Texas: Increasing readership for Muslim newspaper
Sarwat Husain, president of the San Antonio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, began her newspaper six months after September 11. Al-Ittihaad, which means unity, publishes articles relating to Islam and the local Muslim community.
Al-Ittihaad covers local Muslim issues in Texas and prints several columns. The most popular one is the Q&A section, where Islamic scholar and imam Dr. Yusuf Z. Kavakci answers to readers’ doubts about the appropriate behavior for a Muslim living in America. The online version of the newspaper includes a prayer schedule and cultural articles.
The paper is distributed freely throughout Texas: in particular to universities, churches and mosques. Despite the increasing readership, Al-Ittihaad is not profitable, due to the fact that Sarwat Husain often refuses to run ads, which might be considered offensive to Islam.
Source: New America Media
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