14 – 20 January Islam in Media Roundup
…might ‘blow up’ U.S. Capitol NBC News Anabelle Lima-Taub, a city commissioner in Florida, was criticized by several of her fellow commissioners after Facebook remarks stating that newly seated Congresswoman…
Islam in Media Roundup | 27 April – 3 May 2020
…Muslim Mass Prayers ABC Religion & Ethic The Prophet Muhammad placed great emphasis on communal worship. To hold his community together, especially in times of need, he would have used…
January 15-21
…communities. Read More The Lingering Dream of an Islamic State The New York Times Clouded by an ugly connotation, the idea of an Islamic State, which has been horribly misguided…
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…
May 28-June 4
…line at mediaroundups@themaydan.com! ‘It’s Haunting Me’: Teen Harassed on Portland Train Speaks Out on 2 Men Dead, 1 Injured After Defending Her KTLA5 After the attack in Portland, one of…
July 24-30
…in Britain — surfaced on Sunday. Read More Five things you need to know about al-Aqsa Al Jazeera Amid growing tensions at al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Al Jazeera explains why the…
Winter 2020 Journal Roundup
…Divine Intent and Self-Disclosure in the Qur’an by Asma Afsaruddin Prophetic Clarity: A Comparative Approach to al-Ṭabarī’s Theory of Qur’anic Language, Rhetoric, and Composition by Ulrika Mårtensson Journal of Sufi…
What Do We Owe Others: To Struggle Together
…distinction between individual and communal obligations (farḍ ʿayn vs. farḍ kifāya) and asks “What meaning does this ideal conception of mutual individual and communal responsibility have today?” “Significantly, the distinction…
September 11-17
…flood Bangladesh as crisis worsens Washington Post U.N. high commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has criticized the Myanmar government’s actions, justifications, and explanations. Read More Shattered by war,…
April 9-15- Islam in Media Roundup
…communities, and beyond. Read More Islamic Scholar Says Bitcoin is Compliant With Sharia Law as Price Surges CCN A recent declaration by an Islamic scholar that Bitcoin is compliant with…