Islam

Somerville's South Asian Community Celebrates Diwali

November 19, 2001

Source: The Boston Globe

On November 19, 2001, The Boston Globe reported that the Somerville, MA South Asian Center hosted a Diwali celebration "inside a tent at the Assembly Square Mall parking lot...Though the event is a Hindu holiday commemorating the epic hero Ramas's victorious return from exile, its organizers hope it sent a message of unity...The South Asian Center, a volunteer organization founded last December, is hosting a similar festival next month for the Muslim holiday Eid." Somerville is home to a large South Asian community; "a recent survey...

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EEOC Reports, Responds to Workplace Bias After September 11

November 19, 2001

Source: EEOC

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/11-19-01-js.html

On November 19, 2001, the EEOC, the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor issued the "Joint Statement Against Employment Discrimination in the Aftermath of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks." It read, in part: "Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, we have seen compassion and respect for people of all faiths, races, and national and ethnic origins in workplaces throughout our country. One month after the attacks,...

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Norfolk Masjid

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 14 April 2006.

Phone: 757-572-3801
Email: info@norfolkmasjid.org
Website: http://www.norfolkmasjid.org
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Iftaar Dinner at the White House

November 19, 2001

Source: The White House

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/11/20011119-14.html

On November 19, 2001, the White House issued a press release, "President Hosts Iftaar Dinner." The president remarked, "America is made better by millions of Muslim citizens. America has close and important relations with many Islamic nations. So it is fitting for America to honor your friendship and the traditions of a great faith by hosting this Iftaar at the White House......

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Ford Motor Company Sponsors "An Islamic Perspective on the events of September 11"

November 19, 2001

Source: The New York Times

On November 19, 2001, The New York Times reported, "Ford Motor Workers Get on the Job Training in Religious Tolerance." The article noted, "Several hundred Ford Motor workers of many faiths and jobs - engineers, designers, computer jockeys, plant foremen - turned out today for 'An Islamic perspective on the events of Sept. 11.' The event was sponsored by Ford...While the company finances an interfaith dialogue group and a support group for workers of Middle Eastern descent, the meeting was an outgrowth of impromptu 'Islam 101'...

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Muslims Observe Ramadan in Iowa

November 19, 2001

Source: Yahoo.com News

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011119/us/mother_mosque_1.html

On November 19, 2001, Yahoo.com News reported that "as Muslims observe Ramadan against the backdrop of terrorist attacks and war, worshippers at the nation's oldest mosque say they take comfort in the support they have received from their neighbors...About 30 Muslims gathered Sunday at the Mother Mosque of America Islamic Cultural and Heritage Center to break the daily fast...

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Muslim Groups and the White House: Criticism and Controversy

November 18, 2001

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47194-2001Nov17.html

On November 18, 2001, The Washington Post reported, "Bush's Courting of Some Muslims Criticized; White House Cautioned to Avoid Groups, Individuals Who Defend Terrorism." The article noted that "Jewish groups and some conservatives have been lobbying the president to stop courting certain Muslim leaders who, they say, have equivocated on terrorism by...

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