Recently added articles from Islamic Horizons:
Strong Foundations
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Given that the family is our community's cornerstone, we all benefit when stable families are established. The Qur'an defines marriage as normative, as one of God's signs, and as part of the lifestyle that God wants for His creation. This is certainly encouraging and hopeful for those ...
Kansan Activist Honored
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... ISNA joined the Islamic Center of Topeka, KS, and Interfaith of Topeka and Washburn University in hosting "A Day with Dr. Ingrid Mattson" on 20 April. She spoke on the issue of whether Islam is compatible with modernity. Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-KS) welcomed the diversity in American society and ...
ISNA JOINS POPE EVENT
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Imam Magid (vice-president USA, ISNA; executive director, ADAMS) and Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed were among some 200 religious leaders who met with Pope Benedict XVI during his recent visit. The interreligious meeting, organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and held on 17 Apr., ...
ISNA Advances Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... ISNA, represented by Dr. Sayyid M, Syeed, participated in the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee of The Metropolitan Washington DC (ELCA), Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, Episcopal Diocese of Washington Lutheran Episcopal Coordinating Committee, on 21 Apr. at Virginia Theological ...
Interfaith Support
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... New York City's Auburn Theological Seminary (ATS), which had posted a job opening on the ISNA website, recently found a program director for its Center for Multifaith Education-run flagship youth program: "Face to Face/Faith to Faith." This program brings together Muslim, Jewish, and Christian ...
Abrahamic Award
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... On 6 Apr., Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed received The Shalom Center award at the Mishkan Shalom, an activist progressive synagogue in Philadelphia. The occasion was unprecedented, for according to Rabbi Arthur Waskow (founder and director, The Shalom Center), never before has any American Jewish ...
ISNA Hosts Asian Scholars
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Twelve Indonesian professors of Islamic studies at various Indonesian universities, institutes and colleges, all of whom play important roles in community educational development, visited the ISNA HQ, on 17 April. The visit was coordinated by the Washington, DCbased Legacy International, one of ...
Faith and Society
Jul 01, 2008; Bafaquih, Abu Ali ... Scholars, leaders, and residents network at ISNA East Zone Conference. Public office is waiting for office holders named Ali, Fatima, Ahmad, and Aisha, said Delegate Saqib Ali (D), a member of the Maryland General Assembly. According to him, out of America's 100 senators and 435 Congress ...
Columbus Welcomes
Jul 01, 2008; Arman, Abukar ... Central Ohio and Columbus Muslims prepare as the annual ISNA convention returns after twelve years. When ISNA was reenergizing itself twelve years ago, Columbus, OH, staged a successful convention. Despite the community's modest size when compared to such metropolises as Chicago and ...
Community Leaders Recognized
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Fremont, CA, resident Moina Shaiq was named "Woman of the Year" for the Tenth Senate District by State Sen. Ellen Corbett (D). An indefatigable social worker, Shaiq lends her hand to every good cause, be it a fundraising breakfast for the Tri-City Homeless Coalition, which she serves as vice ...
ANNUAL IMAM WORKSHOP
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... A group of American imams met in Houston during 25-28 Apr. for the fifth annual imam workshop. Held under the auspices of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America (AMJA; www.amjaonUne.com), the participants debated the parameters of lawful trade and professional practices in a nonMuslim ...
Veterinarian Honored
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Dr. Hashim M. Ghori received the 2007 Lasher-Bottorff award, which is presented annually by the AAAP (American Association of Avian Pathologists), an organization affiliated with the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association). This award recognizes an avian diagnostician or a technical ...
Service Award Shared
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Dr. Sadiq Mohyuddin shared the Kimmel Community Service Award (special populations category), presented on 26 Mar. 2008. Sponsored by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Belleville "News-Democrat," this annual award recognizes outstanding community members for their dedication and ...
Imam Awarded
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Tahir Anwar, imam of the South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA) in San Jose, CA received Santa Clara County's Unity in Diversity Award on 6 May 2008. Anwar, who was raised in San Jose and studied at a traditional madrassah in India, was asked upon his return in 2000 to serve as the ...
Ohio Finance Chief
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Canton native Amer Ahmad has assumed office as Ohio's chief financial officer. His appointment was announced by state treasurer Richard Cordray, 33, (MBA Harvard; BA Columbia), who previously served as vice president for corporate finance in the private sector, also worked with banking firms ...
Colgate Hires Muslim Couple
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Dr. Rumee Ahmed, who served as Brown University's first Muslim chaplain, and his wife Ayesha Chaudhry, who served as Brown's community director, have accepted tenure-track positions in Colgate University's Department of Religion. Ahmed (Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2008) will begin teaching ...
Internship Opportunities
Jul 01, 2008; Ahmed, Huma ... With an eye to the future and a desire to cultivate the next generation of Muslim American leaders, the Center for Global Understanding (CFGU; www.cfgu.us) offers internships in Washington, DC, to college students seeking first-hand experience in working with governmental institutions. This ...
Cambodian Airports Add Prayer Rooms for Muslims
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Phnom Penh (Cambodia) International Airport has joined the select list of airports offering prayer rooms for Muslims, reported Radio Sap Cham on 11 Apr., 2008. The room, which can accommodate up to forty-five people, was allocated due to the efforts of Ahmad Yahya, an advisor to Prime ...
NURTURING YOUNG SOULS
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Since 2004, the determination of a former resident of Svay Klang, Cambodia, a Cham Muslim village home to some 2,100 people, has begun to pay off. Growing out of a volunteer effort, this initiative now has two male and seven female teachers instructing thirty-six poor and/or orphaned students in ...
PROFESSOR TEEN
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... According to the "Guinness Book of World Records," Alia Sabur, 19, is the youngest full-time college professor in history. (The previous record had been Colin Maclaurin, a student of physicist Isaac Newton, back in 1717.) The child prodigy enrolled at Stony Brook University at age ten and played ...