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		<title>Books are talking to me!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was standing here stressing over slow traffic, worry about the fundraiser, etc., etc. and decided to grab &#8220;Islam&#8217;s Treatment for Anxiety and Worry&#8221; by Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid.  I picked it up and it fell open to this page.  Crazy!
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, November 21, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Light of Islam will host Patricia Selmo, lifestyle coach, founder of The Blissful Soul and co-founder of the International Association of Women Spiritual Leaders. She will discuss ways to explore your life dreams and design a lifestyle to achieve them.  Refreshments will be served.
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		<title>Turn-key fundraising dinner plan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, virtually turn-key &#8211; if I plan far enough ahead I could do these things in my sleep  
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		<title>Lighting the Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Light of Islam Bookstore
Houston’s nonprofit bookstore and educational center
Cordially invites you to
Lighting the Way: A fundraising dinner
Saturday, December 12, 2009 ~ 7 p.m. &#8211; 9 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Imam Wazir Ali
Director, Mercy Community Center/Imam, Masjid Al-Qur’an
Shalamar Restaurant Banquet Hall
15142 Highway 3, Webster, TX 77598
$25 admission per person
RSVP by December 7, 2009 to 832-205-1457 or dinner@light-of-islam.org
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		<title>I finally know where I&#8217;ll be on November 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initially I was going to have a booth at the Arab American Festival on October 31 and November 1, but changed my mind after hearing less than favorable things about it, and thinking harder about the logistics involved. ( I&#8217;m thinking there was something else I was considering for that weekend, but can&#8217;t think of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&blog=985203&post=1163&subd=loibookstore&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I finally finished shelving everything.  I then labeled the sections (something that I had not done before) and tidied everything up.  There are now bookcases along every wall in the browsing room.  It&#8217;s strange that a few people came in and didn&#8217;t notice anything different, including the counter in the front room.  The last [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&blog=985203&post=1160&subd=loibookstore&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pickin&#8217; up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slowly but surely over the last few weeks I&#8217;ve seen a steady increase in visitors to the bookstore.  I&#8217;ve started keeping a log in an Excel spreadsheet, so I&#8217;m actually counting, and making notes on the visits, too. Even though sales aren&#8217;t high, it&#8217;s a good feeling to have regular deposits rather than sit here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&blog=985203&post=1158&subd=loibookstore&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Constructing a new bookstore</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The counter is in, new bookcases are being assembled by my tremendously helpful friend, books are being moved around, shelves labeled &#8211; it all adds up to a new and improved Light of Islam, more attractive and easier to find books by category.  Thanks also to my retired bookseller friend who has been helpful beyond [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&blog=985203&post=1156&subd=loibookstore&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Going through changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2:15 a.m. &#8211; blecch, I was sick all day yesterday again, just a few weeks after I last had the flu.  I went in and did some work but fortunately the store is closed so I came back home and stayed in bed all day.  I was feeling better, then by 10 p.m. felt much [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&blog=985203&post=1154&subd=loibookstore&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Catching up &#8211; Gullion signing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The David Gullion signing was a good first run for another, better-attended event.  A couple months down the road, I think.  It was also a good chance for me to practice using my Flip camera!

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