Below is the video from today’s “Flashpoint” on WDIV Channel 4 with Devin Scillian this morning discussing the state of Muslims in America in the wake of the Park 51 Community Center controversy. SEE: http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/24785701/index.html
http://www.michigancitizen.com/lawsuits-filed-in-killing-of-imam-p8909-1.htm Lawsuits filed in killing of Imam Police ‘suppressing evidence’ By Zenobia Jeffries Michigan Citizen DETROIT — The Michigan Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) has filed three lawsuits against the Michigan State Police Department, the Dearborn Police… Continue Reading
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100828/NEWS01/8280319/1002/NEWS01 Lansing-area residents gather for Ramadan dinner Event focuses on unity, raises $12,000 SUSAN VELA • SVELA@LSJ.COM • AUGUST 28, 2010 Amid the backdrop of angst surrounding a proposal to build an Islamic center and mosque near the site of… Continue Reading
Today’s sermon was given at the Islamic Association of Greater Detroit in Rochester Hill, Michigan. The rise in Islamophobia and the Park 51 community center project was mentioned in the second portion. Click here to listen.
http://www.detnews.com/article/20100826/METRO/8260472/1361/Warren-Muslims-shaken-after-teen-throws-bottle-during-prayers Warren Muslims shaken after teen throws bottle during prayers Oralandar Brand-Williams / The Detroit News Warren — An imam says he is beefing up security at his mosque after a teenager hurled a glass bottle into its parking lot… Continue Reading
With a lot of media reports about the Middle Eastern looking suspected serial killer Elias Abuelazam whose primary victims were Black American men, there is some confusion about is nationality, ethnicity and religion. Just for the sake of facts: Nationality:… Continue Reading
http://www.freep.com/article/20100826/OPINION01/8260411/Imam-case-still-needs-answers Imam case still needs answers Nearly a year after a Muslim cleric, Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, was killed during an FBI raid in Dearborn, too many questions remain. Law enforcement agencies have repeatedly denied requests for information about the… Continue Reading
http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/124338/police–cab-driver-stabbed-by-passenger-who-asked–are-you-muslim– Police: Cab Driver Stabbed By Passenger Who Asked “Are You Muslim?” A city cab driver is in the hospital after being stabbed by a passenger who allegedly asked if he was Muslim, police tell NY1. Investigators with the New… Continue Reading
Today’s discussion on the Santita Jackson Show on 1690 AM in Chicago about the “Ground Zero” community center. Click here to listen.
http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=Community&article=3349 Local scholars, religious leaders have fear and hope in “Ground Zero Mosque” By Jessica Barrow DEARBORN — Nearly three weeks after the decision against designating the site near a proposed mosque a historical landmark, paving the way for its… Continue Reading