Islamic Center Hosts Free Clinic
Anissa Tanweer Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00 am Carla Lewis had never been in a mosque before and she wasn’t sure what to expect. “Because I’m a Christian, and you hear all this propaganda that if you’re not Muslim, you’re their enemy,” she said. Still, she entered, a little confused for a moment about where to go and how to behave until someone showed up to assist her. “Are you here for the clinic? Let me show you the way,” someone offered. Lewis, a 47-year-old truck driver, said her private health insurance lapsed in April after she took a leave of absence to care for her ill child. She needed a physical exam...
Flint Islamic Center Youth Group to host Day of Dignity, give away free clothing, hygiene kits...
Published: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 1:13 PM By Kayla Habermehl | The Flint Journal The Flint Journal FLINT, Michigan — The Flint Islamic Center Youth Group will host the Day of Dignity in downtown Flint beginning at 11 a.m. Oct. 1. The group will give out free items including clothing, hygiene kits, meals and school supplies to families with children as long as supplies last. There also will be medical services and social service resources, according to information from the group. Children must be present in order to receive the items or services, according to information from the group. The event will be held in the parking lot at the corner of Saginaw and Kearsley streets....
Cincinnati Muslims Hold Blood Drive
Thursday, September 13, 2001 Muslims urged to give aid By Kevin Aldridge and Earnest Winston The Cincinnati Enquirer Tristate Muslims called on their community Wednesday to donate blood, give money and pray for the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. And they pleaded with the public not to take out its anger on them. The Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati scheduled a special prayer service for Friday, and plans to launch a blood drive later this week. The center also has opened a fund at Fifth Third Bank for the victims of the attack. “We always help in any disaster. We helped when the earthquake happened in Turkey,” said Majed Dabdoub,...
Young Muslim-American Leaders on the Rise...
Hina Samnani July 22, 2011 This year marks the tenth anniversary of September 11, and as the tragic date draws closer, some surveys show Americans still remain conflicted over their views on the Muslim world. The Arab Spring uprisings have raised a positive image of Muslims striving for democratic values, yet events like the “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy and the contentious Peter King hearings only reiterate the fact that a negative spotlight still shines on the followers of the Islamic faith. But these perceptions have not stopped Muslim Americans, specifically the youth, from taking the initiative to change people’s impressions for the better. An increasing number of Muslim American students are stepping up and are pursuing careers in...
Islamic Healers Treat Wounds in Russia’s Chechnya...
By Thomas Grove GROZNY, Russia | Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:27pm EDT (Reuters) – Lying on a couch with her eyes closed, 26-year-old Milena sips water blessed by an Islamic healer who sits nearby reciting verses from the Koran to cure her depression. Outside, a long line of patients wait at Chechnya’s state-run Islamic Medical Center, hoping its staff can heal deep psychological wounds left by years of war in the volatile region in Russia’s North Caucasus. Nearly fifteen years after her brother was killed in the first separatist war, and more than a decade after the second conflict drove her family from their home, Milena is one of thousands of Chechens who have...
Muslim Doctors Promote Harmony with Free Clinic in Cincinnati...
At Thanksgiving 2009, when he had to be rushed to the emergency room at Mercy Hospital Anderson, a nurse referred him to a free clinic that had just opened in the adjacent medical office building. The Muslim Clinic of Ohio, Cincinnati Chapter, now known as the Mercy Care Clinic, was started by a group of local Muslim physicians. “I think a lot of the American public sees the news and thinks if they see a Muslim that they’re automatically a terrorist,” said Bowling, 53, of Anderson Township. The Muslims Bowling knows are dedicated physicians volunteering their time to care for him and providing him with life-saving medicine. They’ve given him Kroger pharmacy cards, redeemable for $4 prescriptions, and...
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