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NEWSPAPER: “Wisconsin Library Collection Tackles Myths about American Muslims”
From Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Wisconsin) Milwaukee Public Library, UW-Milwaukee plan events to improve understanding of Islam By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel Oct. 25, 2013 So, here are a few things you might not know about Islam: It has a long history in … Continue reading
AL-JAZEERA: “Saudi Arabian Women Defy Driving Ban Across Country”
From Al-Jazeera More than 60 women claimed to have answered their call to get behind the wheel in a rare show of defiance against a ban on female driving in the ultraconservative kingdom, Saudi activists said. Saudi professor and campaigner Aziza Youssef said … Continue reading
BBC NEWS: “What Happens When Muslims and Christians Get Married?”
From BBC News By Karen Millington | BBC Reporter When Heather Al-Yousuf, first met her husband of 28 years, they both felt a strong connection to their own faiths. But their love was not straightforward as Heather is Anglican and … Continue reading
AP: “Ukranian Student Jailed in Britain Over Anti-Muslim Murder & Mosque Attacks”
From Associated Press By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD A white supremacist Ukrainian student who murdered an elderly Muslim man and plotted a terrorist bombing campaign against mosques in central England has been sentenced to at least 40 years in prison. Pavlo Lapshyn … Continue reading
NEWS: “ACLU Calls For Justice Department Probe on NYPD Spying of Muslims”
From The Guardian (UK) by Ed Pilkington Coalition of 125 civil rights, religious and community groups writes to Department of Justice over New York police tactics A coalition of 125 civil rights, religious and community groups has written to the … Continue reading
NEWS: “Rap, Drugs & Hijabs: 13 Things to Know About Young Iran Today”
From BuzzFeed From the green protests in 2009–2010 to the election of reformer Hassan Rouhani as president, young Iranians are increasingly powerful. Expert Robin Wright has called them “the determinators” — politically savvy, socially sassy, and media astute. They count, quite literally, … Continue reading
FOREIGN POLICY: “What Makes a Sex Shop ‘Halal’ in Muslim Countries?”
From Foreign Policy by Katelynn Fossett Responding to apparent pent-up demand for tacky bachelorette parties, the 38-year old Turkish entrepreneur Haluk Murat Demirel has opened the country’s first halal (permissible in Islam) sex shoponline. It’s not the first such enterprise in the world — successful … Continue reading
NEWS: “Former Anti-Islam Filmmaker Performs Hajj After Becoming Muslim”
From Huffington Post A Dutch politician who once helped produce a film depicting Islam as evil and extreme has performed the Hajj after declaring his conversion to the religion earlier this year. Arnoud van Doorn has said he bitterly regrets his … Continue reading
USA TODAY: “Detroit Pilgrims Say They Were Attacked at Hajj for Being Shia”
From USA Today Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press12:18 a.m. EDT October 22, 2013 They say Sunnis from Australia attacked the men and threatened to rape the women upon learning they were Shias. A Detroit group visiting Saudi Arabia for the … Continue reading
NBC NEWS VIDEO: “Who’s To Blame for Millions of Muslim Deaths Around The World?
From NBC News By Robert Windrem and Richard Engel NBC News The West, especially the United States, is waging a campaign of genocide and oppression against Muslims aimed at wiping Islam’s followers off the map — at least that’s how … Continue reading
