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October Wednesday • October 8 ; 1997 L The Battalion IFESTYLES ^T1 Teace be on those who follow guidance' ^ *- former Nation of Islam member preaches against Muslim stereotypes The Veritas Forum at Texas A&M For Information, see page 7 l WO By Chris Martin Staff writer agine a man living deep inside a crime-rid- en, drug-infested New York City neighbor- ood. Through leadership, sociaJ work and , the man helps take back the community, imagine what this man can inspire in the [as A&M community. iraj Wahaj, a Muslim imam (leader of prayers) om Brooklyn, N.Y., will address the issue of neg- tive Muslim stereotypes Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. i Rudder Theatre for Islamic Awareness Week. Ptbunoos Latheef, president of the Muslim Stu- ent Association and a senior computer science aajor, said Wahaj is a religious leader for main- am Muslims. Siraj Wahaj was initially attracted to the Nation Hslam,” Latheef said. “He later learned about instream Islam and went overseas to study Is- im formally in Saudi Arabia.” ■n 1991, Wahaj became the first Muslim in his- Oik' to open a session of the U.S. House of Repre- entatives with a prayer and a reading from the Ko- an, the sacred book of Islam. iWahaj voiced his support for active community involvement of Muslims in a press release from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). “Everybody in America participates in politics,” Wahaj said. “The question is whether we are going u We feel unfortunate that the media portrays Islam as the next evil empire. It puts up artificial barriers and prevents people from learning.” Faisal Chaudhry Computer science graduate student japersasoof! ;ity defines; ” as, “attem] for work pel eluding p;.:j ► People in the News e qr in ] icr sources.) ,posted^ iton John trades mdingtolL ues law, Isults with Richards rom ane-E administul icials at Tea e warns that; erm paper : or she may v. Putnam, dirt d Informatia \&M, saidti ce it easier to do it actively or passively. “When you pay taxes, you are involved in poli tics. Every Muslim in America must be actively in volved in politics.” Latheef said the purpose of Islamic Awareness Week is to educate the campus about Muslim cul ture, practices and international and local issues. “I hope Wahaj addresses the struggles Muslims face and how they are portrayed in a bad manner by the media,” Latheef said. “Hopefully he will por tray the truth.” Latheef said Muslim students face special challenges at A&M because they are different from the majority. “Muslim students at Northgate have had prob lems, and [Muslim] students riding bikes have been driven off the road,” Latheef said. “The Islamic dress for women has also re ceived harassment and derogatory words. I hope that A&M students will come out and learn about Islam — find out who the people really are and not depend on the media and other negative portrayals.” Faisal Chaudhry, a computer science graduate student, said that the theme ofWahaj’s lecture, “The Islamic Threat - Myth or Reality,” will address the • distorted and false images people adopt of Islam. “We feel unfortunate that the media portrays Islam as the next evil empire,” Chaudhry said. “It puts up artificial barriers and prevents people from learning.” Chaudhry said the objective of Islamic Aware ness Week is to increase the harmony and under standing of the various cultures at A&M and to eliminate the misconceptions and animosities di rected toward Muslims. Ol ‘ Sarge Wants You ... To attend your General Class Meeting! WHEN: Wednesday, October 8 — 6:00 PM WHERE: Class Class Class Class ‘98 — Rudder 401 ‘99 — Rudder 407 ‘00 — Rudder 410 ‘01 — Rudder 402 NEW YORK (AP)— Elton John has nothing against the Rolling Stones, except that the band has n’t jettisoned Keith Richards, a “mon key with arthritis." Richards The Daily News exchangejt;reported Tuesday that John dispar- i the Intemtbged his fellow aging rocker in an in- of commiemrview with foreign journalists in At- lestioffi ffliinta, captured on tape Sept. 30. John made clear that he was get- g back at Richards for a crack out John’s rewritten version of his t,”hesaid. hit, “Candle in the Wind,” which he the ways it png at Princess Diana’s funeral last ed.Thereailnonth. Richards said John’s main es that are Jciaim to fame was “writing songs for dead blondes.” The Daily News reported that John says Richards has held back the Stones. “He’s so pathetic, poor thing,” John added. “It’s like a monkey with arthritis, trying to go onstage and look young.” The paper said Richards’ people had no response. The Stones, who are in their 50s, have been touring in the Mid west, performing both oldies and cuts off their new Bridges to Baby lon album. Mandela attends Jackson’s concert CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Getting tickets to a Michael Jackson concert at the last minute isn’t easy, unless you’re Nelson Mandela. Attie van Wyk, promoter of Jack son’s current five-concert tour of South Africa, said the presidential secretary called at 5 p.m. Monday to say Mandela, his companion, Graca Machel,and her three children would like to attend that night’s concert. “I arranged for him to meet Michael Jackson and he had snacks with the star and then we took him to his seat,” Van Wyk said. “He sat through the entire show and loved it.” More than 70,000 people at tended two shows in Cape Town on Saturday and Monday. Jackson will perform twice in Johannesburg and once in Durban before flying to Paris. Jack Paar recalls friend’s beginnings NEW YORK (AP) — The 500th episode of CNBC’s “Charles Grodin” was a talk-show host reunion, with Jack Paar and Regis Philbin re counting how they ail came to know each other. 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