Muslims in Portland

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Muslims in Portland CI 514 Jenny Kelley
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Muslim Community Center
In1965, 5 members begin Islamic practice praying
at each others homes
In 1968 they move to Shaver Blvd. and call it
Nation of Islam Temple 62
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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 1980s They move to N. Portland, then NE
Alberta then back to MLK Jr. Blvd.
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Muslim Community Center
The majority are African-American
http//mccpdx.org/index.html
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Rizwan Mosque
1987 First foundation stone placed of the
Ahmadiyya movement in Islam
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Rizwan Mosque
Alislam.org
80 Members are mostly South Asian and African
American
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Bosnian Cultural and Education Center
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia from
1992-1997 about 50 families came to Portland and
formed the center
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Masjed as-Sabeer
Considered the most Arab mosque in Portland due
to its leadership and predominant influence
Mosque began in the 1970s by students who came
to study at PSU. Consider a guest speaker for
your classroom.
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Masjed as-Sabr
They boast nearly 1000 members from forty
different countries
They 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
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In 1987 - 1991, 8 to 10 families from South Asia
and the Middle East moved to Portland in the
high-tech sector
Founded in 1994, and finally built in 1999, the
Bilal Masjid is considered progressive. Their
education center welcomes field trips .
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Bilal Masjid
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http//americanbrother.blogspot.com/2010/05/oregon
-muslim-community-condemns.html blogger
concerning Muslims http//pluralism.org/directory
/index/?stateOR 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-cit
ies.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/resource
s/global-etiquette/saudi-arabia-country-profile.ht
ml http//www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Saudi-Arabia
.html Palestinian http//video.google.com/videop
lay?docid1259454859593416473
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/internation
al/admitted/reslife/muslim/ Lewis and Clark
International students resources of Portland
Muslim restaurants, mosques http//www.islamicfin
der.org/prayerDetail.php?zipcode97211countryusa
lang Islamic Centers and Muslim Owned
Businesses http//www.firstschoolyears.com/geogr
aphy/world/countries youth site for information
about countries
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Masjed as-SabrThe Islamic Center of Portland
10323 SW 43rd AvenuePortland, OregonPhone
503-293-6554Website http//www.assaber.comCente
r Profile http//www.flickr.com/photos/pluralismpr
oject/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
Bilal Masjid 4115 SW 160th AvenueBeaverton,
OregonPhone 503-591-7233Website
http//www.bilalmasjid.comCenter
Profile http//religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/25/t
owards-a-younger-hipper-islam/ http//www.masjid-
bilal.org/ great site with audio Quran
Islamic Center of Portland 6940 SW Hall
Blvd.Beaverton, OregonPhone 503-526-9305Websit
e http//www.icop.orgCenter Profile
Muslim Community Center of Portland 3801 NE
Martin Luther King Blvd.Portland, OregonPhone
503-281-7691http//mccpdx.org/ Muslim
Community Center