April 16-22- Islam in Media Roundup

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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.
Arab-Islamic Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Going Beyond Clichés to Build the Future

Arab-Islamic Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Going Beyond Clichés to Build the Future

The Conversation

In trying to help better the state of Islamic education in Sub-Saharan Africa, we must tackle a number of cliches and misunderstandings about the region.
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Her Pro Dreams Shot, This Muslim Player Pivots To The Next Generation

Her Pro Dreams Shot, This Muslim Player Pivots To The Next Generation

NPR

Choosing her religion over going pro, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir now advocates for the reform in sports over religious head covering.
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Struggling to Prevent Terrorist Attacks, France Wants to ‘reform’ Islam

Struggling to Prevent Terrorist Attacks, France Wants to ‘reform’ Islam

The Washington Post

Struggling to prevent terrorist attacks, France wants to ‘reform’ Islam.
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Why So Many Turks Are Losing Faith In Islam

Why So Many Turks Are Losing Faith In Islam

Al-Monitor

With the increase of Islamisation in the public policy of Turkey, many Turks are being pushed away from the hard-lined brand of their faith.
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Muslims in America: Immigrants and Those Born in U.S. See Life Differently in Many Ways

Muslims in America: Immigrants and Those Born in U.S. See Life Differently in Many Ways

Pew Research Center

In this report from the Pew Research Center, several aspects surrounding the identity and perspectives of Muslims in America are explored.
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Buying Facebook 'likes' Forbidden in Islam: Egypt Grand Mufti

Buying Facebook 'likes' Forbidden in Islam: Egypt Grand Mufti

The Express Tribune

While the controversy into the Facebook data breach is ongoing, Egypt’s grand mufti has come forward with a decree declaring the buying of ‘likes’ on the social media platform to boost one’s page forbidden in Islam.
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The Race to Get the Outer Hebrides’ First Mosque Ready for Ramadan

The Race to Get the Outer Hebrides’ First Mosque Ready for Ramadan

The Guardian

Less than a month away from the holy month of Ramadan, the Muslim community in Stornoway is looking to complete an ambitious project to construct a new mosque.
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Three Kansas Men Convicted Over Mass 'slaughter' Plot Targeting Muslims

Three Kansas Men Convicted Over Mass 'slaughter' Plot Targeting Muslims

The Guardian

Three members of a Kansas militia with a hatred of Muslim immigrants have been found guilty of plotting to blow up a mosque and apartment complex that housed Somali refugees in order to ‘wake people up.’
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France Expels Radical Imam to Algeria

France Expels Radical Imam to Algeria

Reutres

France has expelled an imam of Islam’s strict Salafi branch for giving radical sermons seen as a threat, sending him to Algeria a day after the European Court of Human Rights gave a green light for the move.
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Prison Treatment of Muslim Woman Called Into Question

Prison Treatment of Muslim Woman Called Into Question

Detroit News

The CAIR in Michigan filed two civil rights complaints against the Michigan Department of Corrections regarding allegations that a pregnant Muslim womans rights had been violated at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility.
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Party City Offers Ramadan Decorations, a First for a Big U.S. Retailer

Party City Offers Ramadan Decorations, a First for a Big U.S. Retailer

The New York Times

For the first time, a major American retailer is offering a dedicated line of decorations for the holiest month on the Islamic calendar: Ramadan, which culminates in the Eid al-Fitr celebration.
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'A Vigilante State': Aceh's Citizens Take Sharia Law into Their Own Hands

'A Vigilante State': Aceh's Citizens Take Sharia Law into Their Own Hands

The Guardian

The Guardian reports on implementation of shariah law in Aceh, Indonesia.
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Muslim Woman Who Refused Handshake Denied French Citizenship

Muslim Woman Who Refused Handshake Denied French Citizenship

Alaraby

An Algerian Muslim who refused to shake hands with officials during her French citizenship ceremony, has been refused the passport, in a decision that was upheld by France’s highest administrative court.
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Islamic Party Aims to Hold the Key In Malaysia's Election

Islamic Party Aims to Hold the Key In Malaysia's Election

Reuters

The outcome of next month’s election in Malaysia may hinge on the performance of a party that has strived to turn the country into an Islamic state.
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Trump's Travel Ban Faces U.S. Supreme Court Showdown

Trump's Travel Ban Faces U.S. Supreme Court Showdown

Reuters

The first big showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies is set for when justices hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries.
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Muslims In America: Telling Your Own Stories

Muslims In America: Telling Your Own Stories

NPR

Across interviews with several diverse cross sections of young Muslims in America, reporters find that they are keen on staying away from the narrative of victimhood and villainism.
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Islam’s Relationship with Liberalism

Islam’s Relationship with Liberalism

International Policy Digest

In legal and political doctrine, Islam must be understood and defined in a context in which the religion can be exercised while adhering to laws regarding free speech and thought.
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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!