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Lifetime of faith leads to Islam (LifePoints)

June 17th · 1 Comment · Imam W. Deen Mohammed

We sat under the wonderful teaching of Imam W.D. Muhammad, and came into Islam with knowledge based only on Quran and Sunnah, unaffected by centuries of cultural strife and sectarianism. We became liberated. We could then embrace the Muslims of other countries, but still value our unique heritage… Thank you Marilyn Lewis-Alim (and The Huntsville […]

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No labels needed to reflect on Christmas

December 24th · 1 Comment · Christian, Florida Weekly, Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Jesus, Muslim, Prophet Muhammad, Quran

Imam W.D. Mohammed undoubtedly said it best: “With reference to a saying of the Holy Prophet, your Imam calls attention to the fact that Muslims are to contribute to the wholesomeness of Christian religious holiday festivals. An indication of the Muslim role in promoting respect for wholesome and sacred celebrations is found in the teaching […]

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Spotlight on service: Muslim American Veterans Assn, The Intl League of Muslim Women help close 2010 meet

September 7th · No Comments · Chiara Lubich, Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Interfaith, Islam, Muslim, Ramadan

Documenting Muslim American History: No fuss, no muss — and thus, no news media that I could see. Meanwhile, dozens of representatives of the Muslim men and women who have served in our armed forces and/or in civilian capacities (such as police, fire chiefs and one of the first African-American paratroopers), were being recognized during […]

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From PB Post: ‘Islam, by defintion, rejects terrorism’

August 22nd · No Comments · Catholic, Chiara Lubich, Christian, Focolare, Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Islam, Jewish, Muslim, Palm Beach Post, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Ramadan

This column also was reprinted in our national newspaper the Muslim Journal. Note the date: Islam, by defintion, rejects terrorism By C.B. Hanif The Palm Beach Post October 15, 2006 As one who grew up rooting for Tarzan and Cheetah to whip up on my Afro-wigged cousins portraying Hollywood’s idea of Africans, I can understand how […]

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Hanging out in Baku, Azerbaijan, musing on Dalai Lama youth movement back at ‘The Coastal Star’

March 4th · No Comments · InterFaith21.com

For more on Baku, switch channels to HanifOnMedia. From here in Azerbaijan, the former Soviet republic, I see that my latest InterFaith21 essay, on the Dalai Lama’s message at Florida Atlantic University, is on tap back home in the new March edition of The Coastal Star. There wasn’t space to mention my late blessed mother […]

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