Virginia prisons put obstacles to Ramadan observance
By Maryam Saleh, The Intercept, May 25 2019 FOR THE LAST three weeks, Muslims around the world have been observing the month of Ramadan by fasting from food and drink from dawn to sunset — a period of about 16 to 18 hours in the United States.
Public invited to Syracuse Ramadan dinner
By James T. Mulder SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The third annual Syracuse Ramadan dinner will be held 7 p.m. Saturday at Syracuse University’s Manley Field House.
Muslim call center gets hate calls after Dallas billboard
By FOX4News.com Staff Mar 07 2019, DALLAS – A Muslim call center has received about 200 hate calls in a week after a billboard was put up in Dallas to help clear negative stereotypes about hijabs and Muslim women.
Billboard campaign in Dallas on Hijab misconceptions
By STELLA M. CHÃVEZ, Texas Public Radio Ruman Sadiq says the current political climate has led to misperceptions of Muslim women. That’s why she hopes a new six-week billboard campaign will encourage people to call and ask questions about the hijab, or head scarf.
Chicago family in frozen neighborhood leaves notes offering help and friendship
By Benjamin Naughton, CNN, February 7, 2019 (CNN)Neighbors found unexpected warmth when they opened their front doors this week to the minus-14-degree wind chill in Morton Grove near Chicago. Handwritten notes left behind read: “My family and I are available if you need assistance in picking up groceries, medicine or removal of snow.”
WhyIslam Goes to Super Bowl
(Atlanta, GEORGIA, Feb 3, 2019) – A team of trained volunteers from 877-Why-Islam is in Atlanta to join ICNA-Atlanta for a successful Street outreach outside the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday. The volunteers spoke with the attendees about the misconceptions about Islam in the media and general society.
Muslims to give food, supplies to unpaid fed employees
Food and necessities now available for TSA agents and other workers impacted by the federal government shutdown at Logan International Airport. By Nate Homan, Metro News
