5 November – 11 November Islam in Media Roundup
…centrist think tank New America finds that 42 percent of those surveyed, and 71 percent of Republicans, believe that Islam is not compatible with US values. Read More Nigeria’s army…
February 20 – 26
…Law Center calls an “extremist group. Read More Will America’s Oldest Muslim Community Survive President Trump? Rolling Stone Muslims in Cedar Rapids, Iowa respond to the changing attitudes towards Islam…
December 18-24
…Read More Malaysia No Longer an Example to Muslim Countries The Malaysian Insight In light of increasing tensions, Malaysia must return to its traditions of compromise, conciliation, tolerance and compassion…
Muslim Media in the Post-Arab Spring: The Curious Case of Egypt
…common practice. This lesson seems to have been captured by several scholars, including Shaykh Ali Gomaa and al-Habib Ali. In comparison, there is a noticeable but relative decline in the…
Islam in Media Roundup | 14 October – 20 October
…both sides of the Atlantic are linked by a shared faith tradition and face many challenges in common. To be understand these interconnections, a transatlantic team of scholars, led by…
May 8 – 14
…Huge Increase In Anti-Muslim Incidents As The US Election Heated Up Buzzfeed Hate crimes against Muslim-Americans are up by almost 600% since 2014. A report detailing this information was compiled…
[CFP] 18th Annual Duke-UNC Middle East and Islamic Studies Graduate Student Conference | Call for Papers | February 20-21, 2021
…platform on Saturday and Sunday, February 20-21, 2021. A comprehensive schedule will be provided prior to the conference. Potential topics include, but are not limited, to the following: How do…
Fall 2019 Journal Roundup
…only articles; book reviews can be found on the journal sites. Please let us know if we have missed any journals or if you have questions at journals@themaydan.com. Afghanistan Al-Bayan…
November 27- December 3
…fanned on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump on Wednesday retweeted a string of inflammatory videos from a fringe British political group purporting to show violence being committed by Muslims….
The Deputy of Maryam – The Mystic Rābi‘a al-‘Adawiyya in Light of the Qur’anic Mary
…and saints exist throughout Muslim lands and this is reflected in modern times, with many of Sufism’s teachers and community leaders being women.[2] It can be even said that “Sufism…