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Huffington Post: Hundreds of worshippers in Sacramento, Calif., were able to celebrate Easter together this Sunday thanks to a local Muslim organization that let the Christians hold services in their Mosque. More…
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CBS News: Mosque Hosts Christian Church’s Easter Services.
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Sacramento Muslims Lend Space To Churchless Christian Congregation
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The Muslim, Jewish, and Christian traditions can agree on at least one thing: no one should ever go hungry. Representatives from these three faith communities joined forces to serve the noon meal at The Good Neighbours’ Club, the first tri-faith effort in the Club’s long history. More…
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CBS News: Making hope amid violence in Chicago’s Southside
On the south side of Chicago, Chicago Lawn is a tough neighborhood. There were five shootings this past weekend alone and there have been eight murders so far this year. But there is a man who is determined to change that, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent. His study of sociology got him interested in the troubled neighborhood, and he decided to move there. For 15 years, Rami Nashashibi has worked to heal the wounds of his Southside neighborhood.
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Al Jazeera: Known for establishing the world’s largest ambulance service, a Karachi man is now in line to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Abdul Sattar Edhi’s is one of the most famous men in Pakistan. He opened a medical clinic which eventually spawned the world’s largest ambulance service and an international charity.
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New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its new wing ofIslamic art as part of a cultural diplomatic effort to better educate Americans about Islamic culture. The wing, located on one of the upper floors of the Met and comprised of 15 galleries totaling an approximate 19,000 square feet of exhibition space. More…
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Park51 held its Spring 2012 Open House on February 25, warmly opening its doors to hundreds from near and far. The afternoon was filled with conversation and presentations on the courses that the community center is offering this spring. More…
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Katie Miranda creates beautiful Islamic calligraphy jewelry, scarves and artwork. Her designs draw inspiration from the three years she spent living in the West Bank. She learned the basics of Thuluth calligraphy which is the basis for some of her designs. Katie lives in Oakland, CA with her husband and sells her designs at www.katiemiranda.com.
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Al Jazeera: Bangladesh rickshaw driver builds clinic. Man saves money for 30 years for small hospital in remote village that now treats 300 patients each day. One rickshaw driver, who saved for 30 years on $6 per day, founded a small hospital in the remote village of Tanhashadia. His efforts have made him a national celebrity and his clinic now treats 300 patients each day.
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On December 14, 2011, Rochester, NY Mayor Ardell Brede, awarded IRG speakers Rana Mikati, Dr. Arzu Khalid, and Rashed Ferdous with the Mayoral Gold Medal of Honor for promoting diversity.
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Edwin Meese III, President Reagan’s attorney general, tells Newsmax TV why he condemns Prejudice Against Muslims. Meese supported David Ramadan, a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, when he was being attacked last summer by extremists simply because he is a Muslim. The conspiracy-minded extremists then turned their sights on Meese, who served as Reagan’s chief of staff when he was governor of California. More…
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Rumi Khan, a seventh-grader at Newark Charter School, has created an iPhone app called The Red Square. The 12-year-old developed the concept, wrote the code and drew the graphics. More than 1,100 people have downloaded the free game. More…
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Veterans Fill Seats At Vandalized Iraqi Eatery In Lowell, MA. A group of war veterans are sending a message that they won’t tolerate hate against the eatery by pledging to fill every seat in the restaurant.
