Shining Star of the Month - May 2008
Rizwan Jattala, Inland Empire, CA Majlis

Just east of Los Angeles and north of the infamous Orange County is a regjon known as the Inland Empire.  There in resides a Khadim, who stands six foot-three inches, in his senior year of high school.  He towers above his peers not only in height, but also in academics and spirituality.

Shining Star of the Month- April 2008
Ayaz Khan, Detroit Majlis
To me, a star is someone who overcomes the hardships in life to reach their ultimate goal.   I consider Ayaz Khan a Shining Star in many ways.  In 6th grade, he was diagnosed with Osgood-schlatters disease, which is a condition caused by the bone rubbing against the tendon, causing extreme pain. Thus, it made it very difficult for him to play sports, especially football.

Shining Star of the Month - March 2008
Shan Faizi, Charlotte Majlis

This month's Shining Star is Shan Faizi, a twelve year old Tifl who lives in High Point North Carolina with his parents, two younger brothers and an older sister. His Dada and Dadi (Paternal grandparents) also live with them.

 Shining Star of the Month - August 2007

 Arshad Mahmood Khan, Ph.D., Los Angeles/East Majlis 

This month’s Shining Star features Arshad Mahmood Khan of Los Angeles Majlis. Arshad has always been passionate about his field in neuroscience. As a kid, Arshad stood out. While other kids might have been playing videogames, he would enjoy naming all the stars with his close friends. He enjoyed reading books that other children considered unusual, such as those on reptiles and astronomy. He was extremely passionate and curious about the intricate details encompassed in the natural world, essentially most things about science.

Shining Star of the Month- May 2007

This month’s Shining Star features Ayaz ul Haque from Silicon Valley, CA, a successful Venture Capitalist. After growing up in Pakistan, Ayaz came to the U.S. to study at Middlebury College for an individualized liberal arts education, where he was able to hone cognitive skills, develop quantitative and qualitative skills, and gain a breadth of knowledge from numerous disciplines. After obtaining a BA in Economics, Ayaz began his career working as a Wall Street investment banker at Bear, Stearns & Co., gaining valuable training and experience on the job.

Shining Star of the Month (Mar 2007)

Iftikhar Ahmad Ali, M.D., was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1971, and relocated with his family to Houston in late 1979.  His academic excellence during high school procured a scholarship to attend the University of Houston.  After graduating with honors, Iftikhar went on to Texas Tech Medical School, and then returned closer to home to complete a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.  After completing his residency in 2000, Iftikhar joined the faculty of UTMB as an Attending Physician in both departments of Internal and Emergency Medicine, working largely in the Level I ER at the facility.

Shining Star of the Month (Feb 2007) 
Sohail Z. Husain, M.D.
Sohail Husain, MD, is Assistant Muhtamim Tarbiyyat Nau-Mobaeen for MKA USA. He is also Taleem/Tarbiyyat Nazim for his local MKA Connecticut Majlis and serves as Tabligh and Public Relations Secretary for the local Jama'at. Professionally, Dr. Husain is an Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Medicine. He immigrated from Nagpur, India to New York City as a young child. Graduating with a BS in Biological Sciences from Binghamton University (NY), in 1994 he then went on to Medical School at Tufts University, in Boston, Massachusetts.