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Despite the extent of anti-Muslim rhetoric in Election 2008, candidates who embraced these methods failed to get elected and Muslim-Americans were galvanized to take control of their own political destiny. Read more
Despite the extent of anti-Muslim rhetoric in Election 2008, candidates who embraced these methods failed to get elected and Muslim-Americans were galvanized to take control of their own political destiny. Read more
The attack by gunmen on Mumbai's hotels and landmarks brings to mind past violence between Hindus and Muslims in the world's largest democracy. These attacks never help their purported causes, but remain stubbornly ubiquitous nonetheless. Read more
The election of Barack Obama broke all the rules in the Al Qaeda-neocon playbook. Responding with race baiting (when most Muslims are people of colour) shows that the Al Qaeda philosophy is crumbling. Read more
President-elect Obama has a singular opportunity to signal a new era and send a new message of hope and constructive engagement across the Muslim world, despite formidable political and economic challenges. Read more
Obama’s election is not the end of a road; it is only the beginning of a struggle for change. And despite setbacks, the American Muslim community can discover newer and better ways to engage in the American political process. Read more
Slumdog Millionaire, a fantasy wrapped around the brutal realities of modern day India, could make even the most curmudgeon of grinches amongst us applaud at the end. Read more
Many Muslims may be receptive to concerns about civil liberties, but feel that they would be compromising their Islamic principles by voting against a ban on same-sex marriage. This need not be the case. Read more
Barack Obama's selection of Rahm Emanuel is a worrying start to pro-Palestinian hopes in his administration. But when compared to his friendship with Rashid Khalidi, is Obama being reactionary with the Emanuel pick - or strategically open minded? Read more
As everyday Muslim-Americans take their political destiny into their own hands, they find a degree of success that wasn't possible with top-down organizing. Read more
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Reviving feminism: Making a needed connection
Feminists have remained silent and unwilling to make the connection between exhibitionism of flesh and subjugation of flesh, a commonality that should be a rallying cry. Read more