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Muslim speaker advocates broadening society perspective on Islamic religion
By Chanelle Grannum
April 24, 2011 - 2:38pm
Imam Khalid says old Islamic traditions need to change in order to redefine the way society sees Muslims.

Isam Khalid, NYPD Chaplin and Executive Director of the Islamic Center at NYU, first reflected on his experience as a Muslim growing up as he spoke at Maxwell Auditorium. Khalid encouraged the current generation of Muslims to create a new narrative for themselves today that are not based on those traditions of their parents and grandparents.

“The narrative that exists now around Islam equates us to something that existed thousands of years ago,” Khalid said. “It is not society that doesn’t welcome us, we don’t know how to reach out to society.”

Buffalo man accused of murder says deputies have beaten him in jail
By Lauren Fabrizi
November 17, 2010 - 5:43pm
A Buffalo resident, who has been charged with beheading his wife, says he does not feel safe inside his jail cell.

According to The Post-Standard, the founder of a Muslim-oriented television station says he has been abused in jail as he awaits his trial on charges of beheading his wife.

Muzzammil Hassan, the accused, told the Erie Court judge on Wednesday that he has been beaten by sheriff’s deputies at the county jail.

Indian court splits holy site in three
By Lorne Fultonberg
September 30, 2010 - 6:32pm
Muslims, Hindus, and local sect each get part of land.

A high court in New Dehli ruled to split a disputed holy site in three parts.  Muslims, Hindus, and a local religious sect were each deemed to be "joint title holders of the property," according to one of the judges on the court.  Each religion will get a portion of the land at Ayodhya, which has been a scene of religious tension and violence for over 400 years, according to CNN.

Perceptions of Islam
By Victoria Marlin
June 2, 2010 - 10:17pm
Three women share their experiences with Islam at Syracuse University.

On Sept. 11, 2001, Magda Bayoumi tried to reach her husband for more than five hours. He worked near the World Trade Center, and his job often took him inside the Twin Towers. When Bayoumi finally connected to him, she said he was hysterical.

"They’re not there anymore,” he said, screaming. “They are not there. I’m looking at them, and they’re not there.”