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Unsettling U.S. Political Climate Galvanizes Muslims to Vote

Euro-Islam8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

These are unsettling times for many American Muslims. “People are losing their sleep,” said Naeem Baig, the president of the Islamic Circle of North America. “The political environment is creating a divide in America” by race, language, gender and religion. But it has also had an unintended consequence: galvanizing Muslims to vote. NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/us/unsettling-political-climate-galvanizes-muslims-to-vote.html

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Running the Boston Marathon in a hijab

researcher10 years ago06 mins

April 19, 2014 Like many participants in the Boston Marathon on Monday, Leanne Scorzoni will be running to honor the victims of last year’s bombing. But Scorzoni will also be running in a hijab: she converted to Islam after the attack, and wants her participation to emphasize that Boston’s Muslim community was also hurt…

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Equal job opportunities decline in France according to poll

researcher11 years ago11 years ago02 mins

October 23, 2013 According to a poll on the perception of equal opportunities in the workplace for the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF), the largest union of employers in France, the climate for equal opportunities has experienced a ” sharp decline” since 2012. Religious diversity in particular is seen as a problem…

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Imams promote grooming rings, Muslim leader claims

Euro-Islam11 years ago03 mins

Dr Taj Hargey, imam of the Oxford Islamic Congregation, said race and religion were inextricably linked to the recent spate of grooming rings in which Muslim men have targeted under-age white girls. Earlier this week seven members of a child sex ring from Oxford were found guilty of forcing underage girls to commit acts of…

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Oxford sex abuse: ‘Victorian’ misogyny is evident in all cultures which emphasise female purity

Euro-Islam11 years ago09 mins

The distressing details of the Oxford child abuse case raise echoes of a similar case last year, involving the grooming of children for sex in Rochdale. In both, under-age white girls were the victims. All or most of the perpetrators were Asian men. The girls were from vulnerable backgrounds, including local authority care homes. Drugs,…

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