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Zareena Grewal

Zareena Grewal is a scholar in the MacMillan Program of the Middle Eastern Studies Department of Yale University in New Haven, Conn. She gave a presentation at a 2006 conference on Islamic education in America.

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“Investigation of Sexual Abuse by Clergy II”

Read the Philadelphia grand jury findings and accompanying report after the case of a Philadelphia clergyman’s sexual misconduct . The archdiocese hired a former sex crimes prosecutor to review the personnel files of all the priests named in the grand jury’s report, and in March 2011 the archdiocese placed 21 priests on administrative leave pending a final report.

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Islamic Schools Association of New York

The Islamic Schools Association of New York provides resources and networking for Islamic schools throughout the state. (See a list.) It’s based in the borough of Queens. Email through the website.

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Red Crescent Clinic

The Red Crescent Clinic provides health services with a volunteer staff to both Muslims and non-Muslims in Tampa, Fla.

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Crescent Community Clinic

The Crescent Community Clinic opened in Spring Hill, Fla., in 2008 to serve the health needs of the area’s poor and uninsured. See an Aug. 25, 2008, St. Petersburg Times story.

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“Circular Letter: To assist Episcopal Conferences in developing guidelines for dealing with cases of sexual abuse of minors perpetrated by clerics”

A “circular letter” from the Vatican to all bishops conferences around the world was released May 16, 2011, and presents guidelines for bishops in developing policies on dealing with clergy who molest children. The Vatican also released a summary of the circular letter and a note from American Cardinal William Levada, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the […]

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