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Environmentalism, Religion Meet at DC Film Showing By Daniel Hayes Muslim Link Contributing Writer A new brand of environmentalism is hitting the scene in a big way. On a national scale, Muslims, Christians and Jews are reexamining their faiths to identify their ecological responsibilities. The new film, “Renewal,” was screened in the basement of Washington D.C.’s, Foundry United Methodist Church on July, 16. It is a series of four vignettes featuring Catholic evangelists, Baptist Christians, Muslims and Jews who are working toward reversing the damage done to Earth by humans, and living a cleaner, healthier life with sustainable growth. The novelty of their dedication to preserving and restoring the environment is that it emanates from their religious convictions. “When I first saw it, what I remember is, these ayats [verses] from the Quran, just kind of coming at me,” said Mohammad of D.C. Green Muslims about the film. He saw the film several weeks ahead of attendants, at its
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CROSSING THE LINE: NY Post Attempts to Label Prominent Muslim Advocate as ‘Terror Imam’ Imam Siraj Wahhaj led “Why Islam” campaign (coming to 4.9 million New York City subway commuters this Ramadan), hopes to help clarify misperceptions about Islam and being Muslim. By Ibrahim Abdil-Mu’id Ramey
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (MASNET) July 28, 2008 - Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post has, once again, re-established itself as having the journalistic integrity and ethics rivaling the worst of tabloid publications found in the check-out isle at most convenience stores. The in-your-face sensationalism and hyperbole of Post news articles is not designed to elevate intelligent debate or present objective news information. Rather, it is published to sell tabloid-style news - trading on the emotional responses, and often prejudices - of those who might not otherwise be inclined to read publications such as the New
York Times or the Economist. So it wasn’t any surprise to me when, on Monday, July 21, I was alerted to a Post “Exclusive” cover story titled, “Train-ing Day for Jihadists - Muslim Subway Ads Have Terror Tie-In” referring to Imam Siraj Wahhaj, of Brooklyn, as the ‘inflammatory imam’, who has organized a campaign to post advertisements on 1,000 New York City subway cars, this September (during Ramadan),
As Religious Leaders Push Against Slots, Muslims Mostly Absent By Rashad Mulla Muslim Link Staff Writer
the new expanded slot machine locations are approved.
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is backing a proposed state constitutional amendment that would authorize a total of 15,000 slot machines at five different locations in Maryland, including 3,750 in the city of Baltimore and 4,750 in Anne Arundel County. The state’s residents are not planning to leave that to chance.
Those in the pro-slots camp believe the positive net effect in revenue resulting from slot machines, estimated to be over $500 million within six years, will be able to wipe out the current state budget deficit, prevent taxes from rising and fund Maryland school systems.
On November 4, Maryland voters will have the final say on whether
Additionally, Maryland residents who previously traveled to Delaware, West Virginia and Pennsylvania to gamble will now spend their money
By Amalia Rehman Muslim Link Contributing Writer
This, of course, in the eyes of the Post editorial team and its journalists, would make Imam Wahhaj guilty of being a purveyor of terrorism and a supporter of radical Islam and its proponents, who launched an attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) in 1993.
At ADAMS Center (All Dulles Area Muslim Society) there has been a serious effort to get Muslims to register to vote. Khalid Iqbal, the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, stated that, “The reason ADAMS is running a voter registration drive is because it is our civic duty to make it possible for those who are eligible to vote. ADAMS, as a non-profit organization, does not try to influence the voting in any particular direction…Tables have been set up for voter registration at the last two picnics and on Fridays for the past 7 or 8 weeks. And we will continue to do so.” Although Mr. Iqbal does not have specific numbers, he stated that there have been hundreds of registrants through ADAMS this year.
Despite the fact that Imam Wahhaj was never formally charged with having any connection to the 1993 WTC tragedy, cited as ‘evidence’
Khalid El-Arini, the organizer at ADAMS for the Voter Registration Drive stated, “As far as a target number of voters to register, we
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guiding commuters to a source for information explaining the true nature of Islam to non-Muslims curious about the religion, or who, based on inaccurate information (largely provided through media sources), believe the religion is bent on acts of violence.
MAS Freedom Civil and Human Rights Diretor,
Area Muslims Get Registered, Reflective on 2008 Vote
‘Youthful Knowledge’ TV Series Airs in Montgomery CO
in-state, say slots backers. Ron Wineholt, Vice President of Government Affairs for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, said the options to generate revenue are limited if the slot machines don’t go through. “The other alternatives are adding on to the $1.3 billion increase in taxes [which was approved] in a special session last fall,” Wineholt said.
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Ajmal Pictures producer Harris Tobing hope to get his show on local cable stations across the region. Photo courtesy of Ajmal Pictures
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