Muslims in Portland CI 514 Jenny Kelley. Muslim Community Center In1965, 5 members begin Islamic practice praying at each others homes In 1968 they move.

Muslims in

Portland

CI 514 Jenny Kelley

Muslim Community Center

In1965, 5 members begin Islamic practice praying

at each others homesIn 1968 they move to Shaver Blvd. and call it Nation of Islam Temple

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In 1975 the

honorable Elijah

Muhammad dies.

His son takes over and slowly converts the group to Sunni Islam.

In the 1980’s They move to N. Portland, then NE

Alberta then back to MLK Jr. Blvd.

The majority are African-American

http://mccpdx.org/index.html

Muslim Community Center

Rizwan Mosque

1987 First foundation stone placed

of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam

80 Members are mostly South Asian and African

American

Alislam.org

Rizwan Mosque

Bosnian Cultural and Education CenterFollowing the breakup of Yugoslavia from 1992-1997 about 50 families came to Portland and formed the

center

Masjed as-Sabeer

Mosque began in the 1970’s by students

who came to study at PSU. Consider a

guest speaker for your classroom.

Considered the most “Arab” mosque in

Portland due to its

leadership and predominant influence

Masjed as-Sabr They boast nearly 1000

members from forty different countriesThey often

invite non-muslims to

join them in the breaking of the fast during the month of Ramadan

Their Imam is the only salaried

Imam in Portland and is from

Somalia

Founded in 1994, and finally built in 1999, the Bilal Masjid is

considered progressive. Their education center welcomes field

trips .

In 1987 - 1991, 8 to 10 families from South Asia and the Middle

East moved to Portland in the high-tech

sector

Bilal Masjid

http://americanbrother.blogspot.com/2010/05/oregon-muslim-community-condemns.html blogger concerning Muslims

http://pluralism.org/directory/index/?state=OR Harvard university religion project

Bosnian/croatian

http://www.intime.uni.edu/multiculture/Resources/Interviews/bosnian.htm pointers from a student teacher on differences/culture bosnian

http://www.europe-cities.com/en/666/bosnia-herzegovina/history/language/ information on Bosnian culture/languages

http://www.ielanguages.com/croatian.html Croatian language site (free language tutorials)

Saudi Arabian

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/saudi-arabia-country-profile.html

http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Saudi-Arabia.html

Palestinian

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1259454859593416473# video

http://pewforum.org/ On Religion and Public life

http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2010/07/post_1.html story about Ahmadi muslims

http://www.lclark.edu/offices/international/admitted/reslife/muslim/ Lewis and Clark International students resources of Portland Muslim restaurants, mosques

http://www.islamicfinder.org/prayerDetail.php?zipcode=97211&country=usa&lang= Islamic Centers and Muslim Owned Businesses

http://www.firstschoolyears.com/geography/world/countries youth site for information about countries

Masjed as-SabrThe Islamic Center of Portland 10323 SW 43rd AvenuePortland, OregonPhone: 503-293-6554Website: http://www.assaber.comCenter Profilehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pluralismproject/3787644412/in/photostream/ photo of Masjed As-Sabr

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community 9925 SW 35th AvenuePortland, OregonPhone: 503-246-0813Center Profile

Bosnian Cultural and Education Center 8021 SE Stark StreetPortland, OregonCenter Profile

Muslim Community Center of Portland 3801 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.Portland, OregonPhone: 503-281-7691http://mccpdx.org/ Muslim Community Center

Islamic Center of Portland 6940 SW Hall Blvd.Beaverton, OregonPhone: 503-526-9305Website: http://www.icop.orgCenter Profile

Bilal Masjid 4115 SW 160th AvenueBeaverton, OregonPhone: 503-591-7233Website: http://www.bilalmasjid.comCenter Profilehttp://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/25/towards-a-younger-hipper-islam/

http://www.masjid-bilal.org/ great site with audio Quran