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Faith in Public Life
Doing a week-long series over there right now on Islam in America. Check it out. Technorati Tags: inter-faith, intra-faith, Islam in America
MLT – Artists Panel
Daisy’s introduction very good introduction to the role of arts in the Islamic tradition. [couldn’t capture it all] Azhar talks about comedy, jazz, and unique American art forms artists are the only ones who can and do speak truth to power Ani musician women’s issues important full music accompaniment Muslim pop Performs song for her daughter Yasmine author not comfortable in in English, asks Rajae to translate works for freedom can be free without losing religion not just one way freedom to be able to make choices Daisy asks “who took away your freedom?” answer later Shahzia [I’ve loved her…
Nobody likes Jews or Muslims [Updated]
Isn’t that reason enough for us to get along? New poll says anti-semitism and islamophobia on the rise. Other interesting tidbits from the poll: Muslims are worried about Muslim extremism. We don’t like it either. Why don’t people understand that? The Muslims most worried about Islamic extremism are countries that are dealing with … Islamic extremism and a growing OBL fan club. Finally, look at the poll. Muslims don’t approve of suicide bombing. [Update]: The complete report can be found here.