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Amath M’baye Turns Pro
University of Oklahoma junior Amath M’Baye has announced that he will forgo his senior season men’s basketball and will enter the National Basketball Association Draft. He is graduating early, and he announced plans to hire an agent.
Analysis: Spills Flame Canadian Oil Debate, But Won’t Curb Flows To U.S
Two high-profile oil spills won’t stem the now-record flow of Canadian oil into the United States, despite the frenzy that the spills triggered among friends and foes of the Keystone XL pipeline to the main U.S. refineries.
Community News (V15-I15)
community news
Tehran Conference Critically Examines ‘Hollywoodism’
More than 40 writers, filmmakers and scholars from the US, France, Italy and other foreign countries, together with dozens of Iranian cinema specialists, journalists, officials and others, gathered at the large Azadi hotel in north Tehran for a four-day “Hollywoodism” conference to critically examine the formidable role and often harmful social-political impact of the US film industry
CMU Prisoners Seek Answers
By Karin Friedemann, TMO Daniel McGowan, one of the only white men to serve time in a CMU (Communications Management Unit) prison, has been released to a halfway house in Brooklyn, NY. McGowan was incarcerated for acts of arson credited to the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) in protest against the Oregon logging industry. Of the [...]
Islam And Medicine – A Historical Background
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (s), who emphasized the need for learning once said : “ The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the Martyr”.
MLFA holds Fundraising Gala in Dearborn; Feature Whistleblower Keynote Speakers
MLFA, the Muslim Legal Fund of America, a nonprofit organization designed to defend civil liberties in America held yet another dinner in Dearborn, MI Saturday night.
Why You Should Know About Pulmonary Embolism?
Some people call it the “Silent Killer”, and others may call it “sudden death”.
Muslims in NCAA Sweet 16
A quartet of Muslim college basketball players remains as the 2013 NCAA Tournament hits the Sweet 16. And of those four, it has been a big man, and a man who plays big, that have stood out.
Muslim College Stars of Tomorrow
Muslim college basketball players such as Rasheed Sulaimon, Gorgui Dieng, and Arsalan Kazemi are flourishing in this year’s NCAA men’s college basketball tournament…
East Region Loaded with Muslim Talent
By Parvez Fatteh, Founder of http://sportingummah.com, sports@muslimobserver.com There are a number of teams in the East Region of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament that are sporting Muslim basketball players. The only head-to-head matchup of Muslim talent in this region involves Syracuse University and Montana University. Traditional power Syracuse boasts Baye Keita, a 6’10” junior [...]
Pork DNA Found in Primary School’s ‘Halal’ Sausages
A London primary school has been feeding Muslim children sausages containing pork DNA.
Islam is an American Religion
Tariq Ramadan Speaks at IAGD
Kadri Turning Over A New Leaf
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been one of the real surprises in the early going of the 2013 National Hockey League season.
The Bionic Rower
By Parvez Fatteh, Founder of http://sportingummah.com, sports@muslimobserver.com In August of 2011, Mohamed Al-Rabti, a member of the Libyan national rowing team, was seriously injured when his anti-government military unit was attacked by forces backing former Libyan president Moammar Ghadafi. The attack resulted in injuries that forced an above elbow amputation of Al-Rabti’s left arm. And [...]
Hopkins: Champ Again At 48
48-year-old Muslim boxer Bernard Hopkins won a unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud this past weekend
Community News (V15-I12)
community news
MFS Gala Dinner
About 500 people gathered Sunday at Burton Manor for the Muslim Family Services annual gala and fundraiser, hearing a keynote speech by Dr. Jawad Shah.
Let Our Children Go – Part 3
After Jessica Reed and Maged Mousa fought for a total of over nine months to get back custody of their four daughters who were illegal taken from Child Protective Services (CPS), their battle is soon to be over.
