KY: Muslim Cemetery for City Envisioned
As Muslims today begin Ramadan, a month of fasting and prayer, one local group is hoping to raise funds for a Muslim cemetery. The Bosniak-American Islamic Center, formed by Muslim refugees and immigrants from Bosnia-Herzegovina, hopes to raise the needed funds by the end of Ramadan, said its president, Semsudin Haseljic. “That’s our big project […]
FL: Imams Shape Islamic Community
Shafayat Mohamed has mastered the American way. He’s a magazine editor and former local radio host, and he has his own line of DVDs. And he’s the leader of one of the largest mosques in South Florida. Mohammed Zakaria Badat, a soft-spoken British transplant who favors the BBC for his news, came to the area […]
Giuliani Adviser Renews Call to ‘Raze’ Palestinian Villages
In a Jerusalem Post piece six years ago, Preventing war: Israel’s options I called for shutting off utilities to the Palestinian Authority as well as a host of other measures, such as permitting no transportation in the PA of people or goods beyond basic necessities, implementing the death penalty against murderers, and razing villages from […]
Congresswoman Johnson Introduces Resolution to Pay Tribute to Ramadan
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced a resolution to recognize the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. “We are blessed to live in a nation that protects its citizens’ right to religious freedom, communal worship, and interfaith dialogue and service,” said Congresswoman Johnson. September 13, 2007 marks the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan […]
Speaker Pelosi’s Statement on Ramadan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today to commemorate the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins at sundown tonight: “Ramadan is a time for prayer, fasting, inner reflection, and charity for the more than 1 billion Muslims around the world. As Muslims observe this holy month, it is also a […]
Presidential Message: Ramadan, 2007
I send greetings to Muslims observing Ramadan in America and around the world. Ramadan, the holiest days of the Islamic faith, begins with the first light of dawn and commemorates the revelation of the Qur’an to the prophet Muhammad. During the days of fasting, prayer, and worship, Muslims reflect and remember their dependence on God. […]
IL: Ramadan ‘No Sweat’ for Food Workers
Imagine being on a diet and working at Dairy Queen. Over the next month, Naseer Khan’s life will be something like that. He works in a restaurant and is undertaking a religious fast for Ramadan, the Islamic month of spiritual purification. That means no food or drink goes into his mouth from dawn to sunset. […]
IL: Muslim Players Face Challenge of Ramadan Fasting
For Omar Mukahhal and his other Muslim teammates on Stagg High School’s varsity football team, the strength to endure the next 30 days of football season will demand mental and physical vigor. It will also be a spiritual test. Not only is Mukahhal aiming for the playoffs, but starting Thursday, he will observe Ramadan, the […]
U.S. Muslims Kick Off Ramadan with Anti-Smoking Initiative
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/12/07) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group and two organizations representing American Muslim physicians today encouraged U.S. Muslims to use the discipline acquired during the upcoming Ramadan fast to quit the smoking habit. [Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims abstain from smoking, food, […]
FL: Federal Court Struggles with Al-Arian Case
A federal appeals court is struggling with the case of a former Florida college professor who admitted to aiding Palestinian Islamic Jihad but later insisted that his plea deal precluded the government from calling him before a grand jury investigating Islamic charities in Virginia. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for 45 […]