An American Hijabi: Hala’s Story
When certain customers picked up their prescription from Hala Choudhary, their eyes glanced over her starched white lab coat, scanned past her diamond lip piercing and slightly tan skin, and[…]
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Islam & The Imagination: Notes From An American Artist In The 21st Century
By Time. Indeed man is in loss, Except those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and enjoin one another to [follow] the truth, and enjoin one another to patience.[…]
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Embracing Bengali Folk Islam & Complex Lived Experiences In The Diaspora
Learn about namaj before you do it. Keep your eyes on the human Mecca. Fulfill human’s desire here and now, through human. Handsome Kala [Krishna] plays in the world of the[…]
Hot News Mix: Comic Aamer Rahman Explains Reverse Racism and More
Aamer Rahman Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Reverse Racism: The viral video of the week is this clip of Australian comic Aamer Rahman neatly explaining why “reverse[…]
The Media’s 5 Worst References To Huma Abedin’s Ethnic Background
As you’ve probably noticed, much of the media’s focus in its coverage of the current Anthony Weiner scandal has been on the candidate’s wife Huma Abedin. Over the past few[…]
9 Writers Speak Up In Wake of Joyce Carol Oates’ Islamophobic Tweets
Writer Joyce Carol Oates ignited a Twitter controversy on Friday when she wrote a series of tweets linking Islam to the prevalence of sexual assaults in Egypt. Oates’ tweets compelled several prominent[…]