February 11, 2009 -

Scholar Akbar Ahmed and research team explore Muslim identity in America

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A team of five mostly 20-something Americans, led by esteemed Muslim scholar Akbar Ahmed, are crisscrossing the nation on an anthropological mission to discuss American identity, Muslim identity, and find out how well the US upholds its ideals in a post-September 11 world. “As a social scientist … as a Muslim, it was almost my…

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Toronto mosque claims to “detoxify” extremists

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The Masjid el-Noor mosque in Toronto has begun offering an intervention program to young local Muslims that aims to shield youth from radical ideologies. Mohammed Shaikh, the mosque’s director, told news agencies, “We just want to encourage them to be faithful and not to take the law into your own hand” by offering a 12-step…

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