This week has been particularly interesting for Burooj Stars. We have our website up and running. Also this would be my first website. I always have dreamt of a web presence and today I feel so glad to have one up and hosted.
A website is in today's world a prmary means of presenting yourself to those whom you have never met. It also showcases the talents and iden as, which otherwise would take hours and hours of explanation.
Aslo we did our first campaign for revenue. Selling a few CDs isn't exaclty a source of revenue but a beginning has been made. The idea is selling the CDs here in Dubai, that would cover the cost of basic printing every month. And selling 3 CDs isn't exaclty a dream start but not a bad one either!
I am a firm beleiver in money management and financial success. There are far more things we can do while we have money than when do dont. Look at the Bill and Milenda Foundation. An amazing amount of work needs to be done and all that can be done at the back of financial gains and power to spend.
A classical case is that of fund raiser during the Prohpet's (peace be upon him) battles. Do I need to remind of the famous incident when Uthman gave away a huge part of his wealth and the Prophetic words that no matter what Uthman does, he is exempted.
Or the struggle and competition that Umar set himself against the one and only Abu Bakr. Same goes in today's dawah activities. And if we are able to create a system that generates enough revenue to sustain itslef, then would the real dawah get going. A dawah that is not dependent on donations and suffers when the influx slows.
A true Dawah campaign should be a champion of the cause and not a after effect a fundraising drive.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The College Magazine
Often when I read some magazine, and here I refer to Islamic magazine I often wonder if we are trying to create an encyclopedia of thoughts. We try to put in everything and anything and it also has to be completely Islamic.
Muslims also need information and entertainment as any one esle and I strongly felt a need to create a magazine that the college students can identify themselves with.
Thus came the Burooj Stars. The name Burooj by itself has an interesting history and perhaps I will save it for later times. As of now, we introduce to your our newsletter the BUROOJ STARS.
The newsletter hopes to achieve a lot of goals and targets, but it needs to first find a firm footing. Let us walk, and what better campus to begin with than where it all began. We choose Crescent to launch the newsletter and it is now in its third issue.
The response is lukewarm but I hope that can only increase with a more determined team and better articles. Lot of planning needs to go in the making of the magazine and I am fortunate to have friends who can critisize and make sence of what is being conveyed.
Burooj Star's articles are crisp and there is a whole section dedicated to college life titled Campus Talks. I enjoy doing this particular section a lot, as it gives room to be innovative and feels like talking in the language of a college student.
We need to create a system though, if we are to make a name for ourselves but the real intention should never get tainted. To create more inclination towards Islam among the college goers and finally have a magazine that talks the way a teen understands.
We hope to have youth stars like Yasir Fazaga and Yasir Qadhi on board as guest editors plus grow from current 4 pages to a full fledged color magazine.
For time begin, what we need is your encouragement and more time. -
Do vist the website www.buroojstars.com
Abu Safiyah
Editor
Burooj Stars
Muslims also need information and entertainment as any one esle and I strongly felt a need to create a magazine that the college students can identify themselves with.
Thus came the Burooj Stars. The name Burooj by itself has an interesting history and perhaps I will save it for later times. As of now, we introduce to your our newsletter the BUROOJ STARS.
The newsletter hopes to achieve a lot of goals and targets, but it needs to first find a firm footing. Let us walk, and what better campus to begin with than where it all began. We choose Crescent to launch the newsletter and it is now in its third issue.
The response is lukewarm but I hope that can only increase with a more determined team and better articles. Lot of planning needs to go in the making of the magazine and I am fortunate to have friends who can critisize and make sence of what is being conveyed.
Burooj Star's articles are crisp and there is a whole section dedicated to college life titled Campus Talks. I enjoy doing this particular section a lot, as it gives room to be innovative and feels like talking in the language of a college student.
We need to create a system though, if we are to make a name for ourselves but the real intention should never get tainted. To create more inclination towards Islam among the college goers and finally have a magazine that talks the way a teen understands.
We hope to have youth stars like Yasir Fazaga and Yasir Qadhi on board as guest editors plus grow from current 4 pages to a full fledged color magazine.
For time begin, what we need is your encouragement and more time. -
Do vist the website www.buroojstars.com
Abu Safiyah
Editor
Burooj Stars
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