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The symbolism of a Pakistani band performing in Indian-controlled Kashmir was not lost on any of us. Read more.
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Rock and Roll Jihad By Salma Hasan Ali -- March 12, 2010
The symbolism of a Pakistani band performing in Indian-controlled Kashmir was not lost on any of us. Read more. link here -
Muslim Women's Vital Voices By Salma Hasan Ali -- March 11, 2010
The Vital Voices Global Partnership awards ceremony provided an opportunity to celebrate this not uncommon, yet too frequently overshadowed side to Muslim women. Read more. link here -
Understanding the Afterlife in Islam By Jane I. Smith -- February 18, 2010
The Qur'an leaves no doubt that the alternatives for each individual at the day of judgment are two: the bliss of the Garden or the torment of the Fire. Read more. link here -
Meeting the Prophet An Interview of Omid Safi -- January 11, 2010
Despite all the intensive dialogue about Islam around the world, Americans still know incredibly little about Muhammad and very little about the spiritual teachings of Islam. Read more.
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The diversity of all humankind lay before me on Arafah. The sight was so awe-inspiring that even a non-believer would not help but feel overwhelmed when considering the magic of it. Read more.
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My First Hajj By Farah El-Sharif -- December 22, 2009
The diversity of all humankind lay before me on Arafah. The sight was so awe-inspiring that even a non-believer would not help but feel overwhelmed when considering the magic of it. Read more.
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Orientalizing Ourselves By Hussein Rashid -- December 16, 2009
Rather than attacking a simplified version of Islam, an Islam-lite if you will, I find more and more American Muslims defining themselves by Orientalist constructions of what Islam means. Read more.
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Faith after the Quake By Salma Hasan Ali -- October 21, 2009
This is what lies at the heart of Islam -- courage, compassion, commitment, and sacrifice. Why is it that we don't hear about this Islam? Read more.
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Arab in America
Directed by Nabil Abou-Harb
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The Story of an Osama You May Know. Watch here
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The Ramadan Story Read about the origins of Islam and the beginning of Ramadan. Read more.
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Ramadan Is Like the Super Bowl... By Yasser Kalkas -- August 25, 2009
One Muslim reflects on the challenges of Ramadan. Read more.
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Ramadan's Spiritual Cycle By John Esposito -- November 18, 2009
For Muslims the month-long daytime fast of Ramadan, which is just beginning, is a special time set aside to remember God through physical and spiritual discipline. Read more.
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Ramadan Kareem By Rashad Hussain -- August 24, 2009
President Obama greets Muslims as they enter into their spiritual season of Ramadan. Read more.
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Taken relies on the body and person of a young woman as the site of a contest between the West and the rest. It ultimately reasserts the West's spectacular power, and reveals its own dark, patriarchal subconscious. Read more.
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Taken for a Ride By Arafat A. Razzaque -- March 4, 2010
Taken relies on the body and person of a young woman as the site of a contest between the West and the rest. It ultimately reasserts the West's spectacular power, and reveals its own dark, patriarchal subconscious. Read more.
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What Do a Billion Muslims Think? By Sara Reef and Zeeshan Suhail -- March 2, 2010
What do Muslims say about violence and terrorist attacks, democracy, women, and relations with the West? Read more.
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Allah (God) The Institute of Islamic Information and Education
February 16, 2010
To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing, and nothing is comparable to Him. Read more. link here -
Judgment and Mercy By Beth Davies-Stofka -- February 2, 2010
God will resurrect the dead, and each person will be judged directly by Allah according to his or her intentions and deeds. Read more. link here
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