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...
Dedicated Pediatrician To Lead Muslim Doctors’ New Free Clinic...
Caring for the poor Dedicated pediatrician to lead Muslim doctors’ new free clinic By Meredith Heagney The Columbus Dispatch Friday January 15, 2010 5:50 AM Dr. Malika Haque grew up in a life of privilege. She lived in a mansion in India. She enjoyed the benefits of chauffeurs, cooks, butlers and a gardener. She didn’t have to do her own laundry. She excelled in academics and finished at the top of her class at Madras Medical College in 1967. At her graduation, her father presented her with a diamond ring and a message. He told her that just as the rich get whatever material goods they want, they also get the best health care. “I would like you...
Hajj Pilgrims Add H1N1 Vaccine to Ritual...
November 23, 2009 Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo About 2.5 million Muslims are converging on Mecca this week to take part in the annual Hajj. This year many pilgrims are adding extra step to their preparations for the ritual – getting the H1N1 vaccine. Getting ready Soad, a well-educated women in her 50s from Cairo, has made the Hajj several times before. As usual getting ready for the trip, one of the five pillars of Islam, involved arranging visas, finding a travel agency and packing special clothes. But this year there was an added task, a trip to the doctor to get vaccinated against the so-called Swine Flu. The idea of millions of people from all over the world...
Christian Doctors Run Hospital for Muslim Patients in Egypt...
April 06, 2009 Cairo Tensions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt often make headlines, but the work of a group of Christian doctors paints a more upbeat picture of religious coexistence. The doctors run a hospital for mostly Muslim patients in Egypt’s heartland – the Egyptian Delta town of Menhouf. The afternoon call to prayer sounds in the predominantly Muslim Egyptian Delta town of Menhouf as doctors examine patients at the Harpur Memorial Hospital run by the Anglican diocese of North Africa. Unlike most hospitals in Egypt, Harpur receives no money from the government and its mostly Christian staff of doctors donate their time to care for the hospital’s primarily Muslim clientele. It is a labor of love,...
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...
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