MUSLIM CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON FAMILY ISSUES: From the Hartford Courant

Thousands of Muslims are converging on downtown Hartford for a three-day convention beginning today, the first to be held at the new Connecticut Convention Center.

The Islamic Circle of North America and the Muslim American Society are co-sponsoring the event, which is focused on family issues.

Programs range from helping children maintain a Muslim identity in school to surviving anti-Muslim backlash as a family; from enhancing marital relationships to preventing spousal abuse. One panel discussion is devoted to "the death bed of the family -- gay marriages, premarital sex, cohabitation and single parents."

"Even though Muslim society is strongly focused around the family, we are still experiencing the same pressures, in terms of what is happening to the family in this society," said Naeem Baig, a spokesman for the Islamic Circle of North America, which is based in New York.

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