CA: Islam in the African-American Community
ISLAM IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY Students and teachers trickled into the dimly lit room, full of empty desks and chairs, and a podium in the northeast corner. As the clock ticked closer to noon, in walked a tall, well-dressed man carrying a briefcase. After glancing at the clock, he promptly began, “In the name of […]
Australian Jews Upset at Israeli’s Muslim Comments
JEWS UPSET AT ACADEMIC’S MUSLIM COMMENTS The Jewish Board of Deputies has distanced itself from comments by an Israeli academic who says Australia should limit its number of Muslim immigrants. Professor Raphael Israeli is quoted in the Australian Jewish News as saying that without such a migration cap Australia risks being swamped by Indonesians. But […]
IL: Islamic Art at the Smart Museum
IL: ‘COSMOPHILIA’ BRINGS ISLAMIC ART TO THE SMART MUSEUM An exhibit of secular and religious Islamic art has opened at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago on the South Side. Cosmophilia: Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen, running through May 20, illustrates a millennium of Islamic history in regions extending […]
MO: Understanding Islam
MO: UNDERSTANDING ISLAM One fifth of the world’s population is Muslim. That’s more than a billion people. Islam is the dominate religion in the Middle East, an area that has a daily affect on the United States. But Islam is still a religion vastly misunderstood by most Americans. And hear in the Heartland there are […]
MA: The Faith Behind the Mosque
MA: THE FAITH BEHIND THE MOSQUE Visitors streamed into the main hall Sunday at the Islamic Center of Burlington, taking in a buffet-style lunch with pizza and submarine sandwiches, reading laminated wall posters explaining the tenets of Islam. They chatted with mosque volunteers and watched snippets of a PBS video, “Mohammed: Legacy of a Prophet.” […]
NY: Islamic Call to Prayer Irks Many
NY: ISLAMIC CALL TO PRAYER IRKS MANY It is precisely 2:45 p.m. Friday afternoon, and an evocative male voice penetrates the cold winter air. “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,” the man sings in simple and repetitive musical notes. The message is in Arabic, and translates to, “God is the greatest.” The Islamic call to prayer, or […]
Paula Zahn: American Courts and the Koran
AMERICAN COURTS AND THE KORAN We’re talking about religious intolerance and whether Muslims here in the U.S. should be allowed to take an oath using the Koran instead of a bible. Let’s hear what our “Out in the Open” panel thinks about that. Amy Holmes, Keith Boykin, Miguel Perez, welcome back. Let’s quickly review what […]
Arab-American Soldiers Stress Patriotism
ARAB-AMERICAN SOLDIERS STRESS LOYALTY, PATRIOTISM As American troops battle Islamic extremists in Iraq and Afghanistan and try to bring stability to the region, here at home the Pentagon is reaching out to Arab and Muslim Americans, trying to interest them in joining the U.S. military. At least 15,000 Muslims, including about 3,500 Arab-Americans, are already […]
GA: FBI Honors Mosque’s Chairman
GA: FBI HONORS MOSQUE’S CHAIRMAN One of the leaders of Atlanta’s biggest mosque was honored Thursday by the FBI for helping to build a relationship between the bureau and the Muslim community. Dr. Mohammad O. Tomeh, chairman of the board of the al-Farooq Masjid, accepted the etched glass award Thursday morning as his wife, Fadia, […]
UT: Authorities Head Off Backlash Against Bosnians
UT: AUTHORITIES TRY TO HEAD OFF ANY BACKLASH AGAINST BOSNIANS The mayor and police chief sought to head off any potential backlash against Bosnian immigrants Thursday, three days after a Bosnian teenager shot five people to death in a crowded shopping mall and then died in a shootout with police. Mayor Rocky Anderson blasted vitriolic […]