CAIR: Ramadan an ‘Ideal Break’ to Quit Smoking
With Muslim smokers already refraining from the habit during daylight hours this month, a number of health experts and officials say that Ramadan is the perfect opportunity to kick the habit for good.According to Dr. Abdullah Al-Baddah, director of the Tobacco Control Department at the Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia ranks 23 worldwide in terms […]
OK: Religion Series Explores Islamic Faith in Depth
In a post 9-11 America, devout Muslims have found themselves more misunderstood than ever, often labeled terrorists for holding beliefs contrary to those of popular Western religions. Many people do not understand that Islam belongs to the family of great monotheistic faiths, the children of Abraham. It is the second-largest and fastest-growing religion in the […]
NJ: Ramadan Helps Parents Instill Muslim Culture
For Lubna Malik and her family, observing Ramadan means using focus and self-discipline to improve themselves and their lives. Ramadan is the holiest month in the Muslim calendar; it is spent fasting from dawn to dusk. Followers believe that the Qur’an was sent down to the Earth during this month. Special nightly prayers called Tarawih […]
Police Probe Anti-Muslim Attack
Robbers targeted an Iranian-American nail salon owner Saturday, calling her a “terrorist” and scrawling anti-Muslim messages on a mirror in her shop, the victim and police said. “I’m in shock,” victim Zoreh Assemi told WNBC-TV after the attack, a web of cuts and bruises visible on her face, arms and hands. She said she felt […]
Muslims in the Military
While serving their country, they find time to pray to Allah at least five times a day. On Fridays, they recite their Jumah prayers in community worship, whether at the Camp Foster Chapel masjid on Okinawa or at a room set aside for them in the base chapel at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Like other […]
IL: Muslim Cabbies Get Tickets While Praying
Faisal, a taxicab driver who works at O’Hare Airport, wants to be a good cabbie while staying true to his Muslim faith. But Muslim cabdrivers are finding the latter difficult lately, as they’ve been hit with a rash of tickets for parking in access lanes leading to the airport terminals near where the city helped […]
DC Discussion: Media’s Role in West-Islam Relations
SPONSOR: The Center for Study of Islam and Democracy TOPIC/SUBJECT: holds a discussion on “The Role of the Media in West-Islam Relations” with Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. DATE: 9 a.., September 21, 2007 LOCATION: Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. CONTACT: 202-687-4328 [Note: RSVP to Brian […]
Inflating the Threat of Radical Islam
Most Muslims are not terrorist sympathizers. A recent Gallup poll found that only 7 percent of the world’s Muslims regard “the 9/11 attacks as completely justifiable and have an unfavorable view of the United States.” Nor do many of them yearn to stamp out our freedoms. “When asked what they admire most about the West,” […]
Neocon Hawks Go All-Out for Giuliani
They are officially known as Rudy Giuliani’s senior foreign policy advisory board, but they also could be dubbed something else: Neocons For Rudy. As in neoconservatives, the Republican faction that many see as among the most potent forces of Bush-era Washington – a well-funded, sharply analytical bunch that provided the ideological basis for invading Iraq […]
Democrat Rep: Pro-Israel Lobby Promoted Iraq War
Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) has again come under fire from local Jewish organizations for remarking in a magazine interview that the “extraordinarily powerful” pro-Israel lobby played a strong role promoting the war in Iraq. In an interview with Tikkun, a California-based Jewish magazine, Moran said the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is […]