Source: The Buffalo News

On January 8, 2000, The Buffalo News reported that the Muslim community in the Buffalo, New York area celebrated Eid al-Fitr on January 8th. Dr. Syed Sajid Husain, president of the Islamic Society of the Niagara Frontier, estimates that 70 to 80 percent of the nearly 10,000 Muslims in Western New York strictly observe the Ramadan fast.

Source: Los Angeles Times

On January 8, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported that more than 1200 Muslims gathered at the new King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, California. The mosque, which has only been open for four months, is a lavish, $8.1 million structure funded completely by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. The mosque, the fourth in Los Angeles, has already become a focal point for the more than 250,000 Muslims in Los Angeles County. There are about 75 Islamic centers in Southern California, mostly in former bank buildings and government properties, but...

Source: The Detroit News

On January 7, 2000, The Detroit News published an article entitled, "Dearborn Muslims Push for New Stamp: Muslims Want U.S. to Issue Ramadan Stamp."

Source: The Denver Post

On January 6, 2000, The Denver Post reported that Denver-area Muslims have given approximately $200,000 this Ramadan to a variety of causes. The money includes $150,000 for completing the Colorado Muslim Society mosque and $25,000 for Chechens fighting against Russia.

Source: The Detroit News

On January 5, 2000, The Detroit News published an article entitled, "Apology Offered to Islamic Student: Washtenaw College Admits Error in Teacher's Reprimand."

Source: The Detroit News

On January 4, 2000, The Detroit News published an article entitled, "Muslim Students File Complaints Against Colleges: They Say Professors Were Insensitive to Islamic Religion in the Classroom."

Source: The Washington Post

On December 24, 1999, The Washington Post reported that the State Department hosted American Muslim leaders for iftar, the ritual evening meal held during Ramadan that signals the end of each day-long fast, for the first time ever. Madeleine Albright spoke to the group assembled for the meal: "There are a billion and a half Muslims in the world...They are of many nationalities and live in virtually every corner of every continent. How can anyone apply a stereotype to a quarter of the globe's people?" CAIR Communications Director...

Source: New York Daily News

On December 23, 1999, the New York Daily News reported that Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says that he has been changed by his near-death battle with prostate cancer. Farrakhan, 66, preached a message of unity and atonement before 200 supporters in Chicago: "Only through our act of atonement can we be forgiven for what we have said or done to injure other human beings." Farrakhan continued: "We must try to end the cycle of violence and the cycle of hatred." Farrakhan spoke negatively about Santa Claus in his speech: "...

Source: Los Angeles Times

On December 12, 1999, the Los Angeles Times reported that Orange County Muslim leaders are scrambling to find a spot to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the holiday which closes Ramadan. There are an estimated 150,000 Muslims in Orange County and up to 15,000 are expected to attend Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Orange County, but the normal locations for the celebration are all booked. The main reason for the last second efforts is that determining the end of Ramadan depends on the sighting of the new moon, which means that Eid al-Fitr could...

Source: Star Tribune

On December 11, 1999, the Star Tribune reported on the arrival of Ramadan to the Twin Cities area. The estimates of the Muslim population in Minnesota run between 45,000 and 60,000, with nearly half of the population Somalian.

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

On December 11, 1999, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an article on how Ramadan provides space for Muslims to reflect on their lives and perform charitable acts. In Milwaukee, more than 50 adults and children from the Islamic Center peacefully demonstrated on the second day of Ramadan and the 51st anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights to protest sanctions against Iraq. Most Milwaukee Muslims spend their Ramadan in gatherings of friends and relatives. Jamal Amro, who owns the only grocery...

Source: St. Petersburg Times

On December 11, 1999, the St. Petersburg Times published an article on Ramadan celebrations in the St. Petersburg area. The 85 members of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center of Clearwater will gather to celebrate Ramadan in their newly constructed mosque. Last year, members celebrated Ramadan among ladders and cans of paints as the former studio was in the process of being turned into a mosque. Soon, a 55-foot minaret will be added to the mosque, along with a classroom, kitchen, and restroom. In Tampa, Muslims will gather at...

Source: Los Angeles Times

On December 11, 1999, the Los Angeles Times published an article on recent efforts to make Ramadan a more visible holiday in America. The Anaheim chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is urging residents to lobby their representatives in order to get a postage stamp that recognizes Ramadan. Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Anaheim chapter of CAIR, stated: "An Islamic stamp would introduce a mainstream Muslim holiday to fellow Americans. We have probably stamps for every kind of flower, kind of tree,...

Source: The Courier-Journal

On December 9, 1999, The Courier-Journal published an article on the Ramadan fast. Nabil Saba, manager of a Middle Eastern restaurant in Crescent Hill, Kentucky, stated: "Fasting is supposed to get you closer to God and also to feel how the needy...feel." Saba also emphasized that one must also "fast from speaking bad language or backbiting...because if you do (speak it), your fasting is not valid." Aly Farag, a volunteer at the Louisville Islamic Center, stated: "The whole purpose of fasting is to train people to obtain the...

Source: White House

On December 9, 1999 the White House issued a press release greeting Muslims celebrating the start of Ramadan. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) offers a Ramadan Publicity Resource Kit on their website.