Creator of new Muslim ‘Green Lantern’ super hero, brings some of his past to the comic page

DETROIT — When DC Comics decided to blow up its fabled universe and create a brave, diverse future, Geoff Johns drew from the past for a new character: his own background as an Arab-American. The company’s chief creative officer and writer of the relaunched “Green Lantern” series dreamed up Simon Baz, DC’s most prominent Arab-American…

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Muslim America moves away from the minaret

In post 9/11 America the construction of new mosques in the US has sometimes sparked controversy and even confrontation. Is that why some new Muslim houses of worship are being built without the most recognisable features of Islamic architecture – minarets and domes? The National Islamic Center in Washington DC is an imposing building with…

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Iben Helqvist

Iben Helqvist

Iben Helqvist Research Assistant Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Roskilde University Universitetsvej 1 4000 Roskilde Denmark [email protected] Area of Expertise: – Muslim interest groups – Political representation of Muslim minorities – Muslim civil societies in Scandinavia, Germany and the US CV available here Narrative bio: Iben Helqvist holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Roskilde…

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CAIR will release study on surveillance, profiling, and Islamophobia

On December 3, The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a Washington DC conference to release its 14th annual report, “Seeking Full Inclusion”. The study reviews the state of civil rights for Muslims in the United States. The Council on American Islamic Relations’ (CAIR’s) new report will also examine the use of Islamophobic rhetoric…

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CAIR: Senator Arlen Specter cancels speech at anti-Islam event

The Council on American-Islamic Relations announced that Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) has cancelled a scheduled appearance at an “anti-Islam” conference in Washington DC, hosted by a right-wing think tank headed by Daniel Pipes, who is regarded by many as one of the nation’s leading Islamophobes. Specter was to give the opening address at the conference,…

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