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Modi’s reelection heightens concerns over future of Indian Muslims
Jama Masjid Delhi, Image Credit: Shashwat_Nagpal/Wikimedia India has for centuries been one of the most diverse countries but Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reelection for another five-year term has raised questions about the future of the...May 24, 2019 812 0 -
Why American Muslims need to engage in cross-cultural conversations
As American Muslims, we are yet to develop any concrete plans to extricate ourselves out of chaotic situations, hostility, and incessant Islamophobic rhetoric we face. Each time a terrorist acts out, we start praying and wishing...Mar 27, 2019 1492 0 -
American Muslims find political voice as U.S. electorate embraces diversity, inclusion
American Muslims are just one percent of the U.S. population, but they make up 10 percent of the medical practitioners. One of the greatest medical minds in recent history was late Dr. Ayub Ommaya, an illustrious...Nov 14, 2018 892 0 -
American Muslims condemn attack on Pittsburgh Synagogue
American Muslims have condemned the attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, expressing solidarity with the Jewish community and calling it a cowardly assault on a house of worship. Eleven people were killed when a gunman,...Oct 28, 2018 915 0 -
Trump sends Eid greetings to Muslims
Photo: HiraV/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump has sent Eid greetings to Muslims around the world, calling the occasion an opportunity to strengthen relationships among communities. Here is the presidential message on Eid al-Fitr as released by the...Jun 15, 2018 850 0 -
In Eid message, Pompeo says U.S. proud of contributions of American Muslims
Photo: Views and News U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has greeted Muslims on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr, saying the United States is proud of the achievements of its 3.4 million American Muslims. The...Jun 14, 2018 2001 0 -
Journey into Europe offers an antidote to negative portrayals of Muslims
Author Prof. Jocelyne Cesari engages in dialogue with Ambassador Akbar Ahmed at Georgetown University on March 26, 2018. In the eyes of most Europeans, Muslims have come to represent fanaticism, fundamentalism, and female suppression, subjugation and...Apr 17, 2018 2270 0 -
NYC terror attack shocks American Muslims
The scene of the 2017 New York City attack approximately an hour after it took place Photo Credit: Gh9449/Wikimedia Commons Outraged at the loss of eight lives in Tuesday’s terror attack in Manhattan, American Muslims have...Nov 1, 2017 1632 0 -
New Book: Muslims have been part of American fabric for centuries
“There has never been an America without Muslims.” By beginning his book, Muslims and the Making of America, with that sentence, author, Amir Hussain, challenges the assumption in certain current political discourse that sees American Muslims...Sep 25, 2017 1568 0 -
Changing lifestyles impacting care of aging American Muslims
Photo: Montgomery Country Muslim Federation, which holds regular meetings to engage senior population “Demographic shifts in the U.S. as well as globally have made aging an issue of high interest, yet little is known about the...Aug 24, 2017 1338 0