May Allah bless your community with His mercy and may Allah give you the ability to relate to your neighbors in a dynamic way. Here are some notes and tips Muslim communities can use for this Friday.
Many facilities in communities around the country have received anthrax threat letters. Most were empty envelopes; some have contained powdery substances. The purpose of these guidelines is to recommend procedures for handling such incidents.
Santa Clara, California-based Shaikh Hamza Yusuf was interviewed by the San Jose Mercury Sun newspaper about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In it, he shares the Islamic perspective on terrorism, suicide and peace. We are reproducing the article here with the permission of Mercury News.
In the days following the horrific September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, you may have noticed Steven Emerson on a number of media outlets spewing his theories about "who did it?". When it comes to Emerson, nine times out of ten, right or wrong, the finger is automatically pointed at Muslims.
A number of churches and organizations though, are interested in doing more. They want to know how to reach out to their Muslim neighbors and friends in this difficult time. Below are some suggestions of simple things they can do to express their support for Muslim-Americans.
For Americans the feeling of security is not what it was prior to September 11, 2001. For Muslim Americans a sense of caution and uneasiness has quickly become a constant state-of-mind. For Muslim American women, stray glances cause thoughts of fear to emerge where comfort has previously existed.
The following is a transcript of the speech given by President George W. Bush during a visit to the Islamic Center of Washington, DC on September 17, 2001. In it, he speaks about Islam in general and comments positively about Islam and Muslims and condemns anti-Muslim harassment in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.