Tariq Nelson did a post on “jailhouse Islam” and the criminality in the community. Adding to that is this article in the Philadelphia Magazine by Matthew Teague which highlights some of the issues in the community. It is informative; but it comes from a non-Muslim perspective and makes a number of mistakes in my opinion. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Philly Muslims’
The Radicals Among Us: MY Commentary
Posted: February 19, 2009 in American-MuslimsTags: Joseph O'Connor FBI, Matthew Teague, Philly Muslim Criminals, Philly Muslims, The Radicals Among Us
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Philly Town Hall Meeting, A Muslim Watcher, and Getting Home
Posted: April 20, 2008 in American-MuslimsTags: Free Mumia, Mas Freedom, Philly Muslims
The Muslim Town Hall event at Masjid al- Jamia in Philadelphia attracted a lot of attention and a big crowd masha’Allah. The religious outreach coordinator for the Democratic National Committee was on hand, along with representatives of the campaigns of Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton with Clinton campaign chair Terry McAuliffe calling in. A [...]
Philly Muslim Thoughts: Alarms Going Off, Young Muslim Love, and Event This Saturday
Posted: April 19, 2008 in American-MuslimsTags: Germantown masjid, MAS youth center, Muslim love, Philly Muslims, Umar Lee
Over the last several weeks I have had to go to Philly a number of times. As I have written a number of times before, Philly is a city that I love and have a lot of personal history with. Last week while in Philly I had a chance to visit the MAS Youth Center. [...]
