Muslim Leaders Focus On Modern Problems Affecting Congregations

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LOS ANGELES - The title of the evening event at a mosque in Corona, Calif., was intended to provoke discussion, even as it raised an eyebrow or two: "The Islamization of Weed?"

The unusual lecture at the Islamic Society of Corona-Norco in February drew about 150 people, most younger than 30. The idea, said Imam Mustafa Umar, was to encourage a dialogue and attract people who might be put off by a more traditionally religious theme.

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Muslim Leaders Focus On Modern Problems Affecting Congregations

Not that the speaker, Sheikh Yassir Fazaga from Mission Viejo, Calif., was there to advocate marijuana use or say it was permissible in Islam.

The goal of the lecture, and a small but growing number of similar e...

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