Muslim Community Newspaper: Minnesota Muslim

January 3, 2003

Source: Pioneer Press

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/4862904.htm

On January 3, 2003 the Pioneer Press reported that "Minnesota Muslim [made a debute] a few weeks ago during Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, with the next issue to be delivered to mosques and some Muslim-owned businesses later this month. The 75-cent publication was started by a group of Muslims to offer an alternative to mainstream coverage of their communities and to provide a communication point for Islamic groups... Rouf Reshi, an editor in Inver Grove Heights, said he hopes non-Muslims read the paper, too... 'What they would get out of it is a look at the same issues from a different point of view,' Reshi said. 'We want them to pick it up and start a dialogue, even if it's 'I don't agree with this' or 'I have questions.'"