Thursday, January 17, 2013
St. Louis County Police said more than 50 St. Louis area Muslims competed the mosque's first-ever citizen police academy. The graduation ceremony was this week.
Wednesday night, a graduation ceremony was held at the Daar-ul-Islam Mosque located at Weidman and Manchester roads for its first-ever Citizen Police Academy. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) As previously reported by Patch, the St. Louis County Police West County Precinct partnered with the Islamic Foundation and offered the eight-week course to mosque members. (Read Previous Story: First Ever Police Training Offered at West County Mosque) St. Louis County Police said more than 50 members of the Muslim community graduated this week from the course that began in November. St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch and County Executive Charley Dooley attended the ceremony. Adil Imdad, the outreach …
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Patch addresses reader questions about the St. Louis County Police Department's Citizens' Police Academy targeting and educating area Muslims.
Patch editors received a variety of questions, stemming from the first-ever, Muslim-focused Citizens' Police Academy that began last Wednesday at the Daar-ul-Islam Mosque in West County at Manchester and Weidman roads. St. Louis County Police worked in partnership with Islamic Foundation members to coordinate the eight classes being held Nov. 14 through Jan. 16. (Read Related Article: First Citizens' Police Academy for All St. Louis Muslims Starts Wednesday) A focus on the safety of a particular sector of residents raised questions from other St. Louis County residents; Patch secured answers from St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch and media officer Randy Vaughn. Fitch said Citizens' Police Academies were started in 1992/1993 by the St…
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
St. Louis County Police are partnering with the Islamic Foundation to host classes in West County to specifically address safety on behalf of St. Louis Muslims.
Organziers said 39 participants are registered for the first time Citizens' Police Academy to be hosted by St. Louis County Police West County Precinct officers, in partnership with Islamic Foundation members, at the Manchester-based Daar-ul-Islam Mosque, 517 Weidman Rd. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The eight classes, available to all mosque members and St. Louis area Muslims, will be held from 6-8 p.m., beginning Wednesday. Participants will graduate Jan. 16. St. Louis County Chief of Police Timothy Fitch stated in a Tuesday media release he believed the Citizens Police Academy creates the perfect opportunity for West St. Louis County residents to get acquainted with the officers who serve and protect …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Ghazala Hayat writes in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that head scarves play a sacred role for Muslims, who should not be subjected to unneeded security procedures.
Following an incident where a Muslim woman from West County was forced to remove her head scarf at the St. Louis County jail, columnist and chair of the Islamic Foundation Public Relations Committee Ghazala Hayat writes that law enforcement need a finer understanding of Muslim culture. The Ballwin woman was reportedly jailed after being arrested by St. Louis County Police in January near the mosque at Weidman and Manchester roads because of a warrant related to an unregistered vehicle. Once at the jail, the woman reportedly was forced to remove her head scarf, also called a hijab, which prompted backlash from the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. County representatives later met with the council, and both …
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Friday, March 9, 2012
The Al-Salam Day School off Weidman Road canceled classes Friday after a Christian group informed police of plans to issue handouts during Friday's prayer services.
Editor's Note: This article was last updated at 2:52 p.m. The Muslim Al Salam Day School off Weidman Road is closed Friday due to a Christian group's promise to tout Christianity at the location, school officials said. A letter, that reads as follows, was sent home to parents telling them there was no school on Friday. "Earlier this week we had informed members and parents of the community about a protest that will be taking place outside of the Islamic Foundation Property tomorrow. Due to the overwhelming incoming of increasing safety concerns from parents and teachers, we have decided to cancel school and after school activities for tomorrow, Friday, March 9. Ghazala Hayat with the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis tells Patch …
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Paula Olmstead
8:53 pm on Sunday, March 31, 2013
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