MN: Store Fire a Possible Hate Crime, Police Say
It started with a burning mailbox three months ago. Then came a note with “foul language” and racial slurs. Now, Mohammad Ismail is left picking up the rubble of his Blaine convenience store, which was recently set on fire. “I have no idea. It’s unbelievable, you know. It doesn’t make sense,” he said. Investigators on […]
MN: Investigators Say Fire Could Be Hate Crime
Police in Blaine are trying to figure out if an arson at a convenience store was a hate crime. Two weeks ago, the Blaine Dairy was set on fire after someone threw a fire bomb at the owner. Mohammad Ismail was closing the store when three men walked inside. He said one of the men […]
TN: Mosque Leader Thankful for Quick Arrests in Arson
Daoud Abudiab walked through the ashes of the Islamic Center of Columbia on Monday and gave thanks that the three men blamed for destroying the mosque were behind bars. “They have proven that they are a danger to our community,” he said. “They do not need to be roaming the streets.” Jonathan Stone, 19, Michael […]
TN: Islamic Center Statement on Mosque Arson
The following statement was issued by the Islamic Center of Nashville in response to the burning of a mosque in Columbia, Tenn., on Saturday: The Muslim Community of Greater Nashville and Middle TN expresses their deep sadness and sorrow over the burning of the Islamic Center of Columbia, TN, which took place in the early […]
TN: Church Offers Support to Mosque Members
The First Presbyterian Church in Columbia is opening its doors to members of the Islamic Center of Columbia after a fire over the weekend destroyed their place of worship. When news of the fire spread, church members at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia pitched into to help. Aside from the $1,000 raised for the […]
PA: Religious Leaders Plan Day of Service
A coalition of religious leaders is planning a communitywide day of service to help the poor of the greater Allentown area. Leaders of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities envision a host of projects simultaneously unfolding across the region April 6, culminating with a pot-luck dinner at Congregation Keneseth Israel in Allentown. ”Right now we’re […]
MA: Muslim Student Wins Prestigious MIT Business Award
(Cambridge, MA, 2/11/07) – Syed Adil Hussain, a Harvard graduate student, is a recipient of the world-renowned MIT $100K Executive Summary Competition (ESC) award in recognition for the high-quality online tutoring his company, uProdigy, delivers to American college students. The MIT $100K ESC award is one of the world’s leading entrepreneur competitions and is designed […]
Obama’s Candidacy Leaves Some Muslims Wanting More
Muslim Americans and political observers heralded the 2006 elections as a sort of debutante’s ball for the Muslim voter, when anger and organizational heft pushed unprecedented numbers of Muslim citizens to vote and get involved with U.S. politics. The 2008 election cycle, however, isn’t quite working out that way. Many Muslim Americans sense that presidential […]
Can the Muslim Smear Hurt Obama?
Barack Obama had a good weekend. For starters, he opened a lead of 84 pledged delegates and 200,000 popular votes by crushing Hillary Clinton in five straight contests–Nebraska (68-32 percent), Louisiana (57-36), Washington State (68-31) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (90-8) on Saturday, followed by a surprisingly sizable win in Maine (59-40) on Sunday. He […]
Extremists Dominate the News Coverage but Not the Faith
Extremists and terrorism have too often monopolized the media’s coverage and thus the apparent message coming out of the Muslim world. But what does the vast majority of mainstream Muslims really believe, think and feel? What are their hopes, fears and resentments? Why is it that a robust anti-Americanism seems to pervade the Muslim world? […]