It was my pleasure to have photographed Bia and Paul’s wedding this October in New York City. The ceremony was beautiful and the reception a ton of fun. Please enjoy these photographs of their special day.

I delivered a talk concerning the People of the Book, also known as Ahl-l-Kitab, a special designation that God gives to the Jews and Christians in the Qur’an, at William Penn Charter School. The class, taught by Thomas Rickards, is one of the yearly events I look eagerly forward to. The charter school, run in the Quaker tradition, is an open-minded educational institution that continues to impress me with the wide variety of educational material they cover for young students. I look forward to coming back again soon. See here for more notes on the talk.

I will be returning to my teaching duties this fall at Moore College to teach the Web Publishing course again in the Computers For Digital Media curriculum [for more info on how to sign up, see Moore's web site]. I had a wonderful time teacing this course last fall and look forward to a new crop of students.

The class mainly focuses on getting a hands-on feel of web design, with a concentration of CSS, XHTML as well as design theory and project management and completion. The hope of this course is to build on the previous experience that the students have had [fundamentals in HTML, CSS, etc.] and prepare them to work either as an in-house web master or even to venture out to do freelance work on their own.

For more info, feel free to review the course notes from last year.

Bad For Democracy is the title of the new book from University of Minnesota Press, written by Dana D. Nelson. I was happy to contribute one image to this title. For more info, visit UMP’s web site.

It was my pleasure to photograph the 2008 Summer Fest of ISB, held in Baltimore, Maryland. ISB threw a wonderful event full games, rides and activities for kids of all ages [adults, too!]. Enjoy a few shots from the event.

I had the pleasure of photographing for ISNA this past weekend down in Baltimore, MD. The event showcased a variety of speakers with topics addressing the wide variety of issues facing Muslims in the American context. The convention was a success and I had the opportunity to meet and acquaint myself with many new people. Here are a few shots from the event. Enjoy.

The Muslim Education and Converts Center of America [M.E.C.C.A.] held a fundraiser at the Hudson Valley Islamic Community Center, in Lake Mohegan, New York, this weekend. M.E.C.C.A., is a non-profit organization that specializes in educational efforts for new Muslims. They’re based out of New York City. It was my pleasure to photograph the event. I wish them well on their efforts to provide these much needed services to new Muslims. Enjoy the photo gallery.

Saturday evening’s gig played host to Stars of the Lid, a duo specializing in drone-based sound scape music. The concert was hosted by The Gatherings and was held at St. Mary’s Church, located in West Philadelphia. A genre of music that is not normally associated with live performance, the music was very moving and emotional, with the selected pieces tying a string throughout the repertoire. A few shots from the event.

Monday evening at Columbia University had a special book signing and talk featuring Shaykh Hamza Yusuf of Zaytuna Institute and Richard Bulliet, professor of history at Columbia University. Bulliet’s book, The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization, was a feature of the talk. The even was hosted and moderated by Anisa Mehdi. Here are a few shots from the event. Enjoy.

It was my pleasure again to photograph Zaytuna Institute at their NYU Minara program: For God & Country, featuring Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and professor Khaled Blankinship from Temple University. The event was an all-day affair with profound words uttered by both illuminated speakers. Please enjoy these few images from the event.