Islamic Scholars Call for Access to Vaccinate Children...
Amman, Feb.27 (Petra) – Protection against diseases is obligatory and admissible under the Islamic Shariah, and that any actions which do not support these preventive measures and cause harm to humanity are un-Islamic, Islamic scholars said Thursday. During the first meeting of the Global Islamic Advisory Group for polio eradication, religious leaders denounced violence against health workers involved in polio vaccination campaigns, saying that such violence caused lasting harm to children and communities. The scholars led by the Grand Imam of the Holy Mosque of Mecca, adopted a strong “Jeddah Declaration” and a focused six-month Action Plan to address critical challenges facing polio eradication efforts in the few remaining polio-endemic parts of the Islamic world: a ban on...
Peace Prize for Jewish and Muslim Leaders of United Hatzalah...
When Jerusalem resident Eli Beer implemented a neighborhood-based volunteer emergency response system to Israel in 2006, he wasn’t dreaming of prizes, only of saving lives. But in recognition of the fact that United Hatzalah of Israel has brought together some 2,100 trained volunteers from every sector of Israeli society to respond to medical emergencies in Arab and Jewish neighborhoods without discrimination, Beer and Arab-Israeli United Hatzalah-East Jerusalem leader Murad Alyan were chosen to receive the 2013 Victor J. Goldberg IIE Prize for Peace in the Middle East from the New York-based Institute of International Education. The award, which includes a $10,000 prize that the men intend to donate to their organization, was presented at a June 24 ceremony at the US Embassy’s...
Jewish and Muslim, Bonding Over Dieting...
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Your mother-in-law fixes you a plate of food. Does she determine what you eat, and how much? So went the question, part of a nutrition-themed game inspired by “Family Feud,” during a meeting of a women’s weight-loss group here the other night. Charlotte Badler, 23, lunged forward to answer. “What if you asked if you could wrap up the rest of it for tomorrow?” she offered, and then addressed an imaginary mother-in-law: “Because I would love to take it to lunch at work tomorrow.” “I love it,” cheered her teammate, Adebola Yakubu-Owolewa, 29. The two leaned in for a high-five. Ms. Badler is Jewish; Ms. Yakubu-Owolewa is Muslim. They and eight other women — five Muslims and...
Islamic Center Hosts Free Clinic
Anissa Tanweer Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00 am Carla Lewis had never been in a mosque before and she wasn’t sure what to expect. “Because I’m a Christian, and you hear all this propaganda that if you’re not Muslim, you’re their enemy,” she said. Still, she entered, a little confused for a moment about where to go and how to behave until someone showed up to assist her. “Are you here for the clinic? Let me show you the way,” someone offered. Lewis, a 47-year-old truck driver, said her private health insurance lapsed in April after she took a leave of absence to care for her ill child. She needed a physical exam...
Cincinnati Muslims Hold Blood Drive
Thursday, September 13, 2001 Muslims urged to give aid By Kevin Aldridge and Earnest Winston The Cincinnati Enquirer Tristate Muslims called on their community Wednesday to donate blood, give money and pray for the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. And they pleaded with the public not to take out its anger on them. The Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati scheduled a special prayer service for Friday, and plans to launch a blood drive later this week. The center also has opened a fund at Fifth Third Bank for the victims of the attack. “We always help in any disaster. We helped when the earthquake happened in Turkey,” said Majed Dabdoub,...
Islamic Healers Treat Wounds in Russia’s Chechnya...
By Thomas Grove GROZNY, Russia | Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:27pm EDT (Reuters) – Lying on a couch with her eyes closed, 26-year-old Milena sips water blessed by an Islamic healer who sits nearby reciting verses from the Koran to cure her depression. Outside, a long line of patients wait at Chechnya’s state-run Islamic Medical Center, hoping its staff can heal deep psychological wounds left by years of war in the volatile region in Russia’s North Caucasus. Nearly fifteen years after her brother was killed in the first separatist war, and more than a decade after the second conflict drove her family from their home, Milena is one of thousands of Chechens who have...
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