Associated PressJuly 17, 2022
10min0
Houses of worship are meant to be places of shelter, reflection and peace, but the recent string of shootings is a reminder violence can happen anywhere, prompting some faith leaders to ramp up security.
Tag: mosques
Associated PressJuly 17, 2022
Scott PowersJune 14, 2016
7min652
At Tuesday afternoon’s prayer time at the Islamic Center of Central Florida mosque, only four or five Muslims were praying there. This is the holy month of Ramadan and normally there would be a crowd. “The people are very scared,” said Imam Muhammad Musri, president of American Islam and a leader of the Central Florida […]
Guest AuthorJune 26, 20156min329
Is anyone else in a state of amazement over the turn of public discourse after the horrific murders in the halls of innocence in Charleston? How quickly did we move from the unsettling image of such unexpected violence in a church to long rambling posts and talking-head rants about a symbol of the human commerce […]