muslims - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/muslims/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:37:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 muslims - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/muslims/ 32 32 103504436 Thousands of Houston-area Muslims gather for historic iftar at Sugar Land Town Square https://houstonnewmedia.org/thousands-of-houston-area-muslims-gather-for-historic-iftar-at-sugar-land-town-square/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thousands-of-houston-area-muslims-gather-for-historic-iftar-at-sugar-land-town-square Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:37:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f83422da4171f30faf8b6739d6a397c0 6000 devotees packed into the plaza in front of Sugar Land City Hall on Saturday evening to break their Ramadan fasts and a night of celebration ...

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]]> 1055295 Houston-area Muslims gather for historic Ramadan iftar in Sugar Land Town Square https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-area-muslims-gather-for-historic-ramadan-iftar-in-sugar-land-town-square-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-area-muslims-gather-for-historic-ramadan-iftar-in-sugar-land-town-square-2 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:38:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=36157cc6e50ede1da54f162c1802f47c ... Texas. He was part of a team that won first place in investigative reporting at the 2024 National Headliner Awards for coverage that exposed the ...

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]]> 924326 Houston-area Muslims gather for historic Ramadan iftar in Sugar Land Town Square https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-area-muslims-gather-for-historic-ramadan-iftar-in-sugar-land-town-square/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-area-muslims-gather-for-historic-ramadan-iftar-in-sugar-land-town-square Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:13:14 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1a87b98964f6f291a5e256a529eb1994 Never before had this many Houston-area worshippers gathered for iftar at Sugar Land Town Square, he said, and the night was especially meaningful ...

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]]> 924306 The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88 https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-aga-khan-spiritual-leader-of-ismaili-muslims-and-a-philanthropist-dies-at-88/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-aga-khan-spiritual-leader-of-ismaili-muslims-and-a-philanthropist-dies-at-88 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:41:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=149c56af84e65e3995ff879c104ead2d The Aga Khan, spiritual leader behind center in Sugar Land, dies at 88. KTRK. There was an issue during media playback with the content that was ...

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]]> 897810 Muslims Making Electoral History at the Texas Capitol – Medium https://houstonnewmedia.org/muslims-making-electoral-history-at-the-texas-capitol-medium/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=muslims-making-electoral-history-at-the-texas-capitol-medium Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:08:51 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3cc3c311030bf5bfd27ff2f4e54a7261 Houston-based physician and Fort Bend County representative Dr. Lalani, has not held a political office before. He has served on many boards of ...

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]]> 520535 First Muslims ever join Texas Legislature as state representatives – Plainview Herald https://houstonnewmedia.org/first-muslims-ever-join-texas-legislature-as-state-representatives-plainview-herald/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-muslims-ever-join-texas-legislature-as-state-representatives-plainview-herald Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:56:49 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=223a36ce6c23702703abe95c949eaf4e Bhojani will represent District 92, which covers parts of Arlington in North Texas, and Lalani will represent District 76 in Fort Bend County near ...

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]]> 518862 First Muslims, South Asians join TX Legislature as state representatives – Beaumont Enterprise https://houstonnewmedia.org/first-muslims-south-asians-join-tx-legislature-as-state-representatives-beaumont-enterprise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-muslims-south-asians-join-tx-legislature-as-state-representatives-beaumont-enterprise Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:53:29 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2be24bf27c0e5e98248c60e619ea04dc ... which covers parts of Arlington, Bedford and Euless in North Texas, and Lalani will represent District 76 in Fort Bend County near Houston.

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]]> 518865 For the first time, Texas voters send Muslims and openly gay Black men to Legislature https://houstonnewmedia.org/for-the-first-time-texas-voters-send-muslims-and-openly-gay-black-men-to-legislature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-the-first-time-texas-voters-send-muslims-and-openly-gay-black-men-to-legislature Thu, 10 Nov 2022 03:55:41 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2cc9d4c46d8bb618bba374f54de455e3 ... Venton Jones to HD-100 in Dallas, Salman Bhojani to HD-92 in Tarrant County and Suleman Lalani to HD-76 in Fort Bend County.

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]]> 464883 For many Arab Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, it’s not Eid without ma’amoul https://houstonnewmedia.org/for-many-arab-muslims-celebrating-the-end-of-ramadan-its-not-eid-without-maamoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-many-arab-muslims-celebrating-the-end-of-ramadan-its-not-eid-without-maamoul Mon, 02 May 2022 09:53:05 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=97f63300df305268e2262168dfa8ba17 I SEE U, Episode 46: Sugar Land Not So Sweet · Historic Eldorado Ballroom in Houston's Third Ward set to be restored ...

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]]> 310787 How Muslims are preparing for Ramadan amid COVID-19 https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-muslims-are-preparing-for-ramadan-amid-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-muslims-are-preparing-for-ramadan-amid-covid-19 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:51:35 +0000 http://stylemagazine.com/news/2020/apr/22/how-muslims-are-preparing-ramadan-amid-covid-19/ How Muslims are preparing for Ramadan amid COVID-19

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