MINNEAPOLIS (Nov. 8, 2011) — Leaders of a number of Minnesota Muslim and Somali organizations today called on law enforcement agencies across the state to reject an upcoming training seminar for officers because of concerns about apparent anti-Muslim and anti-Somali bias.

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MINNEAPOLIS (August 22, 2011) — For the second year in a row, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on Swedish appliance manufacturer Electrolux to grant legally-mandated religious accommodation to Muslim employees at its St. Cloud plant during the Ramadan fast.

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People of all faiths are invited to one of eight Ramadan dinners organized by the Minnesota Council of Churches and metro-area mosques.

As our Muslim neighbors prepare for the sacred month of Ramadan this August, the Minnesota Council of Churches is excited to announce a series of open houses at area mosques organized by the council’s Taking Heart program. Eight mosques and Muslim Community Centers throughout the Metro area will be welcoming their non-Muslim neighbors for a traditional Ramadan Iftar, or fast-breaking meal.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2011) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Race and Gender today released a report based on available data and interviews with experts that documents growing Islamophobia in the United States and offers recommendations about how to challenge the troubling phenomenon.

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Friends for a Non-Violent World, the University of St. Thomas Muslim Christian Dialogue Center and its Justice and Peace Studies Department invite you to a timely conference:  Ways of Peace II: Nonviolence in the Islamic Traditions, on April 9, 2011, 9:30am – 6:30pm at the University of St Thomas, OEC Auditorium.

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Friends for a Non-Violent World would like to invite you to a timely and exciting conference:  Ways of Peace II: Nonviolence in the Islamic Traditions, on April 9, 2011, 9:30am – 6:30pm at the University of St Thomas, OEC Auditorium, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul.

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Dhea Fenjan Alshaher

Dhea Fenjan Alshaher, an Islamic calligrapher, will visit The College of St. Scholastica as a part of The Exploration of Sacred Text Series. Alshaher’s presentation will be in three sessions. He will discuss the cultural significance of Islamic calligraphy in an evening demonstration on campus and perform his calligraphy writing during two other sessions. All events are free and open to the public.

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From left, Cengiz Zopluoglu, executive director, Niagara Foundation of Minnesota; Dr. Sherif Soydan, president, Niagara Foundation; Keynote speakers Rev. Dr. Gilbert Friend-Jones; Holly Brod Farber, and Dr. Azam Nizamuddin; and Kairat Sabyrov, president, Bosphorus Dialogue Association. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)

By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer

ST. PAUL (February 23, 2011) – The Bosphorous Dialogue Association and Niagara Foundation of Minnesota held its Dinner of Abrahamic Traditions last week at the North Star Ballroom of the University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus.

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Alexandria, VA – In response to Congressman Peter King’s (R-NY) proposed congressional hearings on terrorism and American Muslims and the rising incidence of anti-Muslim bias demonstrated by elected officials and other individuals with responsibilities for public safety, security, and law enforcement, MAS Freedom, the civil and human rights advocacy component of the Muslim American Society, indicated that it will move forward to organize a citizens hearing on Capitol Hill.

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