South Brunswick Sentinel: A day to play and pray in So. Bruns.
Hundreds of competitors gather for Islamic Games BY CHRIS GAETANO, Staff Writer More than 75 teams composed of about 600 Muslim athletes converged upon South Brunswick on Saturday for the 2007 Islamic Games. Hosted by Crossroads South Middle School and sponsored primarily by the Islamic Circle of North America, this year's event resurrected the games […]
Islamic Games held at school
By ERICA HARBATKIN, STAFF WRITER – eharbatkin@thnt.com SOUTH BRUNSWICK — About 600 Muslim athletes descended on Crossroads South Middle School on Saturday for the first-ever Islamic Games. Kids ages 8 to 17 kicked soccer balls, shot basketballs, spiked volleyballs, rounded wickets and ran sprints in the first annual event sponsored by the Islamic Circle of […]
Let the Islamic Games begin
Muslims from throughout the Northeast to gather in So. Brunswick Saturday BY CHRIS GAETANO SOUTH BRUNSWICK – More than 600 Muslim student-athletes from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania will play and pray at Saturday's 2007 Islamic Games. Held at Crossroads South Middle School, the event will feature competitions in basketball, soccer, volleyball, cricket […]
ICNA-NY Cosponsors 22nd Annual Muslim Day Parade
On September 9, 2007 the Muslim Foundation of America will be holding a parade to showcase the beauty and diversity of American Muslims and to encourage unity amongst them. To coincide with the parade the MFA has also announced an essay contest. Various themes have been set according to age groups for Muslim Children. For […]
Speaker: Islam should not be judged by the actions of Muslims
By Annie Martin, The Daily Northwestern American culture's recent focus on terrorism and the treatment of women in several Muslim-dominated countries has caused many Americans to misperceive Islam as oppressive and violent, said Sabeel Ahmed, a representative from a Muslim organization in Chicago.
Mid Atlantic Muslim-Catholic Dialogue Approves Document On Marriage
WASHINGTON (May 11) — The Mid Atlantic Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics met at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, NY, April 17-19, 2007, to conclude its first round of work. Convened in 1996 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), the working group has looked at […]
A personal account: Malika Rushdan on the Bronx Mural
by Mailka Rushdan, May 3, 2007 I first discovered Aerosol Arabic while surfing the internet, browsing art related sites. An aspiring artist myself, I joined an Islamic Artist listserve, this is where I came to know of Mohammed Ali’s work. When I first saw Br. Mohammed’s work I was truly inspired. I remember […]