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• Putting All Their Eggs in One Basket: Sports Illustrated Profiles Star Basketballer’s Headscarf

  March 11th, 2009 One of the most common questions that the media, and maybe even non-Muslim in everyday life, have for...

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• Faulty Framing: Washington Times mischaracterizes a new Gallup poll on American Muslims

  March 5th, 2009 Gallup released a new study on Monday examining American Muslims. Some of the results: Muslims are highly educated....

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• Judgment Day: Muslim Women Earn Judge Appointments in West Bank

  February 25th, 2009 Two women, Khuloud Faqih and Asmahan Wuheidi,  have become judges in Islamic courts in the West Bank. This is such a...

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• Minaret by Leila Aboulela

  December 16th, 2008 In spring 2006, I was in a Barnes & Nobles in downtown Philadelphia looking for a book to...

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• Friday Links — November 28, 2008

  November 28th, 2008 Xpress News profiles traditional Emirati burqa makers (and wearers). Via Izzy Mo. The New York TImes interviews a...

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• Salaam and hello!

  July 8th, 2008 As salaamu ‘alaikum and hello to all! I’m Faith and I’m one of the newest members of the...

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