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...have to support any nation that has adisaster, Muslim or Christian. This is our dutyand Islam ordered us to do that, but we have aspecial support for [those] in Kosova because theyare Muslim," says Imam Basyuny M. Aly, a religiousleader in the mosque...
...Imam, an Islamic priest and president of the Islamic Society, spoke after Fitaihi. He addressed the crowd in Arabic. Following his speech, the crowd dispersed...
While we appreciated The Crimson's recent coverage of Islam Awareness Week (Nov. 7-11, 1994), we were disturbed by The Crimson article ("Author: West Wars against Islam," news story, Nov. 9) on the speech of Imam Imran Hosein. Rather than focusing on the content of the speaker's presentation, the article only rehashed false but popular stereotypes of Muslims. Such a portrayal was a keen disappointment, especially in week observed by Muslim organizations nationwide with the hope of increasing the community's understanding of Islam...
...statement; he went on to say that while some of the roles of men and women in the household are different, this does not make either sex superior or inferior to the other. In fact, he explicitly denied the superiority of man. Presenting the analogy of a factory, the Imam said that a man is like the "security guard" of his family, while a woman acts as "manager." In different circumstances, a different partner takes the lead. The Crimson's article also omitted one of Imam Hosein's cardinal points: that the foremost quality needed in marriage is platonic love...
Furthermore, the article said that Imam Hosein "denied the validity of other religions" and quoted him as saying: Truth is Allah and Allah is one. Therefore, truth is one." This statement needs clarification. "Allah" is the Arabic term for the one God, no different from the God worshipped by Jews. While Islam certainly affirms that truth is uniform since there is only one God, it does not deny the validity of monotheistic faiths like Judaism and Christianity. The Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, shows that Islam is a continuation of the Abarahamic faith as revealed over time...