Katherine Glover

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Following Islam at a professional job

Chicago Muslim professionals go with the flow
by Katherine Glover
Medill News Service
May 24, 2007

Mazen Asbahi admits he sometimes misses prayers. As a lawyer with Schiff Hardin LLP, sometimes he’s in negotiations all day and can’t break out. “A more hard-core Muslim who’s more senior might say, ‘I need to make a five minute break,’” Asbahi said, “but at my point in my career, I can’t always do that.”