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When it comes to sharia, can knowledge trump fear?
By Dr Julie Macfarlane Recently, Florida’s House of Representatives passed a bill (which later died in the state Senate) to ban the use of “foreign law” in domestic courtrooms. Such a bill may seem
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Muslim Women Take Back the Mic on International Women’s Day
By Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi Everyone has an opinion about Muslim women, even those — especially those — who have never met one. As Muslim women born and raised in America, we are
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A Muslim chaplain who matters for non-Muslims, too
By Noah J Silverman The story of Hillel’s creation, growth and success is not only one of the major accomplishments of the Jewish community in America in the 20th century, it is also a
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Decades later, Malcolm X’s legacy lives on
By Muqtedar Khan In February, Americans celebrate Black History Month. It is also during this month in 1965 that Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and civil rights activist, died. His legacy is
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Facts, not drones, to fight terrorism
By Ken Ballen During the course of six years as a federal prosecutor and investigator I interviewed at great length more than 100 radicals and terrorists who fought in the name of Islam. I
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A tribute to Ustadh Haniff Bagh Khan
By Imraan Assim Ustadh Haniff Bagh Khan was among the city’s most respected, loved, and widely acclaimed teachers. He was a teacher of teachers and a celebrated hero in the Muslim community. He promoted
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Walking in MLK’s shoes
By Anya Cordell (January 17, 2012) – Martin Luther King, Jr., the renowned American civil rights activist, said, “Men hate each other because they fear each other, they fear each other because they don’t
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First mosque part of the heritage of all Canadians
by Daood Hamdani (January 12, 2012) – This May, as Muslims mark the twentieth anniversary of the induction of Al-Rashid mosque in Fort Edmonton Park, the country’s largest living history museum, the spotlight will
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Pondering over 2011
By Tariq Ramadan (January 5, 2012) – It was a strange year, full of unexpected events. The world is changing quickly. For centuries and decades there has been talk of the “world order,” the
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‘Green’ Talk and Call for Action at RIS in Toronto
By Hind Al-Abadleh (January 2, 2012) – Attending the 2011 Reviving Islamic Spirit (RIS) Convention in Toronto was an intellectual and spiritual treat to environmental activists in the Muslim community. For the first time
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