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Conform, Inform and Unite

by on 24. Jul, 2011 in Islam, Middle East, Politics, U.S, World

Abrar Qadir, a friend of mine, wrote an interesting article for altmuslimah. It talks about the Muslim-American identity at crossroads with eastern norms and mostly defensive in approach when educating others about Islam. Conforming to a wider American society will require that Muslims look at what needs to be done within the community before defending [...]

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Be Part of History, Submit an Essay

by on 21. Jun, 2011 in Islam, U.S

There is currently a book in the works that is accepting essays for inclusion. This book is a sequel to recently released book “I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim.” The upcoming book will be titled “I Speak for Myself: American Men on Being Muslim” and will include stories as narrated by Muslim [...]

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Islamosmileia – Smiling in the Face of Hardship

by on 12. Jun, 2011 in Bay Area, Internet, Islam, Photos, U.S, World

Facebook has been a buzz with quite a few social media campaigns trying to shed stereotypes of Muslim-Americans. Islamosmileia is one such campaign but what sets it apart is the most underrated single expression of human joy; a smile. Simple in essence, yet larger than life. According to the information available on its Facebook page, [...]

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