Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha in California...
Published: Nov. 14, 2011 Updated: 1:00 p.m. By SYED ANIS AHMAD / For THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER As in other parts of the world, Muslims of California celebrated Eid al-Adha last week with great fervor and zeal, offering prayers in mosques and other places. The Eid al-Adha, or festival of sacrifice, is the second biggest religious festival observed by Muslims, after Eid al-Fitr, which precedes the fasts of Ramadan. The holiday is known in the West as the occasion for Hajj pilgrimages to Mecca. On the occasion, every Muslim capable of buying a lamb, goat, sheep, cow or camel is supposed to slaughter at least one animal to mark the Prophet Ibrahim’s...
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...
Muslim-American Children Make Mock Pilgrimage to Mecca...
Jerome Socolovsky November 01, 2011 More than 1.5 million Muslims from around the world have gathered in Mecca for the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage, which begins later this week. At a Washington area mosque, American Muslim children learn about this pillar of their faith in a fun way. “You guys say it, nebayk Allah …” Hafsa Abdelrahman leads the children of the Dar Al-Hijrah weekend school into a mock-up of the Muslim holy city Mecca. They circle the Kaaba shrine. They do it again, and again, and again. More than 1.5 million Muslims from around the world have gathered in Mecca for the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage, which begins later this week. At a Washington area mosque, American...
Why do Hajj? 5 Questions Answered
About 3 million Muslims from more than 100 countries will pack the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, next month for Hajj, the biggest pilgrimage on the planet. What’s it all about? We turned to Brown University Muslim chaplain and CNN iReporter Robert David Coolidge and Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, for a primer: 1. Why do Hajj? According to Islam, every Muslim is expected to make the pilgrimage at least once if they are healthy and can afford to. Some people spend their whole lives saving for the trip, while others return many times for spiritual enlightenment and forgiveness, says Coolidge, who will make his second pilgrimage this year with his wife. “There’s the belief that one’s...
Muslims & Christians To Talk, Then Pray...
Posted: Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 Michael Gordon Mecklenburg Ministries is holding its first interfaith prayer meeting, designed to promote greater understanding and common spiritual ground between Christians and Muslims. “Community Conversation: Prayer Across Faith Traditions” will be Wednesday at Park Road Baptist Church., 3900 Park Road, Charlotte. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. with the program to run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Ministries’ youth council, along with Park Road Baptist and the Muslim American Society are co-sponsoring the event. Imam John Ederer will explain Muslim traditions of prayer, then invite those on hand to take part in or observe the Islamic sunset prayer. The Revs. Amy and Russ Dean, Park Road’s pastors, will discuss Christian prayer,...
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....
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