Spring Break
When is this man going to stop singing? His fans have been begging him to go back to the hardcore, street rap style on "The Last Temptation" that was used on his first album, "Venni Vetti Vecci." However, even after promising to come hard on this album, he obviously greatly failed to do so. After a couple of tracks of hearing Ja with his deep, gruff voice trying to be an R&B singer, it hurts your ears! Is this even music? It sounds more like one of the rejects you would see coming out of an American Idol tryout.
On Thursday night, the Muslim Student Assoc. held a dinner to celebrate Ramadan, which began November 6th. Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims abstain from food, drink and other sensual pleasures from break of dawn to sunset. The fast is used to teach discipline, self-control and generosity, while also obeying the commandments given to them by God. Fasting is one of the "five" pillars of Islam. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) told his companions: "God has said: 'Fasting is like a shield. A person who fasts experiences two joys. He is joyful when he breaks his fast, and he is joyful when he meets his Lord.'" (Hadith Qudsi, Hadith 10). "Muslims look forward to Ramadan as a period of spiritual reflection and renewal. It is also a time when people of other faiths can learn more about Islam and the American Muslim community," said Omar Ahmad, board chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group.