US Muslims seek jobs with Obama administration
In the latest sign that the Muslim American community is becoming better organized and more activist, a book with the résumés of 45 successful Muslim Americans was submitted to the White House in the hopes they will be considered for some of the thousands of jobs that have yet to be filled.
Al Arabiya.net,
03/31/2009
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Passover: A day of faith and understanding
Muslims, Christians and Jews shared unleavened bread at a Passover Seder Sunday night in a Tacoma synagogue as a step toward building interfaith bonds and eventually a house.
Tacoma News Tribune,
03/30/2009
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Covered in Glory
A top student and now the top high school scorer in state history, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir knows there is more to life than a game. But does she have game.
Boston Globe, 2/8/2009
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Pastor Rick Warren addresses Muslim group, emphasizes need to find common ground
Fresh from being tapped to deliver the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, Orange County Pastor Rick Warren spoke Saturday night to about 800 members of the Muslim Public Affairs Council at its convention in Long Beach.
Warren’s theme was about people getting along, forgetting their differences and focusing on areas of agreement. The audience cheered him, and many people rose to their feet.
Los Angeles Times
12/20/2008
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Duke's Muslim chaplain faces challenges
In October, a donor to the Duke Chapel wrote to say she could no longer support a university with a Muslim chaplain. "I feel it necessary to stand up for my Christian religion against what I view as an evil religion at its very heart," wrote the woman, a resident of Littleton, a town in a Virginia border county north of the Triangle. Other letters, Antepli said, had an even harder edge.
The News & Observer,
12/14/2008
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New Jersey Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha holiday by donating meat to the hungry
The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "big feast," commemorates the religious story of Abraham's sacrifice, when God allowed the prophet to kill a ram instead of his son. Muslims who can afford the expense traditionally slaughter a sheep or goat on the morning of the holiday, celebrated this year on Dec. 8 and 9, and set aside at least a third of the meat for the poor.
The Star-Ledger,
12/14/2008
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Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Adha
The holiday commemorates the story in the Koran - and the Bible - of Abraham's obedience to God through his willingness to sacrifice his son.
Dawud Walid heads the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Michigan. He says Muslim families traditionally slaughter a goat or a lamb to mark the occasion, and share it with the community.
Michigan Public Radio,12/08/2008
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For Muslims, this is the trip of a lifetime
More than 2 million Muslims from across the globe descended on Saudi Arabia over the weekend to perform the ancient rituals of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca that is considered the spiritual pinnacle of a devout Muslim’s life.
Los Angeles Times,
12/08/2008
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Indians, Pakistanis hold vigil for peace
As evidence mounts that terrorists from both Pakistan and India contributed to the recent attacks in Mumbai, local residents with roots in both countries gathered Saturday in San Francisco to call for an impartial investigation of the violence and a peaceful solution to South Asia's problems.
They implored the leaders of both countries to work together to address the root causes of violence in the region, such as poverty, inequality and injustice, and to shun nationalism.
San Francisco Chronicle,
12/07/2008
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Muslims in India Put Aside Grievances to Repudiate Terrorism
MUMBAI, India — Throngs of Indian Muslims, ranging from Bollywood actors to skullcap-wearing seminary students, marched through the heart of Mumbai and several other cities on Sunday, holding up banners proclaiming their condemnation of terrorism and loyalty to the Indian state.
New York Times,
12/07/2008
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The Hajj
The city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia has always been the spiritual center of the Islamic faith: the world's 1.3 billion Muslims genuflect in its direction during prayers. But in the final months of the year, Islam's holiest city becomes even more vital, as an estimated 3 million pilgrims make their once-in-a-lifetime journey to the site.
TIME,
12/05/2008
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Mumbai violence brings New York faith groups together
When terror attacks like those in Mumbai occur, many people of faith want to stand together despite their differences to condemn them with one voice. Faith leaders in New York, having seen their own city targetted in 2001, quickly responded with a show of support for their sister city in India. Their news conference on the steps of New York’s City Hall on Monday was an example of how faith communities in the world’s most religiously diverse metropolis can join hands to speak out against such violence.
Reuters,
12/02/2008
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Muslim group donates turkeys to needy families
At a time when food budgets are strained, a semitrailer loaded with turkeys is being given to families at Emmett Till Elementary School. The frozen turkeys are a gift from the Chicago Area's Muslim Community.
ABC7 News, Chicago,
11/24/2008
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St. Louis Muslims and Jews come together to fight discrimination with ‘Weekend of Twinning’
In St. Louis, members of Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel and the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis visited one another's houses of worship to learn about the others' faith and discuss how to help each other battle ignorance about their religions that can lead to intolerance and hate.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
11/24/2008 |
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Southern California Jews and Muslims share a faith in each other's goodwill
The idea for the twinning campaign grew out of an interfaith meeting last November in New York, where Jewish and Muslim leaders gathered in the hope of building stronger ties. They hit upon the idea of pairing mosques and synagogues.
They’d hoped to attract 50 congregations – 25 Jewish, 25 Muslim – but wound up with double the number in cities throughout the United States and Canada, including Atlanta, Boston, Denver and Minneapolis, in addition to Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
To promote their campaign, 13 rabbis and imams appeared in a full-page advertisement in the New York Times this month; several also have been featured in a public service announcement on CNN, denouncing religious hatred and calling for peace.
A rabbi and imam who kicked off the national campaign last Monday at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills reiterated that message before an audience of 200.
Los Angeles Times,
11/24/2008
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Crescent Clinic serves a growing need, wants to do more
Along came the Crescent Clinic, a no-pay primary care medical facility staffed by volunteers, mainly Muslim doctors who want to pay back the community that has nurtured their careers.
The clinic is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each Saturday, and doctors hope to expand hours to help meet the high demand.
St. Petersburg Times,
11/17/2008
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Pope’s Catholic-Muslim forum: L.A.’s done that
World Catholic and Muslim leaders made headlines this month when they met in a first-of-its-kind interfaith forum at the Vatican. Locally, some faithful saw the forum not as something new, but as an affirmation of efforts they have been making for years.
Los Angeles Times,
11/17/2008
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Muslim Community Taking Message To Airwaves
Clearing up misconceptions is what American Muslim Voices hopes to do.
For one hour on Sundays, two hosts -- Saad Chisty and Abu Hashim -- want to eliminate the stereotypes surrounding Islam.
CBS 11 News,
11/16/2008
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American Muslims overwhelmingly voted Democratic
For the past few months, not a day went by without the words "Muslim" and "Obama" being mentioned in the same sentence. From the divisive shouts and jeers at McCain rallies to the Op-Ed pages of The New York Times to an interview with Colin Powell on NBC's "Meet the Press," Muslims—or at least the mention of them—have been more prevalent this campaign year than "Joe the Plumber."
Newsweek, 11/7/08
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Muslims drawn to Obama: Embracing message, rejecting smears
Barack Hussein Obama's victory didn't just belie the so-called Bradley effect for black candidates. Experts say it also defied an "Osama effect"—opposition efforts to sway voters by connecting Obama to radical Islam.
In fact, experts say the scare tactic mobilized record numbers of American Muslim voters and others to forgive Obama's slights of the Muslim community and choose him as the nation's next president.
Chicago Tribune,
11/7/2008
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