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The Changing World – Being Muslim

November 4, 2011 islamoyankee

The Changing World.

What does it mean to be a Muslim in the U.S. in the post-9/11 world, and why are so many new converts to Islam – women?

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The Transcript of the 1-Hour Audio Seminar « The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media
Muslim cab drivers rescue New York City’s oldest Jewish bagel bakery from closing, plan to keep it kosher – NY Daily News

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