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News you can use and other interesting articles I have read along the way.

The New York Times | Andrea Elliott on Generation 9/11

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott profiles 3 young American Muslims, including me, in her most recent article, Generation 9/11, about … More

American Muslims, Andrea Elliott, convert, Generation 9/11, Pray-ins, The New York Times, young

Ingrid Mattson | The Importance of Community in Islam

This an oldie but goodie, which I first posted in back in 2006 but with GoogleVideo now defunct, I re-uploaded … More

community, Heaven's Gate, Ingrid Mattson, Muslim Women, postaweek2011

Dr. Sulayman Nyang | The History of Muslims in America

My father is a professor of African and African American history and I can vaguely remember seeing on his bookshelves … More

America, History, Islam, Muslims, postaweek2011, Sulayman Nyang

The Accidental Activist: How to Respond to Assault & Death Threats

If you challenge an unjust status quo, those invested in maintaining things the way they are will attempt to silence, … More

assault, death threats, postaweek2011, Pray In, protest, violence

Hijab-less by Choice, Muslim Women in Their Own Words

NPR: Lifting the Veil It’s always so powerful and inspiring for me to hear people tell their own stories in … More

Choice, hijab, Hijab-less, Muslim Women, postaweek2011

I Do Not Support the Burka/Niqab Ban

So France has banned the burqa/niqab. I blogged about showing some niqab solidarity way back in 2006. That post, which … More

ban, burka, CNN, hebah ahmed, hijab, mona eltahawy, niqab, postaweek2011

Ilm Summit | Behind the Scenes of the CNN Interview

In my earlier post on Deborah Feyerick’s story partially filmed at Ilm Summit this past August, I mentioned I would … More

CNN, Ilm Summit, postaweek2011

Chimamanda Adichie on the Danger of a Single Story

I’m not sure how I happened across this TED video of Nigerian author and storyteller Chimamanda Adichie but I’m so … More

America, Chimamanda Adichie, chinua achebe, ibo, identity, igbo, Nigeria, postaweek2011

Andrea Elliott, Yasir Qadhi | Talk about American Muslims, Jihad & Good and Bad Salafis

The New York Times: Why Yasir Qadhi Wants to Talk About Jihad Disclaimer: I am quoted in this article. Andrea Elliott … More

Andrea Elliott, conservative, jihad, Muslims, New York Times, orthodox, postaweek2011, salafi, Western, Yasir Qadhi

Stop the Hate, Evolution, & Why We Care about Issues

Haters never Prosper In Orange County, California (remind me to strike that off my places to visit other than to … More

Bill Maher, Blasphemy, Darwin, Heresy, Islamophobia, Muslim Women, postaweek2011, Theory of Evolution

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