Haber Merkezi 10:43 September 24, 2018 Yeni Şafak
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan attend an event organized by Turkish American National Steering Committee (TASC) in New York City on Sunday….more: yenisafak.com
Category: Community News
Service Honors Two International College Students Who Died In River Rescue
…Imam Wissam-Abdul-Baki of the Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts said the two cousins from Saudi Arabia did not hesitate to jump into the Chicopee River when they saw the children struggling in the current. “And they told everyone: ‘This is our nature. This is my nature when you know me directly’,” said the imam…more: wamc.WNEU honors 2 international students who drowned in Chicopee River
The Prophet’s Hijrah to Madinah
Islamic nonprofit reaches out to community with back-to-school giveaway
Supplying free book bags containing school supplies to children is part of the new Islamic Ministries and Community Development’s outreach efforts. Imam Faruq Post chatted with parents and children visiting the nonprofit’s Back 2 School Giveaway on Sunday in Hagerstown’s West End. A canopy was set up in front of the group’s 455 W. Washington St. home with school supplies and information about the nonprofit. They had about 250 book bags to give away….more: heraldmailmedia
New Zealand’s Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter cycles to hospital to give birth
Ms Genter posted the image of her posing a with her e-bike at the Auckland City Hospital from her Instagram account.
The 42-week pregnant Green Party MP said it was “mostly downhill to the hospital”. “Beautiful Sunday morning for a bike ride, to the hospital, for an induction to finally have this baby,” she posted…more:ABC
US Professor Gets Emotional Remembering Drowned Saudi Student Who Died With His Friend Trying to Rescue Small Children
more: english.alarabiya
WELCOME TO MAHOMET VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, U.S.A
Mahomet* is the oldest community in Champaign County. With a Village population of 7,955 and surrounding area estimate of 15,000, we have retained our small town charm with plenty of opportunities that you would expect in a larger community.….MORE ABOUT: MAHOMET VILLAGE
Mahomet: Name of the Prophet Mohammad in Turkish, see: Mahomet
American Muslim women don’t need you to save them from Islam. They need your respect.
According to a study by The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, for which I direct research, Muslim American women are among the most educated faith group in the country, and outpace their male counterparts in higher education. The majority polled also see Islam as a source of pride and happiness. The more than 40 percent of American women of the Islamic faith who say they wear hijab tell researchers they do so either as an act of piety (54 percent), to be identified as a Muslim (21 percent) or for modesty (12 percent). Only 1 percent said they wear hijab because a family member requires it. Rather than pity, Muslim American women need respect even when their choices don’t conform to the dominant culture’s idea of what liberation is supposed to look like…more: usatoday
WHO IS RASHIDA TLAIB? DETROIT NATIVE SET TO BECOME FIRST MUSLIM WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS
Tlaib has previously said that she stood up during the event and demanded to know whether Trump had “ever read the U.S. Constitution,” before shouting: “You need to read the U.S. Constitution!”
In an interview with CNN before the Democratic primary, Tlaib said that she was “detained” after she was ejected from the event, saying that it was “the most American thing I could ever do.”…more: Newsweek
RASHIDA TLAIB BECOMES FIRST MUSLIM WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS
Tlaib rose to victory in a tight and crowded race, claiming 33.2 percent of the vote and beating Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, who garnered 29.2 percent of the vote, according to the New York Times.
Tlaib will replace John Conyers Jr., who had represented the district since 1965 until his retirement last year following allegations of sexual harassment.
Since there are no Republican candidates contesting the seat, Tlaib is expected to enter Congress unopposed after a special election to take place on November 6, 2018, when she will be formally named as Conyer’s successor…..more: www.newsweek.
