Muslims in America: In This Together
MUSLIMS IN AMERICA: IN THIS TOGETHER Those who feel threatened by the millions of Muslims in America (with their mosques, hijabs and Allahu Akbars) need to take a moment to read the new survey on Muslim Americans done by the Pew Research Center. It shows that we have much in common. Survey results show a […]
WA: Friday Prayers Offer Camaraderie
WA: MUSLIM COMMUNITY’S FRIDAY PRAYERS OFFER CLARITY, CAMARADERIE Praying five times a day is the norm for Muslims, but Friday’s noon prayer called Jumuah is special. Around the globe, Muslims attend mosque for a 40-minute sermon and service at midday Fridays for this ritual prayer. It’s an expression of submission to God and […]
NJ: Islamic Games Held at School
NJ: ISLAMIC GAMES HELD AT SCHOOL SOUTH BRUNSWICK About 600 Muslim athletes descended on Crossroads South Middle School on Saturday for the first-ever Islamic Games. Kids ages 8 to 17 kicked soccer balls, shot basketballs, spiked volleyballs, rounded wickets and ran sprints in the first annual event sponsored by the Islamic Circle of North […]
NJ: Mosque ‘Family Day’ Helps Strengthen Ties
NJ: FAMILY DAY HELPS STRENGTHEN TIES PATERSON — Heat and bright sunshine drove adults attending the Islamic Center of Passaic County Family Day on Sunday to seek refuge in the shade, but nothing could keep their children away from the basketball courts and large inflatable games in the center’s sunny parking lot. “The kids don’t […]
IL: New Swimwear Well-Suited to Modest Muslim Lifestyle
MODESTY BECOMES THEM Ronza Othman waited until night to dip in the pool on family vacations, swimming with female relatives only after the men had gone to sleep. She’s a Muslim who wears a headscarf and traditional dress, and even the most tame swimsuits didn’t fit into her code of modesty. But a design created […]
NY: Outcry Halts Palestinian Author Discussion
NY: OUTCRY HALTS PALESTINIAN AUTHOR DISCUSSION A national chain bookstore that originally indicated it would allow a Palestinian-American author to hold a discussion of her book in a Bay Terrace bookstore this week decided after receiving dozens of angry calls to only allow her to hold a signing. Susan Abulhawa, the 36-year-old author of “Scar […]
Video: CNN Segment on Quran Oath Ruling
VIDEO: CNN Segment on Quran Oath Ruling
CAIR: Judge OKs ‘Holy Text of Choice’ in Courts
CAIR: JUDGE OKS ‘HOLY TEXT OF CHOICE’ IN COURTS RALEIGH –Any religious text, and not just the Bible, can be used to swear in a witness or juror in North Carolina’s courtrooms, a Wake County judge ruled Thursday. “As of today, all people can use the holy text of their choice,” said Seth Cohen, an […]
CAIR: Muslim Profiled at Georgetown U Event
DOES US INSECURITY PUT LIBERTY AT RISK? Georgetown University prides itself on its international student body The BBC Persian Service’s Kambiz Fattahi recounts his own experience of being singled out on the basis of his appearance and asks whether fears of terrorism are undermining America’s traditional values. People often ask if I have ever experienced […]
NJ: Let the Islamic Games Begin
NJ: LET THE ISLAMIC GAMES BEGIN SOUTH BRUNSWICK – More than 600 Muslim student-athletes from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania will play and pray at Saturday’s 2007 Islamic Games. Held at Crossroads South Middle School, the event will feature competitions in basketball, soccer, volleyball, cricket and various track and field events, with about […]