
Victor Ghalib Begg is a retired entrepreneur. He operated a chain of furniture stores in Metro-Detroit, now spends much of his time in community service and as a Muslim activist at the local and national levels.
Over the years, Mr. Begg was a leader in metro-Detroit, often serving as a liaison between the Michigan Muslim community and local, regional, and national public, civic and interfaith groups. He is a co-founder of the Muslim Unity Center Mosque in Bloomfield Hills, an Emeritus Board Member of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion, and a founding member of the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metro-Detroit. In 2000, Mr. Begg was also elected to a 4-year term on the Bloomfield Hills Board of Education.
Mr. Begg was recognized by Detroit News staff and readers as Michiganian of the Year in 2009, and has been honored with many awards, including Community Peacemaker of the Year by the Peace & Conflict Resolutions Studies Center at Wayne State University, Diversity Champion from the Birmingham- Bloomfield Hills Race Relations & Diversity Task Force. In 1995, he was appointed by the Michigan Governor to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Gaming and the Michigan Community Service Commission.
He has appeared on numerous media outlets, including ABC, FOX, NPR, LA Times, CBS, Voice of America, and USA Today, and is his opinion editorials on Muslim issues frequently appear in Detroit and the Treasure Coast newspapers.
Mr. Begg holds an MBA from the University of Detroit. Originally from India, he is the father of three children, grandfather of four, and now resides with his wife, Shahina Begg (co-founder of the Women's Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in metro-Detroit) on North Hutchinson Island.
He is an active member of the new Mosque, Islamic Center of Treasure Coast. He regularly contributes his guest column to the TC Palm newspapers. He has continued building his interfaith relations on the Treasure Coast and active in the local interfaith circles, along with his wife who volunteers at the local Library.
His latest book is “Our Muslim Neighbors — Achieving the American Dream; An Immigrant’s Memoir.”
Over the years, Mr. Begg was a leader in metro-Detroit, often serving as a liaison between the Michigan Muslim community and local, regional, and national public, civic and interfaith groups. He is a co-founder of the Muslim Unity Center Mosque in Bloomfield Hills, an Emeritus Board Member of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion, and a founding member of the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metro-Detroit. In 2000, Mr. Begg was also elected to a 4-year term on the Bloomfield Hills Board of Education.
Mr. Begg was recognized by Detroit News staff and readers as Michiganian of the Year in 2009, and has been honored with many awards, including Community Peacemaker of the Year by the Peace & Conflict Resolutions Studies Center at Wayne State University, Diversity Champion from the Birmingham- Bloomfield Hills Race Relations & Diversity Task Force. In 1995, he was appointed by the Michigan Governor to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Gaming and the Michigan Community Service Commission.
He has appeared on numerous media outlets, including ABC, FOX, NPR, LA Times, CBS, Voice of America, and USA Today, and is his opinion editorials on Muslim issues frequently appear in Detroit and the Treasure Coast newspapers.
Mr. Begg holds an MBA from the University of Detroit. Originally from India, he is the father of three children, grandfather of four, and now resides with his wife, Shahina Begg (co-founder of the Women's Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in metro-Detroit) on North Hutchinson Island.
He is an active member of the new Mosque, Islamic Center of Treasure Coast. He regularly contributes his guest column to the TC Palm newspapers. He has continued building his interfaith relations on the Treasure Coast and active in the local interfaith circles, along with his wife who volunteers at the local Library.
His latest book is “Our Muslim Neighbors — Achieving the American Dream; An Immigrant’s Memoir.”
Victor Ghalib Begg is a retired entrepreneur. He operated a chain of furniture stores in Metro-Detroit, now spends much of his time in community service and as a Muslim activist at the local and national levels.
Over the years, Mr. Begg was a leader in metro-Detroit, often serving as a liaison between the Michigan Muslim community and local, regional, and national public, civic and interfaith groups. He is a co-founder of the Muslim Unity Center Mosque in Bloomfield Hills, an Emeritus Board Member of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion, and a founding member of the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metro-Detroit. In 2000, Mr. Begg was also elected to a 4-year term on the Bloomfield Hills Board of Education.
Mr. Begg was recognized by Detroit News staff and readers as Michiganian of the Year in 2009, and has been honored with many awards, including Community Peacemaker of the Year by the Peace & Conflict Resolutions Studies Center at Wayne State University, Diversity Champion from the Birmingham- Bloomfield Hills Race Relations & Diversity Task Force. In 1995, he was appointed by the Michigan Governor to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Gaming and the Michigan Community Service Commission.
He has appeared on numerous media outlets, including ABC, FOX, NPR, LA Times, CBS, Voice of America, and USA Today, and is his opinion editorials on Muslim issues frequently appear in Detroit and the Treasure Coast newspapers.
Mr. Begg holds an MBA from the University of Detroit. Originally from India, he is the father of three children, grandfather of four, and now resides with his wife, Shahina Begg (co-founder of the Women's Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in metro-Detroit) on North Hutchinson Island.
He is an active member of the new Mosque, Islamic Center of Treasure Coast. He regularly contributes his guest column to the TC Palm newspapers. He has continued building his interfaith relations on the Treasure Coast and active in the local interfaith circles, along with his wife who volunteers at the local Library.
His latest book is “Our Muslim Neighbors — Achieving the American Dream; An Immigrant’s Memoir.”
Over the years, Mr. Begg was a leader in metro-Detroit, often serving as a liaison between the Michigan Muslim community and local, regional, and national public, civic and interfaith groups. He is a co-founder of the Muslim Unity Center Mosque in Bloomfield Hills, an Emeritus Board Member of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion, and a founding member of the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metro-Detroit. In 2000, Mr. Begg was also elected to a 4-year term on the Bloomfield Hills Board of Education.
Mr. Begg was recognized by Detroit News staff and readers as Michiganian of the Year in 2009, and has been honored with many awards, including Community Peacemaker of the Year by the Peace & Conflict Resolutions Studies Center at Wayne State University, Diversity Champion from the Birmingham- Bloomfield Hills Race Relations & Diversity Task Force. In 1995, he was appointed by the Michigan Governor to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Gaming and the Michigan Community Service Commission.
He has appeared on numerous media outlets, including ABC, FOX, NPR, LA Times, CBS, Voice of America, and USA Today, and is his opinion editorials on Muslim issues frequently appear in Detroit and the Treasure Coast newspapers.
Mr. Begg holds an MBA from the University of Detroit. Originally from India, he is the father of three children, grandfather of four, and now resides with his wife, Shahina Begg (co-founder of the Women's Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in metro-Detroit) on North Hutchinson Island.
He is an active member of the new Mosque, Islamic Center of Treasure Coast. He regularly contributes his guest column to the TC Palm newspapers. He has continued building his interfaith relations on the Treasure Coast and active in the local interfaith circles, along with his wife who volunteers at the local Library.
His latest book is “Our Muslim Neighbors — Achieving the American Dream; An Immigrant’s Memoir.”
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"Seek God’s Help in These Challenging Times";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/24774/seek-gods-help-in-these-challenging-times/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/iStock-873572306.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"humanity|/topics/humanity";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 31 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 29, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:24774;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:50:"COVID-19 targets us as a single vulnerable people.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"Seek God’s Help in These Challenging Times";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=victor-ghalib-begg";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Kashmir: Rugged and Beautiful, is a 'Ticking Time Bomb'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/21491/kashmir-rugged-and-beautiful-is-a-ticking-time-bomb/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:89:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kashmiris-Protest-Muzaffarabad.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"kashmir|/topics/kashmir";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 27 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 26, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:21491;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"When Americans hear the news about Kashmir — a flashpoint of Indo-Pakistan conflict — they simply move on to the next news story.
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Friday Prayers New Zealand Massacre";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/19000/friday-prayers-new-zealand-massacre/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Al-Noor-Mosque-Young-Women.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"racism|/topics/racism";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 19 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 18, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:19000;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"On Fridays, I normally go to a mosque for mid-afternoon prayers called Jummah, which means "congregation." Like Christians on Sundays and Jews on Saturdays, Muslims attend services......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Friday Prayers New Zealand Massacre";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=victor-ghalib-begg";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Meet the Author: Our Muslim Neighbors";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/18597/meet-the-author-our-muslim-neighbors/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"american muslims|/topics/american-muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 13 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 13, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:18597;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Meet the Author of Our Muslim Neighbors
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"One Pilgrim's Story of a Journey for Millions";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/12883/one-pilgrims-story-of-a-journey-for-millions/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:74:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/iStock-95843477.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"hajj|/topics/hajj";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 24 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 23, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:12883;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:83:"This week, millions of our Muslim neighbors are completing the pilgrimage to Mecca.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"One Pilgrim's Story of a Journey for Millions";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=victor-ghalib-begg";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"There is no Shia Sunni strife in USA";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/3064/there-is-no-shia-sunni-strife-in-usa/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/shia-sunni-curved-road.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:49:"shia-sunni relations|/topics/shia-sunni-relations";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 2 2007";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"March 2, 2007";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:3064;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:129:"Factional violence between Sunnis and Shias is not another thing Americans need to add to their list of things to be afraid of ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"There is no Shia Sunni strife in USA";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=victor-ghalib-begg";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:46:"Muslim Americans a force for peace and justice";s:12:"thePermalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/2943/muslim-americans-a-force-for-peace-and-justice/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:49:"shia-sunni relations|/topics/shia-sunni-relations";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 16 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 16, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:2943;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:156:"It is time for American Muslims to do some soul searching and for all Americans to indulge in a quest for the root causes of the violence our world faces ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:46:"Muslim Americans a force for peace and justice";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=victor-ghalib-begg";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:20:"Stop maligning Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/2700/stop-maligning-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"http://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/antisign__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:49:"shia-sunni relations|/topics/shia-sunni-relations";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 24 2005";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 24, 2005";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:2700;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:134:"The media must refuse to promote material maligning a race, religion, ethnicity or nationality in the name of freedom of expression ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:20:"Stop maligning Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=victor-ghalib-begg";}