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  • SPOTLIGHT ON: “Muslim Women Are Everything"

    Culture and Lifestyle, Women

    SPOTLIGHT ON: “Muslim Women Are Everything”


    Exasperated at seeing Muslim women portrayed as having no agency in their own narrative, author Dr. Seema Yasmin...


  • Margin between Trump and Biden Muslim voters smaller than you may think...

    National

    Margin between Trump and Biden Muslim voters smaller than you may think…


    The Guardian reports: A survey conducted by the Associated Press revealed that while the majority of Muslims interviewed...


  • Mauree Turner is first Muslim Oklahoma lawmaker

    National

    Mauree Turner is first Muslim Oklahoma lawmaker


    CNN Reports: Mauree Turner won [the] race for Oklahoma state House for District 88 on [November 5th], becoming...


  • With mosques closed, Muslim new converts turn online for guidance

    Faith

    With mosques closed, Muslim new converts turn online for guidance


    Conversion to Islam is a simple process in which a testimony of faith is given. This testimony, known...


  • Meet The Muslim Curator Who Oversees Morocco’s Jewish Legacy

    Women, World

    Meet The Muslim Curator Who Oversees Morocco’s Jewish Legacy


    Zhor Rehihil is a leading expert on Arab Jewish culture in Morocco where she serves as the co-founder...


  • Op Ed: 'The Islamic history behind the George Floyd protests'

    National

    Op Ed: ‘The Islamic history behind the George Floyd protests’


    In this op-ed for Religion News Service, Michael Wolfe (MOST Co-Director, and a filmmaker and poet) takes a...


  • Sadly, Hajj2020 is #Canceled for Most...

    Faith, World

    Sadly, Hajj2020 is #Canceled for Most…


    “It is the dream of every Muslim believer to visit Mecca and do the hajj,” says Abdul-Halim al-Akoum...


  • Yusuf Islam still singing for peace

    Media & Entertainment

    Yusuf Islam still singing for peace


    This year marks the 50th anniversary of Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) seminal album "Tea For The Tillerman."...


  • Muslim march in St Louis honors Black Lives Matter

    Uncategorized

    Muslim march in St Louis honors Black Lives Matter


    Over the weekend, Muslim residents in the St Louis area marched from one local mosque, Masjid Bilal, to...


  • Reflections on 'Remote Ramadan 2020'

    Business, Tech & Science, Faith

    Reflections on ‘Remote Ramadan 2020’


    During this year's Ramadan, many Muslims took the limitations of quarantine (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) and made...


  • NEW STUDY: Muslim college students big on interfaith goodwill

    Culture and Lifestyle

    NEW STUDY: Muslim college students big on interfaith goodwill


    In 2013, Musbah Shaheen left war-torn Syria, re-settling into the States, where he attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville,...


  • Traces of Islamic past can still be found in Portugal...

    World

    Traces of Islamic past can still be found in Portugal…


    "What is taught in school is always taught from the perspective of the [winners]," says 30-year-old Noor-ayn Sacoor...


  • ‘Ramy’ Stars on Muslim Representation in Hollywood

    Media & Entertainment

    ‘Ramy’ Stars on Muslim Representation in Hollywood


    The Los Angeles Times interviews "Ramy" star and creator Ramy Youssef along with two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali...


  • Muslim leaders and activists on confronting systemic racism

    Faith, National

    Muslim leaders and activists on confronting systemic racism


    Religion News Service reports: George Floyd’s killing was a final straw for thousands of Americans protesting against police...


  • Op-Ed On The Black Muslim Experience

    Culture and Lifestyle, Faith

    Op-Ed On The Black Muslim Experience


    Miski Noor is an organizer and writer based in Minneapolis, MN, where she works as a Communications Strategist...


  • SPOTLIGHT ON: “Muslim Women Are Everything"
    SPOTLIGHT ON: “Muslim Women Are...
  • Margin between Trump and Biden Muslim voters smaller than you may think...
    Margin between Trump and Biden...
  • Mauree Turner is first Muslim Oklahoma lawmaker
    Mauree Turner is first Muslim...
  • With mosques closed, Muslim new converts turn online for guidance
    With mosques closed, Muslim new...
  • Meet The Muslim Curator Who Oversees Morocco’s Jewish Legacy
    Meet The Muslim Curator Who...
  • Op Ed: 'The Islamic history behind the George Floyd protests'
    Op Ed: 'The Islamic history...
  • Sadly, Hajj2020 is #Canceled for Most...
    Sadly, Hajj2020 is #Canceled for...
  • Yusuf Islam still singing for peace
    Yusuf Islam still singing for...
  • Muslim march in St Louis honors Black Lives Matter
    Muslim march in St Louis...
  • Reflections on 'Remote Ramadan 2020'
    Reflections on 'Remote Ramadan 2020'
  • NEW STUDY: Muslim college students big on interfaith goodwill
    NEW STUDY: Muslim college students...
  • Traces of Islamic past can still be found in Portugal...
    Traces of Islamic past can...
  • ‘Ramy’ Stars on Muslim Representation in Hollywood
    ‘Ramy’ Stars on Muslim Representation...
  • Muslim leaders and activists on confronting systemic racism
    Muslim leaders and activists on...
  • Op-Ed On The Black Muslim Experience
    Op-Ed On The Black Muslim...

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