Islamic New Year 1428 A.H. begins

Photo by MICHAEL DOHERTY / Observer-Dispatch Shahid Farooqui, his wife, Razia, and their children Hana, 4, left and Rida, 7, celebrate Muharram, the start of the Islamic Year by praying Monday in their Utica home. Razia and her daughters each wear a scarf and Shahid wears a kufi on his head. Each prays on their […]

American Muslims call al-Arian Imprisonment 'Double Jeopardy'

National Islamic coalition seeks end to 'harassment' of Florida professor  (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/29/07) – The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a national coalition of major American Muslim organizations, today said the new prison sentence given to former Florida professor Sami Al-Arian amounted to unconstitutional "double jeopardy."

City's Muslim Population Grows, And Imams Become Hot Commodity

Azeem Khan, assistant secretary general of the Islamic Circle of North America, a Muslim community development organization based in Queens, said, “bigger Islamic centers are very picky when looking for an imam, so they won't take just anyone, and they might end up looking for months.” According to Zahid Bukhari, president of the American Muslim […]

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