Westchester Muslims to pay tribute to leaders

By GARY STERN gstern@thejournalnews.com THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: June 15, 2005) For the first time, Westchester’s Muslim community will honor its top leaders and student volunteers. A ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Scarsdale...

Seeking common ground for faith

By GARY STERN gstern@thejournalnews.com THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: June 3, 2005) The very idea of what constitutes an Islamic society has become so convoluted that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf hopes to devise a quirky, almost subversive way of measuring true...

Teachers get lessons on Islam and Arab world

By HANNAN ADELY THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: March 20, 2005) PURCHASE — The teachers were gathered at round tables, answering a quiz about the Jewish scripture, the New Testament and the Quran. They were asked to match the holy book with the quotations,...

Muslims call for tsunami aid

By GARY STERN THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: January 18, 2005) MOUNT VERNON — Muslim leaders who gathered to pray last night for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami sounded what may become a familiar theme: Financial aid to South Asia will have to be...

Restoring faith in Islam

By HEMA EASLEY THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: September 19, 2004) DOBBS FERRY — Until three years ago, Zena Mikdadi was a housewife who had given up a career as a civil engineer to raise three children. Life revolved around taking the children to school and...