Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: a change toward democracy?
Al MonitorIn an unprecedented step, Egypt’s Muslim brotherhood has issued a statement saying it no longer seeks to be in power and will instead work with the country’s other political movements.
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Muslim cleric who hid Christians during attacks honored in the US
CNNImam Abubakar Abdullahi has been recognized for providing shelter for hundreds of Christians fleeing attacks from Muslim herdsmen who had launched coordinated attacks on Christian farmers in 10 villages in the Barkin Ladi area of Plateau State in June 2018.
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Five Tips For Supporting Muslims In The Workplace
ForbesAs we work to create more equitable workplaces, we need to understand and support the needs of all identities that have been marginalized or underserved. Muslims are arguably one of the most misunderstood identities in the United States, and as such, their needs are often overlooked.
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Archaeologists find mosque from when Islam arrived in holy land
ReutersArchaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of one of the world’s oldest rural mosques, built around the time Islam arrived in the holy land, they said on Thursday.
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Religious restrictions on the rise globally: report
Al JazeeraThe number of restrictions imposed on religion has risen since 2007 in both authoritarian countries as well as liberal democracies in Europe, says a Pew report released on Monday.
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These copycat bills on sharia law and terrorism have no effect. Why do states keep passing them?
USA TodayA far-right think tank pushed model bills on sharia law and terrorism in dozens of states. Civil rights groups say the goal was to stoke fear.
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Explainer: what Western civilisation owes to Islamic cultures
The ConversationCivilization is always being reinvented. The civilization some call “Western” has been, and still is, continually shaped by a wide range of political, literary and intellectual influences, all worthy of our attention, as Constant Mews explains.
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As more Muslims run for office, community urged ‘to take center stage’ in an era of immigration raids and racist tweets
Chicago Tribune“Our message to the community is, continue your leadership. Be civic and social leaders,” Says Dilara Sayeed. “You’re welcome to do it behind the scenes, as we’ve been taught in some of our cultures to do, but when it is time to take center stage, be unafraid.”
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How Muslim women break stereotypes by mixing faith and modesty with fashion
The ConversationExplorative research, based on interviews with young Muslim women living in a New Zealand city, shows how they use their everyday lives and identity to change stereotypes of oppression.
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Some Iranian women take off hijabs as hard-liners push back
APThe simple act of walking has become a display of defiance for a young Iranian woman who often moves in Tehran’s streets without a compulsory headscarf, or hijab. With every step, she risks harassment or even arrest by Iran’s morality police whose job is to enforce the strict dress code imposed after the 1979 Revolution.
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Macron seeks answers from Iran over academic's detention
Al JazeeraFrench President Emmanuel Macron has called on Tehran to explain why a Franco-Iranian academic based at a Paris university has been arrested in Iran, expressing concern for the woman’s welfare.
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Muslim community shuns women released from prison, says report
The GuardianThe Muslim community in Britain shuns women who have been to prison while forgiving convicted men, “no matter what they’ve done”, according to a report.
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Muslim Conservatives speak out after criticism of the party over Islamophobia
BBC NewsGrassroots Muslim Conservatives, and a former Tory, share both their positive and negative experiences of being in the party and warn that unless the Conservative Party becomes proactive in tackling Islamophobia the party risks being seen as one which has “gone backwards”.
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Boris Johnson claimed Islam put Muslim world 'centuries behind'
The GuardianBoris Johnson has been strongly criticized for arguing Islam has caused the Muslim world to be “literally centuries behind” the west, in an essay unearthed by the Guardian.
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‘Will Allah be OK with this?’: inside the BBC's first British-Muslim sketch show
The GuardianThey joke about airport security and overindulging over Ramadan. Meet the creators of Muzlamic, the trailblazing comedy exploring the contradictions of modern Muslim life.
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British Museum to explore Islamic world's impact on western art
The GuardianAn art tradition sometimes dismissed as perpetuating lazy stereotypes about the east will soon, the British Museum hopes, be seen in a different light thanks to a major exhibition exploring how western artists have been inspired by the Islamic world.
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For faith or money: Why Gazans are eager to perform umrah
Al MonitorMany Palestinians leave the coastal enclave on a pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest sites and never return.
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The best YA books: 10 Middle East authors worth reading
Middle East EyeLong gone are the days when teens and tweens from the Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere could not read about fictional characters who looked, spoke and ate like them.
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Sunnis accuse Shiites of expanding influence in Mosul
Al MonitorMosul’s liberation from the Islamic State group has pushed Sunni concerns about the balance of sectarian influence in the city to the forefront.
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New Zealand begins gun buyback after mosque shootings
New York PostHundreds of New Zealand gun owners have surrendered their weapons in exchange for cash, the first of many gun buybacks in the country after the mass murders at two Christchurch mosques.
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What’s Behind Quebec’s Ban on Religious Symbols
The AtlanticQuebec has become the first state or province in North America to ban Muslim head scarves and other religious symbols, including Jewish kippahs, Sikh turbans, and Christian crosses, among some public servants.
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As China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang, it opens its doors to tourists
Yahoo NewsThe Chinese government has rounded up an estimated one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim Turkic-speaking minorities into re-education camps in the tightly-controlled region in China’s northwest, but it has also created a parallel universe for visitors, who are only shown a carefully curated version of traditional customs and culture.
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Improved Turkish-Chinese come at a cost to Uighurs:
Al MonitorTurkey’s President Erdogan’s defense of the Uighurs seems to have become a casualty of his efforts to lure increased investment and better trade ties with Beijing.
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Malaysia's 'Phoenix': hijab-wearing wrestler breaking barriers
Yahoo NewsA hijab-wearing, diminutive Malaysian wrestler known as “Phoenix” cuts an unusual figure in the ring, a female Muslim fighter taking on hulking opponents in a male-dominated world.
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Malaysian sex-tape scandal poses a challenge for Muslim reporters
Columbia Journalism ReviewFor the past six weeks, Malaysians have been mesmerized by a series of shocking sex videos. The video clips, which started circulating in journalists’ WhatsApp groups on June 11 and then went viral, depicted what the New Straits Times described as “two men frolicking in bed.”
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It's time for Muslim Americans to condemn Hamza Yusuf
Al JazeeraMaha Hilal says the prominent scholar’s membership in a commission that could help the Trump administration roll back human rights is the last straw.
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Cops conduct fewer probes involving Muslims and other religious and political groups, says NYPD monitor
New York Daily NewsPolice appear to be conducting fewer investigations intruding on peoples’ religious and political activity, according to a report issued Thursday by a former federal judge appointed to monitor such probes.
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LAPD investigating package at Islamic Center of Northridge
Los Angeles Daily NewsAn LAPD investigative team and bomb squad were called to the Islamic Center of Northridge’s Community center and mosque in Granada Hills, CA over a suspicious package.
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North Texas Indian Muslim group protests against lynching in Jharkhand
The American BazaarIn a show of outrage at the recent killing of an Indian Muslim clergyman, members of the North Texas Indian Muslim community protested in Dallas Sunday demanding justice for the deceased 24-year-old man in the state of Jharkhand in India last month. The protests were part of a nationwide protest held in Houston, New York City and Chicago.
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Pakistani police arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed
Al JazeeraPakistani police have arrested Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba armed group and head of its Jamaat-ud-Dawa humanitarian wing, intercepting him on his way to court in the central city of Gujranwala.
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From Apollo 8 to SpaceIL, how to celebrate Shabbat, Ramadan and Christmas in space
Religion News ServiceChristian Jewish and Muslim austronauts have all brought their faiths with them into orbit. Marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission that saw Neil Armstrong’s small step and the leap it represented for humanity, this article provides a look back at the history of religious ritual in space.
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US demands Saudi Arabia release 'critic of Islam'
Al JazeeraUS Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called out ally Saudi Arabia for the suppression of religious liberties and urged it to release Raif Badawi, a blogger imprisoned for reportedly insulting Islam.
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