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Article: Koran embraces unity among all
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- March 22, 1994
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Tony Spearman-Leach
Michigan Chronicle
03-22-1994
Koran embraces unity among all.
By Tony Spearman-Leach
I respectfully greet you all in the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful: "Es selamu aleikum (Peace be with you)."
Over 61,105 Muslims from Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries call metropolitan Detroit home. There are more than 100,000 Muslims in Michigan and over one billion worldwide. With over 11,000 American converts per year, Islam is the fastest growing religion in this country. In this area alone there are over 20 mosques in which believers not only actively reaffirm and strengthen their commitment, but also act on their faith.
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