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...

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...