Muslim Boy Scout troop thrives in Astoria
by Daniel Bush, May 10, 2011 For Pack 777, learning Arabic and fire-starting techniques go hand-in-hand. Based out of the Dar Al-Dawah Mosque on 23rd Street in Astoria, the fledgling Boy Scout group is the only all-Muslim troop in Western Queens. It’s the brainchild of Badr Zahzouhi, an Air Canada employee and Moroccan immigrant who caught the […]
