UT: Fallout Over Airport Prayer Space
In the aftermath of 9/11, Pete Dixon’s job changed. The then-new airport express shuttle driver said he found himself, with other Christians, standing as a human wall between praying Muslim cabbies and the traffic that sped by them. Between the racial slurs and thrown bottles, it was the least Dixon, now 63, could do for […]
Democrats Benefit from Shift in Muslim Voters’ Allegiance
Muslim Americans, many of whom gave President Bush enthusiastic support in his first election campaign in 2000, have largely fled the Republican Party and could help Democrats win key states this November. In surveys over the past six years, Muslims have cited administration policies in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and […]
OH: Program Compares Muslim, Christian Doctrines
Common ground between Christians and Muslims may be as close as the corner gas station, said Pat Morrison, a journalist who spent years reporting on Catholic-Muslim relations. The Shell station in her old neighborhood in Toledo is where Morrison met Abdul, an attendant who gave her an Easter gift of candies one year. “‘After all,’ […]
NJ: Muslim Students Battle Hunger
Umbereen Rashid, a fifth-grader at Darul Arqam School, wiped melted chocolate off her wrist after she and 40 other students bagged 200 chocolate chip cookies for the Community Soup Kitchen, Morristown. The tasty task was part of Hunger Awareness Week, an educational campaign launched on Monday at the South River school by Bridgewater-based Muslims Against […]
NY: Muslim Leaders Gather to Discuss Mosque Robberies
Worried that their mosques are being targeted by thieves, some Muslim leaders in Queens called attention Tuesday to a number of burglaries in the borough. “It’s a sacred place and they just totally violated it,” said Imam Charles Aziz Bilal. Bilal says that after cutting through a fence and breaking the lock on the back […]
TX: Doctor Explains What it Means to Be a Muslim Woman
For one doctor at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, a second marriage involved an exchange of much more than vows and wedding bands. Dr. Jane Colmer-Hamood earned a Ph.D. in medical microbiology, married, raised three children, divorced and – at the age of 50 years old – after meeting her soon-to-be second husband, converted […]
Muslim Student Groups Debate Inclusion
Amir Mertaban vividly recalls sitting at his university’s recruitment table for the Muslim Students Association a few years ago when an attractive undergraduate flounced up in a decidedly un-Islamic miniskirt, saying “Salamu aleykum,” or “Peace be upon you,” a standard Arabic greeting, and asked to sign up. Amir Mertaban has pointed out that hypocrisy can […]
MI: Faith Unites Jewish, Muslim Students
Even on this famously liberal campus, some University of Michigan students wonder what Muslims wearing head scarves and beards are doing hanging out with some of the Jews wearing yarmulkes. Why are they spending so much time together? Are they supposed to be doing that? I mean, like, is it even allowed by your religions, […]
CAIR-NJ: Catholics, Muslims Sign Cooperation Agreement
Muslim and Roman Catholic leaders in South Jersey signed a historic agreement of cooperation and understanding Wednesday at the Voorhees Islamic Center.The document is the second of its kind in the nation.Among those who signed the agreement were Bishop Joseph Galante, who heads the Camden Diocese, and Zia Rahman, managing director and trustee of the […]
Olajuwon Monument Will Not Include His Picture
The Houston Rockets plan to unveil a monument honoring former star Hakeem Olajuwon on April 11 outside the team’s arena. Organizers said they worked hard to ensure that the monument complied with Olajuwon’s Islamic beliefs. Rockets spokesman Nelson Luis told The Associated Press that details about the monument had not been released. Houston television station […]