IL: Decatur Mosque Serves Wide Array of Muslims
DECATUR, Ill. – “In the name of Allah, most merciful” were the chants heard inside the Masjid Wali Hasan Islamic Center. A place that has brought two factions of Muslims _ American-born blacks and those from the Middle East _ together for worship. During a recent service at the local mosque, more than 20 men […]
WA: Christians Proselytize Muslims at Mosque
Members of a Christian group attempted to hand out scriptures and DVDs about Jesus on Friday outside a University Place mosque as part of a regionwide campaign to convert Muslims. “Would you like a gift, sir?” one woman asked as Muslims drove away from the mosque after their weekly congregational prayers. Eight members of the […]
NJ Teen Wins Physics Medal in Iranian Olympiad
A Newark teen who traveled to Iran to represent the United States in the International Physics Olympiad recently returned home with a silver medal — one of five the U.S. team earned. Rui Hu, a senior at The Charter School of Wilmington, said he enjoyed the intense two-day competition as well as the chance to […]
MI: In search of Islam in America
Often, the best way to learn about the mystery of faith is to hit the road and go see for yourself. That’s a timeless spiritual truth and it’s precisely what nine young Midwestern journalists, ages 12 to 18, did last week in their quest to explore Islam in the United States. Five were from Indianapolis […]
MI: Primary May Show Muslims’ Influence
HAMTRAMCK — This small city of immigrants is quickly regaining its reputation. Once a refuge for Catholic immigrants mostly from Poland and Ukraine, who staked their claim to the American dream in this 2.2-square-mile municipality, Hamtramck is now providing the same haven for Muslims from Bangladesh, Bosnia and Yemen. And the dream is coming to […]
CAIR/MI: Hijab-Wearing Muslim Women Blend Religion, Culture
Afaf Humayun was born and raised in Jackson, and says no one tells her she must wear a hijab on her head. She chooses to do so. “Women seem to cover more, but that just has to do with our anatomy,” she said. “Women are held high and are encouraged to be educated. Men are […]
CAIR: True Muslims Repudiate Terror
[Asma Mobin-Uddin, Board chairwoman Ohio chapter Council on American-Islamic Relations Columbus] I would like to address some of the questions raised in recent letters to The Dispatch about the Muslim community’s stance on terrorism. Bernie Iven (letter, Thursday) raised the issue of support for terrorism on “the Muslim street.” While any support for terrorism is […]
Tajik Universities Bar Hijab-Wearing Girls from Exams
TAJIK UNIVERSITIES BAR HIJAB-WEARING GIRLS FROM EXAMS August 3, 2007 (RFE/RL) — Officials in Tajikistan’s State Teacher Training Institute have told RFE/RL’s Tajik Service that female applicants are no longer allowed to take university entrance exams there wearing Islamic head scarves.
Incitement: No Dialogue with Muslims Possible
INCITEMENT WATCH: MUSLIM DIALOGUE? DON’T BOTHER This June the Woolf Institute in Cambridge announced that the Jewish philanthropist Richard Stone had, through his family’s Stone-Ashdown Trust, facilitated the donation of £1 million to fund a Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations (CMJR). The centre’s director, Dr Edward Kessler, was understandably delighted. “As far as […]
NY: Imam Offers a Lesson on Islam’s Media Image
NY: IMAM OFFERS A LESSON ON ISLAM’S MEDIA IMAGE War in Afghanistan and Iraq, bombings in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and, of course, 9/11 have cast Muslims as fanatics. Some now fear being targeted by the government as terrorists. At the same time, many people yearn for mutual understanding and respect, said Ahmed […]