Sófia Servando Baig

A very talented Spoken Word Poet of Pakistani, Chinese and Spanish origin, born in Montreal, Sófia Servando Baig in a short space of time has already left a major impression on muslims and non muslims alike with her passionate voice and truthful words. She talks of her own personal struggles with her identity and aspires to instill in people passion, courage and confidence and above all Inspiration. You can listen to her words on her myspace page at myspace.com/sofiabaig.

Early British Muslims

An interesting site at www.radwan.cwc.net showing a selction of early British muslim converts.

"Since arriving at an age of discretion, the beauty and the simple purity of Islam have always appealed to me. I could never, though born and brought up as a Christian, believe in the dogmatic aspect of the Church, and have always placed reason and commonsense above blind faith." Sir Abdullah Archibald Hamilton

Mohammed Ali (AerosolArabic)

Mohammed Ali, not to be confused with the boxer, is an artist born and raised in Birmingham, UK. His work is a fusion both graffiti art and classical Islamic calligraphy. More of his work can be viewed here.

Converts to Islam: Angela Collins & Julia Roach

via Muslim Reverts

Sajjadah 1426 - Illuminating Prayer Rug

This creation comes from Turkish designer Soner Ozenc. Its a sajjdah or prayer rug which as well as using light as an essential part of the design, also assists the person performing prayer by actually finding the right direction to pray towards. The motifs on the rug turn brighter the closer the rug is turned towards the direction of Mecca.

via visual dhikr

Zarah Hussain

Check out the beautiful works from British born Pakistani painter Zarah Hussain who uses geometric shapes to form intricate designs and patterns.

via the muslim artist

Why we love Ahmed Deedat

Born in the Surat district of India in 1918, Ahmed Deedat eventualy became one of the worlds best and most popular muslim Scholar's. He died in August 8, 2005, but will always be remembered for his very humorous way of explaining Religion.