NY: Embrace Muslim Americans as Partners in Quest for Justice
Rochester’s Muslim community appreciates the unanimous congressional resolution of Oct. 2 recognizing the month of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal that ends Friday. The resolution commends Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith. It is the first time that Congress has officially recognized Ramadan’s significance. […]
Muslim Women Advised to be Screened for Breast Cancer
Contact: Janice French, Association of Muslim Health Professionals, (240) 271 7692, jfrench@amhp.us, www.amhp.us This year’s Breast Cancer Awareness month marks another anniversary with a groundbreaking UCLA study, which revealed that the use of mammograms to screen for breast cancer is low among Muslim women. This study, funded by the Susan G. Komen Foundation and conducted […]
UK: Author in Row over Call for Muslims to ‘Suffer’
Top author Martin Amis is embroiled in a growing literary row after calling for Muslims to “suffer” to make them steer their children away from Islamist militancy. The comments — including a suggestion that people who “look like they’re from the Middle East” should be strip-searched — have drawn fire from renowned Marxist literary critic […]
How Does a Muslim Astronaut Face Mecca in Orbit?
Allah is watching – even in outer space. And that poses a problem for a devout Muslim astronaut who is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Russian rocket this week. Imagine trying to pray five times a day in zero gravity while having to face an ever-shifting Mecca hundreds of […]
GA: Ramadan Forum at City Hall Honors Diversity
The sun had set, and it was time for the Maghrib prayer. A young Muslim clergyman, clad entirely in white, faced east toward Mecca. The Macon City Council dais sat a few feet in front of him. Behind him, filling the space in front of the council chamber seats, stood two rows of men, including […]
DC: ‘Anti-Muslim’ Posters Put Up at DC University
University officials are investigating several hundred posters hung around campus this morning attacking the Muslim community. The posters, on standard letter-sized paper, read, “Hate Muslims? So do we!!!” Below the statement is a picture of a Muslim man next to a diagram describing a “typical Muslim.” Some features mentioned include “venom from mouth,” “suicide vest,” […]
DC: Are You Ready for ‘Islamo-Fascism Week’?
“Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week” is still three weeks away, but the event and a similar campaign from Young America’s Foundation are already setting off campus controversies and debates about tolerance and free speech. Organizers — who are planning events at dozens of campuses — say that they are just trying to make students aware of the […]
NY: City Tries to Increase Share of Sharia Finances
New York will play host to two major conferences on Islamic finance this month, events likely to underscore that the city is a bit player in this vast and growing market sector — particularly when compared to London. The British capital is New York’s chief rival as a global financial hub, and it has a […]
DC: After Meeting, Mixed Views on Anti-Muslim Posters
More than 100 people – including GW students, administrators and local media – converged on the Hippodrome at Marvin Center Monday night to express outrage over an anti-Muslim poster hung around campus early Monday morning. The gathering, organized by GW Peace Forum, highlighted several posters that were anonymously placed around campus, slamming the Muslim faith. […]
DC: Anti-Muslim Fliers Cause Uproar
Posters appeared all over the George Washington University campus yesterday morning blaring the message: “HATE MUSLIMS? SO DO WE!!!” Campus police moved quickly to remove the fliers, university leaders began investigating how they got there and student groups met last night to deplore the posters, which had a photo of an Arab and description of […]