Islam

Masjid As-Saffat

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 17 January 2002.

Phone: 410-669-0655

Dar-Us-Salaam

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 17 January 2002.

Phone: 301-982-9848
Email: pr@alhuda.org
Website: http://www.darussalaam.org
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Muslims Sue AOL for Allowing Anti-Islam Chat

August 31, 2001

Source: The Boston Globe

On August 31, 2001, The Boston Globe reported that "a muslim subscriber sued America Online...claiming that anti-Islamic insults in AOL's chat rooms violate his civil rights...Saad Noah...visited...chatrooms set aside for discussions of Islamic religious topics...but quit AOL because other members frequently hurled insults against his faith...AOL's contract specifically forbids users from making bigoted or hateful remarks...But Noah claims that AOL Time Warner refused to take action against those who disrupted Islamic chat rooms,...

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Dallas Mosque Runs Free Clinic

August 25, 2001

Source: The Dallas Morning News

On August 25, 2001, the free medical clinic founded by Dr. Amer Shakil at the Dallas Central Mosque opened due to the needs of "the area's large immigrant population." But Shakil notes the clinic's purpose "'is to not only provide health care but to educate [patients] about how to access [other] health care'...Dr. Shakil is a family practice physician...his clinic, which opened in November 2000, serves more than 790 patients and has logged nearly 2,000 visits...Most visitors are Muslim but checkups and other services are open to all...

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US Muslim Groups Protest False Translations of CBS Report

August 24, 2001

Source: The Boston Globe

On August 24, 2001 The Boston Globe reported that "US Muslim leaders are expressing outrage over an offensive remark which they say was falsely attributed to a Palestinian in a documentary that aired Sunday on CBS's '60 Minutes.' The documentary...examined the militant Islamic organization Hamas, which has claimed responsibility for dozens of suicide bombings...In the documentary, a man...was filmed speaking in Arabic...with a simultaneous translation dubbed over his remarks...The translator quoted [him] as saying 'God would...

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Report Finds Increase in Discrimination against Muslims

August 23, 2001

Source: The Boston Globe

On August 23, 2001, The Boston Globe reported that "Muslims in the United States reported a rise in civil rights violations in the past year, ranging from women being fired for wearing traditional head coverings to physical and verbal abuse, according to a new report released on Wednesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) detailed more than 360 incidents of anti-Muslim violence, stereotyping, bias and harassment in the year ended March 15, 2001, an increase of 15 percent over the previous year."

Muhammad Mosque No. 69

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 5 September 2001.

Phone: 205-323-2404

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