Central Brooklyn
Neighbors gather on Coney Island Avenue after two Bangladeshi Muslim men were killed in Ozone Park, Queens. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)“Today, we are all Bangladeshi,” said Pakistani activist Shahid Khan, outside the Makki Mosque on Coney Island Avenue on Monday night. Kensington and Midwood community members gathered here
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Meena jewelry sellers at Chand Raat festival (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Today, Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that begins at the new moon sighting and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Kensington and Ditmas Park neighbors are celebrating in style,
Holidays
(Photo by Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)If you live in southern Brooklyn, you will most likely encounter someone observing Ramadan this month. Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is the holiest time for Muslims. Ramadan commemorates the first time the Quran (Islam’s sacred text) was revealed
COPO
Students and teachers at the Council of People’s Organization pre-school.This spring, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/147-15/transcript-mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-fari-a-designate-eid-al-fitr-eid-al-adha-official#/0] the Muslim holidays Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha were designated as official public school holidays, a move that was welcomed with open arms
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The NYPD is investigating who is behind hateful graffiti discovered Tuesday on an Ocean Parkway mailbox in Kensington, according to a report by News 12 Brooklyn [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/anti-muslim-graffiti-found-on-ocean-parkway-in-kensington-1.8722152] . The phrases, which can be seen in the video posted by News 12 [http://brooklyn.news12.com/
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/
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State Senator Marty Golden. Source: NYSenate.govAccording to a report in Vos Is Neias [http://www.vosizneias.com/115160/2012/10/18/brooklyn-ny-marty-golden-now-says-he-opposes-nypds-spying-program] , New York State Senator Marty Golden reversed his stance on the NYPD’s controversial “spying program,” which allegedly targets mosques and other Muslim gathering points in a
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Source: Google MapsPolice have been stationed outside of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint George to ensure that there are no incidents related to the violence that has broken out since the release of the inflammatory anti-Muslim trailer, “Innocence of Muslims.”The church, located at 1105 67th Street, is the
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A new market serving halal products has opened at 2705 Avenue Z, off East 27th Street… you know, just a block away from the 2812 Voorhies Avenue mosque, an area that opponents claimed has no Muslim residents. Well, regardless, the Sheepshead Bay Halal Market has been open for a few
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Below is an e-mail exchange I had with a reader today regarding the controversial plans to build a mosque at 2812/2814 Voorhies Avenue [/sheepshead-bay-mosque-controversy/] (and here [/300-pack-cb-meeting-discussing-sheepshead-mosque/]). The reader believed I reported on the issue with a preconceived opinion that supported the plans to build. In reality, the situation