Eid
Muslims observe the conclusion of Eid al-Fitr with sweets. Now: Where da Reese’s peanut butter cups at? ReeseSource: GlobalPost.comAlternate side of the street parking regulations for the purpose of street cleaning will be suspended Wednesday through Friday, August 7-9, in observance of Eid Al-Fitr [http://en.wikipedia.org/
haring st
Look at what some hate-filled clown did. A reader sent this photo in this morning. It happened on Avenue Z and Haring Street, an area where many of the community’s Muslim residents live. We’re waiting to hear if this was reported to police, and if it’s being
2812 voorhies ave
We wrote back in July about State Senator David Storobin’s attempts to get the city to revisit the issue [/sheepshead-bay-mosque-storobin/] of the Islamic mosque and community center at 2812 Voorhies Avenue [/tag/2812-voorhies-ave/], hoping they’d squash the project. Some time between then and now, the mayor’s office
amity school
The Turkish Cultural Center of Brooklyn’s forum on anti-Semitism and Islamophobia [/turkish-cultural-center-hosts-forum-on-islamophobia-anti-semitism/], originally scheduled for this afternoon, has been postponed. A new date has yet to be selected. On the upside, the organization’s director has told Sheepshead Bites they’ll be using the time between now and the
courts
The site of the proposed mosque. Local Muslims painted over where a vandal had previously spray painted "He is dead" after Osama bin Laden's death.A Kings County Supreme Court judge refused yesterday to issue an injunction against the proposed mosque [/tag/mosque/] at 2812 Voorhies
barbara berardelli
The site of the proposed mosque at 2812/2814 Voorhies AvenueOpponents of a proposed mosque in Sheepshead Bay came before the Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Association [/tag/sheepshead-bay-plumb-beach-civic/] last week to rally support for their fight, but instead found little sympathy for their struggle. A handful of neighbors came