Appreciation to my Palm Beach Post colleagues for publishing over the years my occasional columns on Al-Islam and Muslims – whether explaining Ramadan or the Hajj, or the fact that Islam by definition rejects terrorism, or this essay today, whose text also appears below. In an era of so much misinformation – some due to […]
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Focolare Word of Life – August 2014 “Forgive your neighbour the wrong done to you, and then your sins will be pardoned when you pray.” — Sir 28:2). One of our dear friends among the Focolare Movement — founded and championed by what might best be described as genuine Christians — just shared their Word of Life for August 2014. […]
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“…the best thing that came out of it is a sincere, conscious effort to understand Muslims better.” While our mass media shamefully stereotype Muslims as Arabs, kudos to South Town Star reporter Steve Metsch for his perceptive “10 years after 9/11?” question during yesterday’s news conference, here in Chicago, at the 2011 edition of the […]
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After all these years I shouldn’t have been surprised at how beautiful everyone looked during the 2011 Ramadan Session, hosted by The Mosques Cares Ministry of Imam W. Deen Mohammed last weekend in Elizabeth, NJ. Of course, almost to a man and woman, we all were fasting for G-d’s sake. Still I was surprised that everyone seemed to be glowing. […]
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Salam. I loved it. Can you imagine a world full of people like Rev. Nathan Day Wilson? I will share it with my Christian co workers. Thank you, Br Hanif. — Ayube In actuality I deserve none of the thanks here. It started with a kind note from one good man to another: From: Nathan Wilson <Nathan@fccshelby.org> To: Michael Saahir <saahir@sbcglobal.net> […]
We sat under the wonderful teaching of Imam W.D. Muhammad, and came into Islam with knowledge based only on Quran and Sunnah, unaffected by centuries of cultural strife and sectarianism. We became liberated. We could then embrace the Muslims of other countries, but still value our unique heritage… Thank you Marilyn Lewis-Alim (and The Huntsville […]
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Last night was an awesome evening of excellence and elegance, as a galaxy of friends and admirers gathered for an appreciation banquet in well-earned recognition of the longstanding contributions and sacrifices of Imam Dr. Nasir Ahmad, his wife Haleema and their family. Not many families can boast of mother-and-daughter doctors — much less such a pair […]
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For me, the most enduring image from the 25th Annual New Medinah Islamic Retreat was the youngsters, blissfully enjoying the sun and fun, engrossed in their safe, stimulating, loving-and-learning environment. It was a reminder of times gone by, when elders provided the same for us — who now have a responsibility to do even more for […]
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“You all have some of everything here.” “This is like having real money to shop with.” “The children’s clothes are free? I can’t believe that.” “I’m so glad that you invited us — this is really a good thing that you are doing.” “I’m going to church because I found me some church hats, some church […]
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