VA: Web Fills a Void in Muslim Garb
While looking for a place to eat the other night, I discovered Ad-Diwan, a store in a Falls Church strip mall with a sign saying “Islamic clothing.” The shop, located in a triangle that includes a Lebanese restaurant and an Islamic supermarket, was filled with shapeless floor-length abayas — cloaklike overgarments — made in Kuwait […]
TN: Islamic Center Finds New Home in Columbia
From the ashes of the Islamic Center of Columbia’s former home will come a new era for the mosque, its leader said. Daoud Abudiab, president of the center, said the congregation will soon move into a new building on Carter Street in Riverside. The structure is the former location of the Church of God of […]
Documentary: The Seven Wonders of the Muslim World
A series of intimate, 10-minute portraits, explores the lives and beliefs of six young people whose usual places of worship are beautiful and historic mosques across the Muslim world. The films accompany them as they leave their homes and families, follow them as they travel to Saudi Arabia, and share their responses to the culmination […]
NY: The Subway Project Plans Islam Ad Campaign
Everyone deserves to know what Islam truly is, rather than some of the tainted images/news they see and hear in a lot of media. This Ramadhan 2008, support us as we plan to put 1000 Ads on Islam, on 1000 NYC Subway cars, for 4 straight weeks. The goal of these Ads is to correct […]
MI: Judge Accused of Anti-Arab Slur
19th District Court Judge Richard Wygonik has come under fire for allegedly making several disparaging comments about Arab Americans during a conversation with Dearborn Heights Councilman Tom Berry on July 10. Berry circulated details of the conversation in an email and told The Arab American News that while sitting in a Detroit restaurant following a […]
MO: Muslim Wins Workplace Bias Settlement
A jury has awarded $337,000 to a former Missouri Department of Natural Resources supervisor who claimed he was subject to a hostile work environment after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the invasion of Iraq. Mohamad Alhalabi, who is of Lebanese descent, told the jury in St. Louis County Circuit Court during a two-week trial that […]
OR: Muslim Leader Dies in Traffic Accident
A Muslim leader who worked to improve understanding of his religion in the Corvallis area has been killed in a traffic accident. Awad Mohamed Elgarguri was heading home early Friday morning after a prayer session at a Corvallis mosque when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck his car. (MORE)
Israeli Soldier Filmed Shooting Bound Palestinian
An Israeli human rights group has released graphic video footage obtained during clashes between Israeli troops and demonstrators protesting against the separation barrier on the West Bank. The video has sparked outrage, as it shows what appears to be an Israeli soldier shooting a Palestinian at close range. Click here to see the video.
MI: Young Muslims Establish Programs to Help Teens
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — They filled the cafe night after night. To the casual observer, it might have appeared to be a roomful of 20-somethings with enviable amounts of idle time. Yet the 30 young Muslim men and women who met for 30 days had serving society, not socializing, on their minds. And the group […]
CAIR-NJ: John McCain Should Change His ‘Terror’ Terminology
The recent controversy over the New Yorker magazine cover which satirized allegations of Barack Obama as a terrorist has seemingly helped those they wished to satirize. Anyone who would try to falsely accuse Barack Obama of being a Taliban sympathizer is usually among the people who support John McCain for president. And although John McCain […]