IN: Muslim Leader Affirms Religious Unity
Iman W.D. Mohammed, a leader in the African-American Muslim community, offered a message of unity among Christians, Jews and Muslims at the 47th annual Emancipation Proclamation Program of Freedom on Tuesday at Western Christian Community Church. The Interfaith Clergy Council of Gary and Vicinity’s program was held to mark the 145th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s […]
VA: Diocese Liaison Seeks to Link Catholics, Jews, Muslims
Barbara Hughes has spent years gathering Hampton Roads faith leaders to discuss their similarities and plot ways to mend differences. Hughes will spread the concept of unity among these divergent faiths as the new liaison to the Jewish and Muslim communities, under the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. She was named to the post in October. […]
CA: Young Imam Takes First Spiritual Journey to Mecca
Swathed in two white sheets, Imam Abdurrahman Anwar supplicated to God on holy ground. The 23-year-old Belmont resident asked for blessings and forgiveness of his sins as he slowly circled the Kaa’ba, a black cube, at the Al-Haram Mosque. It is believed to be the holiest place in Islam. “I basically asked for everything,” said […]
CAIR-FL: False Perceptions Can Be Dangerous
Does the author of Monday’s letter, “Eid lesson,” even know anything about Islam when she says that Islamic theology teaches Muslims to sacrifice their children or murder their daughters? These are the same types of comments that Nazis used to justify the murder of Jews.Demonizing another faith in order to score some cheap political points […]
AZ: A Handbook for Muslim Teens
Growing up in today’s culture can be exciting, confusing, and chock-full of challenges. For young American Muslims, navigating adolescence has proven especially daunting since the events of Sept. 11, 2001. They must sort out not only who they are individually but also how they fit into a society that knows little about them but holds […]
CAIR Asks Giuliani to Repudiate Campaign Worker’s Anti-Muslim Remarks
(WASHINGTON DC, 12/31/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called upon Republican presidential candidate, Rudy Giuliani, to repudiate anti-Muslim remarks made by one of his campaign workers in New Hampshire.John Deady, co-chair of that state’s Veterans for Rudy, told Britain’s Guardian newspaper that Americans need to chase Muslims “back to their caves.” When […]
MI: Muslim Cleric Writes Book on Islam
Born into a prestigious Iraqi family descended from Islam’s prophet, Imam Hassan Qazwini started life anew when he moved to the United States in 1992. He knew little English, was unfamiliar with American culture and uncertain about his future. But now, Qazwini of Dearborn heads one the largest U.S. mosques — the Islamic Center of […]
IL: Muslim Cleric Serves by Teaching
It began as a desire to help people understand his culture and faith. Abdelkrim Daiya, 35, imam of the Islamic Center of the Quad-Cities, taught introductory classes on Arabic language and Islamic culture during the fall semester at the Black Hawk College Outreach Center, East Moline. “I want to serve this community by having these […]
MO: Muslims Help Fill Food Bank
Responding to a front page article two weeks ago in this newspaper about the near-empty shelves of the St. Louis Area Foodbank, some area Muslims appealed to the greater Muslim community and raised $4,400, plus 1,000 pounds of frozen meat, which they delivered to the food bank earlier this week. Matt Dace, associate director of […]
CAIR-MI: Charities Benefit from Muslim Holy Day
At a time of acute need, local food banks and soup kitchens say the tradition of Muslims donating meat from sheep or lambs sacrificed for the holy day Eid al-Adha — the Feast of Sacrifice — is particularly welcome this year.Muslims in Metro Detroit this year collected nearly four times the amount of meat they […]