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 […]
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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
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 […]
Fajr prayer, education sessions, business meeting and other scenes from Oct. 21-24 gathering… — C.B. Hanif
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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 […]
Tags: Annual Family Interfaith Picnic·Diane Allerdyce·Focolare·Haiti Recovery Commission·Joseph Bernadel·Mercedes Mont·Muslim Journal·Rasul Madyun·Toussaint L’Overture High School for Arts and Social Justice·Yahya Islam
“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 […]
Tags: Founders·Koran·Ted Widmer·The True History of the Koran in America
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 […]
Tags: Chiara Lubich·David Pena·Dennis Gallon·Iraq·Islamic Cultural Center·Malcolm Shabazz Mosque·Palm Beach State College·Sumbul Ali-Karamali
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 […]
Tags: 8 Centuries of Muslims in America·C.B. Hanif·Chiara Lubich·David Pena·Delray Beach Interfaith Clergy Association·Gholam Rahman·Judy Bonner·Malcolm Shabazz Mosque·Muslim Community of Palm Beach County·Palm Beach State College
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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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