After years of watching Muslims portrayed as terrorists in mainstream TV and movies, an advocacy group hopes to change that image by grooming a crop of aspiring Muslim screenwriters who can bring their stories – and perspective – to Hollywood. The Muslim Public Affairs Council is hosting a series of workshops taught by Emmy-winning and…
Nine years after 9/11, Muslim Americans, feel scared not as much for their safety as to learn that the suspicion, ignorance and even hatred of Muslim is so widespread. The fierce opposition to the Muslim cultural center near ground zero, the knifing of Muslim cab driver in NYC, and other anti-Muslim sentiments has many American…
“Ukraine is a European country and the Muslims of Ukraine are part of the Muslim European community,” according to the head of the Federation of Islamic Organizations of Europe (FIOE) — yet another way in which the people of Ukraine are underscoring their attachment to Europe rather than Eurasia. During a visit to the Islamic…
The Islamic Cultural Center appealed to Italian president Giorgio Napoletano to press for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Secretary-general of the centre, Abdellah Redouane, addressed the letter to the president. “Prayers are accompanied by broken-hearted anguish, pain, expressions of sadness and concern. Men, women, and citizens wherever they are in the world, feel…
The Islamic Cultural Center in Rome, also called the Rome Grand Mosque, faces desertion and abandonment although it is the biggest mosque in Italy. Despite the fact that the mosque’s large prayer hall can accommodate some 5,000 people, it remains empty except for Friday prayers and Eid celebrations. The keeper of the mosque, Ya ‘quob…
