You’re young (Islamically one’s youth ends at 40), passionate and want to do something great! Alhamdulillah, you just joined the da’wah scene, whether it’s at a Masjid, MSA/ISoc or Islamic organisation as volunteers and the work has begun… You’re active, having fun, busy, occasionally stressed, and loving it. We are all working for the sake of
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ProductiveMuslim Intern Position – Apply Now!!
Jazakum Allah Khair to all those who applied. We’ve now closed this posting. Are you wondering how you will spend the long summer days this year? Bored and tired of having nothing to do? If you have a couple of hours to spare to work remotely then ProductiveMuslim.com is offering the opportunity for an intern to join
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Top Tips to Dish Out and Deal With Criticism
Often, a simple discussion turns aggressive and unproductive when one person fails to point out mistakes gently and/or the other person fails to accept constructive criticism. To avoid such situations, we must bear some points in mind whilst pointing out mistakes as well as accepting criticism appreciatively. Dishing Out ‘Constructive’ Criticism Intention: If combined with the correct intentions, criticism can actually benefit others – something which we should be striving for. If you do not
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Six Secrets to Saying "No"
It’s a simple known fact that if we are overwhelmed with too many commitments we will never be productive. Life management will be very poor, spreading you in too many directions. The dunya will begin to control us and we will lose track of our time, value and space. When we were young, one of the first
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The Secrets to Being a Productive Offspring
What do we do if parents stop us from being productive? This is something a lot of us can relate to, whether our parents are Muslims or non-Muslims. Often, parents are concerned about the productive projects we undertake. Will the projects yield positive results? Do the projects involve the right kind of people (Islamophobia seems
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Fighting the 'Black Magic Box' (TV)
The majority of households around the world today will have the famous black box in various shapes and sizes sitting in their living room blazing entertainment and news. Each day millions of TV viewers are engulfed by both good and bad content that allows them to be hypnotized by the ‘magic black box’. I want
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