Sentences with phrase «american imam»
WASHINGTON (CNN)- An American imam took an eye - opening tour last month of the Dachau and Auschwitz death camps and said that what he saw was unfathomable - and undeniable.
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CNN: The GOP has a Muslim problem Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, political comedian and editor of the politics blog The Dean's Report, explains why the absence of a Muslim - American imam at the Republican National Convention «sends a message that these people are «others» and not truly Americans like the rest of us.»
Religion News Service: Pool of American imams too small to meet the demand The Islamic Center of New England has always been led by imams born outside America.
The meeting is sponsored by the North American Imams Federation.
Not exact matches
And even if we have a council of american islam, this council does not really have any control on individual mosques and imams and what they teach.
According to the report «The American Mosque 2011» by University of Kentucky professor Ihsan Bagby, half of all mosques in the U.S. have no full - time staff, and only 44 percent of imams work as paid, full - time leaders.
Religion News Service: U.S. mosques hit by shortage of imams The Spokane Islamic Center wants something mosques all across the country are seeking and can't seem to find: an educated, bilingual, experienced imam who understands American culture.
Asif Umar, a 27 - year old living in the St. Louis area, represents a new brand of Islam that finds younger American - born Muslims are interested in becoming an imam.
Whereas Khan stresses increasing Muslim involvement in the U.S. political process, imam Feisal Abdul Rauf believes that American Muslims must play a central role in the bigger picture of healing the rift between the U.S. and the larger Muslim world.
Two of three judges hearing an appeal of a London imam's terrorism conviction have criticized how an American jury was told about his earlier convictions in England.
Giuliani said he's «confused» by the imam connected to the project, Feisal Abdul Rauf, who the former mayor insisted has said American was an «accessory» to Sept. 11 — a sentiment that caused him to return $ 10 million an Arab prince tried to give to New York — and also has refused to denounce Hamas.