ThinkingPoints

1. Fasting helps us focus and reflect. How can you plan strategically for your life, your spirituality, your family, your career, and your relationship with the communnity?
2. With rough and turbulent environment comes the urgency to turn to and reconnect with Allah. How will your communication with Allah be different this Ramadan? How often will you make a heart-felt Dua?
3. If you are feeling confused or overwhelmed at times, why not turn to the Manual of Life, the Quran? How will you bring Quran recitation and reflection in your daily life?
4. Ramadan is truly a family time. How can you take advantage of Ramadan’s schedule and culture to bring your family members together at Suhoor, Iftar and Taraweeh every day? How can you strengthen your relationship with your parents, siblings, spouse, or children?
5. Ramadan is a prime time for giving and generosity! Can we ensure to divide our Sadaqat and Zakat equally into the following five causes: relief, local Masjid / Islamic centre, social services, youth development, and civic engaement?
6. Islamophobia will continue to rise, unfortunately. One sure way to counter negative public opinion about Islam is through friendship and positive engagement. How will you connect with your neighbors, co-workers, and policy makers at a human level this Ramadan?
7. Despite anti-Muslim bias found in media, many journalists are looking for genuine Muslim stories, How can you showcase the beauty of diversity, unity, cuisine, and culture to the wider public? How can you humanize Islam and Muslims in a world that thrives on dehumanizing and demonizing minorities?
8. As you fast and feast this month, how can you remember those who struggle to find a decent meal every day? How can you enhance your love for the poor and needy?
9. This is a federal election year. How can Ramadan be used strategically to galvanize the Muslim community to vote and volunteer for campaigns? How can you promote civic engagement in your community in this action-packed month?

ActionPoints

• Plan for Ramadan early with your family!
  • Ramadan 2016: 10 things Muslim families can plan
  • 5 things to do Shura about for Ramadan
  • 10 great goals to set for this Ramadan
• Busy mothers, make sure to organize yourself better for a more fun and productive Ramadan with children.
  • 23 tips to help moms organize for Ramadan
  • Seven strategies to train kids this Ramadan
  • 15 ways to make Ramadan special for your kids this year
  • 8 ways to handle a summer Ramadan with kids
• Make it a priotity to connect with neighbors of other faiths this Ramadan.
  • A Ramadan Priority: Connecting with Neighbors
  • 8 tips on sharing Ramadan with your neighbors
  • Quran about neighbors.
• Don’t forget to remind and engage young Muslims this year.
  • 7 ways to connect young Muslims to spirituality and community this Ramadan
  • Ways to remind young Muslims about Ramadan
  • 5 Ramadan party ideas for youth
• Identify 2 bad habits to give up throiugh this spiritual bootcamp.
  • Breaking the habit this Ramadan
  • 10 tips to help you keep those Ramadan habits
• Make conscious effort to eat simply and healthy!
  • Your body and your neighbor in Ramadan
  • Eating dollar a day meals this Ramadan
  • 7 tips for a healthier Ramadan
  • A simpler, healthier and greener Ramadan
• Find creative ways to share Ramadan with your fellow students and colleagues at work.
  • 10 ways to show your Ramadan this year
  • 10 ideas for Ramadan at your workplace
  • 8 Ramadan ideas for your campus
• Organize Iftars to mobilize your community to vote and to be engaged in the civic process.
• Make this Ramadan “Newsworthy”! Engage media to share the human and cultural side of Islam and Ramadan.
  • Ramadan & Media Relations: How To Create Positive “Newsworthy” Stories
• Request the Imam or Khateeb at your local Masjid to be thoughtful in the topics they address this Ramadan. Encourage them to plan their next 6-8 weeks of Khutbas.
  • Khutba Ideas for Ramadan

Khutba Ideas for Ramadan

This Ramadan, it’s critical for Imams and Khateebs to focus their messaging on: Strengthening our spiritual connection with Allah; strengthening our family; and strengthening our connection with our friends, colleagues, and neighbors of other faiths. As Ramadan approaches, here are suggested Khutba themes for Imams and Khateebs to address.

Ramadan & Media Relations: How To Create Positive “Newsworthy” Stories

Creating and pitching a “newsworthy” Ramadan story requires significant planning and legwork, but it’s all worth it. Let the world see the beauty of your faith and culture. Let everyone experience it! What’s there to hide?

Ramadan 2016: 10 Things Muslim Families can Plan

A recent report related distressing incidents of Islamophobia Muslim children are experiencing in schools. Muslim parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other family members, must be on the front line this Ramadan, healing and soothing our youth with the sweet taste of mercy and spiritual upliftment. This is why we must urgently plan for Ramadan 2016. Here are some ways to do that.   

Countdown to Ramadan: 7 Tips to Welcome Ramadan

5 Things to do Shura about for Ramadan

A Ramadan Priority: Connecting with Neighbors

Let’s make “empathy” the theme of this Ramadan, develop good, caring habits, and keep them up throughout the year. Here are some ideas for reaching out to your neighbors during Ramadan. 

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