Sheikh Mohamed Abdirahman Kaariye was the Imam of the largest mosque in Portland, Oregon - Masjid As-Saber.[1]
Kaariye's father was one of Somalia's most popular imams.
In 2014 he had been jailed, but Muslim crowds chanted "God is great" on the steps of the Federal courthouse here after prominent New York civil rights lawyer Stanley Cohen announced he had secured bail. Cohen and federal prosecutors reached an agreement that allowed for Kariye's release.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Portland Mosque Imam". Oregon Live. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "Portland Mosque Imam Released". ABC News. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2015-09-30.