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MIC In the News

Television

National & International

CBS News – The Early Show: “Tennessee Church, Islamic center embrace post 9/11”
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NPR – All Things Considered: “A Ramadan Story of Two Faiths Bound in Friendship”
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MIC & Heartsong Church on NBC Nightly News
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Dr. Bashar Shala and Pastor Steve Stone on Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC)
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Local

ABC 24 WPTY-TV: “Muslims, Christians Sit Side-By-Side for Thanksgiving Dinner”
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ABC 24 WPTY-TV: “Christians and Muslims Gather for Thanksgiving Dinner”
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Fox 13 WHBQ-TV Memphis: “Muslim and Christian Church Celebrate Thanksgiving Together”
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NBC Channel 5 WMC-TV: “Heartsong Church hosts dinner for Muslim friends”
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WMC-TV Action News 5: “Cordova Church reaches out to area Muslims”
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Fox 13 WHBQ-TV Memphis: “Cordova Christians Welcome Mosque”
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Fox 13 WHBQ-TV Memphis: “Local Christians Welcome Muslim Neighbors”
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News Channel 3 WREG-TV: “Memphis Islamic Center Welcomed Amidst National Controversy”
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ABC Eyewitness News 24 WPTY-TV : “Memphis Area Muslims Worshiping At Christian Church During Ramadan”
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Print

National & International

Washington Post: “Church welcomes new neighbor, a mosque”
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USA Today: “Cordova Christians put out welcome mat for new mosque”
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AOL News/GNN: “Christian Church and Islamic Center Share Faith and Friendship”
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AOL News/GNN: “Tennessee Christians Lay Out Welcome Mat for New Mosque”
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Huffington Post: “Heartsong Church Welcomes Memphis Islamic Center”
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CNN-IBN: “Muslims and Christians: an unlikely friendship”
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Local

Commercial Appeal: “Bill restricting Islamic law misguided, un-American”
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Commercial Appeal: “Faith Matters: Muslims, Christians share differences, similarities in Sunday conversations”
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Commercial Appeal: “Social media helps many places of worship deepen bonds of community”
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Commercial Appeal: “Faith in Memphis: What’s shocking about a mosque is how familiar it seems”
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Commercial Appeal: “Cordova Christians put out welcome mat for new mosque”
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Commercial Appeal: “Welcome Mat for Muslims”
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Commercial Appeal: “Memphis story of religious tolerance resonates nationally”
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Tennessean: “Memphis-area church shares its space with a Muslim group”
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Commercial Appeal: “United Front Against Bigotry”
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Hartford Courant: “Welcome, neighbor”
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The Huntsville Times: “Loving Christians: Memphis-area church opens its doors to welcome new neighboring Muslim mosque”
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Fox 13 Tampa Bay WTVT-TV: “Memphis church extends neighborly welcome to mosque”
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Blogs

Fox News Insider: “Memphis Church to Mosque: ‘Welcome to the Neighborhood’”
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Rant Rave: “Heartsong Church welcomes Memphis Islamic Center”
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Related to MIC

National and International

Muslim Matters (blog): “My Reflections on the New York Times Article”
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New York Times: “A Marked Man in America”
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New York Times: “Yasir Qadhi: An American Cleric”
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New York Times: “Why Yasir Qadhi Wants to Talk about Jihad”
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CNN International: “Why Comedians are Visiting Mosques”
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30 Mosques, 30 States: “The Muslims in Memphis – Part 1”
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The Christian Century: “Prominent Muslims make pilgrimage to Auschwitz”
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The Boston Globe: Big Picture – Ramadan 2010 [Dr. Yasir Qadhi is featured in picture #35)
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Channel 2 WBBH-TV Fort Myers: “Military leaders: “Burn a Koran” plan could endanger troops”
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The Washington Post: “Jim Wallis on the story behind Pastor Terry Jones’s change of heart”
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Local

News Channel 3 WREG-TV: “People of All Faiths Join Together To Promote Religious Unity”
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Commercial Appeal: “Annual Ramadan Interfaith Dinner softens religious divisions”
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Fox 13 Memphis WHBQ-TV: “Heartsong Pastor on Koran Burning Day”
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Commercial Appeal: “Memphis Muslims keep faith amid roil of events”
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Associated Press / Commercial Appeal: “US Muslims to Demonstrate Loyalty to Country”
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Examiner.com: “Memphis preacher takes on Koran burning minister”
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The Commercial Appeal: “David Waters: After dream gig in D.C., ’tis faith that brought me home”
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