Ramadan Inspires Local Clothing Drive
Posted: Sep 28, 2008 4:21 PM EDT By Elise Roberts – bio | email BILOXI, MS (WLOX) – This month the Muslim community is marking the holy month of Ramadan. It is the 9th month on the Islamic calendar. It is also a special time of prayer, fasting and service. Muslims in South Mississippi are wrapping up the month of Ramadan with its annual clothing giveaway. Sunday, the Biloxi Islamic Center was draped in clothing. From suits to sandals, there was something for everyone. “We started off small. We didn’t get a lot of publicity, so we didn’t get a lot of people to come out and participate. But each year the crowd is getting bigger and bigger,”...
Bush Praises Muslim Americans
September 18, 2008 Washington, DC U.S. President George Bush hosted a White House dinner breaking the fast of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. This was the president’s eighth Iftaar dinner in eight years at the White House. Mr. Bush gave thanks for the many ways that Muslim Americans enrich the lives of all Americans. “One of the great strengths of our nation is its religious diversity. Americans practice many different faiths. We all share a belief in the right to worship freely. We reject bigotry in all its forms. And over the past eight years, my administration has been proud to work closely with Muslim Americans to promote...
Muslims Emphasize Charity During Ramadan...
Sunday, August 31, 2008 | 6:57 p.m. CDT; updated 7:05 p.m. CDT, Sunday, August 31, 2008 BY KATIE ROOKSTOOL COLUMBIA — Monday evening, many people will see just another crescent moon. To the Muslim community worldwide, it marks the beginning of Ramadan, the most significant month of the year. According to the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is the month the Quran was revealed and is now one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith. Common practices during Ramadan include fasting, intensified prayer and communal readings of the Quran. An important component of the spiritual reflection during Ramadan is charity, and Muslims in Columbia have joined hands to demonstrate their generosity toward those less fortunate. “Charity is one of...
Muslims mark Eid with food drive for poor...
Published On Sun Oct 14 2007 Dale Anne Freed Imran Yousuf had good reason to feel buoyed by the celebrations of plenty that marked the end of the 30-day holy month of Ramadan at the Rogers Centre yesterday. Yousuf, 30, was one of more than 10,000 faithful Muslims who came to the stadium to pray and celebrate Eid. He is also the force behind a Muslim food drive for Toronto’s poor held at the end of every Ramadan for the last six years. The first year the Ramadan food drive raised more than 20 kilos of non-perishable items. This year he estimates they raised close to 180 kilos, he said as the faithful on the football field looked...
Milwaukee Muslim Women Focus on Community Service...
October 01, 2007 Milwaukee, WI A dozen years ago, several Muslim women in Milwaukee decided to become more involved in their community. Today, this small group has evolved into an active organization called Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition. Group members focus on public service and public perceptions of Muslim women and their faith. Insherah Farhoud is a pediatric nurse practitioner at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. She is one of the founding members of Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition. One of the group’s early goals, she recalls, was helping Muslim women find jobs so they would be “better, productive citizens in the community and better role models for their children.” The Coalition initiated a medical assistant training program...
Islamic Traditions Influence Lent in Senegal...
March 09, 2007 Dakar The population of the West African nation of Senegal is mostly Muslim, but people of different faiths intermingle freely, and their religious traditions have become intertwined as well. As Naomi Schwarz reports from Dakar, religious celebrations, like the Christian observance of Lent, have been influenced by Muslim traditions. In a noisy cement-walled classroom next to Dakar’s main cathedral, a local choir is rehearsing a song for an upcoming concert. Although the choir is Catholic, the song is in Arabic. It focuses on the continuing dialogue between Muslims and Christians in Senegal, says Jean-Paul Sombou, a member of the choir. More than 90 percent of the country is Muslim, while only about five percent are...
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