The much awaited Phagwah Parade brought out thousands of Guyanese, Trinidadians and other nationalities on a glorious sunshine filled Saturday to Liberty Avenue to watch the parade of numerous floats organized by various mandirs (temples) and businesses make their way along designated route to Phil Rizzuto Park at 95th and 125th street in Queens while others patiently waited in the park.
Education
Muslim in America
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On a windy fall afternoon, the members of Muslim Student Association (MSA), at Queensborough Community College met for their weekly meeting. Fatima Faisal, 20, the MSA president shared her story of the struggles she faced while being Muslim in America.
Education
Islamophobia and the Muslim Youth in the United States
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Dr. Michelle Fine, a professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and social psychologist spoke at Queensborough Community College in the Fall of 2016.
The Shocking Truth About China’s Organ Transplant Industry
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In May 2006 the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG), an organization headquartered in Washington D.C., asked former Canadian Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific David Kilgour and David Matas, an international human rights lawyer, to investigate the claims of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. They were able to pull together 18 pieces of evidence that point to systematic organ harvesting mainly from living Falun gong practitioners.
Religion
Sisters Celebrate Raksha Bhandan, Knot of Protection
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Last Saturday passersby would have noticed a flurry of activities along the sidewalk and the sound of music dedicated to brothers in front of Skakti Saree and Spiritual store at 124-15 Liberty Avenue as women shopped for the right design of ‘Rakhi’ at Shakti’s store which carries the largest selection of the ‘sacred threads.’
Community Reporting Workshop
Baruch Performing Arts Center Hosts ‘Songs of the Soul’
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A week of festivities by the Sri Chinmoy followers for their Guru and spiritual master’s birthday ended on a grand note at the Baruch Performing Arts Center with a free performance of ‘Songs of the Soul’ as a tribute.
Visions of New York
One Race, One Creator, One Purpose
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I had heard so much about Masjid-At-Taqwa, and all the controversy surrounding it, but today I would actually visit this notorious house of Allah. The Masjid, located in Brooklyn, is completely surrounded by distractions which can hinder visitors from remembering God. It is as if it is the only oasis providing relief from the nearby worldly life and the material desire of wanting more and more.