Meet the Author: Our Muslim Neighbors
Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg
Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg
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Meet the Author of Our Muslim Neighbors
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Victor Begg is a retired entrepreneur, an immigrant from India who became famous for his Michigan chain of stores, Naked Furniture, which sold quality, unfinished furniture. He became one of the country’s leading Muslim spokesmen, the co-founder of the Muslim Unity Center Mosque in Bloomfield Hills and a founding member of the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metro-Detroit. His columns and interviews appear in many media outlets, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NPR, Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives with his wife, Shahina Begg, on HutchinsonIsland, FL. |
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Click to order via Amazon: Our Muslim Neighbors: Achieving the American Dream, an Immigrant's Memoir, by Victor Begg. |
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Topics: American Muslims, Book Review, Neighbors
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:46:"Trump, the Muslim Vote, and Political Missteps";s:12:"thePermalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/103334/trump-the-muslim-vote-and-political-missteps/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Tom Facchine";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/vsYGQOcb_BA/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsYGQOcb_BA";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"us elections 2024|/topics/us-elections-2024";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 8 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"November 7, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Tom Facchine|/by/tom-facchine";s:5:"theID";i:103334;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"34 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"Imam Tom Facchine analyzes U.S. 2024 election trends, critiquing media bias, flawed polling, and Dem...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:46:"Trump, the Muslim Vote, and Political Missteps";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR book-review OR neighbors";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"Faith Over Fear: Trusting Allah";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/103315/faith-over-fear-trusting-allah/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"I Lov U Allah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/Gb03da3iJa0/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb03da3iJa0";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:53:"tawakkul (trust in God)|/topics/tawakkul-trust-in-god";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 7 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"November 6, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"I Lov U Allah|/source/i-lov-u-allah";s:5:"theID";i:103315;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"This message encourages Muslims to stay steadfast, united, and strong in faith, with a reminder that Allah’s guidance and mercy will carry us through any challenge.
Trusting i......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"Faith Over Fear: Trusting Allah";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR book-review OR neighbors";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:69:"The GOP's Dangerous Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: Fueling Hatred and Division";s:12:"thePermalink";s:102:"https://www.islamicity.org/103832/the-gops-dangerous-anti-muslim-rhetoric-fueling-hatred-and-division/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:73:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-is-back.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"american muslims|/topics/american-muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 7 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"January 7, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph|/by/mahmoud-el-yousseph";s:5:"theID";i:103832;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:145:"The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), which was formed in the 1850s, harbors such rabid hatred toward Arabs and Muslims.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:69:"The GOP's Dangerous Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: Fueling Hatred and Division";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR book-review OR neighbors";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:65:"How Muslims Influenced Thomas Jefferson and America’s Founders?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/103726/how-muslims-influenced-thomas-jefferson-and-americas-founders/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:3:"Pbs";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/VLRCk68BZ00/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLRCk68BZ00";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"quran|/topics/quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 22 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 22, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:15:"Pbs|/source/pbs";s:5:"theID";i:103726;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"25 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Did you know that Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of the Qur’an? That George Washington owned enslaved people who were Muslim?
And that a Muslim diplomat broke his Ramadan fast ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:65:"How Muslims Influenced Thomas Jefferson and America’s Founders?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR book-review OR neighbors";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:56:"Why Do Muslims Hate America? The Answer May Surprise You";s:12:"thePermalink";s:90:"https://www.islamicity.org/103521/why-do-muslims-hate-america-the-answer-may-surprise-you/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:67:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/america.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"american muslims|/topics/american-muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 28 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 27, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph|/by/mahmoud-el-yousseph";s:5:"theID";i:103521;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Before you pose the question to America again, "Why do Muslims hate America?" take it from this retired veteran: the short answer is that they do not! They do resent what you did......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:56:"Why Do Muslims Hate America? The Answer May Surprise You";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR book-review OR neighbors";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:73:"Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War";s:12:"thePermalink";s:107:"https://www.islamicity.org/103509/fighting-for-freedom-the-little-known-story-of-muslims-and-the-civil-war/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:3:"Pbs";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/GjT7ApX-xhI/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjT7ApX-xhI";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:61:"civil and political rights|/topics/civil-and-political-rights";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 26 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 26, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:15:"Pbs|/source/pbs";s:5:"theID";i:103509;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Muslims have been present at every defining moment in American history, including the Civil War.
Malika Bilal, Senior Presenter at Al Jazeera English, tells the story of Muhamma......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:73:"Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR book-review OR neighbors";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Did President Trump Fool the Muslims for Votes?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/103450/did-president-trump-fool-the-muslims-for-votes/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:22:"Muslim Convert Stories";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q_Qd6u8lWDU/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Qd6u8lWDU";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"american muslims|/topics/american-muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 19, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:53:"Muslim Convert Stories|/source/muslim-convert-stories";s:5:"theID";i:103450;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:75:"As Muslims, our hope has never been in politicians who flip-flop for votes.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Did President Trump Fool the Muslims for Votes?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR book-review OR neighbors";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Faithful Resistance: Muslim Challenges in U.S. Politics";s:12:"thePermalink";s:88:"https://www.islamicity.org/103437/faithful-resistance-muslim-challenges-in-u-s-politics/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Sami Hamdi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/0C00PKPYSiA/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C00PKPYSiA";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"american muslims|/topics/american-muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 19 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 18, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"Sami Hamdi|/by/sami-hamdi";s:5:"theID";i:103437;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"60 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:152:"On The Thinking Muslim podcast, Sami Hamdi examines Trump’s political impact on the Muslim community, exploring issues like Gaza’s influence on U.S.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Faithful Resistance: Muslim Challenges in U.S. Politics";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR book-review OR neighbors";}
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