LALMA’s annual Ramadan Iftar

May 19, 2019 Omar Ibn al-Khattab Mosque Los Angeles, CA LALMA’s Ramadan Celebration took place on May 19th, 2019 at Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Mosque.  LALMA Board of directors and members started celebrating Ramadan with only family members and Catholic youth (Pastoral Juvenil), but since 2014 LALMA decided to open the invitation to the partners of…

By Rahim Ocasio Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah This is a recap of the two day event and my assessment of this historic event. Muhammad Isa Garcia, el argentino who recently translated the Qur’an into Spanish, gave a video introduction from Colombia where he currently resides. Abdullah Danny Hernandez gave the English intro, primarily inspirational, centering…

By Danny “Khalil” Salgado Islamic Horizons January/February 2020

By Yahya Figueroa Strangely our brothers and sisters following the Salafi model love photos and publicity although many of the same minhaj believe photos to be haram, such as pictures of women with exposed faces.  I think it speaks to our confusion that these same ladies embrace modest dressing yet their behavior desires to be…

By Ibrahim A Aziz (Imam/Chaplain)) Retired I am writing the following few lines in a spirit of reconciliation, religious understanding and good will.  The other evening I happened upon your CBN show and you once again presented your extremist views on Islam and attempted to malign my faith and falsely accuse Muslims in general, rather…

WOR Radio’s Hispanic New York program hosted by Alda Sholianos. Brother Rahim Ocasio and Sister Maryam Figueroa Vasquez are among those who participated. WOR Radio, Part 1 aired December 8th, 1991. WOR Radio, Part 2 aired December 15th, 1991.