Jewish, Muslim Teens Work Together to Clean San Jose River...
A river clean-up project this weekend in San Jose had a message of peace and tolerance as well. Dozens of Jewish teenagers worked side by side with Muslim teenagers, picking up trash along the Guadalupe River. They were part of a youth inter-faith group organized by the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and the Muslim Association of America. Organizers said these events teach kids and adults valuable lessons. “Everyone’s introduced themselves to each other and got to meet people they didn’t know and learned more about working together in our community,” volunteer Diane Fisher said. Among the things picked up this weekend along the river were a hockey mask, a full set of golf clubs, and even a...
Project Downtown Focuses on Interfaith Effort to Give Back...
Each Sunday, a group of volunteers, most college-aged, meet at the Clifton Mosque to make sandwiches, bag lunches and wrap pastries to pass out to individuals in downtown Cincinnati. The volunteers make up an organization calledProject Downtown, a nonprofit whose local chapter has been in existence since 2008, and whose ultimate goal is to eliminate poverty downtown. Yousef Hussein, director of PD, says the goal is a lofty one, but he’s confident that it can be accomplished. “It’s going to be difficult, but at the end of the day, I feel that if we set our mind to it, and people receive us properly, we can get the support and make a big impact in our community,” he...
Muslims give more to charity than others, UK poll says...
Muslims give more money to charity than people of other religions, according to a new British poll. More than three in 10 Muslims, Catholics and Jews donated money during 2012, ICM Research found. Followers of Islam gave an average of $567 compared to Jewish givers who donated around $412, according to the survey of just over 4,000 people in the U.K. Christians gave considerably less. Protestants donated an average of $308, while Roman Catholics gave around $272, the poll found. Atheists averaged just $177. In total 4,036 people answered the question: “How much, if at all, would you say you generally donated to charities last year?” Respondents were asked to exclude buying items from charity stores or sponsoring someone for a charity...
UAE distributes Braille Quran in Palestine...
Jerusalem, June 4 (IANS/WAM) The UAE’s Human Appeal International (HAI) has launched a campaign under which Quran books in Braille are being distributed in Palestine. Under the “Braille Quran for Every Visually Impaired in Palestine” campaign, 300 Quran books in Braille have been given out till now. Ibrahim Al Rashid, director of the HAI in the West Bank, said the Braille Qurans are being given to universities, schools, public libraries, mosques and visually impaired students. He said the campaign is aimed at over 1,000 visually impaired people in need of Braille Qurans. The books come in six volumes per Quran. –IANS/WAM...
Muslim Mall Security Officer Helps Save Woman from Abduction...
BY JENNA MCMURRAY ,CALGARY SUNFIRST POSTED: MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012 04:11 PM MDT | Khalid Shahid says he didn’t think twice about the authenticity of a stranger’s hand-scrawled note pleading for help. And one month after he helped save her from an alleged abductor, Mounties recognized Shahid’s bravery and quick thinking. March 28 was a normal day for Shahid, assistant site supervisor for security at CrossIron Mills shopping centre, until a Good Samaritan passed him the note. It had been written by a woman claiming to be with her alleged kidnapper and begging for someone to call 911. “Even if it’s a joke, even if it happens 100 times, we’ll respond to it again because should there be...
Muslim women take a lead in their community with Texas tornado relief...
On Easter Sunday morning, several teams of volunteers headed to tornado-hit sites in Arlington and Lancaster, answering the call of several disaster relief organizations. Locally, Irving based Muslim non-profit humanitarian relief organization OneNation Relief and Charity, an operating arm of Baitulmaal USA for local US-based relief work, started mobilizing their volunteers after the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex was hit by devastating tornadoes last Tuesday. Last night, Baitulmaal and One Nation pulled a crew of volunteers to help clear tornado debris in an Arlington neighborhood on Hidden Oaks Lane this morning. More than twenty five volunteers with work gloves started picking up debris and loading them onto trailers and pick-up beds. When rain started pouring down around 2:00 pm, the volunteers continued working till 3:00...
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