February 9, 2014 SHORTLY BEFORE SUNUP, a dozen or so students at the University of California, San Diego, stumbled dutifully out of bed. They ironed their collared shirts, knotted their ties and piled into their cars. Their destination was the Islamic Center of San Diego, where they were to be initiated into the country’s first Muslim fraternity, Alpha Lambda Mu, … [Read more...] about Fraternity Life, Islamic Style
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An Arab in Pisa and Santa Croce: Moataz Nasr between Islam and the West
January 22, 2014 Pisa has been influenced by the Islamic culture, even in its monuments, although normally we do not remember this history. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, there was an exchange with Islamic culture and now that that Italian cities are increasingly more populated by people of various backgrounds including Arabs. Pisa and Santa Croce welcome … [Read more...] about An Arab in Pisa and Santa Croce: Moataz Nasr between Islam and the West
A Mosque in the Darsena neighborhood? Local Official Says Yes
January 8, 2014 GENOA, The Mayor of Genoa, Marco Doria said “yes” to the construction of the Mosque in the neighborhood of Darsena in Genoa. The mayor explained in a letter to the president of European Muslims. The letter came after the League of European Muslims had expressed its readiness to buy a building in Darsena, to make it a great European center of … [Read more...] about A Mosque in the Darsena neighborhood? Local Official Says Yes
Prayer, Culture, meetings all within the glass house of Islam
We begin with a five-story building (possibly six), with the mosque or prayer hall on the ground floor, a tea room on the second, a large Islamic bookstore with books in more than ten languages on the third, a museum of Islamic culture and cultural center on the fourth and offices and international centers on the fifth. The space will be six thousand square meters, all in … [Read more...] about Prayer, Culture, meetings all within the glass house of Islam
“Islam-Friendly” Waste Bins Installed in Alkmaar
July 13 2013 The Dutch municipalities of Alkmaar has stationed “Islam-friendly” rubbish bins in two of its districts. The “food and bio-containers” are intended to collect bread and other food remains from residents. The municipality website states that “the reason that special food containers have been stationed is to do with the fact that throwing away food does … [Read more...] about “Islam-Friendly” Waste Bins Installed in Alkmaar