Author: Barbara Karkabi

Source: The Houston Chronicle

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/6284810.html

At 65, Akbar Ahmed could be sitting comfortably, looking back on his long career as a diplomat, author and professor of Islamic studies.

Instead, Ahmed is on the road with a team of twenty-somethings, leading what he calls a “journey into America.”

Their goal, he said during a visit to...

Author: Jessica Nunez

Source: Columbia Missourian

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/media/multimedia/2009/02/26/media/Archive/index.html

When Katie Hurst moved to Columbia 10 years ago to study religion at MU, her intention was to work at a nonprofit or teach Christian education. She didn’t expect to have adopted an entirely new lifestyle and belief system by the time she graduated.

But that’s...

Author: Marina Jimenez

Source: The Globe...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7910426.stm

A dedicated Muslim burial area has been introduced for the first time in a Dorset town.

The burial area, in Kinson cemetery, Bournemouth, will help to meet the religious customs of the Muslim community, the borough council said.

Bournemouth's cemeteries were laid from 1878 to 1938 and in line with Christian traditions, meaning a Muslim...

Author: Allison Rudd

Source: Otago Daily Times

http://www.odt.co.nz/on-campus/university-otago/44945/muslim-students-given-prayer-space

Their new prayer spaces might be small and austere, but the 200-300 Muslim students at the University of Otago do not mind. They are just pleased to have been given a private place to say their daily prayers after more than six years of asking.

Muslims must pray five...

Author: Yusuf Khan

Source: The Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/x-2721-Islamic-Examiner~y2009m2d25-Islams-gift-to-south-Los-Angeles

"If you want to see what Muslim-Americans truly represent, go to the UMMA Community Clinic and you will see it there." - Rep. Maxine Waters, Democrat-CA

A few short years ago, a handful of aspiring physicians who were also members of the Muslim Student Association at...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Associated Press

http://wcco.com/local/fbi.mosque.invite.2.942680.html

A Muslim advocacy group is inviting FBI Director Robert Mueller to an open house at a controversial Minneapolis mosque.

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations made the public invitation on Tuesday to the dinner on Wednesday at the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center.

The invitation comes a day...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7908099.stm

Thames Valley Police have encouraged a drive to employ Muslim officers by creating a dedicated association.

The force's Muslim Police Association has been formed to support its Muslim officers.

PC Raja Yousaf, the head of the association, said the group will "help to cultivate a better understanding of Islam and Muslim culture"....

Author: Carla Hinton

Source: NewsOK

http://newsok.com/scarf-exposes-norman-womans-beliefs/article/3348046

Lobna Hewedi welcomes questions about her hijab, a traditional head scarf worn by Muslim women.

The hijab serves as a symbol of her Muslim faith and an entry point for interfaith dialogue when people at fuel stations and grocery store checkout lines stare at the Norman woman’s apparel.

"My feeling is...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7904593.stm

The average mosque in England and Wales attracts 400 attendees at Friday prayer meetings, while providing a range of community services, a survey has found.

The survey of 255 mosques also revealed that on average they had an estimated annual income of £233,452.

Most - 83% - had been established more than 10 years ago, it found.

Many of the...

Author: Jessica Stephens

Source: The Vanguard

http://media.www.usavanguard.com/media/storage/paper973/news/2009/02/23/News/Muslim.Student.Association.its.All.Right.To.Ask.Questions-3646323.shtml

Hina Rasool wants you to know it's all right to ask questions.

The 22-year-old secretary for the University of South Alabama's Muslim...

Author: Eric Gorski

Source: MSNBC

Wire Service: AP

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29321257/

The crime was so brutal, shocking and rife with the worst possible stereotypes about their faith that some U.S. Muslims thought the initial reports were a hoax.

The harsh reality of what happened in an affluent suburb of Buffalo, New York — the beheading of 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan and arrest of her estranged husband in the...

Author: Fedwa Wazwaz

Source: The Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/yourvoices/39903162.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

On Thursday February 12, 2009 - Aasiya Zubair Hassan, a 37 year old mother of four, was found decapitated in Buffalo, New York by her husband.

Today is the national event: American Muslims Call to Action to End Domestic Violence.

American Muslims are making a...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: KCBS

http://www.kcbs.com/pages/3884837.php?

It's a group that brings an important contribution to the city's culture, but many in society know very little about American Muslims. The goal of a new campaign in San Francisco is to change that, by opening the lines of communication.

After 9/11, and with U.S. troops engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, misconceptions and stereotypes persist about Muslims and their religion.
...

Author: Anne Pettinger

Source: MSU News Service

http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=6840

The executive director of a California-based council on American and Islamic relations told hundreds of people gathered at Montana State University Wednesday night that Muslims are a very diverse group of people and simply cannot be categorized in any one way.

Muslims are "as diverse as America," said Hussam Ayloush, executive...