Tag: African Americans
#CNN25: 25 influential American Muslims profiled by CNN
CNN has profiled 25 influential Muslims in culture, education, politics, belief and practice, and the media in order to reflect more of the voices of the “diverse and dynamic” U.S. Muslim population.
The monolithic depiction of Muslim women in the media means some...
Writing on MuslimGirl.com, Leah Vernon observes that, while Muslim women’s movements have been making waves online recently, the majority of Muslim women still are not represented in the media, reflecting and propagating the discrimination they face from both outside and within the community.
In Ferguson, Nation of Islam members push for peace
August 25, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. — Ever since Michael Brown, a young, unarmed African-American, was shot by a police officer on Aug. 9, various crews...
Narrating Islam in Black America: Philadelphia Museum Preserves Story of Islam in...
August 1, 2014
For many Muslims born to immigrant parents in this country, our first encounters with an indigenous American Muslim tradition allowed us to...
