Lately I’ve been noticing a conference calling trend within the Muslim community at large within the US. This past Ramadan muslimmatters featured a call
with Sh. Yasir Qadhi and Sh. Birjas. Baba Ali just held one this past March to promote his Ask Baba Ali series. And I get emails daily from different Muslim groups using conference calls to get meetings done with members across the country – maybe even across the globe.
But my favorite is a small weekly conference call my friend started – a tele-halaqa, held each wednesday night. The members are all over the country, have very little time. But the tele-halaqa allows for us to have a meeting while some of us are in the car, stepping away from a social gathering, or even lying in bed in our pjs (I’m totally guilty of this one). My friend uses Free Conference to set up the tele-halaqas.
Awesome idea. Easy to start up your own. No excuses – it’s free and you can meet anywhere. Talk about Islam while you’re ironing or eating or getting ready for bed.
(Hint to Audra – I think we should so something like this to get you, me and Djordy together, what ya think?)
*Aasiyah*
That’d be fun – although I’m not sure what Islam-related issues we’d talk about if any.
I also don’t think weekly would be very practical, but I’m sure we can work something out. Maybe monthly? I haven’t heard from either of you in such a long time.
And speaking of “Djordy,” there are so many weird names in California. I used to think it was just a white person thing, but no, it’s spreading like a disease.
Examples?
People who I have been working with, either this week or the past few weeks:
Heathyr
Paola
Keny (woman – hispanic)
Those are just the most annoying ones that come to mind. Everybody else just follows the “screw around with your vowels” trend.
ok what’s up with you being so pessimistic. monthly? i love you too dear.
hahaha @ the names.
n we don’t have to talk about “islamic” stuff. we can just talk about stuff we used to talk about whenever we hung out. like ur theory that tom morello was going to save the world.
uh..? ok, two things: 1.) criticism doesn’t equal pessimism; 2.) I have no idea what you’re talking about concerning Tom Morello.
Also, some forewarning would be nice with the “conferences.”
1)”That’d be fun – although I’m not sure what Islam-related issues we’d talk about if any.”
That is not a criticism, it’s a comment and a pessimistic one at that.
2) It was convo we had at Applebees about a year or so ago. Djord knew what I was talking about.
(what should have been 3) That wasn’t a conference (I get it, thus the quotes) but in general it can’t even be a “conference” if Djordy doesn’t participate. Then it’s just me calling you. Which has never required a forewarning before.
<3
that was Asiah. i don’t know if i like this new wordpress stuff. it used to let me leave my name. now it just says americanseerah. hmm.