When the Personal Becomes Political: Marrying Muslim in Trump’s America
The Islamic Monthly Laine Munir explains the complexities involved with romance and marriage between Americans and non-Americans, especially those who came from countries included in the Muslim ban.
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We Are All Children of the Atom
Mizan The launch of Marvel’s X-Men Gold has generated a lot of controversy over religious images included in the comics by Muslim author Ardian Syaf. Some of these images include “212” which is “a shorthand reference to a mass demonstration by hardline religious conservatives in Jakarta last December, a protest against the governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok” and “51 appears to be a reference to the verse from the Qur’ān that Ahok cited in his speech.”
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From incarceration to Islam: How Flint Muslims use faith to face hardship
Michigan LiveLeon El-Alamin, a former inmate and converted Muslim, shares how he is helping his community during the Flint water crisis.
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Egypt Declares State of Emergency, as Attacks Undercut Promise of Security
The New York TimesIn Egypt, two suicide bombings that killed 44 people at Coptic churches on Palm Sunday have been deemed one of the deadliest days of violence against Christians in Egypt in decades.
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Anyone who says the Quran advocates terrorism obviously hasn't read its lessons on violence
The IndependentThe Guardian examines different verses from the Quran and facts about Islam to argue against those who believe the Quran and Islam as a faith promote violence.
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“Do Not Take Unbelievers as Your Leaders” The Politics of Translation in Indonesia
MizanReligious scholar Jeremy Menchik examines “an unusual translation of a well-known verse from Sūrat al-Nisāʾ of the Qur’an from Arabic into Indonesian” that was published in the popular Indonesian Muslim periodical Al-Muslimun.
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The Contradictions of Reza Aslan’s “Believer”
The New YorkerReza Aslan, a famous commentator on religion, has a new show, Believer, which follows Aslan around the world as he meets members of various religions. However, author Elias Muhanna has found many contradictions in Ashlan’s show.
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When Conservatives Oppose 'Religious Freedom'
The AtlanticThe Atlantic takes a special look at why Eric Treene, the Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and conservative Evangelical Christian, has come under fire from his own party because he has consistently defended Muslim’s religious freedom.
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Islamophobia in China on the rise fueled by online hate speech
The IndependentMany angry homeowners in a Chinese city took to the internet to complain about a planned mosque in their neighborhood. This is part of a growing issue of Islamophobia in China.
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The Pope and Islam
The New YorkerHistorically, the Pope and Islam have had a complicated relationship and this article examines what the current Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, has said about Islam.
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Who are the new jihadis?
The GuardianTerrorism and the concept of jihad are not new, but suicide attacks by terrorists are a relatively new phenomenon that has only become popular in the last 20 years. This article examines why this has become such a common practice among terrorists.
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In a challenging time for Islam, black Muslims in the U.S. aim for unity
The Denver PostBlack Muslims around the country share their stories of feeling like outsiders in the Muslim community for being black.
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Taking the Islamic in “the Islamic state” seriously
The Immanent FrameThis article reviews For Love of the Prophet: An Ethnography of Sudan’s Islamic State, a book written by Noah Salomon that examines how the Islamic State operates in Sudan.
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