Muslims across Nassau County are joining together to observe Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, which began mid-June. And while the major rituals of Ramadan involve fasting from sunrise to sunset — as a means of inner reflection and self-control — and donating to charity, local Islamic leaders said they are also using the time to promote interfaith awareness and unity in light of hate crimes that have taken place across the world in recent months.
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By David Weingrad
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7/1/15
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Terrorism once again brought the world to its knees when gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The assault was the manifestation of a culture clash . . .
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1/22/15
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Intolerance seems like an uncomplicated issue: Most rational people would agree it has no place in civil society. Yet it persists . . .
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10/23/14
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On April 15, thousands gathered on Boylston Street in Boston to solemnly mark the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001.
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4/24/14
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We’ll have to wait 77,798 years to face the same challenge we’ll confront this very month — a perfect culinary storm of biblical proportions.
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11/14/13
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In the past 60 days, two of the world’s greatest western powers were subjected to cruel and appalling attacks at the hands of vile Islamic terrorists.
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6/6/13
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Kofi Annan was on the Jon Stewart show last week. Asked to evaluate the state of the world at the moment, the former secretary general of the United Nations said we are in pretty much of a “mess.”
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9/27/12
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The New York City Police Department is embroiled in one of its most heated debates, about the surveillance of Muslim and Arab communities throughout New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area, including New Jersey.
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3/22/12
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Will the ongoing battles in Libya be the defining moment of President Obama’s foreign policy?
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Al D'Amato
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3/23/11
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Self-centered bordering on narcissistic. That’s how I would describe the U.S.’s reaction to the democratic revolution that has swept across the Middle East and North Africa in recent months.
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Scott Brinton
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3/10/11
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