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An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

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[IMTF] “A Third Space within the Masjid”: The Origins of the Qahwa Café and Youth Center of the ADAMS Center

By Younus Y. Mirza  //  January 24, 2024January 25, 2024

“Muslim minorities in the non-Muslim world will ultimately realize that their history has put them in a position somehow reminiscent of the Prophet’s Meccan period. Their isolation will purify and strengthen their belief. It will…

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