(CLEVELAND, OH, 9/19/05) – A prominent Cleveland Muslim, Imam Abbas Ahmad of First Cleveland Mosque, was recently sworn in by Police Chief Michael McGrath as an official Muslim chaplain for the City of Cleveland. As an official chaplain for the …
(CLEVELAND, OH, 9/19/05) – A prominent Cleveland Muslim, Imam Abbas Ahmad of First Cleveland Mosque, was recently sworn in by Police Chief Michael McGrath as an official Muslim chaplain for the City of Cleveland. As an official chaplain for the …
Clear Channel Talk Radio Broadcasts from Islamic Center of Greater Toledo (Toledo, OH, 8/12/05) – The Islamic Center of Greater Cleveland hosted Clear Channel’s 1370 WSPD News Radio show Bob Frantz and the Morning News on Friday, August 12. The …
(Cleveland, OH, 7/7/05) – The Cleveland office of CAIR-OHIO recently met with Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan to discuss a range of issues concerning the Muslim community. The meeting was part of a broader outreach effort undertaken by CAIR to …
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/7/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today condemned this morning’s bomb attacks in London as “barbaric crimes.” In its statement, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said: “We join Americans of all …
Meeting prompted by seizure of Muslim financial records (CLEVELAND, OH, 2/15/05) – On Sunday, February 13, the Ohio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), in cooperation with Beit Hanina Social Club, held a “Know Your Rights” forum in …
(Cleveland, OH, 1/27/05) – The Islamic Center of Cleveland raised $15,000 in one day for the victims of the Asian tsunami that hit on Dec. 26, 2004. The money was donated to the Red Cross on Jan. 1, 2005 making …
What: On January 20, 2005, the local Muslim community will celebrate the end of the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, with communal prayers at various mosques in the Cleveland area. The prayers and the holiday which follows, are called Eid …
(Cleveland, Ohio 1/19/05) -Thousands of Muslims in Northeast Ohio and across the world are observing activities associated with the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. Hajj is one of the “five pillars” of the Islamic faith. (The other pillars include …