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In Focus: Juma’ah Prayers

By Steve Mellon

Each Friday afternoon, a one-story brick building at Bigelow Boulevard and Parkman Avenue becomes a sort of United Nations of Pittsburgh. More than 600 Muslims representing in excess of 45 countries gather there at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh for weekly Juma’ah prayers. The gathering is an occasion for Muslims to listen as the Imam offers guidance in Islamic teachings and to pray. Worshippers represent a variety of professions. You’ll see students in blue jeans and T-shirts, business professionals in suits, health care workers in scrubs. View The Gallery >

In Focus: The road to legalize medical marijuana

By Rebecca Droke

Advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana gathered in Harrisburg recently as the State House of Representatives considered Senate Bill 3, which would legalize marijuana use for a variety of medical conditions including cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, HIV and AIDS, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions. View The Gallery >