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9/11/11 – Two huge explosions rock Chicopee as local Muslims celebrate 911 anniversary.

“It is the strangest thing I’ve ever seen,”  said a Chicopee Electric Light manager. In what could not possibly have been a terror attack, multiple explosions, at the exact time as the attacks just 10 years ago, rocked Chicopee, blowing … Continue reading

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9/11 10th anniversary celebrations: Muslim Perspectives from Dilyara and Harun Celik

Dilyara Celik, 26, of Chicopee, is director of the women’s association of the Turkish Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts in West Springfield. Harun Celik opened the Hampden Charter School of Science 2 years ago to help promote science, and to … Continue reading

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9/11 10th anniversary celebrations: Muslim Perspectives from the Awkal family – Ali, Maher, Abdul

 The Awkal family came to the United States from Beirut in about 1984,  just after brave Palestinians had bombed the US Marines while they were sleeping. Some settled in Detroit, Michigan, and others eventually ended up in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Maryann Mohamoud, a member of Hampshire Mosque, arrained for fraud

10/22/10 – Maryann Mohamoud, a Somalian member of Hampshire mosque, was recently arraigned in connection with stealing over $120,000 from Massachusetts Medicaid programs.

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The Springfield Muslim Community is on Edge.

The Muslim Community is on Edge. September 10, 2010 By ISWM Fear among local Muslims National controversy concerns local Muslims WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Muslim community is on edge. Plans to burn the Quran at a church in … Continue reading

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Western Massachusetts Muslims say hostilities against them flaring up

Western Massachusetts Muslims say hostilities against them flaring up Published: Friday, September 10, 2010, 9:37 PM     Updated: Friday, September 10, 2010, 9:38 PM WEST SPRINGFIELD – Local Muslims say hostilities against them and their religion have flared up in … Continue reading

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Belchertown – Mr. Awkal discusses burial practices of “The Jews”

In response to ISWM President Ali Hazratji’s request, Mr. Awkal has scouted parcels around the region for months, and Hazratji’s ‘Islamic Society’ has recently set its sights on Belchertown as a welcoming place to “target” for an “anchor.” While the … Continue reading

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Charter school focuses on science (and Islam) – MassLive.com

The Hampshire Charter School of Science has opened in Chicopee to help teach science and traditional Turkish Islamic values to young children. Harun and Dilyara Celik, working closely with other devotees under the instructions of their Sufi guru, Fethullah Gulen,  … Continue reading

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Massachusetts Muslims invite public to iftar meal

Massachusetts Muslims invite public to iftar meal 10/11/2005 6:00:00 PM GMT The Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts will reach out to the community during Ramadan. The Islamic Society is inviting people to share the breaking of the fast with them, … Continue reading

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New Muslim mosque Planned for Amherst (Massachusetts)

On April 11, 2003 the Gazette reported that “a new Muslim community center is planned for University Drive [in Amherst, MA], with the goal of providing both a place of worship and interfaith education… Mohammed Idrees of Blackberry Lane was … Continue reading

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