The Muslim Voices Festival has begun, and I’ll be posting soon on Religion Dispatches. However, the NYT has started running some coverage, including this piece on Muslim women artists. Will tryt to check it out (after the music festival) and report.
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Muslim American Artists Strive to Bridge a Chasm – NYTimes.com
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Reuter’s Coverage of America to Zanzibar
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Teaching Kids the Holy Quran…with Legos!
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