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Arab American Perspectives on Pope Francis’ U.S. Visit

BY: Adrian Tafesh/Contributing Writer There is something to be said for a leader who can unite. There is something to be said for the head of one of the world’s largest and oldest institutions, being a figure who draws people in, rather than finding ways to leave them out. At least that is how many members … Continued

Eid Events – July 15 – July 22, 2015

Eid Celebrations July 15 – July 22, 2015 CALIFORNIA Eid Festival 2015 : Anaheim Jul 18, 2015 – Jul 19, 2015   ILLINOIS EID UL-FITR Prayer and Celebration Jul 18, 2015 – Jul 18, 2015   AMP Eid Festival: From the Sands of the Sacred Land Jul 20, 2015 – Jul 20, 2015   NEW … Continued

Ramadan Iftar Events: July 1-7, 2015

CALIFORNIA   Ramadan of Hope: Agoon Foundation with Imam Suhaib Webb July 3, 2015: Ramadan Of Hope is a fundraising Iftar for Agoon Foundation. Imam Suhaib Webb will be keynote speaker.     MCA Grand Qiyam with Imam Suhaib and Yasmin Mugahed July 4th, 2015: This year our panelist will be two of the very well-known Muslim … Continued

Ramadan Events: June 24- July 1

CALIFORNIA NAAP-SF Bay Area #NightOfGiving: Iftar Across America Jun 25, 2015 – Jun 25, 2015 The 2nd annual #NightofGiving will take place on Thursday June 25th! Last year, you raised over $16,000 for charity and with your support. NAAP-Los Angeles #NightOfGiving: An Iftar Across America Jun 25, 2015 – Jun 25, 2015 Hello NAAP and … Continued

Ramadan Events: June 17-24, 2015

Ramadan Events Around the United States   CALIFORNIA Young Professionals Fundraising Iftar for Orphans: Garden Grove CA Friday, June 19, 2015 at 6:30pm #Iftar4Syria Los Angeles Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 6:30 PM IOK Annual Ramadan Fundraising Iftar Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 6:30 PM The Grand Iftar: Anaheim Sunday 21, 2015 at 9:30 PM   _______________________________________________________________________ … Continued

Two Palestinian Nuns Named Saints by Pope Francis

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer On Sunday, Pope Francis canonized two Palestinian nuns, just days after the Vatican announced it would sign a treaty to formally recognize Palestinian statehood, and offer its support in a bid for sovereignty. Pope Francis canonized Sister Mariam Baouardy, founder of a Carmelite convent in Bethlehem, and Sister Marie Alphonsine Ghattas, … Continued

Imam of torched Houston mosque meets Islamophobia with love

by Ehab Zahriyeh @EhabZ Islamophobic messages directed toward the Quba Islamic Institute in Houston tarnished the overwhelming support and solidarity the mosque received following an arson attack on Feb. 12. But instead of shying away from the social media comments, or responding with more hate, Ahsan Zahid, the assistant imam of Quba, decided to “turn around … Continued

Arab Media Forum Challenges Religious Stereotypes

Experts from across the Arab world gathered in Tunis to discuss the depiction of Islam in the international media. Media professionals and researchers from Syria, Morocco, Libya, Iraq, Bahrain, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Oman and host country Tunisia gathered in Tunis October 18th-20th to discuss ways to improve the image of Islam through the media. The … Continued

Moore Raises $60,000 for Muslim Community Center

Just when one thought the controversy over the construction of a Muslim community center in New York had died down, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore announced that he has raised over $60,000 for its construction. On the other side are unconfirmed rumors that some NY construction workers may refuse to work on the proposed community center. … Continued

American Muslims Nine Years After 9/11

The seven-million strong American Muslim community, under siege since the ghastly tragedy of 9/11, is challenged in recent months with a growing anti-Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry sparked by the opposition to the planned Park51 project popularly known as the Ground Zero Mosque in Manhattan, New York. The inflammatory rhetoric surrounding the project, actually a cultural … Continued

This Trip May be Pope’s Last Chance to See the Land of the Bible

Pope Benedict XVI turned 82 on Thursday, and on Sunday he’ll mark the fourth anniversary of his election to the papacy — in American argot, what we might call the end of his first term. Media outlets have prepared analyses to mark the occasion, most of which collect predictable commentary from the usual suspects (my … Continued

US Shiites Tentatively Make a Home in America

Sayyid Haider Bahar al-Uloom paces before his students seated in two neat rows – men in one, women in the other. They meet each week in a small but growing office in an old storefront downtown, its shelves lined with Arabic texts on Islamic jurisprudence. Tonight’s lesson is on justice, but Bahar al-Uloom’s lecture ranges … Continued

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