The Revival mag - Your ideas

Sajid Iqbal —

Salaam

I'm sure most of you have read previous magazines of the revival

so:

do you think there is a need for a muslim youth magazine?

who do you think the revival caters for?

what is good about the revival?

what do you not like about the revival?

how can the revival be improved?

do you read the revival on line or hard copy?

is it easy to get hold of?

how would you compare the revival to other muslim mags?

is ali n jamal 'spot on' or outdated?

Does the website live up to the image of the mag?

Do you think you can contribute to the revival and be a part of the team?

Forum

LookingToSee — Sun, 2 Jan 2011 - 08:53

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=Lilly][quote=bilan]ive thought of an idea...dont know if its been mentioned, havent read everyone else's posts...a lot of publications have review sections, so maybe you could have a book reviewed for every issue???[/quote]

islamic books??

then it gets messy with authors and madhabs etc... and Revival tries to stay clear from this. (as far as i know)[/quote]
You don't have to read it if the author isn't from your madhab (and basically you disagree with it - general "you"

That point never even crossed my mind - maybe thats a bad thing? But it just seems like a silly thing to be worrying about. I don't think book reviews would cause divisions and it can be a good thing giving people ideas on what to read to increase their knowledge since.

Like theres so much out there and being directed to a book you know is actually worth reading would be helpful for people.

Also they wouldn't all be influenced by madhabs, depending on the theme of the book (?) Or maybe they could mention the madhab of the author...that may cause more trouble though?[/quote]

it doenst bother me personally, anything that can provide a sound argument with evidence is good.

maybe, to get more into the youth, we could do website reviews, will give the "website links" topic a bit more well deserved spotlight.

You — Sun, 2 Jan 2011 - 14:56

If you go too far into avoiding potentially sectarian issues, you are left with very little.

I think people should do book reviews etc (maybe in forum topics or their blogs? just tag with "book review") for the books they read or like etc. Not everyone has to agree with the book/author/reviewers opinions and as long as it is not deliberate provocation trying to wind others up, I am sure it will be tolerated or even be found useful.

The problem is if it is used as a sword to cut other people down as then they will want to do the same.

You — Sun, 2 Jan 2011 - 16:42

If its on this website, then user generated content for the win. the people can create the topica and meta topics they like.

There is a website links topic. Maybe it can be expanded or websites can be reviewed separately.

takicha — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 - 21:24

what is the revival mag? what has it got in it? who is it aimed at?--ages.. do you have to pay for it? where do you get it from? when did it start?

Lioness of Allah — Fri, 3 Jun 2011 - 20:43

[quote=MakeMeRawr_8TeenF]Maybe you should have like a Brother's corner and a Sister's corner in the Magazine.

Like a couple of pages dedicated to gender-related advice?

Nothing too cringey or anything, just for the younger kids.

Like e.g on Hijab in Girls or Beards and their rulings or whatever in Boys

Just an idea >.<[/quote]
What like beard styles? How to make your beard more volumious? I like the idea of the hijab though, you could have a page dedicated to hijab styles, tips for beiginers on how to wear the hijsb etc...

LookingToSee — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 - 23:19

can we use this topic to post ideas of what to write for mag. i dont mind having a go at writing articles but i dont know what to write about. so if we get people to put down what they'd actually would like to know about it'd be great!

people get posting!!

LookingToSee — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 - 22:14

hmm..in my op..coz we're so small i think we should develop the online mag side of things.

maybe on the right hand side column we could have a box where links to random articles pops up, you know the type? everytime you refresh something new comes up? that would be good to bring up the articles instead of them being buried in that corner called "the magazine tab"

maybe get rid of the "my account" box? just put our username at the top in a corner and you just click on your name to get access to all the option in that box?

LookingToSee — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 - 22:16

do we need the "who's new" box? most of the people who sign up never show their face on the rest of revvy. so why not put the names of new members at the bottom of the forum page? in the what's going on box? juuuuuuuust saying...

TPOS — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 - 23:12

[quote=Lilly]hmm..in my op..coz we're so small i think we should develop the online mag side of things.

maybe on the right hand side column we could have a box where links to random articles pops up, you know the type? everytime you refresh something new comes up? that would be good to bring up the articles instead of them being buried in that corner called "the magazine tab"

maybe get rid of the "my account" box? just put our username at the top in a corner and you just click on your name to get access to all the option in that box?[/quote]
All the magazines are on the bottom of the home page, but regular members obviously don't scroll all the way down. Well I don't. In one of the other themes the mag pics come up at the top, which is better.

LookingToSee — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 - 23:34

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=Lilly]hmm..in my op..coz we're so small i think we should develop the online mag side of things.

maybe on the right hand side column we could have a box where links to random articles pops up, you know the type? everytime you refresh something new comes up? that would be good to bring up the articles instead of them being buried in that corner called "the magazine tab"

maybe get rid of the "my account" box? just put our username at the top in a corner and you just click on your name to get access to all the option in that box?[/quote]
All the magazines are on the bottom of the home page, but regular members obviously don't scroll all the way down. Well I don't. In one of the other themes the mag pics come up at the top, which is better.[/quote]

true true. i scrolled down WAAAAYYY back... back when i didnt you the red car belonged to admin. lol thats a long time ago (well not really)

but like..the title of the topic might attract your attention and then you'll read it.

and im serious. your blog about education for all. submit it to the mag!

TPOS — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 - 23:39

[quote=Lilly]

but like..the title of the topic might attract your attention and then you'll read it.[/quote] good point.

[quote]and im serious. your blog about education for all. submit it to the mag![/quote]
The mag is gna be online only so doesnt really matter if it's in it or not. Ed can use it of he wants, doubt he will.

LookingToSee — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 - 23:44

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE]
The mag is gna be online only so doesnt really matter if it's in it or not. Ed can use it of he wants, doubt he will.[/quote]

really?! i think thats great! well.. for now, inshaaAllah it'll become a national thing! when it grows inshaaAllah.

why woould he not?

and what does revvy becoming a charity mean?

You — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 - 15:27

As long as they really are peace keeping and humanitarian missions.

Iraq in 2003 wasn't and I still have trouble getting over that (I am not sure about the level of Canadian involvement) and so is the whole region with the tremors of ISIS et al.