Muhammad Ali-Salaam, key figure in Roxbury mosque, 78 - The Bay State Banner baystatebanner.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baystatebanner.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For decades, if there was a problem that seemingly couldn’t be fixed, Mattapan’s Muhammad Ali-Salaam was the person that the city sent in to take a look, and solutions usually followed in short order. Mr. Ali-Salaam, who passed away on Jan. 4 at 78, moved to the city in the early 1970s with a young family and over time became a trusted employee at the Boston Redevelopment