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Go topPolice and fire officials are investigating a fire inside the Tawheed Center, a mosque on West Warren, which was discovered early Saturday by a person arriving for morning prayers. Members of the mosque say a back window was broken, and an accelerant, perhaps gasoline, was poured through the window and set on fire. Damage to … Continued
Father George Shalhoub and St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Basicilica have announced holy week services for this week. The Easter week schedule is as follows: April 13 Monday, Bridegroom Service—7:00 pm. April 14 Tuesday, Bridegroom Service—7:00 pm April 15 Wednesday, Healing Service—7 pm; Reading of the 7 Gospels and 7 Epistles April 16 Thursday, Vesperal Liturgy … Continued
President Obama made his most direct outreach to Muslims around the world Monday, telling Turkey’s Grand National Assembly that the United States “is not and never will be at war with Islam.” “Our partnership with the Muslim world is critical in rolling back a violent ideology that people of all faiths reject,” Obama told the … Continued
The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a coalition of major national Islamic organizations, today applauded President Obama’s Monday address to the Turkish parliament. A statement issued today at a press briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., read in part: “We applaud President Obama’s remarks and hope that they … Continued
On Sunday, Arab Americans throughout the Metro Detroit area will celebrate Easter— the most significant annual religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. This particular year, as well as in 2011, Easter will fall on the same day for both Christian Catholics and Orthodox, an atypical occurrence due to each denomination’s adherence of a different … Continued
By some counts, there are about 600,000 Muslim and Arab-Americans living in greater Chicago. Other estimates put the number closer to 250,000. No one knows for sure, which is why Muslim leaders on Sunday encouraged their community to participate in the 2010 census, so they can have an official count. “If we keep isolated, no … Continued
With two little words, Barack Hussein Obama thrilled the Muslim world. “Salaam aleikum,” he said, offering the traditional Arabic greeting “Peace be upon you” at the start of his Cairo speech last year. The address of the first American president with Muslim roots was a bravura attempt to leech out the poison between the Islamic … Continued
The results of research project reveal that Christian Palestinians living in Israel face an identity crisis, with 70 percent claiming that they “feel lost”. This is having a particularly strong effect on the young people in the community. Presenting the details of the survey at a conference in Haifa, Dr.Jareis Khoury, Director of the Al-Liqa’ … Continued
A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy group today welcomed President Obama’s appointment of Rashad Hussain as special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said Hussain, who is currently a deputy White House counsel, will be in a position to strengthen positive outreach to … Continued
ACCESS’ Social Services Department and the Senior Alliance Area Agency on Aging 1-C have been working together to offer Halal Meals on Wheels to Muslim senior citizens. “ACCESS is trying to create an awareness in the senior community of the services available to them, keeping in mind the cultural sensitivity factor,” says Social Services Director … Continued
A University political science professor became the first Muslim ever to be appointed to the Superior Court in New Jersey on Jan. 27 when he was sworn in to the Family Division of the Court in Somerset County. Hany Mawla, 36, is also the youngest to be appointed to the Superior Court in the state, … Continued
Over the past decades, numerous polls have demonstrated that the majority of Egyptians want shari’a-or Islamic principles-applied to parts of their country’s legal system. Egypt’s constitution reflects this: Article 2 of the constitution states that shari’a is the principle source of legislation. Even with the popular support that Article 2 has in Egypt, it has … Continued
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