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 three-hour program, which was broadcast live from the Islamic Center, helped dispel stereotypes about Islam and Muslims. The public was invited to the forum and to sample a beautiful Middle Eastern breakfast prepared by the Muslim Women’s Auxiliary.

The president of the Islamic Center, Dr. Zaheer Hasan, who organized the forum, arranged for Bob Frantz, Executive Producer of the popular morning news show Bob Frantz and the Morning News, to broadcast from the live from the Islamic Center in order to reach out to the broader American public. The radio town hall forum highlighted the recent fatwa condemning terrorism issued by the Fiqh Council of North America. The Center’s leadership invited Julia Shearson, CAIR’s Cleveland office director, to speak about the fatwa and CAIR’s efforts at publicizing the fatwa and gathering endorsements.

During the program, Dr. Mahjabeen Islam described a campaign she initiated called “Project Friday Khutbah.” The campaign is a grass roots effort to encourage imams to condemn terrorism in their weekly Friday sermons. CAIR is also asking Muslim communities across the country to request that the anti-terrorism fatwa be read during sermons.

To read the full text of the fatwa go to: https://www.cair.com/component/content/article/26-anti-terrorism/11706-fatwa-against-terrorism.html

“This was an invaluable chance to reach out to more than 100,000 ordinary Americans during their morning commute,” said Julia Shearson. “Islamic centers across the country should follow Toledo’s lead and request that their local talk radio stations hold similar forums.”

For more information, contact the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo at 419.874.3500, info@icgt.com; or CAIR, Cleveland office 216.830.2247, events@cleveland.cair.com.