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Dec
06
Ahmadi Muslims Find Peace in Brooklyn, But Still Struggle for Acceptance

Ahmadi Muslims Find Peace in Brooklyn, But Still Struggle for Acceptance

Worshipers stand outside the entrance of the Bait-ul-Tahir mosqueThe awning of Bait-ul-Tahir mosque in Bensonhurst reads “Love for all, hatred
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Dec
05
Community Demands Reopening Of Kensington Mosque

Community Demands Reopening Of Kensington Mosque

Photo: Zainab IqbalKENSINGTON – A pushing, shouting match broke out after four men came from inside the locked Church Avenue mosque
4 min read
Nov
22
Coney Island Community Prepares a Feast for 1000

Coney Island Community Prepares a Feast for 1000

The Coney Island Gospel Assembly at 2828 Neptune Ave (Screenshot via Google Maps)CONEY ISLAND – This Thanksgiving, the Coney Island
1 min read
Sep
21
Residents of Southern Brooklyn to Open New Church in Bay Ridge

Residents of Southern Brooklyn to Open New Church in Bay Ridge

Sunday service at Liberty Church Downtown Brooklyn. The Bay Ridge branch will have gatherings with a similar contemporary style. (Photo
4 min read
Sep
21
L’shanah Tovah!

L’shanah Tovah!

L’shanah tovah u’metukah to our Jewish readers. May the year 5778 be a happy, healthy and peaceful one!
Sep
20
Four Free And Amazing High Holiday Services in Brooklyn

Four Free And Amazing High Holiday Services in Brooklyn

Looking for a community to celebrate High Holidays? These four congregations are opening their doors to share the service with
3 min read
Aug
31
Eid al-Adha Begins Tonight, Bensonhurst Prayer Tomorrow

Eid al-Adha Begins Tonight, Bensonhurst Prayer Tomorrow

Eid service in Bensonhurst Park (Photo via MAS Youth Center/Facebook)BENSONHURST – Muslims in Brooklyn are preparing to celebrate Eid
1 min read
Aug
28
Photos from the Festa di Santa Rosalia

Photos from the Festa di Santa Rosalia

(Paul Stremple//BKLYNER)BENSONHURST – The 42nd annual Festa di Santa Rosalia drew to a close Sunday, August 27th, with the
2 min read
Jun
21
Muslims & Non-Muslims Welcome: 2 Community Iftars At Avenue C Plaza

Muslims & Non-Muslims Welcome: 2 Community Iftars At Avenue C Plaza

Arts & Democracy and Adda Art at the Avenue C Plaza last summer. (Photo via Esther B Robinson)The month-long
3 min read
Jun
05
Muslim Activist Linda Sarsour Speaks At CUNY Commencement Despite Protests

Muslim Activist Linda Sarsour Speaks At CUNY Commencement Despite Protests

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsLinda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American political activist and the co-chair of the 2017 Women’s March, was the
3 min read