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Blog Entries by Kari Ansari from 08/2011

Ramadan Acts of Worship Connect Us to the Suffering of Others

| Posted 08.05.2011 | Religion
Read More: Zakat, Islam, Muslim Familes, Charity, Muslims, East Africa Famine, American Muslims, Islamic Relief, Muslims in America, Somalia, Ramadan 2011, Ramadan, Religion News

Zakat is an almsgiving tax that every Muslim that has the means will pay this month. My husband and I will calculate our savings and pay roughly 2.5% of that savings to a charity we choose.

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Ramadan Lessons from My Kids

| Posted 08.20.2011 | Religion
Read More: Muslim Teens, Ramadan, Islam, American Muslim Youth, Charity, Parenting, Zakat, Interfaith Engagement, Muslims in America, Ramadan Fasting, Ramadan 2011, Ramadan and Charity, Ramadan Reflection, Islam in America, Muslim Charity, Religion News

Every year as I prepare for Ramadan, I try to set goals for our family. But the kids feel most connected when they are helping others for God's sake. They don't need my list of spiritual goals.

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