December 19 – 25

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Maydan Editors

The Maydan is an online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University. The Maydan team is composed of the Center's faculty members and graduate students both within and outside GMU.
Islamic manuscripts digitization project complete!

Islamic manuscripts digitization project complete!

University of Michigan

University of Michigan has launched their Islamic Manuscripts Collection with over 1,000 manuscripts on file.
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Understanding an overlooked period of Islamic history

Understanding an overlooked period of Islamic history

Phys.org

New research shows that the “the influence of the Middle East’s Mongol moment” lasted much longer than previously thought.
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MEI Arabia-Asia Cluster: Inventing the Muslim World: Race, Religion and Geopolitics

MEI Arabia-Asia Cluster: Inventing the Muslim World: Race, Religion and Geopolitics

Middle East Institute, Singapore

The Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore hosts Dr. Cemil Aydin discussing his new book The Idea of the Muslim World (HUP, 2017).
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Defusing The Lure Of Militant Islam In France, Despite Death Threats

Defusing The Lure Of Militant Islam In France, Despite Death Threats

NPR

Dounia Bouzar, a French Muslim anthropologist, receives daily death threats for sharing tactics used by radical Islamists in her book Defusing Radical Islam.
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Why Morocco's Islamists struggle to manage economy

Why Morocco's Islamists struggle to manage economy

Al Monitor

In Morocco, the ruling Justice and Development Party is struggling to improve its economy. Tourism and agriculture have been down since 2015 which has increased unemployment and lowered the GDP.
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Under Western Eyes

Under Western Eyes

Boston Review

Aziz Rana and John Bowen reflect on Islamophobia in America and Europe and the “legal and political stakes of Trump’s election for Muslim citizens.”
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Hundreds join protest ‘against rising tide of Islamophobia’ after Muslim woman dragged along pavement by hijab in Chingford

Hundreds join protest ‘against rising tide of Islamophobia’ after Muslim woman dragged along pavement by hijab in Chingford

The Guardian

Hundreds joined protest in London after a Muslim woman was attacked and dragged by her hijab.
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The Mosque Next Door: City Law vs. Houses of Faith

The Mosque Next Door: City Law vs. Houses of Faith

The New York Times

Mohammad Ali Chaudry, a retired financial officer, has been behind the fight in Basking Ridge to build a mosque. After nearly 40 public hearings in one year, the proposal was rejected. Now it has become a Supreme Court case.
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Three injured in gun attack on Zurich mosque

Three injured in gun attack on Zurich mosque

The Guardian

Three people were injured after an attack on a Zurich mosque.
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White supremacist gets 30 years prison for his plot to kill Muslims and Obama

White supremacist gets 30 years prison for his plot to kill Muslims and Obama

The Guardian

A white supremacist was sentenced to 30 years for his plan to use a “death ray” to kill Muslims and President Obama.
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For Uighur exiles, Kashmir is heaven

For Uighur exiles, Kashmir is heaven

Al Jazeera

Many Uighur exiles from China have found home in India administered Kashmir. Many came to Kashmir on the Silk Road and were not allowed back into Communist China, which has allowed the Uighur community to grow in Kashmir.
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Maydan editors selected some of the most thought-provoking news items on issues around Islam, religion and public-life for you. Let us know what you have been reading. Drop us a line at mediaroundups@themaydan.com!