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Muslim Separatists and the Idea of an “Islamic” State

By amina wadud — 2014

I have contended for at least two decades that people use the word “Islam” anyway they want to make any point they want.

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Daisy Khan, the “Ground Zero Mosque”—and 700 Million Muslim Women

She explained how, after 9/11, she felt a special responsibility to speak up for the vast majority of Muslims who embrace democracy and human rights, and to address the vexed issues of violence, status of women, leadership, and democracy within Islam. - Jesse Larner

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Jesse Larner
2011
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How Ramadan Teaches Us to Give, Forgive, Accept and Let Go

Here Sherin explains why Ramadan is about so much more than fasting...

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Sherin Khankan
2018
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Fasting for Ramadan Enhances Spiritual Growth

For the majority of Muslims worldwide a confirmed new-moon sighting next Tuesday will usher in the holy month of Ramadan. This 1,400-year-old ritual is a reminder to practice self-restraint, increase one's spirituality and appreciate God's countless blessings.

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Aziz Junejo
2010
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Would You Go to a Voodoo Funeral Home? Could You?

Some Afro-Diasporan traditions like Palo Mayombe require certain things to be done with the body after death.

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Lilith Dorsey
2014
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We Cannot Afford to Maintain These Ancient Prejudices Against Islam

The Pope's remarks were dangerous, and will convince many more Muslims that the west is incurably Islamophobic

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Karen Armstrong
2006
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An Inability to Tolerate Islam Contradicts Western Values

Free speech is now the rallying cry of escalating tensions, but we can also use it to expose double standards on both sides

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Karen Armstrong
2007
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