Infographics of the Day: How Segregated Is Your City? | Co.Design

Sorry for the long absence. Working hard on the dissertation. I promise soon, but I don’t promise profound. [Insert smiley here.] Blogging

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My latest at RD. Ahmadi Muslim Community Doesn’t Speak For All Muslims | Religion Dispatches. The Muslim-American community is represented by a wide variety of organizations that speak to various interests. Large umbrella organizations, like the Islamic Society of North America, have not had much luck in covering the community because the diversity is nearly uncontainable. Each of these groups speaks with a voice that represents its own constituency. However, the Ahmadi community now seems to be making a serious push to become the central voice that represents Muslim-Americans.