Alexandria Native is Imam Chaplain Taking Care of U.S. Soldiers in Europe
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Chaplain (Maj.) Khallid Shabazz, one of the only five imam chaplains in the Army, is an Alexandria native who wasn’t always a chaplain, a Muslim or even named Khallid Shabazz. An imam is a leader of prayer or Muslim congregation. Shabazz is an imam chaplain for the U.S. Army in Europe. Shabazz […]
Illinois House Passes Green Ramadan Resolution
On June 1, the Illinois House passed the Green Ramadan resolution allowing the ninth month of the Islamic calendar as a “Green Month” for all faith communities in Illinois. “It is a great day for people of faith and for Illinois’s Muslim. Illinois is the first state in the nation that recognizes the month of […]
Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition to Open Resource Center
For 17 years, the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition has worked to dispel myths and educate the public about Islam through outreach, interfaith dialogue and informational programs. But it never had a home of its own. That officially changes next month with the opening of the coalition’s newest venture, the Islamic Resource Center for Community Outreach […]
Muslims Celebrate Lailat Al Miraj
Lailat al Miraj is a Muslim holiday that commemorates the Prophet Muhammad’s nighttime journey from Mecca to the ‘Farthest Mosque’ in Jerusalem where he ascended to heaven, was purified, and given the instruction for Muslims to pray five times daily. On the Islamic calendar, Lailat al Miraj (also known as Isra and Mi’raj, Al Isra’wal […]
Life on UN List a ‘Prison Without Walls’
MONTREAL – Abousfian Abdelrazik, a.k.a. “Djolaiba the Sudanese” on the United Nations list of al-Qaida operatives, sits in the back seat of the car on the way to the border, recalling the 14 months he spent living in the Canadian embassy’s bathroom in Khartoum. Every night he would haul a deck chair from the poolside […]
Sharia and the Lives of Muslim Americans
You might have seen a government-required sign at a McDonald’s restroom telling employees to wash their hands. Muslims do this as a part of living their faith, which is called sharia in Arabic. The Prophet Muhammad also encouraged Muslims to wash their hands before and after eating. Muslim parents raise their children on many such […]
Mass. Mosque is First Islamic Center in US to Receive Energy Star
A Roxbury mosque became the first Islamic center in the country to receive a federal environmental label indicating the facility’s energy performance is better than at least 75 percent of similar buildings nationwide. The Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center was among four New England congregations recognized this week for earning the Energy Star Label […]
Interfaith Service at National Cathedral Promotes Tolerance
As worshipers entered Washington National Cathedral for Sunday morning’s service, some crossed themselves and some took photographs, some wore ties while others wore shorts and a few even wore yarmulkes. In the center aisle, in place of the baptismal fountain, candle-lit stands bore three books: a Bible, a Torah and a Koran. When a visitor […]
Salman Hamdani – Remembering Sept. 11, 2001
Salman Hamdani, 23, of Bayside, was a police cadet and paramedic who went to the scene to volunteer on 9/11. His remains were found under the north tower. In March, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) honored Salman Hamdani at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Muslim radicalization as he spoke of how the NYPD […]
Video: Va. Muslim Accuses Air France of Discrimination (CAIR)
A Virginia woman accused Air France of getting her terminated from the job she held briefly at Dulles International Airport because of her religion. “The hijab, to me, it’s empowerment,” 19-year-old Riham Osman said. “When people, men and women, talk to me, they’re looking at my personality, they’re listening to what I’m saying, they know […]