Reviving the Islamic Spirit 6th Convention

[AM415]

Ok, so I just got off the phone with my friend (who I was going to RIS with) and neither of us feel like going. Especially because of how late they announced it, the cost of the trip would be $800 (and thats just for airlines, hotel, and registration for the retreat) And it doesn't help that the canadian dollar is equal to the american dollar.

so I just booked tickets to visit my sister for 2 weeks Inshallah I'll spend christmas and new years with her and the nephew.

[Wolfn]

Originally Posted by AM415

Ok, so I just got off the phone with my friend (who I was going to RIS with) and neither of us feel like going. Especially because of how late they announced it, the cost of the trip would be $800 (and thats just for airlines, hotel, and registration for the retreat) And it doesn't help that the canadian dollar is equal to the american dollar.

so I just booked tickets to visit my sister for 2 weeks Inshallah I'll spend christmas and new years with her and the nephew.

Wait, so when are you leaving and where are you going?

[ShamilB]

Originally Posted by Haramoobobi

salaam
oye that's a mushkiL7a--mash'Allah I am jealous of those that can go.

Ever been to the Texas Dawah Convention? Mash'Allah it's like the most halal thing out there! It'll be from Dec 21-24 this year.

You should dif check it out HOME

Also from Dec 26, 2007 - Jan 1, 2008 there's the MYNA Winter Camp at Bellefontaine, Ohio--which is during RIS

Haramoobobi, I was looking forward to going to RIS--oh well, alhumduillah--insh'Allah next time.

TDC is awesome. No offense to RIS fans out there, but TDC completely blows it out of water. It's worth checking out. I rather drive 2-3 times the distance to get to Houston for TDC than drive 8 hours to Toronto for RIS. No disrespect to ma home town Tdot.

[IbnMardhiyah]

Family Matters
The Basis of a Civil Society

"Best among you are those best to your families." - Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Confirmed Speakers:

Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah - Mauritania
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf - USA
Dr. Tareq Suwaidan - Kuwait
Imam Warith Deen Muhammed - USA
Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah - USA
Dr. Abdal Hakim Jackson - USA
Imam Zaid Shakir - USA
Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui - USA
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad - UK
Shaykh Yasir Qadhi - USA
Dr. Jamal Badawi - Canada
Mufti Muhammad Ibn Adam - UK
Dr. Jamillah Karim - USA
Shaykh Abu Aliyah - UK
Ustadh Yahya Rhodus - Yemen
Guest Speaker - Pamela Paul - USA

Ticket Information: General Admission -
$45 before Dec. 2nd, $50 after

Children (Age 11 and under)
$20 before Dec. 2nd, $25 after

Contact Information:
Email: info at revivingtheislamicspirit.com
Hotline: 1-866-747-6747
Mon - Fri: 5pm to 9pm
Sat - Sun: 11am - 9pm
website: RIS - Reviving The Islamic Spirit 6th Convention (Dec. 28-30, 2007)

[LEGALEAGLE]

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

Family Matters
The Basis of a Civil Society

"Best among you are those best to your families." - Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Confirmed Speakers:

Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah - Mauritania
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf - USA
Dr. Tareq Suwaidan - Kuwait
Imam Warith Deen Muhammed - USA
Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah - USA
Dr. Abdal Hakim Jackson - USA
Imam Zaid Shakir - USA
Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui - USA
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad - UK
Shaykh Yasir Qadhi - USA
Dr. Jamal Badawi - Canada
Mufti Muhammad Ibn Adam - UK
Dr. Jamillah Karim - USA
Shaykh Abu Aliyah - UK
Ustadh Yahya Rhodus - Yemen
Guest Speaker - Pamela Paul - USA

Ticket Information: General Admission -
$45 before Dec. 2nd, $50 after

Children (Age 11 and under)
$20 before Dec. 2nd, $25 after

Contact Information:
Email: info at revivingtheislamicspirit.com
Hotline: 1-866-747-6747
Mon - Fri: 5pm to 9pm
Sat - Sun: 11am - 9pm
website: RIS - Reviving The Islamic Spirit 6th Convention (Dec. 28-30, 2007)

Is the food any good ?

[Kona_Silat]

I thought this was funny...

Guest Speaker: Pamela Paul (USA) Pamela Paul is a journalist and the author of Pornified: How Pornogprahy Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships and our Families (Times Books) and The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony (Villard), selected by The Washington Post as one of the best books of 2002. She is currently working on a book about the parenting business, to be published by Times Books in Spring 2008. She is a contributor to TIME magazine.

[IbnMardhiyah]

Originally Posted by Kona_Silat

I thought this was funny...

Guest Speaker: Pamela Paul (USA) Pamela Paul is a journalist and the author of Pornified: How Pornogprahy Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships and our Families (Times Books) and The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony (Villard), selected by The Washington Post as one of the best books of 2002. She is currently working on a book about the parenting business, to be published by Times Books in Spring 2008. She is a contributor to TIME magazine.

Try telling us something we don't know?

Her speech at RIS is expected to be about porn and its effects on society and family life.

Pamela Paul - PORNIFIED (the link is halal, relax)

[Kona_Silat]

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

Try telling us something we don't know?

Her speech at RIS is expected to be about porn and its effects on society and family life.

Pamela Paul - PORNIFIED (the link is halal, relax)

ooooooooooooooooooooooooook..

[heba]

Originally Posted by LEGALEAGLE

Is the food any good ?

RIS food is naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasty and overpriced. ew. would rather starve.


er. alhamdulillah. ?

[IbnMardhiyah]

Originally Posted by heba

RIS food is naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasty and overpriced. ew. would rather starve.


er. alhamdulillah. ?

Well, the pizza they have is passable, but yeah, its always overpriced ... a lotta people go out to eat, the only ones who eat from the RIS food court are the ones who are too lazy to go out [but they have all the time to stand in line and blab like there's no tomorrow]

[heba]

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

Well, the pizza they have is passable, but yeah, its always overpriced ... a lotta people go out to eat, the only ones who eat from the RIS food court are the ones who are too lazy to go out [but they have all the time to stand in line and blab like there's no tomorrow]

or the ones with no car

[IbnMardhiyah]

Originally Posted by heba

or the ones with no car

Marche / Richtree are within walking distance, that's where we all went last time

(as are plenty of other eateries)

[heba]

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

Marche / Richtree are within walking distance, that's where we all went last time

(as are plenty of other eateries)

your mom.

(10chars)

[LEGALEAGLE]

Originally Posted by heba

RIS food is naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasty and overpriced. ew. would rather starve.


er. alhamdulillah. ?

I'd rather not starve. I might regret it later but at least I'll have a warm tummy for a short while. They have some staple food right ? Kebabs ? Shwarma's ? Biryani ? Moose ? Seal blubber ?

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

Well, the pizza they have is passable, but yeah, its always overpriced ... a lotta people go out to eat, the only ones who eat from the RIS food court are the ones who are too lazy to go out [but they have all the time to stand in line and blab like there's no tomorrow]

I'm not going out because I hear Canada is really cold

Originally Posted by heba

or the ones with no car

I won't have a car...anybody want to give a brother a lift ?...

[IbnMardhiyah]

Actually:

a) Weather - No more cold than what you would have in NYC at this time of the year, or even London - except we're more likely to get snow. And December is a balmy month anyways. You should really be scared of mid-January to mid-March because that's when winter hits us with a full body slam.

b) Going out - Toronto has the world's largest underground shopping mall, like freaking 30 kms of underground pathways all connected, over a thousand shops and restaurants and all that - check it out at City of Toronto: PATH - Toronto's downtown walkway .... we always go down there and just have a good time. And yea, its not cold down there.