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Headlines Archive
All Dulles Muslim Society and Beth Shaverim become neighbors
Last September, Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation celebrated moving into its permanent home on Beaumeade Circle in Ashburn. The congregation had spent 11 years in a sort of nomadic state, renting space where it could. In late May, the congregation extended a hand to another religious community looking for a home. The Beth Chaverim congregation agreed to sublease a 3,000-square-foot portion of its synagogue to the All Dulles Muslim Society (ADAMS) for its new Ashburn center.
Ashburn Connection, 6/04/2008
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Muslims try to balance traditions, U.S. culture on path to marriage
As imam of one of the Washington region's largest mosques, Mohamed
Magid counsels married couples, including those with a problem he sees
among Muslim Americans: husbands and wives who were virtual strangers
before they wedded.
The Washington Post, 5/27/2008
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Muslims reach out on health
The Islamic star and crescent
moon adorn the sign at the UMMA Medical Clinic, and quotations from the
Quran are written in Arabic on the walls. But inside the South Los
Angeles clinic, it would be unusual to find a Muslim patient - or staff
member, for that matter. Yet, over the past two decades, hundreds of mostly Muslim
families have received a range of social services through a large
tight-knit network of physicians and medical providers.
Daily Breeze, 5/26/2008
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The messenger
Eighteen years after she graduated from Smith College,
Farah Pandith, her hair neatly coifed in a flip, her tailored pink
jacket and dark skirt accented with a string of pearls, her White House
folder in hand, visits her alma mater. A flyer advertising a talk by
former Vermont governor Madeleine Kunin catches her attention, and,
with a nod of approval, she reads aloud the title of Kunin's book:
"Pearls, Politics, and Power."
The Boston Globe, 5/17/2008
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3 faiths coming together for Mideast trip
They will travel halfway around the world together, build a house for a needy family together and reach out to refugees of war together. But showing people how different faiths can work together for the common good is the biggest thing a group representing Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities in Indianapolis hopes to achieve on a trip next month to the Middle East.
The Indianapolis Star, 5/12/2008
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Young video makers try to alter Islam's face
When Ali Ardekani started fishing around on the Internet a couple of years ago for video blogs about Muslims, he did not like what he found: either the world’s 1.3 billion Muslims were depicted as bloodthirsty zealots, or they were offering defensive explanations as to why they were not.
New York Times, 5/08/2008
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No joke! Stand-up comedians battle intolerance
A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew, a Hindu and a Sikh walk into a hotel ballroom. The opening line of a joke? No, but in this case it was the start of a full evening of stand-up comedy aimed - its creators say - at easing religious tensions through laughter "and a healthy dose of political incorrectness."
News Blaze, 5/07/2008
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A civilized dialogue: The imam and the rabbi
On Monday, the 14th of April, I moderated a dialogue at the University of Delaware with an imam and a rabbi. The speakers at the event were Rabbi David Kalender, a senior rabbi from the congregation Olam Tikvah in Fairfax, Va., and Imam Muhammad Magid, the imam of ADAMS Center in northern Virginia and the vice president of the Islamic Society of North America. It was enriching and frighteningly frank at the same time.
The News Journal, 4/6/2008
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Inland Muslims to visit WWII internment camp
More than 100 local Muslims will take part in a pilgrimage north to the Manzanar World War II internment camp today to raise awareness about threats to civil rights during times of war.
Riverside Press-Enterprise, 4/25/2008
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Young American Muslims pioneer a new dating game
The careful rules that dictate male-female interaction and courtship quite simply can't be applied in the US as they are in predominately Muslim countries. What's more, Islamic teachings lay out few undisputable guidelines when it comes to finding and meeting a mate; every Muslim tradition has its own interpretation.
Christian Science Monitor, 4/28/2008
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Day of Interfaith Youth Service
The local community service event united several interfaith coalitions, including Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries' Interfaith Youth Initiative, Sharon-based Interfaith Action, and interfaith groups from Tufts and Brandeis universities.
Boston Globe, 4/7/2008
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Flying while Muslim
For American Muslims since 9/11, few acts could be considered more
ill-advised or foolishly provocative than enrolling in flight school to
get your pilot's license. Which is why Monem Salam had to do it.
Seattle Times, 4/6/2008
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New group meets to promote Muslim charity worldwide
Muslims around the globe contribute billıons of dollars to humanıtarıan
causes a year, but their efforts are often poorly organızed and not
well-known to the world, said participants at the inaugural meetıng of
a group of Islamic charities and philanthropists in Istanbul.
Chronicle of Philanthropy, 3/24/2008
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State Senator names Muslim community leader Woman of the Year
California Senator Ellen Corbett named Fremont resident Moina Shaiq Woman of the Year. Shaiq has received most of her accolades for her work with the Muslim Support Network, an elder support group, which she co-founded, but she also has ties to several other local nonprofits: She is a board member of the Washington Hospital Foundation and the Fremont Alliance for a Hate Free Community. She also chairs Fremont's Human Relations Commission and is a volunteer driver for the American Cancer Society.
Inside Bay Area, 03/17/2008
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Celebrating the diversity of Islam through music
A concern in Houston on March 30 is being organized to showcase the rich diversity in the Muslim world by the Ismaili Council for the Southwestern United States. The concert is the council's solution to combating a myth that Islam is a "monolith.”
Houston Chronicle, 03/14/2008
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A Muslim ambassador for religious tolerance
“I am proud to be an American and I want to be used as a bridge between the East and West, between America and the Muslim world,” said Imam Yahya Hendi, spiritual leader of the Islamic Society of Frederick.
Associated Press, 03/08/2008
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Axis of Evil Comedy Tour counters ignorance with comedy
According to Maz Jobrani, who is part of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, the idea behind it is to demonstrate that Arab and Muslim Americans can turn cultural differences, suspicion and even existential dread into comedy and social commentary.
Washington Post, 03/08/2008
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Majority of Muslims worldwide want democracy
The largest survey to date of Muslims worldwide suggests the vast majority want Western democracy and freedoms, but do not want them to be imposed. Those polled also said the most important thing the West could do to improve relations with Muslim societies was to change its negative views towards Muslims and respect Islam. The poll, which claims to represent the views of 90% the world's 1.3 billion Muslims, is to be published next month as part of a book entitled Who Speaks For Islam? What A Billion Muslims Really Think.
BBC, 02/27/2008
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US Muslim women take active role in adapting faith to contemporary American society
Muslim women in America are taking a more active role in their faith, at times adapting it to their modern, American lifestyles. Imam Shamsi Ali, one of many interviewed for this BBC piece, says he sees no incompatibility between the US and Islam. "You're talking about a country which is based on the principles of freedom and democracy, equality, justice - and all these are Islamic."
BBC, 02/27/2008
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Young filmmakers put lives of Muslims in focus
More than 100 young Muslim American filmmakers poured their creative energies into producing four- to five-minute films about Islam and its followers for an online competition. More than 18,000 people voted online for six finalists in six categories. A celebrity panel of judges, including former basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, actor Danny Glover and Mariane Pearl, wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, selected winners in the six categories, who receive $5,000 each.
USA Today, 2/20/2008
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Religious leaders find common purpose in civil rights address
The shared visions of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. can serve as a guide for religious activism today, a Christian minister and an African American imam told dozens of Muslims gathered at a Santa Clara mosque. The two speeches at the Muslim Community Association in Santa Clara came as religious groups are increasingly putting themselves at the forefront of social issues as varied as AIDS, global warming and poverty. Saturday's speakers repeatedly spoke of how far American society needs to progress to match the visions of Malcolm X and King, two of the 20th century's most influential American religious figures.
San Francisco Chronicle, 2/17/2008
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