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January 09,2002
Task Force Addresses Islam Misconceptions
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Diversity panel fights Sept. 11 backlash of anti-Islamic sentiment
In Loving
Memory
Brenda J.
Piearson
Brenda J. Piearson
Brenda J. Piearson was bom Jan. 5, 1950 in Winfield, La., the
daughter of Ollie Mae and Ardmore Canton. She was called home to
rest on Dec. 29,2001.
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, a
backlash o f anti-Islamic senti
ment has played out across the
United States, ranging from
the defacing o f mosques to the
harassm ent o f M iddle-Eastern
taxi cab drivers.
M o st A m e ric a n s d e c ry
these actions and, in response,
have shown an intense interest
in learning more about Islam
and its followers.
Washington State University
V ancouver’s Diversity Task
Force is responding to that inter
est by inviting leaders and stu
dents from the Muslim com m u
nity in the Portland-Vancouver
area to host an interactive dis
cussion about Islam, its tenets
and common misconceptions
associated with this 1,400-year-
oldreligion.
The discussion is set for 7
p.m., M onday, Jan. 28, in the
W SU V ancouver lecture hall.
The panel o f speakers en
courages hard-hitting questions
from the audience and prom
ises frank responses to audi
ence questions about Islam and
its practice.
Featured speakers include:
Dr. Shahriar Ahmed, president
o f the Bilal M osque A ssocia
tion in Beaverton; M adiha Sul
tan, an undergraduate student
at Portland State University;
and W aasel Kareem , a senior
at Jesuit High School in Port
land.
M e m b e rs o f th e W S U
V ancouver faculty also will
com m ent on the role o f wom en
in Islam and the view o f Islam
from a Judeo-C hristian per
spective.
The forum and a reception
are free and open to the public.
For m ore inform ation call Dr.
Tahira Probst, faculty diver
sity fellow at 360-546-9746.
Piearson was raised in Spokane. In 1988, she moved to Portland.
She was a member of St. Luke Memorial C.O.G.I.C. and a board
member at Port City Development Center.
She leaves to mourn her mother. Ollie Mae Canton; brothers,
Ardmore Canton Jr., James Canton, Berry Canton, Henry Canton,
and Shephard Canton; sisters, Carrie Fordan, Delorse Gunn and
Audrey Canton-Kyom; her children, Taft Washington Jr., Michele
Canton and Michael Canton; grandchildren, Kayla Moody, Michael
Canton II, Shaunice Washington, Brianna Sabb and Brittany Sabb;
and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Christ made her free.
Portland Center Promotes Racial Harmony
Race unity will be the topic
o f a talk at the Portland B aha’ i
C enter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
Jan. 18.
The speakers are an inter
racial couple from southeast
Portland, Laila and Yohannes
Murphy.
L aila’s father is Persian and
her mother is European-Ameri
can. Y o h a n n e s ’ m o th er is
Ethopian and his father is A f
rican-A m erican.
“In honor o f M artin Luther
King Day, our presentation will
focus on racial unity and har
m ony and will include m usic,”
L aila said.
Laila studied flute and m usi
cal theater at N orthw estern
University inEvanston, 111, while
singing, acting, and playing
guitar are m ajor focuses o f
Y ohanne’s life.
The B aha’i C enter is lo
cated at 8720 N. Ivanhoe, next
to the fire station, ju st o ff the
St. Johns Bridge.
The Portland B aha’i C om
m unity presents talks/discus-
sions on important religious and
social topics on the 3rd Friday
evening o f every month. All
events are free and open to the
public. For more inform ation,
call 503-289-6331.
Maranatha Church
Building Divine Unity in the Community
W orsh ip w it h u s a t the:
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C h ristia n
L ife C en ter
T. A lle n & Daphne Bethel
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(C levelan d T en n essee)
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