Laila Cully, second from right, business finance officer for the State of Oregon, presents a letter of welcome from Gov. Ted Kulongoski to Imam Muhammad A. Nagieb, second from left, who accepted the letter on behalf of Imam W. Deen Mohammed — son of the famous Imam Elijah Muhammad — who paid a visit to Portland last week, where he spoke at the Oregon Convention Center. Also pictured are Nohad Toulan, left, dean emeritus of College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University, and Amir Shaheed Haamid, of the Muslim Community Center of Portland.
