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FORT LAUDERDALE Again and again, listeners at a regional Muslim conference Saturday heard the message: Don't stay in your own circles, work with others in making better communities.
Helping others is more than practical, speakers said at the conference of the Islamic Society of North America. They said it's a religious duty.
"Serving people is an integral part of our religion," college professor Zaid Shakir told 300 listeners at the conference at the Broward County Convention Center. "Allah will continue to help his servant as long as the servant helps his brother."
The three-day conference, which started Friday, was the first in South Florida for the major Muslim organization. Topics included family relationships, domestic abuse, higher education, the Internet and youth development.
Leaders cited several goals for the conference: networking, training for community work and building Muslim identity.
source:Sun Sentinel
