IONA in the News Some people of Arab descent and Muslims say they are repeatedly detained for hours as they cross the border from Canada to Michigan because a terrorist watch list is not accurate.Homeland Security officials say they are aware that innocent travelers are often detained, but that little can be done in the…
IONA in the News WarrenOrganizer has worked to allay neighbors’ perceptions (Photos by MARY SCHROEDER/Detroit Free Press) Imam Steve Elturk is in the main prayer hall. Next to him is the mihrab, or niche, where he will pray. The niche faces Mecca, a destination of pilgrims in the Islamic world. All signs of intimidation toward…
IONA in the News Warren police plan to increase patrols near houses of worship after a church on the city’s north side was spray painted with ethnic slurs on Monday.St. Mary’s Church, 4320 Fourteen Mile, was vandalized sometime Monday. The church is not scheduled to open until May. City spokesman Joe Munem said the vandalism…
IONA in the News Religions Stand United Metro Religious Leaders Decry Mosque Vandalism, Attacks DETROIT — In a striking display of determination to stand against hatred and bigotry, about 30 leaders of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities in Metro Detroit gathered Thursday to say that vandalism and other incidents at four mosques in the…
IONA in the News AP Steve Mustapha Elturk, President of the Islamic Organization of North America is shown in Warren, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007. Elturk said a ban on racial profiling would be a welcome development for him. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Paul Sancya) Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP…
IONA in the News Steve Elturk knows there could be some backlash when he opens Warren's first mosque later this year. He learned Wednesday he may not have to wait that long.Elturk was at the mosque — the Islamic Organization of North America, on Ryan south of 12 Mile — about 8:15 p.m. when a…
IONA in the News WARREN — After shouting epithets and obscenities at the leader of a mosque established on Ryan Road amid some controversy last year, a local man admitted today that he engaged in disorderly conduct and he was sentenced to 21 days in jail.Police say Terry Brown, 37, was drunk and disorderly when…
IONA in the News Three months after the RCMP began arresting 18 suspects accused of plotting terror attacks in Canada, an investigation by the National Post has uncovered a web of links to Pakistan. Today, in the last of four parts, a Toronto terror suspect's ties to a hardline Pakistani Muslim group.LAHORE, Pakistan – An…
IONA in the News Steve Elturk, 51, of Troy expects to open his mosque in November. Steve Elturk strokes his salt-and-pepper beard as he recalls the incident a few weeks ago that reminded him the task of opening the first mosque in Warren is just beginning. Elturk was headed to his mosque, the Islamic Organization…
IONA in the News 'Meet Your Neighbors' symposium aims to calm fears about new house of worship in Warren. WARREN — Some people believe Christians, Jews and Muslims pray to the same God. And some make it their business to spread the word.Muslims and city officials in Warren have cleared the way for the first…
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