The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo is one of the largest mosques in the U.S. It was founded more than 75 years ago by Syrian immigrants and today serves Muslims of 20 nationalities. Contact secretary Aneesa Shaheen.

The Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago in Northbrook, Ill., was founded in 1974 by Bosnian Muslims. Its mission is to conduct services in accordance with the faith of Islam and to educate its members and children.

George Mamo is the executive vice president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews and executive director of Stand for Israel, an IFCJ project.

Karima Alavi is program director for Dar al Islam in Abiquiu, N.M., where she directs a summer program for teachers called “Understanding and Teaching About Islam.”

The Islamic Center of New Mexico is in Albuquerque and serves 2,000 local Muslims.

The Islamic Community Center of Tempe, Ariz., serves Muslims of 75 different nationalities around the campus of the University of Arizona.

The Islamic Society of Greater Houston was founded in 1968 and today serves more than 50,000 Muslims in the greater Houston area through 17 branches.

The Council for Jews With Special Needs provides programs, resources and support for Jews with disabilities to help them meet their spiritual needs. Gail Holtzman Gilmartin is executive director. It is based in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Liyakat N. Takim is a professor of religious studies and holds the Sharjah Chair in Global Islam at McMaster University in Ontario. His focus is in the area of charisma and the struggle for authority in the classical period of Islam. He is the author of The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi’ite […]