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Ibrahim, Raymond and Juan

November 5th · No Comments · Interfaith, Islam, Muslim, New Africa of the Palm Beaches

My friend Raymond M. shared this the other day — another example of the clueless, Faux News poppycock that U. of Mich. Professor Juan Cole regularly dissects at his Informed Comment site (reason I regularly refer sincere, thinking people there). I generally consider Internet hate-mongering a cry for help from otherwise decent people who (like Juan Williams, perhaps?) are fighting [...]

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Scenes from conclusion of Florida Conference of Muslim Americans’ regional meeting, Oct. 21-24 Fort Myers

October 31st · No Comments · Florida Conference of Muslim Americans, Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Islam, Muslim

Fajr prayer, education sessions, business meeting and other scenes from Oct. 21-24 gathering… — C.B. Hanif

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Florida Conference of Muslim Americans & Fort Myers friends enjoy model community life at fall meeting

October 24th · 5 Comments · Florida Conference of Muslim Americans, Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Islam, Muslim

The conference theme was “Community For Real Change.” Noteworthy  was the daylong community festival at Roberto Clemente Park. Also the inspiring interfaith panel discussion featuring the Rev. Dr. Wayne Robinson, the Rev. Dr. William Glover and Imam Dr. Nasir Ahmad, for which I was honored to serve as moderator. There were sessions at the historic (1926) Dunbar [...]

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The Major and the Imam(s) for Haiti

October 15th · 1 Comment · Haiti, Islam, Muslim, New Africa of the Palm Beaches

A reprise of my piece published in the Muslim Journal Sept. 24 seems apropos in light of Maj. Joseph Bernadel’s talk upcoming Sunday: The January 12, 2010 earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti devastated an already impoverished, exploited and neglected nation. In making sense of incomprehensible loss, many people, once again exhibiting the indomitable Haitian spirit, took [...]

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Ted Widmer: The True History of the Koran in America

October 13th · No Comments · Islam, Muslim, Quran

“As usual, the Founders were way ahead of us. They thought hard about how to build a country of many different faiths. And to advance that vision to the fullest, they read the Koran, and studied Islam with a calm intelligence that today’s over-hyped Americans can only begin to imagine. They knew something that we [...]

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Links and other resources promised at PBSC

October 6th · 1 Comment · Media, Muslim, Palm Beach Post

First, fyi, here’s Michael LaForgia’s Palm Beach Post report (” ‘Lazy’ media fuels prejudice against Muslims, activist says”) on “Muslims in the Media: Separating Fact and Fiction,” my talk Tuesday at Palm Beach State College. On to those links and resources I promised I’d get online for PBSC students and others: Jim Kenney is exactly on the [...]

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Speaking at Palm Beach State College on ‘Muslims in the Media,’ the outstanding students made it a great day

October 6th · 8 Comments · Islam, Media, Muslim

Once again it was the kids — this time Palm Beach State College students — who reminded me why I’m hopelessly optimistic about the possibilities for humanity. For example I so appreciated the young man who, as we approached the two-hour point in the scheduled hour-and- a half program, stood in the question-and-answer line to [...]

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Routine acts of kindness contrast with divisive rhetoric

September 30th · No Comments · Muslim, Quran, Ramadan, The Coastal Star

My latest InterFaith21 essay in The Coastal Star: “For those of us who experienced 9/11 in America, our hearts were heavy in two respects. One, because of the senseless loss of innocent life. But then there was a double blow to us, because in the process, the religion of Al-Islam was blemished, by the conduct [...]

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Join us for more “Model Interfaith Dialogue & Unity” on Sunday highlighting “8 Centuries of Muslims in America”

September 25th · No Comments · Focolare, Islam, Muslim, New Africa of the Palm Beaches

With G-d’s Name, the Merciful Benefactor, the Merciful Redeemer Join Us As We Again Spotlight “Model Interfaith Dialogue & Unity” Featuring the unprecedented documentary: “8 Centuries of Muslims in America” Chronicling the history and contributions of Muslims in America dating from before the arrival of Columbus right up to today. Former Palm Beach Post writer/editor [...]

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Kristof’s atonement to Muslims accepted? Obligatory.

September 19th · No Comments · Iraq, Islam, Media, Muslim

I agreed with Michael Moore (over at HanifOnMedia.com) regarding the serious culpability of Nicholas Kristof  (and a ton of  other folks, including many of you, dear readers) in our shameful pre-emptive invasion of a sovereign nation that had nothing to do with 9/11. Moore: We invaded Iraq because most Americans — including good liberals like Al [...]

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