Muharram| Safar | Rabi Al-Awaal|Rabi Al-Thani | Jumada Al-Awwal| Jumada Al-Akhir|Rajab|Shaban| Ramadan | Shawwal | 20 THUL-QEDAH 1436 | Thul-Hijjah
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IN THUL-HIJJAH | PG 32
20 THUL-QEDAH - 18 THUL-HIJJAH 1436 A.H.
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With Another Youth Lost to a Motorcycle Crash, Riders Talk of Balancing Thrill, Safety By Hena Zuberi
Muslim Link Staff Reporter
Ask any biker and they will tell you that there is no comparison between pressing the gas pedal on a car and
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No grief counseling, no discussion forums and no fatwas or khutbahs— young men in the community are dying on speed bikes and the Muslim community is burying them in silence. Despite at least four deaths in motorcycles accidents in the Muslim community of young men in the past three years, the community has little to offer except platitudes. This source of passion for motor bike riders can be a source of great angst for families.
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rolling on the throttle of a well engineered bike. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, per vehicle mile traveled in 2006, motorcyclists were about 35 times more likely than
passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle traffic crash and 8 times more likely to be injured.
entrance of the grocery store, where he had fallen off his motorcycle. Omar Sharieff was walking in with his wife
An older gentleman was lying on the sidewalk near the
>> MOTORCYCLE Pg 22
Building Community With Masjid Al-Haq Remodeling Underway, Leaders Develop Wider Vision By Muslim Link Staff Masjid Al-Haq is located on 514 Islamic Way. It is the largest Masjid in Baltimore City. Out of state Muslim visitors are often pleasantly surprised at the
masjid's fitting street address. But for the masjid's leadership, one street is not enough.
>> ALHAQ Pg 10
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