▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁During ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁phase , ▁Beg g ▁established ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Unity ▁Center ▁mos que ▁in ▁Blo om field ▁Hills , ▁Michigan ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁creating ▁an ▁inclus ive ▁environment ▁for ▁a ▁divers ity ▁of ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁and ▁various ▁schools ▁of ▁thought ▁within ▁Islam . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁religious ▁leader ▁for ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁met ro - Det roit ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁After ▁establish ing ▁the ▁C IO M ▁and ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Unity ▁Center ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Beg g ▁head ed ▁the ▁Muslim ▁American ▁Alliance . ▁The ▁group ▁focused ▁on ▁media , ▁networking ▁and ▁advoc acy , ▁and ▁Beg g ▁effectively ▁became ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁where ▁he ▁field ed ▁queries ▁from ▁journal ists ▁and ▁offered ▁perspective ▁on ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁Islam ic ▁communities . ▁ ▁In to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Beg g ▁and ▁C IO M ▁led ▁several ▁inter fa ith ▁efforts ▁to ▁un ite ▁religious ▁leaders ▁in ▁met ro - Det roit ▁and ▁beyond . ▁As ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Round table ▁for ▁D iversity ▁& ▁In clusion ▁and ▁other ▁inter fa ith ▁groups , ▁Beg g ▁attended ▁a ▁gather ing ▁of ▁religious ▁leaders ▁in ▁D ear born ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁Sept . ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁terror ist