Faith leaders promote peacekeeping in increasingly heated times
When the Rev. Dan Clark heard that an anti-Muslim group planned to protest at a central Ohio mosque during Ramadan two months ago, he immediately reached out to several Muslim leaders to see what the interfaith community could do. “They were very grateful that we were there to help,” said Clark, director of Faith in […]
Once slammed for anti-Muslim posts, Irmo mayor to host ‘Demystifying Islam’ event
IRMO, SC Irmo Mayor Hardy King came under fire just a few months ago for anti-Islam Facebook posts. Back then, he stood by his posts but told The State he didn’t know much about Islam. That was when Chaudhry Sadiq reached out to King, inviting him to an end-of-Ramadan celebration at a Columbia mosque, Masjid Noor […]
Mosque gives shelter to Hindu families displaced by Kerala floods
Sending a message of communal amity, a mosque in Kerala’s Malappuram district has provided shelter and food to several Hindu families displaced by the massive floods, while groups of Muslim men have assisted in cleaning two Hindu shrines affected by the deluge. The Juma Masjid, located at Akampadam in Chaliyar village in northern Malappuram, has […]