[IMTF] Envisioning the Work of Economic Justice in Islam
…Muslim community organizers over the course of three days. We came together to continue our online conversations in person, plan out the upcoming year, engage with the broader community in…
Market-Friendly Muslims: Cultivating Piety without Sacrificing Capitalism
…message in Urdu reads: “Take the path of faithfulness. True satisfaction comes from a pure source of income.” Image source: https://aurora.dawn.com/news/1142887 The growth of Islamic banking and Sharī‘a Compliant businesses…
11 – 17 February Islam in Media Roundup
…Islam. So when a pollster recently surveyed personal beliefs, there was a finding that stood out: Levels of piety were flat, or even declining, compared with a decade ago. Read…
Islam in Media Roundup | 23 December – 29 December
…attack. But behind such grim headlines lies a more complex picture. Read More Tanzania Tanzania: Islamic Finance Legal Framework Coming All Africa Currently, Tanzania has only one fully-fledged bank that…
03 September – 09 September
…scale. It may rob an entire generation of their Muslim identities. Read More German far right fuels Muslim ‘takeover’ fears Politico A series of violent crimes committed by refugees is…
13 August-19 August – Islam in Media Roundup
…Uighur Muslim Minority, Explained VOX The Chinese government has been accused of detaining over one million Uighur Muslims, indoctrinating them in communism, and using torture against the community. Read More…
20 August-26 August – Islam in Media Roundup
…Invokes Patriotism, Islam as Lira Remains Under Pressure Reuters In an effort to unite the Turkish people, President Erdogan compared attacking the Turkish economy to attacking Islam. Read More They…
29 October – 04 November – Islam in Media Roundup
‘Respond to evil with good’: Muslim community raises money for victims of synagogue shooting Washington Post A Muslim-American activist organized a fundraiser for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting,…
24 December – 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…
Summer 2018 Journal Roundup
…Company: Comments by Fareeha Khan In Good Company: Comments by Usha Sanyal Lexical Choice and Rhetorical Expression in Ignazio Lomellini’s 1622 Translation of and Commentary on the Qur’ān by Paul…