War Is Not “Hell” It’s “Sin”: Jews and Muslims Hunger Strike Against Violence
Five things happened to our ancestors of the 17th of Tammuz and five things happened on…
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Fight to the ‘Death’ and Go ‘Hungry’ at Hunger Games Camp
Inmates at Guantanamo Bay are hunger striking in an attempt to make their suffering visible while children at a camp in Florida are using the fantasy of hunger as entertainment.
Read MoreThe Politically Incorrect Guide to Ramadan
Musandam is Arabic for ‘the Hamptons.’
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Forget History Channel’s The Bible, Meet Omar
In the US half the books on Islam are devoted to telling you what’s wrong with it. Where is the serious literature by thoughtful Muslims engaging their faith? That may take some time, but for now, take a gander at a 30-part series on the Prophet Muhammad’s father-in-law.
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Oday Aboushi talks about being drafted by the New York Jets.
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No Virginia, There’s No “Clash of Civilizations”
In a book geared toward the general reader, scholar Anne Norton confronts Islamophobia in the West and argues against the persistent notion that Islam and the West are locked in a cosmic battle.
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10 Years Later: An American Muslim Looks Back at Iraq
Ten years on, as the experts who pushed for a disastrous war remain experts, it remains unclear why it ever happened. Was it just racism? Who, after all, does not plan for the day after a war? I plan out what I am going to do when I drive up to New York to see friends and family. Maybe the rest of the world decided to move on while we floundered about, amazed that just because we dreamed something, it could not come to pass.
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If Muslims Stop Drinking Will They Become Violent?
A recent article in the Washington Post recycles well-worn myths about religiosity and Islam. Is this the best we can do?
Read MoreI’d Rather Go Back to Yemen than Face NYPD
A new report details the egregious civil rights violations and damage to communities from the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslim communities post-9/11.
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Global Islam, the Year in Headlines
This list, in links and headlines, just skims the surface. But it gives a sense of what to watch for in 2013.
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