By Kadejah Abudllah   DALLAS, Texas – “Whoever submit his whole self  to Allah and is a doer of good has grasped the firmest handhold. And to Allah shall all things return.” Qur’an, Surah Luqman 31:22 Women of Faith Dallas Forth Worth (WOFDFW) held its 3rd Annual Conference and Luncheon themed Doers of Good.  Believing [...]

A Reverence for Life By Linda M. Jaramillo Executive Minister, Witness for Justice   At this time of year, grassroots organizations all over the world connect to remember the lives of two significant 20th Century prophetic peacemakers, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. During the Season for Nonviolence, the 64 days between the anniversaries of [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a special reception in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department, where hundreds of Muslim athletes – men and women – from throughout the United States came representing their sports of choice – football, basketball, boxing, fencing, track and others. Ephraim Salaam, known [...]

By Velda Cook KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  Jabir Hazziez Jr., a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy, Kansas City Firefighter, and U.S. Navy Reservist, was honored for his heroism in dealing with a passenger, turned combative patient, onboard a passenger jet at some 30,000 feet above. Kansas City Mayor Sly James and Jackson County Legislator Theresa Garza-Ruiz [...]

Saleem A. Muhammad, 83, of Elizabeth, N.J., departed this life on Jan. 6, 2012. A Janazah service will be held on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Masjid Warith-Ud-Deen, 62-70 Howard St., Irvington, N.J. Arrangements are in the loving care of the Nesbitt Funeral Home, 165 Madison Ave., Elizabeth, N.J. Born in Cuthbert, [...]