BANGALORE, INDIA — Muslims in Kashmir, in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, are supporting the re-building of a Christian school that was destroyed by fire during anti-Christian violence one year ago. "What happened here is certainly wrong and it should not have happened. I can assure you that our people will not allow it to happen again," Munshi Mukhtar Ahmed, a Muslim teacher in a government school in the town of Tangmarg, told ENInews on 20
by MARTIN ROSENBERG, Jewish Telegraphic Agency — 20 September 2011
MEMPHIS, TENN. — If there’s anything that can bring the Jews of Tennessee together, it would be barbecue. This past weekend, the 23rd annual Kosher BBQ Contest and Festival drew thousands of Jews from Tennessee and around the country. It attracted a group of Muslims, too. Turns out they're not bad at cooking kosher brisket: The Memphis Islamic Center’s team, the "Halal Smokers," won a third-place award for their brisket entry. The commingling of Jews a
by AMY EILBERG, Minneapolis Star Tribune — 18 September 2011
MINNEAPOLIS — The joke has been going around a lot in recent days. "A rabbi, a Catholic priest and an imam walked into a bar . . . " In fact, on the morning of September 11th, a rabbi, a Catholic priest, a Protestant minister and an imam boarded a van emblazoned with symbols evoking religious pluralism for a fifteen-day, interstate “Caravan of Reconciliation," sponsored by the D.C.-based non-profit, "Clergy beyond Borders." Each morning before departing for our engagements of the day, Imam Yahya Hendi, Islamic chaplain at Georgetown University and an internationally renowned progressive imam, at the wheel, summons us to prayer. Yesterday morning I began by chanting the words of the Psalmist, "How great are your works, O God, your thoughts are very deep." Our evangelical minister offered a pitch-perfect spontaneous prayer, capturing our
by ED LANGLOIS, Catholic Sentinel — 13 September 2011
PORTLAND, ORE. — Muslims, Jews and Christians gathered in a Portland church Sept. 11, remembering attacks and war, but giving thanks for warm interfaith relations in Oregon. "You have stood by us. You have truly made us feel at home. For that we are grateful," Shahriar Ahmed, president of Beaverton's Bilal Mosque Association, told the congregation convened at First United Methodist Church in Portland. "People of faith ought not pass away without having understood one
by LUCI SCOTT, The Arizona Republic — 12 September 2011
PHOENIX — Muslims and Mennonites chopped vegetables together and served a meal to the homeless. Christians and Jews heard prayers from a Native American and a Sikh. People from at least 10 faiths joined in singing "America the Beautiful." From one end of the Valley to the other, Arizonans gathered Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in American history. They gathered to honor the victims, to build bridges, to forge bonds. A predawn hike up Piestewa Peak le
by CLARENCE PAGE, Chicago Tribune —11 September 2011
CHICAGO — The suburban Chicago native and son of Pakistani immigrants was a law student at Washington University in St. Louis when he watched the twin towers fall on TV. He was also Midwest communications director for the Council on American Islamic Relations. It was time, he decided, to start communicating. "I was working with the largest civil rights group for Muslims in America, and I knew that we Muslims were going to have to condemn this right away." He wrote
by SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN, New York Times — 9 September 2011
NEW YORK — Right on time for his 3 p.m. appointment, Sam Botwin climbed the stairs of Dave Hall’s row house in Brooklyn, making his way to the rehearsal room on the second floor. There he stood at a makeshift lectern in his baggy shorts and floppy shirt and mop-top hair, a boy of 13, and began to read from a speech about the Jewish martyrs of Masada. Sam was practicing for his bar mitzvah on Oct. 15, the ritual that elevates him to Jewish manhood. Over a period
CHICAGO — If there was any certainty in the weeks and months after the 9/11 attacks, it was that these were just the first in a campaign of terror on American soil. "You can just about bet on it," said Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee. New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said, "I anticipate another attack." Gary Stubblefield, who directed the Naval Special Warfare Task Unit in the Pacific area, asserted that, as The Denver Post paraphrased, "the question is not if but when dozens of terrorist cells in the United States will unleash biological, chemical and perhaps nuclear weapons against U.S. cities." FBI Director
by LISA FERNANDEZ and MATT O'BRIEN, San Jose Mercury News — 6 September 2011
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — When the planes struck the twin towers, Junaid Shaikh knew that his faith, and the lives of every fellow Muslim in America, would be tarnished like never before. Already, before Sept. 11, 2001, he would often see the image of a crazed terrorist as a distorted view of Islam in the media. Suddenly, the attacks would only reinforce that story in so many of his neighbors' minds. Instead of hiding their identity, Shaikh and others seized the chance to flip that stereotype
by KATIE SOBKO, North Jersey.com — 2 September 2011
CLIFTON, N.J. — As communities throughout the country undertake special events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a Muslim group with strong North Jersey ties is launching a nationwide blood-drive campaign. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has begun Muslims for Life, a nationwide campaign with a goal of collecting 10,000 units of blood in September. Locally, the organization’s first drive is planned on Monday in Rutherford; subsequent drives next week are planned in Englewood and Clifton.
BANGALORE, INDIA — Muslims in Kashmir, in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, are supporting the re-building of a Christian school that was destroyed by fire during anti-Christian violence one year ago. "What happened here is certainly wrong and it should not have happened. I can assure you that our people will not allow it to happen again," Munshi Mukhtar Ahmed, a Muslim teacher in a government school in the town of Tangmarg, told ENInews on 20
MINNEAPOLIS — The joke has been going around a lot in recent days. "A rabbi, a Catholic priest and an imam walked into a bar . . . " In fact, on the morning of September 11th, a rabbi, a Catholic priest, a Protestant minister and an imam boarded a van emblazoned with symbols evoking religious pluralism for a fifteen-day, interstate “Caravan of Reconciliation," sponsored by the D.C.-based non-profit, "Clergy beyond Borders." Each morning before departing for our engagements of the day, Imam Yahya Hendi, Islamic chaplain at Georgetown University and an internationally renowned progressive imam, at the wheel, summons us to prayer. Yesterday morning I began by chanting the words of the Psalmist, "How great are your works, O God, your thoughts are very deep." Our evangelical minister offered a pitch-perfect spontaneous prayer, capturing our
PORTLAND, ORE. — Muslims, Jews and Christians gathered in a Portland church Sept. 11, remembering attacks and war, but giving thanks for warm interfaith relations in Oregon. "You have stood by us. You have truly made us feel at home. For that we are grateful," Shahriar Ahmed, president of Beaverton's Bilal Mosque Association, told the congregation convened at First United Methodist Church in Portland. "People of faith ought not pass away without having understood one
PHOENIX — Muslims and Mennonites chopped vegetables together and served a meal to the homeless. Christians and Jews heard prayers from a Native American and a Sikh. People from at least 10 faiths joined in singing "America the Beautiful." From one end of the Valley to the other, Arizonans gathered Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in American history. They gathered to honor the victims, to build bridges, to forge bonds. A predawn hike up Piestewa Peak le
CHICAGO — The suburban Chicago native and son of Pakistani immigrants was a law student at Washington University in St. Louis when he watched the twin towers fall on TV. He was also Midwest communications director for the Council on American Islamic Relations. It was time, he decided, to start communicating. "I was working with the largest civil rights group for Muslims in America, and I knew that we Muslims were going to have to condemn this right away." He wrote 
NEW YORK — Right on time for his 3 p.m. appointment, Sam Botwin climbed the stairs of Dave Hall’s row house in Brooklyn, making his way to the rehearsal room on the second floor. There he stood at a makeshift lectern in his baggy shorts and floppy shirt and mop-top hair, a boy of 13, and began to read from a speech about the Jewish martyrs of Masada. Sam was practicing for his bar mitzvah on Oct. 15, the ritual that elevates him to Jewish manhood. Over a period
CHICAGO — If there was any certainty in the weeks and months after the 9/11 attacks, it was that these were just the first in a campaign of terror on American soil. "You can just about bet on it," said Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee. New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said, "I anticipate another attack." Gary Stubblefield, who directed the Naval Special Warfare Task Unit in the Pacific area, asserted that, as The Denver Post paraphrased, "the question is not if but when dozens of terrorist cells in the United States will unleash biological, chemical and perhaps nuclear weapons against U.S. cities." FBI Director 
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — W
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