In the last decade online dating became a mainstream activity, in Europe and North America at least. It is therefore not surprising that Western Muslims adapted the idea to their needs. For many, online dating offers a low-stress solution to the daunting challenge of finding a partner for marriage in countries where few share their faith, and in communities where matchmaking is … [Read more...] about Millions of Muslims join online dating
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FBI: Flow of foreign fighters into Syria growing
WASHINGTON — The flow of foreign fighters into Syria has grown in just the last few months, with dozens of Americans joining the country’s conflict along with thousands of Europeans, FBI Director James Comey said Friday. U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials have expressed concern about the influence of hard-line jihadists — many of them linked to al-Qaida — among … [Read more...] about FBI: Flow of foreign fighters into Syria growing
D.C. imam provides counseling, weddings and prayer space for gay Muslims
Imam Dayaiee Abdullah never knows how many people are going to show up for Friday prayers. Some weeks, nearly a dozen men and women gather at a Quaker hall in northwest Washington, D.C., where they kneel on prayer rugs laid out to transform the room into a Muslim place of worship. Other weeks, Abdullah, a convert to Islam, sits alone. He may be the … [Read more...] about D.C. imam provides counseling, weddings and prayer space for gay Muslims
Tariq Ramadan on Fort Hood
In this interview, Tariq Ramadan discusses the possible causes of the Fort Hood incident, the multiple identities of Western Muslims, the creation of spaces of trust, and moving on from a discourse on the ‘integration’ of Western Muslims to a conception of a new ‘we’. He also discusses his US immigration status. … [Read more...] about Tariq Ramadan on Fort Hood
Report claims that imams are unable to grasp the needs of western Muslims
A new study based on focus groups with 60 lay Muslims in Ottawa, Washington and Britain claims that imams are out of touch with the needs of Western Muslims, and divorced from the struggles their congregants face in secular society. Karim Karim, director of Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication, is the author of the report to be published by the … [Read more...] about Report claims that imams are unable to grasp the needs of western Muslims