Launch of Jewish-Muslim community-building dialogue
"Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrated the launch of NewGround, a joint undertaking of the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), at City Hall on March 8. The group will bring together Jews and Muslims in a community-building dialogue on issues ranging from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to immigration to homelessness."
Jewish Journal, 3/16/07
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Branching out: young Muslims look to new careers to gain ground in public debates
"Muslim college students are eschewing the career paths of their parents in favor of professions such as law, politics, journalism and the arts, which give them a greater role in the public square and in the shaping of popular opinion," reports Eileen Flynn.
American Statesman, 2/13/2007
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An Imam in America: A Cleric’s Journey Leads to a Suburban Frontier
Andrea Elliott examines the challenges and experiences of Egyptian Imam, Sheik Reda Shata goes through in his transition from Brooklyn to Middletown, NJ. "It is a world away from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where he toiled for almost four years, serving hundreds of struggling Muslims for whom America was still new."
New York Times, 1/28/07
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Muslims in Napa: Local mosque draws a diverse group of followers
"Men and women from different cultures, countries of origin and walks of life came together to pray as members of the American Muslim Society, Napa's only mosque."
Napa Valley Register, 1/21/07
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