January 2 – 8
…is rarely described Muslim. The New Yorker examines why this aspect of Rumi’s identity is often left out. Read More What ISIS Really Is New Republic Omer Aziz discusses Graeme…
January 1-7
…‘Muslim Free Zone,’ Arkansas Woman Is Running For Governor Newsweek A sharp critic of Islam, famous for her discrimination against Muslim patrons at her gun range,Republican Jan Morgan announced her…
An Emerging Post-Salafi Current in West Africa and Beyond
…Muslim scholars who seem to find Salafi theology and activism too narrow when it comes to confronting complex social and political arenas, and especially in terms of interacting with Sufis….
Islam in Media | Sep 21 – Sep 27
…a Washington-based Non-Governmental Organization, has compiled a list of freedoms of the world’s Muslim-majority countries, ranking Bosnia and Herzegovina first. Read More Canada Canadian Muslims Urge Gov’t to Act against…
April 10 – 16
…periodical Al-Muslimun. Read More The Contradictions of Reza Aslan’s “Believer” The New Yorker Reza Aslan, a famous commentator on religion, has a new show, Believer, which follows Aslan around the…
17 December – 23 December Islam in Media Roundup
…conditions. Read More China’s Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor The New York Times New research and accounts from western China indicate that its vast system of internment…
02 July-08 July – Islam in Media Roundup
…presence of powerful Islamist parties and power-sharing in politics. Read More Compromise Reached in German Government Migration Standoff AP News Chancellor Angela Merkel and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer have come…
24 December โ 30 December Islam in Media Roundup
…the lead of the Jewish enclave’s Shomrim and the Brooklyn Asian Safety Patrol, New York’s Muslim community now has the Muslim Community Patrol. Read More Christmas in Lebanon: ‘Jesus Isn’t…
September 26 – October 2
…never be a successful conference. Read More Ahmad Rahami Bomb Case Is Latest Hardship for New Jersey’s Large Muslim Community ABC New Jersey is home to a large Muslim population…
May 22-28
…Islam The New York Times Efforts to construct a mosque in New Jersey were hampered by explicitly discriminatory efforts by the township, who tried to issue demands to the community…