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Celebrating Zarinah Awad Day

By Habibullah Saleem Mayor Greg Stanton proved that the proclamation declaring Zarinah Awad Day was something we as citizens should always honor without hesitation. After watching the documentary produced at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, the Mayor, without question, stated Zarinah was truly a major duplication of his mother. He went on to say we deserve many more Zarinahs in order to assist in making Phoenix and other cities a wholesome and enjoyable place to live.

The occasion occurred at Indian School Steel Park inside the Memorial Hall auditorium. The program offered amazing entertainment Continued on page

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Worry Grows As U.S.Based Sudanese Watch Violence From Afar After the government of Omar alBashir announced the lifting of fuel subsidies recently (making the price of a gallon of gas skyrocket from 12 to 21 Sudanese pounds, and causing the price of a canister of cooking gas to nearly double), people in the Sudanese cities of Medani and Omdurman ignited a chain of protests that eventually spread to the capital city Khartoum and Khartoum Bahry to the north.

For many, this was a last straw.

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California Mosques Welcome Non-Muslims CALIFORNIA – In a bid to correct misconceptions about Islam and Muslims, California mosque opened their doors on Sunday, October 27, to welcome non-Muslims, offering them insights on Islam and Muslims’ culture.

“The tragedy of 9/11 has manifested in so many ways to so many people, including Muslims, of course,” Shakeel Syed, executive director at the Islamic Shura Council, was quoted by Southern California Public Radio.

“The desire and curiosity in the society at large to learn about Islam, to learn and know about Muslims, has never been more. It only increases.”

The event commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Open Mosque Day which was first organized 10 years ago by the Islamic Shura Council at mosques across Southern California.

During the Open day, Visitors will make a tour inside a mosque, meet Muslims and eat cultural food.

“Most importantly of all, [visitors will] figure out ways in which people of all faiths and traditions can work together for the common and the greater good in their respective cities,” Syed said, who will be hosting the event at the Culver mosque.

Held between 11 am and 3 pm on Sunday, the event tackles solutions to common community issues. Mosque officials will also be present to answer attendants’ questions.

Though mosques always welcome comers at anytime, Open Mosque day is deemed as a more ‘formalized’ setting, Syed stated.

“People of faith, people of conscience, can come together and figure out a way — what are the things we can do to make sure our children and grandchildren are safe,” Continued on page

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Terms used in this paper Alhamdulilah: Praise God Allah: Arabic word for God Fatwa: Islamic decision based on Shari’a Hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Mohammad Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca Halal: Allowed in Islam Halaqa: Group study Haram: Prohibited in Islam Hijab: Head cover for women Hijra: Migration of the Prophet from Mecca to Madina Imam: Islamic scholar Iman: Faith Inshallah: God willing Madina: City near Mecca in Saudia Arabia Masjid: Place were Muslims gather for prayer and studies Mecca: City in Saudi Arabia where Prophet Mohammad was born Pbuh: Peace be upon him Quran: Islam’s Holy book Shahadah: Is saying “I accept Allah as the one God and Mohammad as his messenger” when someone accepts Islam.

Sharia’: Islamic law Shura: A council of Muslim scholars (SWT) Subhanahu Watala: Praise be to Allah Taqwa: God consciousness

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Celebrating Zarinah Awad Day October 23, 2013 Proclamation issued by Mayor Greg Stanton with those knowing Zarina putting forth a professional special effort.

From start to finish no one was disappointed. Cameras and cell phones were flashing to capture as much as possible because it was an occasion that no one had anticipated. According to feedback, it was a WOW! WOW! WOW! Zarinah was the founder and director of the Cultural Cup Food Bank with service to the public for ten (10) amazing years. She was thoroughly conscious of her commitment to feed the hungry and eliminate as many difficulties as needed. She was another victim of cancer which overcame her July 19th 2013 at the age of sixty five. Born in Louisiana in 1947 and eventually moving to Phoenix to earn many prestigious awards due to her Mother of Peace and Mother of Phoenix personality.

She easily attracted people to her with her awesome smile and style of winning multiple hearts and souls.

During the evening of the program the Mayor presented the proclamation to her husband on a beautiful plaque as those in attendance from all walks of life stood and applauded. The Mayor was also given a beautiful plaque as an appreciation for his honoring Zarinah.

The entertainment was second to none with “West” playing the flute and “Ed” on guitar as the people were thoroughly amazed. Once they completed their performance it was Rasheed Salaam from California offering the opening prayer. He later made it clear that the Zarinah Awad Community Service Scholarship Fund would be established and given to students each year. Brother Saleem welcomed everyone with a powerful musical poem with Muni’imah El-Amin reading a letter from Pastor Warren Stewart stating the value of Zarinah and her service to humanity, followed by a piano solo special to Zarinah

by Shebah Muhammad. A CD promoting the fact that we must save the children. Then Kenneth and Joshua both recited poetry with the audience heavily applauding once again. Next came the amazing documentary where Zarinah was shown in her office explaining the reason for naming the Food Bank ‘Cultural Cup’ whereby no one would ever

be denied. That’s it! Cultural Cup! The name remains.

One of Zarinah’s closest friend, Nancy Splain, stated that she learned long ago while being in Morocco that Muslims were great people and that Zarinah was additionally extraordinary proof.

In conclusion, Brother Saleem thanked everyone as did both of Zarinah’s sons, Rashad and Muhammad, for coming with such remarkable support. All decorations for the evening was done by Saleem with a guest signin book for those who came. Prior to the closing prayer, Saleem had everyone to stand as he used instrumental music to Rap the Song “Zarinah For The People”.

Zarinah Day was joy to the world.

The principal, Mr. Roberts, and son of Encanto Elementary was also present to witness Kenneth recite with impact. Announcements were made by Sister Karen concerning donations to the Food Bank by going online.

Special note: A Zarinah Children’s Book is in motion to be completed and read in every school.

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Dearborn Public Library and the Arab American National Museum Offer Free Public Screening of the Film,

Koran by Heart, on November 9

The Dearborn Public Library and the Arab American National Museum are teaming up to offer a free screening of the film, “Koran by Heart”, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Museum, 13624 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn.

The film, which was produced in 2011 by HBO Documentaries and directed by Greg Barker, tells the story of three young students, all 10-years-old, as they journey to Cairo, Egypt to compete in the worldrenowned International Holy Koran Competition.

Koran by Heart follows the progress of these three scholars, a girl and two boys, as they prepare in their home countries and then compete against other students who, in some instances, are nearly twice their age.

During the competition, students are required to recite from memory randomly selected verses from the Holy Qur’an while adhering to special rules for pronunciation.

They are evaluated and scored by a panel of judges comprised of clerics and teachers. The film, which runs approximately 80 minutes, is suitable for viewers of all ages.

Immediately following the screening, Hajj Abdulameer Hassan Al-Saadi, an Islamic Studies and Qur’an teacher at the MAYA School (Muslim American Youth Academy), along with one of his students, 14-yearold Majeed Mokhtari, will

Koran by Heart is part of the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, a collection of 25 books and 3 films made available to public libraries through a special grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA). The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf is intended to address both the need and the desire of the American public for trustworthy and accessible resources about Muslim beliefs and practices and the cultural heritage associated with Islamic civilizations.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with the Arab American National Museum to present this excellent film free to the public,” said Isabella Rowan, librarian and Muslim Journeys project director at Henry Ford Centennial Library. “I think many people are curious about Islam, but some might not feel comfortable visiting a mosque.

Viewing this film at the Museum offers people the chance to learn about the religious practices of Muslims in a neutral setting.”

The Dearborn Public Library was awarded the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys Collection in March 2013. All of the books and films in the collection are available for free checkout by Dearborn Library cardholders.

For more information about Koran by Heart, the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys Collection, or related programs, please contact the Henry Ford Centennial Library at 313-943-2330.

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answer questions and provide a live demonstration of Qur’an recitation and vocal technique as seen in the film.

“Majeed is a dedicated and talented student,” said Hajj AlSaadi. “The Holy Qur’an is a message from God and must be read from the heart in an emotional way, not like a regular Arabic book, and Majeed reads very well.”

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Somali Imam in Minnesota Declares War on Al-Shabab Last month, when news broke about the deadly attack on a Kenya mall by Somalia’s al-Shabab group, one place in the United States braced itself for media attention: Minnesota. That’s because the state houses America’s largest Somali community and, in recent years, al-Shabab has recruited small groups of young Somali men from

the father of seven, and a leader within Minnesota’s large Somali community.

His Somali nickname means “The Educated.” And for good reason.

“I have three law degrees, so that’s what made me unique,” Mohamud says with a laugh.

Mohamud is 51, has a trimmed

Minnesota.

Many Somalis reject the terrorist group, including one SomaliAmerican imam determined to counter any hint of extremist talk.

Meet Hassan Ali Mohamud. He is an imam, and it’s just one of many roles he’s taken up since moving to the United States. He is also a law professor, a soccer player,

white beard and wears glasses. And he has never been shy to offer his opinions. But it is only recently that he has gone on a full verbal assault against al-Shabab, the terrorist group from Somalia.

When I first met Mohamud, years ago at his storefront mosque in St. Paul, he was skeptical of reports that young men from Minnesota were returning to Somalia to fight

alongside the extremists. Back in 2008, he said, “If there is any son that was sent to violence, we need to see the proof.”

Mohamud wasn’t condemning alShabab back then. He was staunchly opposing the Ethiopian military troops who had invaded Somalia in 2006 to prop up the country’s weak government.

At the time, many Somalis saw al-Shabab as freedom fighters, defending their land. But as the group continued its extreme violence and aligned with al-Qaeda, Mohamud says it was soon clear what al-Shabab was.

“This group is dangerous to Islam itself, and to us, as a people of Somalia, and then to the world.”

He believes mosque leaders should help fight radicalization.

Last month, Mohamud traveled to his homeland’s capital, Mogadishu, for a conference tackling extremist ideology. The Somali government invited 160 imams worldwide to strongly state that al-Shabab has no place in Islam. During the conference, two explosions hit a Mogadishu restaurant killing 20.

Al-Shabab claimed responsibility and, while it is not certain whether the religious conference triggered the attack, it is clear that going to Somalia for the sole purpose of denouncing al-Shabab is a risky move these days.

Mohamud knows that.

“I told my family, my colleagues, the mosque, my friends to forgive me because there’s the possibility that I won’t come back,” he said.

And, recently, from his mosque in St. Paul, Mohamud addressed his flock with a firsthand message from Somalia. “Today what we see, my dear brothers and sisters — from some groups who claim they are Muslims — we see their behaviors are the opposite of Islam. And al-Shabab is one of them,” he said.

Mohamud also read a fatwa issued at the Mogadishu conference against al-Shabab and told his worshippers that it is their duty to see that SomaliAmerican youth understand that Islam is a peaceful religion.

Mohamud moved to the US in 1996, five years after Somalia’s civil war broke out. He said his faith teaches him to protect his American neighbors, even with the risks of denouncing al-Shabab in Mogadishu.

At the same time, as al-Shabab’s terrorism intensifies, so does scrutiny of Somalis in the US. Mohamud feels this himself. Coming back from Mogadishu, he said US customs officials detained him at the airport for extra screening.

“This was not the first time, this was not the second time. This was not the third or fourth time. This is all the time,” he said.

Mohamud worries about a tighter crackdown if any Somalis who once lived in the US are linked to the shopping mall attack in Nairobi.

He said that, just after that attack, someone asked him whether he thought anyone from the Somali immigrant community in the US could commit a terrorist act in Minneapolis.

The question perplexed Mohamud and he answered, “Nothing is impossible today.”

Mohamud said that is why he preaches to his neighbors, his community, that the vast majority of Somalis here detest violence. But for a holy man whose only arsenal is his words, he says he’s just getting started with al-Shabab. “This,” he told me, “is war.”

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CAIR-NY Seeks MTA Diversity Training After Driver Calls Muslim Boy ‘Terrorist’

(NEW YORK, N.Y., 10/29/13) -- The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed a lawsuit filed on Friday against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) after a then 10-yearold Muslim boy was called a “terrorist” by a bus driver and kicked off the vehicle last year.

CAIR-NY is calling for diversity training for all MTA employees to help ensure such incidents do not occur in the future.

The case originated from CAIR-NY and is currently being handled by Hyder A. Naqvi, Esq, partner at Ahmad Naqvi Rodriguez, LLP. The Muslim boy, who was two days short of his 11th birthday, was boarding an MTA last October in Brooklyn on his way from school. Having misplaced his MetroCard, he recited the common prayer “Bismillah irRahman ir-Rahim” (“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most

Merciful”) while searching for it.

the incident to CAIR-NY, and was referred to Ahmad Naqvi

When he heard the boy’s prayer, the bus driver shouted the word “terrorist” and kicked the boy off the bus. The boy’s family reported

Rodriguez, LLP. “He was only 10 years old when this happened, but he was old enough

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to know what discrimination is, and unfortunately, now he knows what it feels like,” said Hyder Naqvi, the attorney handling the case.

The boy and his family cooperated with the MTA in their investigation of the incident but were never provided any information about the results of that investigation. The lawsuit was filed October 25 in federal court (Eastern District of New York).

In a statement, CAIR-NY Director of Operations Sadyia Khalique said: “It’s very disappointing to see how young children have become the targets of discrimination because of their religion. CAIR-NY applauds the filing of the lawsuit and we hope the MTA can take disciplinary action against the employee. We urge the MTA to provide diversity trainings to its employees to reflect cultural and religious competency in their attitudes, policies and services to ensure that no New Yorker becomes a victim of hate speech by MTA officials.”

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NSA Spying Casts Open Internet Debate in New Light New America Media, Commentary, By Joseph Torres and Malkia Cyril Our nation’s Internet freedom is under attack — and the consequences for communities of color couldn’t be greater.

The revelations that the NSA is spying on Americans — with the help of tech and broadband companies — should frighten anyone fighting for racial justice.

After all, our nation has a long and shameful history of using surveillance to disrupt racial and social justice movements.

Just as scary are the moves from profit-hungry broadband providers to interfere with and censor our Web traffic. This behavior is even more disturbing when you consider how critical the open Internet is for mobilizing dissent, closing the racial-wealth gap and providing a platform for our stories that can counter the racial stereotypes found in so much mainstream media.

A federal court heard oral arguments on Monday in a lawsuit brought by Verizon that seeks to overturn the Open Internet order the Federal Communications Commission passed in 2010.

Open Internet advocates had challenged the FCC to pass strong Net Neutrality protections that barred Internet service providers from blocking or discriminating against any online content. The Commission, however, attempted to placate the industry by approving watered-down rules.

But Verizon wasn’t satisfied and wants to gut the Net Neutrality protections altogether.

In court filings, Verizon argued it has the right to edit our online free speech and compared the function of broadband providers to the role of newspaper publishers. “Just as a newspaper is entitled to decide which content to publish and where,” Verizon wrote, “broadband providers may feature some content over others.”

What will happen if Verizon prevails in overturning the Net Neutrality rules? Internet service providers — including those that have colluded with the government to spy on us — will have the power to silence dissident voices fighting injustice and inequality.

To protect the digital rights of communities of color, Free Press and the Center for Media Justice, along with ColorOfChange and the National Hispanic Media

Coalition, recently launched Voices for Internet Freedom.

Voices is a network of organizations advocating for communities of color in the fight to protect Internet freedom from corporate and government discrimination. We’re fighting to ensure the Internet remains an open and nondiscriminatory platform for free speech and

And when there’s no longer a level playing field online, it’s harder for dissident voices fighting for social justice to be heard.

Dissident voices revealed the NSA was spying on us with the help of telecom companies like AT&T and Verizon, and tech companies like Facebook and Google. These revelations

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Protecting the open Internet is essential to the struggle for racial justice. It allows us to tell our own stories and counter racist stereotypes promulgated in the media. It gives us the opportunity to educate, defend and represent ourselves — in our own voices.

An open Internet is also essential to building wealth in our communities — rather than having our labor exploited to create wealth for others.

Millions of small businesses owned by people of color use the open Internet to compete against large corporations. But broadband companies want to implement a pay-for-play system that would give preferential treatment to those who can pay big bucks for speedy access to their websites and online services.

Meanwhile, sites for small businesses — including those owned by people of color — would be stuck in the slow lane, unable to compete.

These predatory practices are great for big companies — but create serious obstacles for everyone else. Our communities can’t afford another obstacle to opportunity.

should alarm racial justice activists given how government surveillance has historically targeted communities of color.

The FBI’s counterintelligence program, created in the 1950s, often wiretapped phones to

discredit the civil rights and black power movements. And these strategies aren’t relics of the past: After the Sept. 11 attacks, the New York City Police Department created a secret surveillance program that targets the local Muslim community.

Our government’s decision to work closely with ISPs to spy on U.S. residents is troubling, and underscores the need for rules that protect free speech online.

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California Mosques Welcome Non-Muslims Syed noted.

US Muslims are estimated between six to seven millions.

A recent Pew research found that American Muslims are the most moderate around the world.

It showed that US Muslims generally express strong commitment to their faith and tend not to see an inherent conflict between being devout and living in a modern society.

Similarities The open mosque event was praised for offering better opportunities to highlight similarities among the different cultures.

“For a lot of people, it’s the first time they’ve gone to a mosque, and they have all these questions in their mind based on incorrect things they’ve seen on the media or incorrect things that they’ve heard from people who may be bigoted,” said Vicki Tamoush, a Tustin resident and a member of

the Episcopal Church.

Attending the Open Mosque Day for several years, Tamoush stated that such activities are needed ‘now more than ever’.

“I’m sure I would be welcomed, but I think I would feel shy,” Tamoush explained why she didn’t like to walk into a mosque at random.

“But, on Open Mosque Day, I know that all people visiting there are there to learn and understand, and I know that all the people who go to that mosque are there to answer me honestly.”

A US survey has revealed that the majority of Americans know very little about Muslims and their faith.

A recent Gallup poll, however, found 43 percent of Americans Nationwide admitted to feeling at least “a little” prejudice against Muslims.

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Worry Grows As U.S.-Based Sudanese Watch Violence From Afar suffering under crippling economic conditions. And, when the frustrated masses headed to the streets in protest, burning tires and stoning storefronts, authorities responded with tear gas, batons, and most unexpectedly, live ammunition.

Reports of the deaths immediately hit the Internet, for a time.

Widely-distributed videos and photos showed bodies strewn with blood, of men, women, and children. The government shut the Internet down a number of times.

For many of us in the Sudanese diaspora living in the US, it has hit home in a profound way, with family members and friends among the dead. People have been recognizing their street corners and neighborhoods in the photos.

I cringed as I saw videos of violent clashes one street over from my parents’ home. Dozens of the clashes occurred within a quarter mile of my grandmother’s house. My father’s family lives in Burri, Khartoum, where some of the biggest protests and worst killings have happened, including the death of a young man who is now an icon of the movement, pharmacist Salah Sanhoury. (He also had family in San Francisco and Washington, DC).

I find myself obsessed with calling home every day. My Burri aunts tell me their sons were chased and beaten by security forces; shops were closed, except for a few hours in the early morning when they could get their bread and fava beans.

My cousins tell me on Facebook that one of them was beaten for just being outside at the wrong time. They say camouflaged security forces ride in pickup trucks randomly beating young men they find on the street.

My husband’s family is in Khartoum North, where neighborhoods witnessed huge street protests. There, people stayed indoors to avoid the chaotic and unpredictable streets.

Friends and other US-based Sudanese are chiming in on discussion boards and venting in comments on photos of the deceased (often referring to them as “martyrs”).

Every day, I hear of fellow journalists on the ground being arrested by security forces as the government closes media outlets and newspapers.

Creative bloggers have found ways around the media blockage and the disrupted Internet, and have made contact with US and Europe-based bloggers who

publish their live tweets, like the new Sudan Speaks. That’s how we heard reports of the arrest of journalist and blogger Daliah Elroubi, showing a picture of her husband and three kids waiting in vain for her release outside security headquarters.

The government itself wasn’t ashamed to announce it had arrested 700 people in that single week.

It was all too much to bear.

And so Sudanese took to the streets and squares in the United States. As the photos poured in online of the now more than 50 people killed in the last seven days (UPDATE: the number of protesters killed is now believed to be upwards of 200), Sudanese who live in the US organized rallies and protests from San Francisco and Dallas/Fort Worth to Iowa City and Washington, DC. On a recent Saturday, more than 100 people rallied outside the Sudanese Embassy on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, DC, chanting “down down with alBashir” - referring to Sudan’s president of 24 years, Omar alBashir. They called on the Sudanese government to “stop killing protesters” and return fuel prices to what they were. They ended the rally with a moment of silence and prayer for the fallen.

Here in San Francisco, Sudanese gathered at Union Square in the heart of the financial district to protest the Sudanese g o v e r n m e n t crackdown in a silent rally, meant to represent the silencing of the Sudanese people.

They carried large pictures of protest victims and signs that said “Sudan Revolts,” and “Freedom for Sudan.”

“The fact that we are here, thousands of miles away from home, does not diminish our love for Sudan and its people, and our horror at what is going on,” said Gamila Abdelhalim, who came to the rally in San Francisco with her husband, sisters, nieces and four daughters. “This is the least we can do to show that we are with them, our hearts are with them. The al-Bashir government must stop killing innocent people who are poor, tired and frustrated at what the country has become.”

In Sudan, the protests continue, as do the arrests, including a string of women who stood side by side outside the security headquarters in Khartoum in silent protest.

As for us here in the US, we will be calling, chatting, texting everyday with our families in Sudan, and sticking to the screens that bring us the latest, hoping finally to hear some good news.

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The Lady Of Qanun

By Maggy Makhlouf At the age of seven, Iman Homsi Murr started playing Kanoun. Her passion for this instrument led her to achieve great success in her short life.

Homsi, the Lebanese actress, left this world at the age of 45.

In a short period of time, Homsi developed her personal technique of playing the Qanun using all ten fingers instead of two.

Her talent was so obvious: solos in concerts, playing with orchestras and accompanying artists’ at performances, such as Feyruz a famous Lebanese singer for 50 years; Ziad Rahbani - actor, writer and composer; Ahmad Kaabour - singer and composer; Marcel Khalife - professional actor, singer and composer; Ghada Chbeir singer; Oumaya Al Khalil - singer; and others....

Homsi earned her diploma in Qanun in 1991, and by 1994, she had her degree in architecture.

In April 2013, Homsi passed away from cancer. Despite her sickness and her heavy therapy treatment, Homsi didn’t give up; she continued playing her instrument with passion. In her shows during that period of time, spectators, audiences and even

close friends,did not realize her situation and what she was going through.

In memory of “the Lady of Qanun” as Homsi’s known and on her 25th anniversary of the University; “Our Lady of Louize” (NDU) University, organized a celebration titled: Iman...Art...Beauty, which

was held on Oct. 15, 2013.

Family and friends gathered that evening to commemorate the musical artist Iman Homsi.

On this evening, everything in the cultural theater meant Iman. Her family: husband Gaby Murr, her two daughters, mother, sisters, cousins and friends attended.

Her pictures were shown on the screen. Instruments and chairs awaited her presence to start

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playing a wonderful melody with her friends the musicians.

Dr. Suheil Matar, vice president of culture and public relations at the university, said, “Iman withdrew to the shadows, her music was fine, thin and pure as water. It wipes inflammatory wounds and shakes all of our memories unjust desert dust” The famous actor Marcel Khalife was Homsi’s friend. Together they achieved a great musical. As audiences, we had the chance to listen to one of these musical achievements on that night. Khalife saw on this memorial, the memory of fingers and harp.

A documentary film included testimonies of life with people who worked with Homsi and built with her a strong relationship. In most of her concert, the soloist Ghada Chbeir, was accompanied by the artist Homsi and her instrument. In this documentary, Chbeir’s testimony was so effective.

She said, “Iman was my shadow for eighteen years. In the studio, in the practice room, in the rehearsal,

on the stage, in the big concert, we were together. My lovely time was with her two girls in her private life. One time,” Chbeir added, “we were on the stage; Iman was in pain; she kept her disease secret.

Once the show ends, she asked me to go straight to the hotel. I was surprised. Iman used to meet her fans after the concert and shake hands. In the hotel room, I saw her pale face. For the first time, she asked me to call her doctor.

Iman was a professional artist.”

This memorial ended with life song, musical and lyrical tracks with friends. It was a wonderful video, slide show insert with Homsi playing with them. This piece of the event was fabulous and executed in a professional way, “The Lady of the Qanun” playing live with her band.

At the end of this memorial, the NDU distributed to the attendance a CD titled “Jubilee” on the occasion of the 25th anniversary.

Homsi participated in this piece of art.

Homsi will stay in the heart of her beloved and the minds of the students of art with hope that one day, they will hear the birth of the new “Lady of Qanun”

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Hijab Row Returns to Turkish Parliament ANKARA – Reviving a decade old debate, three Turkish lawmakers have announced their plans to attend parliament sessions in hijab, sparking secularists’ uproar and calls to protect the country’s ‘secularism’.

“I have completed my hajj duty and returned to Turkey wearing a headscarf,” Konya deputy Gülay Samancı was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency.

“From now on, I will continue my life in this way. Turkey has taken enormous steps in accepting the people with their differences and respecting their lifestyle and thoughts.

Samanci, a parliament member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), was not the only lawmaker to take this decision.

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Hijab, an obligatory code of dress, has been banned in public buildings, universities, schools and government buildings in Muslimmajority Turkey since shortly after a 1980 military coup.

Turkey’s secular elite, including army generals, judges and university rectors, staunchly oppose easing the hijab ban.

In 2008, Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AK) passed a constitutional change easing restrictions on hijab at university.

Later in November 2012, Turkey has lifted a decades-long ban on wearing hijab in Islamic schools which came into effect for the first time in the school year 2013-2014.

Last September, Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the lift of hijab ban in state institutions, except for judges, prosecutors, police officers and army members, as part of an amendment to the law’s fifth article.

The hijab ban end came along with a series of domestic reforms which were revealed among the much-anticipated democratization package.

After lifting hijab ban last September, Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek stated that there is no ‘legal ban’ of hijab in the parliament bylaws so far.

Previously, Erdogan said that Parliament’s internal regulations

didn’t prohibit hijab in the chamber.

Protecting Secularism The lawmakers’ position was immediately condemned by Turkish main opposition party Republican People’s Party (CHP) which vowed ‘not to allow’ hijab in parliament.

“We will not let this happen.

We will protect Parliament. We will protect Pa r l i a m e n t ’ s traditions and stance,” CHP Deputy Chairman Faruk Loğoğlu said at a press conference on Monday, October 28, World Bulletin reported.

“The CHP will do whatever necessar y by using all authority given by parliamentary bylaws.”

CHP has also warned to use ‘internal parliamentary regulations’ to prevent the AKP veiled MPs from attending sessions.

“If they enter Parliament’s General Assembly wearing headscarves, we will open a procedural debate due to a violation of Parliament’s internal regulations,” Engin Altay, CHP deputy parliamentary group chair, told Hurriyet Daily News.

“We will voice our objections before the eyes of the people, regardless of whether they will be accepted or not.

“We will use all of our rights originating from internal regulations.

We have reached an agreement on this issue with our chairman [Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu].”

The CHP announced to hold an ‘emergency’ parliamentary group meeting on Wednesday to discuss the topic.

On the other hand, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) leaders have declared their acceptance to veiled MPs in the parliament.

The new controversy revived that of Merve Kavakçı who was elected as an Istanbul deputy for the Virtue Party (FP) in 1999.

Being Turkey’s first veiled deputy, Kavakçı was subsequently bannered from taking the parliamentary oath for wearing hijab.

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Federal Program Turns One Man’s Path to Citizenship Into 11 Year Trek For most immigrants, the path to US citizenship generally works like this: If you’ve lived here with a green card for five years, or three if you’re married to a citizen, and don’t have a criminal record, it should take a year or so to get citizenship.

But that’s not how it works for everyone. Meet someone who waited 11 years.

Tarek Hamdi is from Egypt and came to the United States in 1977. He’s 54 years old, but came to the US when he was 18 to study engineering in Boston.

His plan was to earn his degree and return home. But he found work he enjoyed, on large-scale projects — like the Big Dig in Boston, and other tunnels and freeways. So, he stayed. Then he met his wife, an American, got married and had kids.

I met Hamdi at a café in Los Angeles, where he lives now.

He’s tall, with a bushy black beard, and he’s a Muslim.

For years, he lived in the US with a green card and didn’t think much about citizenship until Sept. 11. “The calamity that had fallen this country, it tugged at my heart emotionally,” he says.

“And it made me feel no longer as an Egyptian but as a citizen of this country.”

In October 2001, Hamdi applied for citizenship through US Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.

Things seemed straightforward. Hamdi says immigration officers said he would hear about his swearingin ceremony soon.

But he didn’t receive word in 2001, 2002 or in 2012. “I started going to immigration, I started talking to them on the phone,” Hamdi says. “Every single time, they said they could not find my file and to go get your fingerprints taken once again. I must have done the fingerprints and the pictures at least five to seven times.”

Hamdi says it was like fighting a ghost.

But he also knew that Arab and Muslim men faced extra scrutiny post-9/11, so he stuck with it.

For Hamdi, becoming a citizen means being able to vote, no risk of deportation — and being able to visit his family in Egypt without worry. He has Arabic friends who have been blocked by immigration on their way back to the US.

“So I was getting more determined,” he says. “I never was discouraged. I was going to fight this out. Now I wanted citizenship even more.”

But in 2008, his application was denied. He didn’t know it then, but he was on an FBI list — a list that can include people

like Hamdi, free of criminal convictions.

How did he get on it? Years before, Hamdi had donated to an Islamic charity called the Benevolence International Foundation. Hamdi thought that it offered humanitarian relief to refugees.

The FBI later said the charity funded terrorists and duped donors like Hamdi.

Despite not facing any criminal charges, Hamdi’s association with the Islamic charity put his citizenship application on a separate application track. The track is a new program called the Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program, or CARRP. Immigration officers crosscheck applications with FBI watch lists, which can be vast and include criminals and noncriminals alike.

“The CARRP policy creates an additional barrier because it puts people on this track where they are purposely delayed,” says Paul Chavez, with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco. He’s working with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to pull the curtain back on what CARRP does.

Through Freedom of Information requests, the ACLU found some of the triggers that can place applications like Hamdi’s on the CARRP track — from traveling to “suspicious” countries, wiring money, attending certain mosques or, like Hamdi, giving to a charity flagged by the FBI. “One of the biggest problems we

have with it is that it’s covert, that you don’t know, and there’s no method in place to address it,” says Chavez.

USCIS says the CARRP program is about vetting, not profiling, people.

“It would not be based on any demographic group or any type of sorting that we would do w h a t s o e v e r, because we, as an agency, don’t do that,” says Chris Bentley, a USCIS spokesman.

“End of story.

It’s all based on the individual case.”

Bentley said the CARRP p r o g r a m improves the evaluation of citizenship applicants. “This,” says Bentley, “is something that not only immigrants expect of us, but the United States public expects, as well.”

Hamdi agrees, partly.

“They should check the backgrounds,” he says. “But if somebody like myself, who has been living in this country for over 35 years — I’ve not had one arrest, I’ve had not one conflict with the local police or the FBI — and for me to be delayed like this, for all this time, and be cast as somebody who is suspicious, that’s a waste of resources, a waste of time, a waste of money.”

It took Hamdi 11 years. But a federal judge finally ruled him eligible for citizenship last year.

She swore him in on the spot.

Chavez, the lawyer, was impressed by Hamdi’s endurance.

“He stuck through the process,” he says. “A lot of individuals won’t stick through the process.

And most people, of course, don’t have the money to continue to pay an attorney for 10 years.”

Hamdi knows he’s an exception.

“I’m confident that there are some other people who’ve been waiting longer,” he says.

But it is unclear how many people like him are still waiting for their citizenship. Or have given up.

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Beyond Sadaqah: Mixing Business with Barakah

“Considering the adage ‘time is money’, we find that giving well beyond the required annual zakat is a way of life for many.”

Muslims have been long speculated to be collectively donating more money than any other groups (religious or not) and finally, there have been a few studies proving this to be right.

A 2013 survey of UK Muslims has similar findings to those of an international report by the Pew Research Center: Muslims donate more on average than nonMuslims, giving between 20 billion and 1 trillion US dollars annually in alms. While there is some concern about whether or not these alms are properly managed and distributed, another recent study finds that many Muslims find other ways to effectively give of themselves via their time.

Taking a close look at the population dense and culturally diverse Muslim communities of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) found that 62% of the over 1,100 Muslims polled had volunteered at least once in the past year. Again, these findings are considerably higher than our non-Muslim counterparts, with only 27% of the general public having volunteered during the last year.

Members of the longest present ethnic group of Muslims in the US, African American Muslims, are slightly more inclined to give their time, with 80% reporting volunteering.

Yes, Muslims are More Likely to Give From simple acts of neighborly kindness and regular involvement in Mosque activities to establishing international non-profit organizations, the ways and means with which Muslims choose to give their time are a staggering scope.

Considering the adage ‘time is money’, we find that giving well beyond the required annual zakat, is a way of life for many. Often nonprofit organizations are perceived as providing services, but looking beyond an occasional bake sale or donating percentages of small business sales to charities, the inception of product or salesbased non-profit organizations is becoming more common. The general non-profit sector is currently experiencing a massive growth and many Muslims have taken the leap to create non-profit organizations where they can fully mix their business expertise or even their favorite hobbies with barakah(blessings)..

Community service has always been an integral part of life for Zarinah El-Amin Naeem. The daughter of Imam Abdullah ElAmin, one of the founders of the socially active mosque, The Muslim Center of Detroit, Zarinah has been involved in unnumbered charitable activities, but after a trip abroad,

she found a special spark to kindle.

In 2010, Zarinah visited her mentor Dr. Viola Vaughn to see the nonprofit organization Vaughn founded in Senegal, ‘10, 000 Girls ‘. Zarinah says: “We are blessed with unlimited opportunities for education in this country. When I visited Senegal, I witnessed how difficult it is for some girls to achieve even the basic right of literacy. “ Inspiring Experiences “The 10,000 Girls program trains young ladies to become agents of their own lives. They start businesses, they teach each other and they speak up for themselves.

I was inspired and I knew we had to do our part.” She continues. As an anthropologist and artist at heart, Zarinah felt that she “should produce something that highlights multiple cultures” to support the 10,000 Girls program. Focusing on an art she had practiced since childhood,-head wrapping- Zarinah began producing the ‘Beautifully Wrapped’ calendars to sell in support of the girls’ program.

As well as featuring a stunningly photographed diversity of head wrapping styles from many cultures, the calendars also include historical facts from women’s history, “Why I wrap” personal statements, dates of religious significance and the Islamic Calendar, serving as an educational tool to build religious and cultural knowledge. In the third year of producing the calendars, Zarinah and the other volunteers have raised over $2,500 for the 10,000 Girls. They have also succeeded in furthering what Zarinah sees as her life goal; “To connect humanity and help us as human beings recognize that our differences are cause for celebration and mutual respect, not hatred and discord.”

For Lubna Saira, moving into the non-profit sector was a much needed lifestyle change. Lubna had worked in the textile and apparel designing business for 20 years.

During the last several years, she spent plenty of time sourcing fabric and manufacturing opportunities in Pakistan where she daily faced the reality of the poor lifestyles of the workers in the garment industry.

Lubna finally acknowledged that she needed to be the change and took the leap to open the non-profit clothing company, ArdOSama’a to help make the already existing non-profit organization’ Lahaute Foundation ‘self-sustaining through clothing sales.

Find Your Way, Go Ahead Just as Zarinah found her niche in the art of head wrapping, Lubna found hers in producing modest clothes for Western womenboth Muslims and non-Muslims.

Based in California,ArdOSama’a manufactures quality garments using an ethical and sustainable business model: US garment makers are paid fair wages, professionally services are provided pro-bono and the profits from the garments go to

the welfare organization ‘Lahaute Foundation’, which provides water, food, health care, education and more to families in Pakistan.

Lubna is still amazed and awed at the simplicity of her business model. Instead of contributing to the oppression of others through her work, she is directly working to relief the oppression of many, and instead of having to constantly fundraise for charity, she simply has to sell her beautiful clothes.

Zarinah and Lubna’s organizations share similar business plans and goals. Most of the services needed to produce their products, are provided pro-bono, such as the photography and modeling for Zarinah’s calendars and the marketing and design for Lubna’s clothes; then other supplies and services, such as printing the calendars or transferring money internationally to the charities are paid for via specific administrative support donations. The entirety of the profits for the calendars and clothes go directly to the organizations they were meant to support.

According to Zaheer Khatri ,coowner of the Islamic educational resources company ‘Learning Roots’, Even for profit organizations and businesses should include barakah (in the form of ethical business practices) in every aspect

of their design and performance.

Zeher also sees sadaqa as a necessary function in business management: “Sadaqah is essential to the lifeline of a Muslim-owned business, since it’s one of the best remedies to a sales slump!

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said that, “Sadaqah does not decrease wealth.” (Muslim).

Setting up regular automatic donations to a charity is one of the convenient ways in which businesses can build sadaqah directly into their systems.”

However we find ways to give of our time and resources, it is wise to think of giving in similar terms to how the prophet’s companions did.

Aisha)narrated that they slaughtered a goat and the Prophet (pbuh) asked: “How much of its meat remains?” They replied: “Nothing remains except for the shoulder piece.” The Prophet said: “Everything remains except for the shoulder piece.” (Tirmidhi) While we may feel that emptying our pockets or offering our time takes away from us, in reality, this emptying truly lightens our load on this end, while filling the scale that is waiting for us on the other end.

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Our blatant disregard for others

By Lolita V. Jefferson Ed.D Whether it’s the shopping cart left unattended in the middle of the aisle while the shopper chats on their phone, oblivious to all who are impeded by this thoughtlessness, or the self-important person allowing the door to slam shut in the face of an obviously disabled individual.

The rampant lack of common courtesy and manners is stunning and offensive.

We can’t blame all of this on the problems with our economy, and we can’t blame it solely on the self-contained “bubble” effect created when we’re on our phones, tablets or music devices. We have to own this problem and prevent it from getting worse.

Being considerate is an element of goodness.

Islam teaches us that “Indeed, Allah orders good conduct.” (An-Nahl 16:90). In another verse we are commanded to “Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship; and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, the poor, the neighbor who is near of kin, the neighbor who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allah does not like such as are proud and boastful.”

(An-Nisaa 4:36) Why are people so inconsiderate?

Honestly, I’m not 100% certain why people behave so badly, but I can only hope that

there is some kind of cyclical event that pushes society back to a more polite time, was better than this impolite millennium!

Rudeness is a weak man’s imitation of strength.” (Eric Hoffer) The world we live in is certainly broken. This broken state is causing us to ask questions on ways to begin to fix it. The issues are complex and go way beyond single issues or problems like guns, video games, violence in movies, etc. The generational problems and patterns have brought us to this place. It will take new behaviors and patterns to eventually repair it. It will not come fast, or easy.

Many believe that the world has become increasingly rude and mean. This has devastating effects on our culture—and leads to permanent scars and horrifying behaviors.

I recently read an article by Dr. Douglas Fields entitled, Rudeness is a Neurotoxin, where he states, “A disrespectful, stressful social environment is a neurotoxin for the brain and psyche, and the scars are permanent.” The Institute for Management Excellence has a number of steps that teach how to deal with rude people. The first step is to try polite confrontation to see if you can nip the behavior in the bud. Some people do not realize that they are behaving rudely, and others may back down if they are confronted directly. If confrontation does not work, try avoidance. Limit contact with the person by keeping conversations short and meetings to a minimum.

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace

and blessing be upon him) never talked rude to any one, be it His enemy, even.

Being followers of that great personality, we should also behave the same i.e. kind and nice.

Al-Quran 71:007 “In fact, whenever I call them (to say) that you might forgive them, they stick their fingers in their ears. They (hide their faces and) wrap their clothes around them (in defiance). They grew obstinate and became (rude and insulting, and) increasingly arrogant.”

So, in this verse of Quran the traits of arrogant people are discussed who become rude when it comes to listen to others.

The one who is humble is always a good

listener. We may disagree on any matter with our brothers and sisters, but what we should not forget is the behavior of a good Muslim.

We can discuss big issues and problems all day long, but in my opinion it is the small things that each of us can do, daily, hourly, that will begin to help fix the problems our societies face. Being kind, a constant source of love, being silent, assuming the best of others, and affirming one another are the means to make this world better.

Kindness, in the most basic human interactions, will start the pattern of change.

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