Tweet Every four years, the month of June becomes a month of magic and spectacle around the world. It’s FIFA World Cup time! And for millions of people around the world, and a few lonely Americans, football is the only game in town. It is for some a religion and a divine gift from above. In Egypt, shops, churches, and mosques close, at work people use all their sick days to stay home to watch the games, coffee shops are open all day and nights for the game, only time where the military regime let people in gathered and watching the game in public squares and coffee shops.…
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Mandy Meisner, Why I’m running for Anoka County Commissioner?
Tweet About Mandy . I grew up in the small town of Cloquet, Minnesota where my parents were born and raised, then moved to the Twin Cities with my family to follow my father’s job. I graduated from the Perpich Center for Arts Education where I studied music, then went on to attend trade school at The Aveda Institute in Minneapolis. My first apartment was in Columbia Heights where I lived for four years before starting a big adventure– marriage. We bought a house in Fridley 17 years ago and have two children attending Fridley Middle School. Mandy website: Gallery:
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A Muslim American Woman Running to Change Politics in Rochester, MN
Tweet My Guest, Regina Mustafa The founder of Community Interfaith Dialogue on Islam, is a candidate for Rochester mayor. “I decided the mayoral race is the best fit for me,” she said. “I’ve had a vested interest in city government for awhile.” Regina Mustafa here is our conversation today !! Gallary: