As part of the launch of Barakah Academy, we’re excited to partner with Omar Usman, who’ll lead our brand new Book Club inside the Academy. Below, Omar Usman puts forward a powerful case of why we need to develop faith-based critical reading skills. He also shares how we intend to develop these skills through our
Read article[Book Review] Revive Your Heart: Putting Life in Perspective
Author: Nouman Ali Khan Published: March 2017 Reviewer: Kai Whiting (Leader of Academy Book Club) and Yanti Hasim Date reviewed: February 2017 (Special Reviewer Edition) What Is The Book About? Revive Your Heart: Putting Life in Perspective is one to enjoy digesting and pondering upon, as Khan has used his expertise in the Arabic language to help
Read articleThe Art of Doing the Essential On the Road to Productivity
A Muslim boy becomes a man, and a Muslim girl becomes a woman, through adherence to five important Ps: prayer, purpose, priorities, practice and persistence. Together, they lead a Muslim/Muslimah to productivity. Yet, most adults among us, including myself sometimes, will state ‘lack of time’ as their main practice and productivity barriers, when really, anything
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They say a clever man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others. How many books have you read and learned from? Most people say that they don’t have time to read, but that is because they haven’t discovered that reading is a time machine! Just one book may
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