Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/7363649p-8307358c.html

On September 6, 2003, The Sacramento Bee reported that " [Imam W.D.] Mohammed resigned...saying he was frustrated that some of his ministers have not fully embraced the religious teachings of mainstream Islam. Although he had scuttled old racial rhetoric, changed the group's name and moved his followers into line with traditional, or Sunni, Islam, Mohammed,...

Source: Deseret News (UT)

https://www.deseret.com/2003/9/6/19782612/salt-lake-american-muslim-fest-is-sunday-at-gallivan-center

On September 6, 2003 the Deseret News...

Source: PBS.org

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week701/perspectives.html

On September 5, 2003, PBS's Religion and Ethics Newsweeky featured an interview with Geneive Abdo, religion reporter for the Chicago Tribune, who spoke with W.D. Mohammed after his resignation.

Source: Forward

http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.09.05/news13.pipes.html

On September 5, 2003 the Forward reported that "former presidential adviser William Quandt told the Forward that he is suspending work on several projects to protest President Bush's appointment of Pipes, who has been accused by Arab groups and Middle East scholars of harboring an anti-Muslim bias. Pipes and his defenders have vehemently rejected such characterizations,...

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/6685651.htm

On September 4, 2003 The Philadelphia Inquirer reported: "Flyers, contentious township meetings, and a threat of legal action have marked efforts to convert a vacant Voorhees building into a mosque. The zoning board will consider a site plan...Its approval could pave the way for construction by spring.

The proposal - in these days before the second anniversary of...

Source: Atlanta Daily World

Source: Expatica

Source: Associated Press

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4240-France_s_first_Muslim_high_school_opens.html

On September 2, 2003 the Associated Press reported on the opening of France's first Muslim high school: "Only a dozen students--six boys and six girls--showed up at the mosque where France's first Muslim high school began holding classes on Tuesday. Despite the small enrollment, school officials said they expect big things from the...

Source: Contra Costa Times (CA)

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/counties/contra_costa_county/6656154.htm

On August 31, 2003 the Contra Costa Times reported on a New York couple who are trying to start America's first Muslim cable television station. "They [Muzzammil and Assiya Hassan] have enlisted hundreds of mosques around the country, including many in the Bay Area, to spread the...

Source: The New York Times

Source: Savannah Morning News

http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/083003/LOC_mosquereaction.shtml

On August 30, 2003, the Savannah Morning News reported that local faith communities were uniting to support the Muslim community, which has been the target of recent violence, including a fire that destroyed the Savannah Islamic Center. The paper reported: "Savannah's Inter-racial Interfaith Community and some members of the Unitarian Universalist Church plan...

Source: The Augusta Chronicle

http://www.augustachronicle.com/stories/083003/met_029-1230.001.shtml

On August 30, 2003, The Augusta Chronicle reported that "members of a south Georgia Islamic group whose mosque was destroyed by arson last week are finding support from a local Baptist congregation that lost its own house of worship to fire nearly a decade ago. The Aug. 24 fire at the Islamic Center of Savannah brought back painful memories for the Rev...

Original Source: The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

https://www.deseret.com/2003/8/31/19745225/muslims-learning-how-to-defend-their-religious-tenets

On August 30, 2003, The News &...

Source: The Plain Dealer

http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1062236118108620.xml

On August 30, 2003 The Plain Dealer reported: "A group of religious leaders is developing a Muslim-Christian dialogue to promote understanding between the two faiths in Northeast Ohio. Christians and Muslims Establishing Peace, the working title of the new group, is planning an evening of prayer and reflection on "Making...

Source: Beliefnet.com

http://www.Beliefnet.com/story/131/story_13178_1.html

On August 29, 2003, an article from the Associated Press appearing on Beliefnet.com reported on the separate meetings of African-American and immigrant Muslims at the upcoming annual meeting of American Muslims in Chicago. "American blacks and immigrant Muslims are holding separate conventions just three miles apart--underscoring the divide between the two groups that Muslim leaders...