Source: The Frederick News-Post By Brandi Bottalico Guests removed their shoes Tuesday night at the Islamic Society of Frederick masjid as women sat in the back and men in the front. As the sun set and Muslims broke a religious ...
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Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette By SAIMA SITWAT Last Sunday was a special day for the Muslim community in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. It was a day of hope, empowerment and building relationships. It was the Muslim Association of Greater Pittsburgh’s (MAP) ...
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By Rameez Abid ICNA VA Islamic Center hosted an open house iftar for the local community in Alexandria, VA. Members of local churches attended the iftar. The event consisted of an introduction to ICNA, overview of fasting in Islam, question and ...
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By Javeria Salman The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) recently launched a new initiative “One America Campaign” to unite the Muslim American voice and encourage the Muslim community to get involved in civic engagement. The initiative is meant to ...
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Source: ICNA.ORG By Abdus Salaam Musa A crowd estimated at close to 600 Muslims and community residents shared an afternoon together in Rufus King Park in downtown Jamaica. The occasion was a Community Iftar (dinner) that follows the fast breaking ...
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Source: The Scoop Blog – May 27, 2016 By James Ragland Something remarkable is happening in Irving, a city that, for the better part of a year, clumsily became a tinderbox for anti-Muslim madness. This is the town where Ahmed Mohamed, the “clock ...
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Source: The Bridge Initiative – May 24, 2016 Amid rising hate crimes and prejudicial political rhetoric, religious leaders are speaking out against Islamophobia. But these calls to reject anti-Muslim bias aren’t just coming from the Muslim community. Jews, Christians, atheists, and others ...
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Source: KTIC – June 4, 2016 By ABC News Radio Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was the first of the presidential candidates to express his condolences over the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. “Muhammad Ali is dead at 74! ...
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Source: Anadolu Agency – May 31, 2016 By Esra Kaymak Avci American Muslims are involved in this year’s presidential elections in greater numbers than in years past because of heightened Islamophobic rhetoric, the head of a voter education and advocacy group ...
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Source: NY Times – June 1, 2016 OAKLAND, Calif. — After Friday Prayer at the Oakland Islamic Center, Mamoun Kund, a 51-year-old Sudanese-American, sat at a table and did something he had not done in the 11 years he has been ...
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