Article October 28, 2002 ISSUE

A Muslim community says, 'We're here for everybody'

By J. Thomas Black

Driving To The Islamic Association of Greater Detroit, I remember a comment Sharif Gindy made to me weeks ago when we first discussed this meeting: "May God help us all make this world a better place to live in." On this Saturday morning I have come here to learn more about the community outreach Gindy's mosque is engaged in to achieve so noble a goal.

I drive north on Coolidge Road into the city of Rochester Hills and turn east on Auburn Road. There, on the south side of the street, stands the large white mosque.