An Iftar in Bay Ridge
For the first time, public officials in southern Brooklyn hosted an iftar to break the fast during Ramadan, writes Brooklyn Reporter.
For the first time, public officials in southern Brooklyn hosted an iftar to break the fast during Ramadan, writes Brooklyn Reporter.
The NYPD sought to reassure the Muslim community that worshippers would be protected during the holy month of Ramadan, while Muslim Community Patrol talked about stepping up its volunteer activities, Al Hawadeth reports.
The theater companies Blessed Unrest and Teatri Oda tell the story of Eastern European Jews being taken in by Albanians during WWII.
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and chair of the Immigration Committee Carlos Menchaca met with leaders of the Muslim and Arab community last week to assure them that their voices are heard and will continue to be heard, reports Kings County Politics.
A street co-naming ceremony for the congregation of the Jamaica Muslim Center took place soon after the Christchurch mosque attacks, reports QNS.
Bklyner attended a rally and Brooklyn Daily Eagle spoke to Muslim leaders in the borough to see how the community is coping in the wake of the massacres at two mosques in Christchurch.
NYU has opened its first dining hall to serve entirely halal food, reports The Villager.
Minnesota’s new Somali-American representative, Ilhan Omar, addressed the Yemeni American Merchants Assn. Feb. 2, reports Bklyner.
Bklyner profiles Muslim Community Patrol & Services, a patrol group modeled after the Shomrim and formed amid the current political climate and increasing number of hate crimes.
Brooklyn Historical Society unveiled “Muslims in Brooklyn,” an oral history project that collected the stories of 50 people through interviews, reports Bklyner.
The Brooklyn Historical Society’s “Muslims in Brooklyn” project, to be presented next week, features 50 diverse stories, reports Bklyner.
Bklyner covers the tensions brewing at the Makki Masjid in Brooklyn.
A new app created by Queens College students, identifies eateries across the city that serve halal food and also offers recipes and videos, reports QNS.
Queens Chronicle covers the co-naming of 85th Road in Queens as “Ahmadiyya Way.”
Bitta Mostofi, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, visited the Beit el-Maqdis Islamic Center to address concerns that included the Muslim ban, Islamophobia and immigration, reports Bklyner.