Young Muslims navigate cultures (photo journal essay)
A broad infrastructure of youth imams, sports leagues, scouting groups and other forums have sprung up to assist young Muslims in their quest for identity in the United States.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel dismisses the idea of segregated sports education for Muslim boys and girls
April 6 Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) dismissed the idea of gender segregation. Her government spokesman Streiter described the segregation of Muslim boys and girls as “the absolute wrong signal for the integration policy of Germany”. Before, Peer Steinbrück the chancellor candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) refused a clear statement; neither…
Saudi women going to Games is a sham
Editor’s note: Jocelyne Cesari is the senior visiting professor of International Relations at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and director of the Islam in the West Program, Harvard University. (CNN) — For the first time, Saudi Arabia sent two women to the Olympics — Wojdan Shaherkani and Sarah Attar, who will…
Muslim Women increasingly involve in sports
12 May 2012 Cultural barriers often stop Muslim women from involving in sports. Muslim Women’s Sports Foundation (MWSF), with the support of FA has launched a new initiative to get the Muslim women to become more physically active and challenge gender related issues in the community.
The squares on Friday’s are transformed in prayer spaces for Muslims
Barrio de San Roc, Badalona, Friday day of prayer for Muslims. The Pakistani community prepares the local sports hall to make it their place of worship while the patriarchs of the Gypsy clans that have already settled in the neighborhood for decades monitored to prevent incidents. Muslims living in the neighborhood have a small chapel…