AMWA Marks Anniversary with Dinner

By Brian J. Howard The Journal News • November 3, 2008 CORTLANDT – That some Americans believe Barack Obama is a Muslim dismays Zakia Mahasa, but not so much as the implication behind the misperception. “And if he were, so what?” asked Mahasa, the...

Spiritually Speaking

God’s October Surprise (Source: White Plains Watch) In a series of events, Westchester faith communities are noting the rare confluence of religious events during October and November. It has been named “God’s October Surprise,” which refers to...

Making their voices heard

BY MARY VOBORIL STAFF WRITER October 6, 2005 Daisy Khan isn’t surprised to find that Islamic women began organizing in the days after 9/11, even in such far-flung states as South Dakota and Minnesota. But she is surprised that, given the ever-more-public...