“There’s no sensationalism in just saying, ‘Oh, look at this Muslim. Look! She’s going out and feeding the homeless,’” complains Jill Mraida. “We’re not getting that message out.”
Until now.
VOA’s “Muslims’ America” heads to Florida to find out how women are reaching out to help not only their sisters in Islam, but also their community at large as well as people of other faiths.
Piedad (http://hispanicmuslims.com/piedad/) began as a support group for Spanish-speaking converts to Islam. But the group’s mission soon expanded to accommodate all Muslim women, and then the entire community, regardless of faith.
Khadijah Rivera is one of the bonding forces behind Piedad, she’s not just a social activist, community worker but is also a mother. And when she’s done teaching at a local school in Tampa bay, she teaches English to Burmese immigrant children.
Khadijah says, “When you are helping the needy for food, clothing or shelter, then faith, does not matter, we are all children of God”.
“When you first come to Islam, you are leaving one world behind, but you’re not fully comfortable in the new world yet,” says Jill Mraida who is also trying to maintain balance between her faith and her obligations as a community worker and a mother.
Imran Siddiqui visits with the women of Piedad to learn about their experiences as Muslims, as mothers, and as Americans.
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Summary Text by Gary Butterworth and Imran Siddiqui
Urdu VOA News
Duration : 0:8:44
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March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
@mhpcog I love pork …
@mhpcog I love pork, best meat there is
The bible I have in my bathroom together
with a koran, and I take alternate pages
every time I take a dump and use them for
what they are best as toilet paper.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
AS FAR AS AIESHA( …
AS FAR AS AIESHA(RAA) BEING A CHILD SHE WASN’T, BY THE LAW OF GOD & NOT MAN. A FEMALE IS A WOMEN WHEN SHE GETS TO HER MENSTRATING STAGES NOT HER AGE OR INTELLECT, SHE WAS SHOWN TO HIM IN HIS SLEEP BEING HANDED TO HIM. WHEN HE AWOKE HE TOLD HIS COMPANIONS OF THE DREAM & THEY TOLD HIM THAT IF WUT HE SAY IS TRUE THEN SHE MUST A GIFT FOR YOU FROM THE MOST HIGH. SO HE WAITED TO SHE BECAME A WOMEN AND MARRIED HER. SHE IS THE OTHER HALF OF ISLAM, AaIESHA(RAA) A MOTHER OF THE BELIEVERS…
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
I HOPE U DON’T READ …
I HOPE U DON’T READ THE BIBLE N EAT PORK
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
I love how you …
I love how you think capital letters and all that garbage makes any sense what so ever, but its goes to show to be a good muslim as low an IQ as possible is a bonus.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
what they should …
what they should really make is a documentary of the life of an teenage american muslim girl. showing how they get beat just to stay in line, how they have no type of freedom what so ever. i could just go on and on with a list of all the negative actions being taken against those young girls. and dont forget the rearanged marriage bullshit
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
that still doesn’t …
that still doesn’t explain Shari Law and radical islam at all, i don’t know what is this. U want me to make a video about REd cross that is basically feeding muslims in Asia and middle east like if was their children?
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
be propud man …
be propud man talking about spelling a sentens wright to somebody who isent even english youi are such a hero ( ;
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
come on guys chill …
come on guys chill out
neather of you are proveing anything
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Prophets were sent …
Prophets were sent by God and we muslims do agree that a moses and jesus peace be upon them both was the mightiest messengers of GOd. But God also sent the last messenger by the name of Muhammad peace be upon him and he is the last and final messenger of god. Don’t believe on media we all know what media does and they portraying the wrong picture of islam right now. so i request you all to check its beauty by reading the islamic books and quran. inshallah Allah will change your hearts for good.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
ooohw i am so hurt …
ooohw i am so hurt by youre intelegent words you made me so mad like i sad youre pafhetic and pafhetic peoplecant touch me ; ), you are a fat mcdonalds eating pig and you have to live with that haha !!!
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Haha your getting …
Haha your getting funnier, watch your blood pressure poor brainwashed religious creature. Hopefully you will one day leave islam and evolve to human being, for now your relegated to below animal.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Hehe I love the use …
Hehe I love the use of the word intelligent by a guy who cant even spell correctly. Ah yes pig, always funny when muslim filth use pig as if its something evil, another great contribution by the moronic mohammed filthiest human being ever to live and his sick mind.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Sorta like your …
Sorta like your religious brethren around the world then in other words, child marriage is now almost only a muslim deal. Just following the example of the false prophet mohammed, the piece of child rapist.
You can spare me the attacks on christianity as if I gave a about that, 2 wrongs dont make a right. Being called brainless by a muslim is like being ridiculed by a zoo animal.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
listen you filty …
listen you filty pig i know for sure i have a better live than you ,do you know why because i aint that frustrated like you i treath christen people just like i want to be treathet,i aint a liveles moron like you who makes just a acount to bas on muslim do you know how the cal people like you in my book PAFHETIC!!!
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
you laugh what you …
you laugh what you want punk lets see who is gonna laugh last!!!
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Oh Im pretty sure …
Oh Im pretty sure that will be humanity, once the primtitive murderous cult of the pedophilic child molesting excrement mohammed is dealth with once and for all.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
you are just a …
you are just a brainless stupid ass,you dont know about islam,you are talking about mohammed like you wrote that shit,and do you know what popes are molesting little boys in the churche ano 2009!!!!
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Media in America …
Media in America try to give islam a bad image. However, the Americans are smart people and they do research for their selves. Those who read about islam find the real way of life. islam is peace and for all man kind.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Oh yeah I felt …
Oh yeah I felt really hit by those remarks, Im sorry but your murderous cult is not a race, just another man made ideology. And being called an idiot by some religous twat, is just too rich.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Spare me the crap …
Spare me the crap you piece of shite muslim, your murderous filthy cult and your pathetic slime of a “Prophet” are oh so easy to “investigate” its almost laughable.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
lool
you’re just …
lool
you’re just another stereotype, I wonder why I meet a lot of you these days on youtube.
Go investigate Islam well instead of repeating lies and hoaxes about Islam said by others.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
lool
you just …
lool
you just proved how much ignorant you are. The cheapest way for someone who doesn’t know what he talks about is to curse and to say the BS you said. You’re not willing to discuss or learn obviously because you don’t really know what Islam REALLY is.
Now I feel ashamed that I replied to you because, obviously, you’re just a typical stereotype who is totally brainwashed by media, racist and talking about things you don’t know (and not even willing to know = typical idiot!)
Duuhhhhh….
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Thats called …
Thats called projecting, your describing the cult of the pedophilic child molesting excremental “prophet” mohammed very well. and its brainwashed stupid as cuntshit followers.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
wow i love how you …
wow i love how you state that an educational fact.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
like what MEYUYA …
like what MEYUYA said we Muslim do not justify killing any women after loosing her virginity although there are many harm in our society that we see cause of the sexual relationship b4 marriage, many children does not know who their real father.. what kind of disgrace is this? but Islam sets up beautiful way which can lead us to successful marriage and a successful society ( which unfortunately many so called Muslim does not even follow)