Reza Aslan, researching while Muslim

It’s about time. A real conversation about religion has begun in this country. In fact, it has gone viral. Up until now, public religion has too-often been about name-calling, confessionals, politics and cartoon versions of “the other.” Thanks to a shockingly insensitive interview with religious scholar Reza Aslan, the author of “Zealot: The Life and Times…

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NJ mosque uses NYPD surveillance to emphasize in an ad campaign that it has nothing to hide

NEWARK, N.J. — The leader of a New Jersey mosque that was listed in a secret NYPD surveillance report is using the incident to try and recruit new members and promote a more positive view of Muslims. Imam Mustafa El-Amin of Masjid Ibrahim in Newark ran an advertisement Thursday in The Star-Ledger newspaper urging people…

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‘Tayyibah Taylor on Muslim Women’ – The Daily Show, RTE ONE, 7 March 2011

Tayyibah Taylor, African-American convert to Islam, women’s rights activist and editor of Azizah Magazine, appeared on The Daily Show to talk about Muslim perspectives on women’s rights and the status of women in Islam in general. Tayyibah Taylor visited Ireland to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2011.

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    African-Americans still attracted and converting to Islam

    Despite the string of recent terror arrests in the US, the Muslim faith continues to convert many average African-Americans, who say they are attracted by Islam’s emphasis on equality, discipline and family. But American black Muslim Sekou Jackson admits the life is not without its challenges. “It’s kind of a double whammy to be African-American…

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    Why are US Muslims happier than those in the UK?

    When Gallup and the Coexist Foundation published their report on “Muslim Americans: a National Portrait”, it appeared that American Muslims are overall ‘happier’ that their British counterparts: 41 per cent of Muslims in America class themselves as ‘thriving’, i.e. enjoying life to the full, while only 7 per cent of British Muslims do so. In…

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