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Japanese, Muslims Recall Racism By Michael Manekin, Inside Bay Area (67 KB PDF)
When the Imperial Japanese Navy swooped over Pearl Harbor 65 years ago and destroyed more than 2,400 American lives, Mas Yamasaki was watching a church basketball game in Sacramento...

Finding My Religion By David Ian Miller, SF Gate (115 KB PDF)
Imagine standing in a crowd of 2 million people whose most cherished dream has just come true. For many Muslims, participating in the hajj -- the annual journey to the physical and spiritual heart of Islam -- is the most central spiritual experience of their lives...

What it means to be Muslim By Mona Eltahawy , The Christian Science Monitor (37 KB PDF)
Yasir Kazi was the last person I wanted to sit next to on the plane taking us from the US to Copenhagen for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow (MLT) conference last month. But airline ticket counter agents - and divine intervention perhaps - determined otherwise...

The Sacred Journey By Aman Mehrzai, Illume Media (85 KB PDF)
Tahir Anwar, the Imam of the South Bay Islamic Association in San Jose, Calif.led a group of 300 from across the country to Mecca this year in one of many pilgrimages he has performed...

Challenges and Advantages of Bilingualism at the Home By Amel S. Abdullah , Southern California InFocus (9 KB PDF)
Her parents spoke Italian with her and preserved Italian cultural traditions at home, maintaining their way of life in a predominantly Italian neighborhood where residents shared their heritage and experiences..