. Wendy Meddour
• Jennifer Storm
• Jamal Orme
• Zeneefa Zaneer
• Ivanka Khan

News Buzz: IWA Members’ News

Blog Buzz: IWA Members’ Blog Listing

IWA Buzz: IWA Organization News

Book Description Buzz:

• Twice Brother authored by Soumyana
• The Victory Boys authored by Jamal Orme
• Lighthouse Magazine edited by Zainib Ahmad 
• Poodinna Idadenna (Let Me Bloom) authored by Zeneefa Zaneer
• A Mercy to the Worlds Goes Qatar! Authored by Mehded Maryam Sinclair

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Salaams and Welcome to the 2011 Spring Special Edition of IWA Magazine. 

In this edition we have a Special Section focusing on domestic violence. To access the Special Section click the navigation link showing in the Magazine header.

We hope you will also enjoy the creative talent of the IWA members’ informative articles, poetry, and fiction stories. Browse the pages and learn what members have been doing. Just click on the page links in the magazine header to read the different pages. We’d love to hear from you so please leave your comments and don’t forget to subscribe your email address so you can be notified when the next edition of IWA Magazine publishes.

IWA Board of Directors – 2011-2012

Inside This Issue

Article Buzz:

See our Special Section for two informative articles about the topic of Domestic Violence.

Poetry Buzz:  A Cup Overflowing by Irving Karchmar 

Islamic Fiction Story Buzz: Saladin and the Eyes of Syria by Soumyana

Book Review Buzz: 

• Superior Woman, Inferior Man in Islam reviewed by Soumyana
• Catch Me If You Dare reviewed by Pamela Taylor

Interview Buzz: 

• An Interview with Pamela Taylor, IWA Marketing Officer
• An Interview with Abdul Rahman Mojahed by Soumy Ana
• An Interview with Saara Ali by Amina Malik

Member Buzz:  Introduction of IWA Members

News Buzz: IWA Members’ News

Blog Buzz: IWA Members’ Blog Listing

IWA Buzz: IWA Organization News

Book Reader Buzz:

•  Echoes Author: Jamilah Kolocotronis
• Afghanistan before the Wars – Author: Yahiya Emerick
• Amira’s Totally Chocolate World – Author: J. Samia Mair
• Halal Food, Fun and Laughter – Author:  Linda D. Delgado
• Many Voices, One Faith II – Islamic Fiction Stories - Author: Islamic Writers Alliance
• Many Poetic Voices, One Faith – Author: Islamic Writers Alliance

Sponsorship Buzz: 

• Maryam Funmilayo
• Irving Karchmar
• Linda Delgado

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2010 winter Edition of IWA Magazine

Salaams and Welcome to the 2010 Winter Edition of IWA Magazine.  We hope you will enjoy the creative talent of the IWA members’ informative articles, poetry, and fiction stories. Browse the pages and learn what members have been doing. Just click on the page links in the magazine header to read different pages. We’d love to hear from you so please leave your comments and don’t forget to subscribe your email address so you can be notified when the next edition of IWA Magazine publishes.

IWA Board of Directors- 2009-2010

Inside This Issue

 Article Buzz:

• Abdu Mojahed – Islam: A True Religion for the Weak
• Maryam Funmilayo – Living My Destiny as a Muslim Woman in America
• Amina Malik – Choosing a Career – Why Writing is Bottom of a Muslim’s List

Poetry Buzz:

• Amatullah Al-Marwani - A Smile
• Irving Karchmar – The Sun Does Not Rise, Neither Does It Set
• Umm Juwayriyah – 20 feet tall
• Mahasin D. Shamsid-Deen – Listen and Come

Member Buzz:  Introduction of Some  of Our IWA Members

News Buzz:  IWA Members’ Recent Accomplishments

Interview Buzz: Meet the IWA Board of Directors 2009-2010

Blog Buzz: IWA Members’ Blog Listing

IWA Buzz: Recent Accomplishments of the IWA Organization

Fiction Buzz: Brandy AZ Chase  – An Islamic Fiction Story, Pirate’s Peace

Book Reader Buzz:

• Master of the Jinn by Irving Karchmar
• Catch Me If You Dare by L.D. Alan
• The Size of a Mustard Seed by Umm Juwayriyah 
•  Sophia’s Journal: Time Warp 1857 by Najiyah Helwani
• What Islam Is All About by Yahiya Emerick, and
• The 5-book Echoes series by Jamilah Kolocotronis.

Sponsorship Buzz:

• Superior Woman, Inferior Man In Islam – Author, Abdul Rahman Mojahed

http://abdulrahmanmojahed.blogspot.com/

• Master of the Jinn – Author, Irving Karchmar

http://www.masterofthejinn.com

• Muslim Writers Publishing - Publisher, Linda Delgado

www.MuslimWritersPublsihing.com

• Fountain Magazine – Contact Person, Ahmet Idil

http://www.tughrabooks.com

• Writers Consultant – Owner-Editor, Balqees Mohammed

www.writers-consultant.com 

 2011 Summer Ramadan Edition of IWA Magazine

Our Summer Edition of IWA Magazine focuses on Ramadan. The IWA Board of Directors and our membership give our Ramadan Mubarak greetings to each of our readers. May each of you have a month of successful fasting and beneficial time in prayer and remembrances of Allah.

IWA Board of Directors

Inside This Issue

• Legal Buzz: Is it Fair? by Debora McNichol
• Article Buzz: A Personal Achievement by Maryam Funmilayo; Teaching Responsibility by Cordelia Gaffar; Marketing Master of the Jinn by Irving Karchmar 
• Fiction Buzz: By the Light of True Dawn by Amina Malik
• Poetry Buzz: Umrah by Judy Nelson-Eldawy and You Call Yourself a Poet by Umm Junayd
• Member Buzz: Balqees Mohammed, Brandy AZ Chase, Christine (Amina) Benlafquih, Jamilah Kolocotronis, and (Ayn) Uzma Mirza
• News Buzz: IWA Members’ Recent Activities
• Interview Buzz: Meet Debora McNichol – IWA Legal Counsel by Linda D. Delgado
• Blog Buzz: IWA member blogs
• Happenings Buzz: Reading and Writing Opportunities
• Book Buzz: Review by J. Samia Mair – Out From Darkness … Into Light: A Grief and Bereavement Booklet for Muslims in Prisons and Jails by S.E. Jihad Levine