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 […]
CAIR-MI: Muslims Celebrate Holiday by Giving to Poor
Click here to listen to the story. Thousands of pounds of meat will be distributed to poor families across southeast Michigan tomorrow.The meat will be donated by Muslim families as part of the religious holiday Eid al-Adha – which commemorates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac under the order of God, or Allah.“During the […]
CAIR: US Court Overturns Ruling Against Muslim Charities
A US court overturned Friday a ruling that ordered Muslim charities with alleged links to the Palestinian Hamas movement to compensate the family of a US teenager killed in the West Bank.The groups had been ordered in a 2004 civil case to pay 156 million dollars to the family of 17-year-old David Boim, killed in […]
CAIR: Annapolis Peace Talks – Peace Depends on Justice
Key world leaders came to Annapolis last month to outline a plan for bringing peace to the Middle East, and they left town with a commitment to resume talking – and working – in the coming year.Representatives from more than 40 countries and organizations, including Saudi Arabia, attended the conference dedicated to creating peace between […]
Mutual Funds’ Founder Heeds Islamic Tenets
Nicholas Kaiser founded Saturna Capital in 1984 after being approached by Muslim investors looking to invest without violating Islamic teachings. It’s probably hard for most Americans to imagine a financial world without interest. We earn it in our savings accounts. We pay it when we shop with credit cards. In Silicon Valley, we couldn’t dream […]
CAIR-FL: Deputy’s Words Show Bias
A deputy stopped a speeding car on a stretch of South Carolina highway in August, got the driver’s license and headed to his patrol car.There, he spoke bluntly to his partner. He called the car’s occupants members of the Taliban and “graduates of suicide bomber school.” He joked that the men likely carried the Koran.A […]
CAIR-FL: Car Search Unconstitutional
One of two University of South Florida students accused of transporting explosives has asked the courts to throw out evidence against him, saying the search was racially motivated and illegal.Students Ahmed Mohamed and Youssef Megahed were arrested Aug. 4 after deputies in South Carolina found explosive materials in their car trunk, authorities said. Both remain […]
Muslim Funds Are Rewarded for Their Faith
Islamic law prohibits the collection and payment of interest. That means mutual funds aimed at Muslim investors must avoid financial services stocks. This proved to be a winning formula in 2007, when Wall Street finally paid the price for several years’ worth of predatory lending to financially strapped homeowners. During the long housing boom, mortgage […]