Their present and future problems and solutionsBy Yusuf Hallar Praised be Allah, Creator of the universe, peace and blessings be with the Prophet Muhammad, with his Family and with all his Companions.Praised be He who made us noble through the Coran and illumined our hearts with faith. Dear brothers and sisters:Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah Introduction:I […]

By Stephen MagagniniSacramento BeeJuly 1, 2001 A Sense of Peace and Connectedness Todd Wilson, a third-generation Italian American, swore off his beloved prosciutto. Thy Loun, a refugee from Cambodia now attending UC Davis, had to give up her twice-weekly staple of double-pepperoni pizza.Wilson, 31, and Loun, 21, say they’ve sacrificed their favorite foods (both made […]

By Jazmin OrtegaLa PrensaFebruary 2001 RIVERSIDE- From the eyes of strangers, he who is Muslim is Arab. But in the Inland Empire, as it is in other parts of the country, an increasing number of Latinos are breaking the stereotypes, leaving the religion of Christianity to adopt Islam. Islam, the second largest religion in the […]

By Chris L. JenkinsWashington PostJanuary 7, 2001 Prayers Offer a More Intimate Link to God, Some Say At dusk, Aminah Martinez prepares dinner in her small Fairfax kitchen. Corn tortillas for enchiladas, grated cheese and beef for tacos, maybe an avocado for guacamole — all staples of her youth. But dusk is also time for […]

Por Luis Alonso LugoAssociated PressDecember 12, 2001 NUEVA YORK (AP) _ En 1973, cuando era una adolescente, Miriam Medina salía con un boxeador que la llevó a visitar a su mayor ídolo, Muhammad Alí, a un gimnasio de Pensilvania en el que entrenaba. Tras su sesión de entrenamiento, Alí conversó ampliamente sobre su fe islámica […]

By Andrea PereraColumbia News ServiceMarch 22, 2001 NEW YORK — Yahya Figueroa unlaced his brown leather shoes and placed them alongside the boots and sneakers covering the narrow hallway of the basement apartment housing Alianza Islamica. He walked to the living room and offered his sister, Safia Figueroa, the usual greeting, “Salaam Allaikum.” From her […]

By Evelyn NievesThe NY TimesDecember 17, 2001 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 — They file into the mosque when Sunday school is over and the conference rooms are cleared, staking a small piece of turf in the main hall. For many, Spanish is their only language, and this is a whole new world. They are new […]

Influx of Muslim immigrants attracting Americans to Islam By Jason KeyserAssociated PressOhio NewsNovember 27, 2000 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Each time the plain, wooden door to the Omar Ibn Kahttab mosque swings open a man from another part of the world walks in. India, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Morocco. They line up in […]

By Maria MoreiraIslam Online Brazil is the largest country in Latin America. Although there are no official statistics, the Muslim population in Brazil is estimated to be approximately 1 million people, with a total population of more than 170 million. This number includes reverts to Islam, Arab immigrants and their descendants. Brazilian reverts make up […]

By Uzra ZeyaThe Washington ReportJanuary 1990 One of the more interesting aspects of the Islamic faith has been its continued ability to attract new adherents. Such a tradition is rooted in the history of the religion, and facilitated its rapid spread from Arabia to the far reaches of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Here in the […]