September 2016 Blog Posts (23)

Why We Remember Hagar

Third Interfaith Council meeting details:…

Optimistically Propelling Online Word...

            On Point Online…

Many people have said they are concerned that Noor Tagouri's recent interview in PB is confusing for her younger

Muslim fan base. I'd like to offer the following suggestions in speaking to our youth about the interview and using it as a teaching moment vs. a source of confusion.

1. Playboy is a magazine built on the objectification and exploitation of women, which we as Muslims are totally against.

2. We may not agree with Noor's decision to do this…

Tuskegee Airmen

This educational video explains the Tuskegee Airmen and 761st, and the lesser-known but equally distinguished 452nd, who proved their bravery servicing the United States. This documentary footage shows the history of the 125,000 Black Americans who were overseas including the famous segregated units which lead to the desegregation order of President Harry S. Truman in July 1948 via Executive Order…

It is difficult to come up with appropriate superlatives to describe the Nizamiye Mosque in Johannesburg, South

Africa. The awe-inspiring structure is surrounded by coffee shops, restaurants, bookstore, health clinic, and other adjacent buildings that facilite ones ability to absorb the Turkish-themed ambiance. This mosque complex was completely financed by a single Muslim who wishes to remain anonymous.…

BREAKING: Charlotte Police Chief, Kerr Putney, just made a partial release of dash cam and body cam footage

of Keith Lamont Scott's murder.¹ And it's devastating to watch. 

Keith slowly exits his car, and turns…

Charlotte is on fire. And Black people are in pain yet again as the news of Keith Lamont Scott’s killing hit less

than 24 hours after news outlets plastered the video of Terence Crutcher’s murder on tv screens across the country.¹

According to his family, Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old disabled man, was sitting in his car reading a book and waiting to pick his son up from school when he was shot and killed by Charlotte police.…

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim

September 22, 2016

WASHINGTON — With the vast majority of news articles about Islam being about violence and terrorism, the religion gets viewed through a “distorted lens” that makes it easy to persuade the American public to support government actions against Muslims and Muslim lands.

John Esposito, Georgetown University professor of…

Prison Strike...No Media Coverage...…

Sheikh Khalil Abdur-Rashid PhD…

Death Threats...

Colin Kaepernick's revelation Tuesday that he has received death threats through "a couple different avenues" took many by surprise - including the San Francisco 49ers and local police.

Amid his national anthem protest, the quarterback said he didn't alert team security and he's "not too concerned about it."

"I can confirm that to this point we haven’t received any reports and aren’t investigating any…

Salatul Jumuah at the Islamic Community Center on Lucile St. WEST END

2:00 PM - KHUTBA will focus on Imam Jamil Al-Amin.

3:00 PM - WALK THRU WESTEND COMMUNITY : Lead by Brother Harun

passing leaflets and talking with people along the way inviting inviting people to come to the park to hear about Imam Jamil

3:45PM IN THE PARK We will present

1. Background…

On September 10th, 2016, one day before the 15th anniversary of September, 11th, American Muslims Health

Professionals- Atlanta Chapter hosted an open panel discussion in collaboration with many esteemed speakers, and organizations. The theme of the afternoon…

The American Muslim Hajj Experience 2016…

Sasha Abdur-Rashid is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. She is a registered nurse and passionate about Women’s

Health and International Health Promotion. Her interest in the international arena began early with the completion of the International Baccalaureate program in high school. This afforded her a unique opportunity to study Arabic in high school and travel abroad to Egypt with the Critical Language and Area Studies Consortium. There she studied Arabic at…

Eid Mubarak from the Muslim community of Atlanta, Ga., Eid September 12, 2016...

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