The Muslim Link - April 15, 2011

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April 15th 2011 - April 28th 2011

Team Dar-us-Salaam Takes Record Seventh DC MIST Trophy Over 60 teams compete in region’s largest tournament for Muslim High Schoolers By Muslim Link Staff T h e D C r e g i o n ’s M u s l i m Interscholastic Tournament (MIST) took place the weekend of April 1 at the University of Maryland’s flagship College Park campus, attracting over 500 competitors from as far away as Richmond, Vi r g i n i a a n d H a g e r s t o w n , Maryland. The turnout, with over 60 teams from public and private high schools, was a new record for the regional tournament, part of a nation wide tournament for Muslim high schoolers covering areas from

From right to left: Zakariya Salhan, Warsame Hired, Liban Saif, Feisel AbdelRahman, Adam Kareem (MIST Official), Naeem Baig, Obadah Hijazi >> CHAMPS Pg 10 of Dar-us-Salaam celebrate their win. Photo courtesy of MIST.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

New Council Defines Priorities at ISB | pg 4 Va. Man Gets 23 Years in Metro Bomb Plot | pg 5 Dar-us-Salaam Receives Use and Occupancy Permit | pg 6

MSA Event Celebrates Relationship Building | pg 7 Al-Huda School Wins at County Science Fair | pg 12

Fundraiser Held for New Masjid In PG County CIVIL RIGHTS: CMU Law Suit Moves Forward | pg 15 Masjid Ibn Taymiyyah Plans to “Clean Up Neighborhood” By Muslim Link Staff T h e Wa s h i n g t o n D C metropolitan region is well known for its diversity. Races, languages, and cultures exist side by side. And so do values. Last year, a liquor store in Glenarden, Maryland got a

new neighbor in the form of Prince George’s County’s newest masjid. Masjid Ibn Taymiyyah, named after a renowned scholar of Islam who revived Islamic learning about 700 years ago, sits on the end of >> FUNDRAISER Pg 6

ISLAM: Inner Peace, Patience and Goals In Life | pg 16 The Muslim Link From right, Imam Al Nor Hussien from Masjid Ibn Taymiyyah, Imam Ahamd Azzaari from PGMA, Board Member Ahmed Lamptey, and Imam Safi Khan of Dar-us-Salaam at the first fundraiser for Masjid Ibn Taymiyyah. Photo by Muslim Link.

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