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جمعرات 9 نومبر 2006Thursday, November 09, 2006
Awards and Carnivals
Since the end of the year is near, it is again time for the Brass Crescent Awards for the Islamicate blogosphere.
Right now they are taking nominations for a bunch of categories until November 17. So go and nominate your favorite weblogs. Do note that a blogger does not need to be a Muslim to be nominated (and definitely not necessary for those nominating or voting).
In defining the Islamsphere, we are not relying solely on adherence to the faith, but an affinity for parts of the diverse cultural fabric that Islam embraces and is embraced by worldwide.
Abu Sahajj, the owner of the Wa Salaam blog, started the Carnival of Islam in the West a few months ago. You can read the first and second editions of the carnival. Now it is time for the 3rd edition being hosted by Travellers on the Path of Knowledge. Do submit if you have any blog posts realting to the experience of Muslims in the West in these areas:
- Religion and Worship
- Marriage and Family
- Education and Life
- Business and Careers
- News and Politics
- The State of the Ummah
While on the subject of carnivals, Aziz has created a sort of “real-time” carnival called the Carnival of Brass where you can submit blog posts and media stories and there is an output feed which you can include on your blog which includes the items posted to the carnival. It updates at about one new item per day. I have included both the media and blog ones on my sidebar. If you want to include Carnival of Brass in your blog sidebar, please read Aziz’s FAQ.
Abu Sahajj also has an Islam in the West feed which aggregates quite a few Muslim blogs in the West. Just subscribe to the feed using your favorite feed aggregator and you can read a lot of Muslim blogs.
UPDATE: This month’s edition of the Carnival of Islam in the West is now up.
Tags: award, blogs, carnival, feeds, islam, west
Posted by Zack at November 9, 2006 2:43 PM in Internet , Islam and Other Religions
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