What is Islam, and what do Muslims believe?
President of the American Muslim Community Centers Atif Fareed believes that we should all follow Pope Francis’ example and call for unity as the world mourns for the victims of the Brussels attack. The March 22 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 31 victims and injured 300 others threaten to create a divide among
The American Muslim demographic, despite all the challenges, continues to expand. This is great news for the Muslim community, however, it also proves to be a huge challenge for American Muslim Community Centers to provide adequate support to them. The growing number and diversity of the youth requires community centers and mosques to reinvent themselves
Atif Fareed, the president of the American Muslim Community Center strongly believes that people are wrong when they claim that Muslims do not denounce terror attacks enough. He says that Muslims, from government and religious leaders to ordinary civilians, have been increasingly vocal in condemning acts of terrorism in the past decade. In the aftermath
The global problem of terrorism has grown a lot worse in the past few years. Attacks have become more frequent and terrorists have become more brazen. Just in November 2015, coordinated terror attacks hit Paris which led to 130 needless deaths. As fear of terrorism grows, many have begun to fear Islam along with it.