8810 Hickory Ridge Road, Harrisburg, NC 28075 A group of Muslim Scholars from North African and Near East countries visited Charlotte Islamic Academy on May 8, 2017. These visitors are invited to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Their program is arranged by the Institute of …
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By Sajdah Ali By now you and your family are in full bloom of summer! The weather is ideal for everything you’ve been thinking of doing since winter. Your kids are making plans to go to the beach, pool, mall and every activity center they can convince you to take them to. If you have …
By Oliver Muhammad As Salaam Islamic Center of Raleigh, North Carolina is inviting you to become a Partner in helping to build a Modest Masjid for a Dynamic community of Muslims in Southeast Raleigh that is open for all people! We are “The Capital City Mosque” where we promote human growth, the preservation of Intellect, …
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By Duston Barto “And certainly We raised in every community a Messenger saying, “Worship Allah and shun whatever is worshipped other than Allah.” So there were some, among them, whom Allah guided and there were others who were destined to be misguided. Travel in the land then, and see what the end of those who …
By Melissa Henry Even before Trump began dismantling any semblance of developing race relations in America, many believed that ‘Muslim’ and ‘foreigner’ were interchangeable terms. Few know of the influence African Muslims had on the communities that line the Mississippi River or grace the southeast coast of the United States. Some clearly understand that Columbus …
By Maitha Ali (GREENSBORO) – In response to the oppressive political and economic climates within the Middle East and Africa, large flocks of refugees have been displaced in various countries, including the United States. In fact, according to a demographic study completed by Pew Research Center, nearly 85,000 displaced refugees entered the U.S. in the …
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By Saad Haq I credit my passion of storytelling to a mixture of Bollywood movies, Hollywood movies, and American television shows. Earlier movies in my life such as Stand By Me, The Breakfast Club, and Dil Chahta Hai to recent movies such as Boyhood, Piku, and Kapoor & Sons depict stories of family, friendships, relationships, …
On Saturday 21st April, The Central Mosque of Charleston on 1082 King Street was busy with non muslim guests who came to attend the semi annual open house organized by the Mosque and the director of Shifa Clinic, Dr. Reshma Khan. Dr. Reshma Khan opened the sesssion and invited Imam Aby Yacoob who welcomed the …
A group of scholars from Russia, accompanied by two interpreters from US State Department and coordinators from Citizen Diplomacy Program at International House in Charlotte, visited the Charlotte Islamic Academy on Monday, the March 27, 2017. The goal of their visit was to learn how religious organizations focus on the development of civic culture among youth …
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On March 23, 2017 the Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, hosted a presentation by Nihad Awad, the Executive director of Council on American Islamic Relations. The theme: Normalizing the system of hate. Nihad delivered a stunning speech to a captivated audience. He spoke about the perils of allowing hate to be normalized. …
