During Ramadan, Bottled Water Helps Local Muslims Bridge Religious Divide
A gray Honda pulls up on the corner at Fourth and Chestnut and stops at the traffic light. A few people walk up to the left side of the car. [...]
June 2017
Muhammad Ali Center hosts memorial service
Portia Wright, a Jefferson County teacher, could hardly believe it had been a year since the passing of three-time heavyweight boxing champion, activist and ‘The Greatest,’ Muhammad Ali. http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/boxing/muhammad-ali/2017/06/03/ali-memorial-service/360219001/
March 2017
Unity rally held to counter anti-Semitism
Dr. Michelle Elisburg of Floyds Knobs, Indiana, was in Louisville Sunday to send a message to those who've been terrorizing the Jewish people with bomb threats and other forms of [...]
Trump’s new travel ban draws rebuke in Louisville
After his travel ban sparked protests in Louisville and elsewhere before being blocked by a federal judge, President Donald Trump on Monday issued a new, narrower order to temporarily halt [...]
February 2017
Louisville’s Faith-Based Plan to Fight Urban Heat
Louisville, Kentucky, is the nation’s fastest warming “urban heat island.” Local temperatures in the center of this city of 600,000* are significantly warmer than in surrounding rural areas http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2017/02/louisville-is-beating-the-heat-with-spirituality/515880/
Louisville Muslim community thanks city
A local Muslim American group held a thank you event to share their gratitude to the community. In light the controversial travel ban, people from various faiths and walks of [...]
January 2017
Louisville Mayor Pledges Support For Immigrants
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer gave an impassioned speech in support of immigrants and refugees at a public rally Monday night, drawing cheers from an estimated 5,000 attendees with his plea [...]
U.S. immigrants react to ban: ‘Our president is trying to divide us’
The executive order temporarily banning all refugees — as well as more specific restrictions on predominantly Muslim countries https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/28/us-immigrants-react-ban-our-president-trying-divide-us/97185962/
‘Rally to Move Forward’ brings thousands to downtown Louisville
There was a call to action on the steps of Louisville's Metro Hall Saturday morning. A day after President Donald Trump's inauguration, organizers of a 'Rally to Move Forward'. http://www.whas11.com/news/local/rally-to-move-forward-brings-thousands-to-downtown-louisville/389785702
Rally to Move Forward
One way to get people all bent up, out of shape and worried about terrorists is to mention Sharia, the Islamic code that prescribes rules for everything from dress to [...]