<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many American universities have fraternities but until recently, none had a Muslim fraternity. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/09\/education\/edlife\/greek-life-islamic-style.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">According to this story in the New York Times<\/a>, that\u2019s changing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first Muslim fraternity was started this fall at the University of Texas. 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