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White House’s Monteiro, veteran honorees, help conclude The Mosque Cares 2011 Annual Muslim Convention
September 5th · 3 Comments · Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Islam, Muslim
Tags: 2011 Muslim Convention·Benjamin Shabazz·Earl El-Amin·Nur-Deen-Haj Muhammad·Osie-Sheik Muhammad·Paul Monteiro·The Mosque Cares
Goodness still on the rise at 2011 Muslim Convention
September 4th · 1 Comment · Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Islam
“…the best thing that came out of it is a sincere, conscious effort to understand Muslims better.” While our mass media shamefully stereotype Muslims as Arabs, kudos to South Town Star reporter Steve Metsch for his perceptive “10 years after 9/11?” question during yesterday’s news conference, here in Chicago, at the 2011 edition of the [...]
Tags: 2011 Muslim Convention·Coalition for Good Government·Nur-Deen-Haj Muhammad·Osie-Sheik Muhammad·South Town Star·Steve Metsch·The Mosque Cares·Wallace Mohammed II
Sharing on “What is Al-Islam” with dear 1st UU friends
September 2nd · No Comments · Islam, Unitarian Universalist
While in Chicago for The Mosque Cares’ 2011 Muslim Convention — I’m thanking my friend Larry Stauber who I see has posted excerpts of my (“What is Al-Islam”) talk of last Sunday, along with several dozen of my wife’s photos, at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches’ Facebook page. While there, note the [...]
Tags: First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches·Larry Stauber·The Mosque Cares·“What is Al-Islam”
Eid scenes from Masjid Al-Ansar, Miami FL….
September 2nd · 1 Comment · Islam
…where beloved Imam Dr. Nasir Ahmad succinctly delivered the message that our fasting during Ramadan from the lawful and natural desires in the material world also helps the inner being grow, overcome and push back against the desires for the extremes in the material world that the forces of greed, etc. ever are seeking to cultivate in [...]
Ramadan Session aglow with wisdom of W.D. Mohammed
August 25th · 2 Comments · Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Islam, Muslim, Ramadan
After all these years I shouldn’t have been surprised at how beautiful everyone looked during the 2011 Ramadan Session, hosted by The Mosques Cares Ministry of Imam W. Deen Mohammed last weekend in Elizabeth, NJ. Of course, almost to a man and woman, we all were fasting for G-d’s sake. Still I was surprised that everyone seemed to be glowing. [...]
Tags: Earl El-Amin·Faheem Shuaibe·Nasir Ahmad·Ramadan Session·Sutanah Whitfield·The Mosque Cares·W. Deen Shareef·Yusuf Ramadan
In Loving Memory: Judith Sabreen Sharif (1947-2011)
June 19th · 15 Comments · Interfaith, Islam
“Magnificent sister” was one of the many accolades heard. My favorite: “There are very few souls who can pull us together around the yard like this.” On a wonderful Saturday, June 18, an amazingly diverse, overflow crowd of the South Florida Muslim community, family, friends and students paid last respects to Judith Sabreen Sharif (October 17, [...]
Tags: double rainbow·Judith Sharif·Masjid Ibrahim·The International League of Muslim Women
Honoring Imam Dr. Nasir Ahmad and Family
June 5th · Comments Off · Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Islam, Muslim
Last night was an awesome evening of excellence and elegance, as a galaxy of friends and admirers gathered for an appreciation banquet in well-earned recognition of the longstanding contributions and sacrifices of Imam Dr. Nasir Ahmad, his wife Haleema and their family. Not many families can boast of mother-and-daughter doctors — much less such a pair [...]
Tags: Halema Ahmad·Hanan Ali·Melton Mustafa·Mikal Saahir·Nasir Ahmad·Qasim Ahmed
New Medinah’s 25th: Mississippi Muslim milestone
June 2nd · Comments Off · Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Islam, Muslim
For me, the most enduring image from the 25th Annual New Medinah Islamic Retreat was the youngsters, blissfully enjoying the sun and fun, engrossed in their safe, stimulating, loving-and-learning environment. It was a reminder of times gone by, when elders provided the same for us — who now have a responsibility to do even more for [...]
Tags: Alvin Shareef·Ayesha K. Mustafaa·Mississippi·Nasir Ahmad·New Medina·Rashad Ali·Rosa Shareef
Muslims in Memphis still slammin’, jammin’ (scenes)
March 26th · 6 Comments · Islam, Muslim
Our annual trek to visit my wife’s family in Memphis has been tempered by her dad’s illness, though his spirit is ever good. Meanwhile another joy continues better than ever: the city of Memphis’ annual salute to its Muslim community. Masjid Al-Mu’Minun is in its ninth year of spearheading this monthlong series of “Muslims in [...]
Tags: Coalition for Good Government·Masjid Al-Mu'Minun·Muslims in Memphis·Qasim Ahmed·Slammin' Jammin' Finale·Southern Association of Masajid and Centers
Sharing on Hajj and the Quran with Pax Christi
November 13th · 1 Comment · Catholic, Christian, Islam, Muslim
Tremendous gratitude to the local Pax Christi group for hosting me as speaker during their monthly meeting Nov. 10. In prepared comments I spoke about the the Hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy city Mecca that I was blessed to make in 2001. This year’s Hajj is due to begin on Monday, so I was expanding [...]
