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On his debut album “Thank You Allah,” singer Maher Zain blends contemporary R&B with traditional nasheed to revive Islamic music for the young generation. Lena Khan, a graduate from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, directed the music video for “The Chosen One” a spiritual song inspired by the Prophet Muhammad. The video went online this week.
Recently, Muslim clerics banned the wearing of Manchester United’s jerseys in Malaysia because they consider the team’s red devil mascot to be un-Islamic. But why take a stand on a logo, when some teams’ jerseys have beer ads plastered across their fronts?
Daily life in Kashmir has come to a halt in recent weeks after a string of protests and subsequent killings of unarmed civilians prompted the local authorities to impose a curfew over the entire region. Much of the world is unaware of the recent escalations in violence there. With the currently volatile states of Pakistan and Afghanistan next door, a resolution to the turmoil in Kashmir is imperative for broader South Asian security. United States interests and efforts to stabilize the region depend wholly on a well-informed and proactive public.
IN THE NEWS: In Australia, members of an international organization by the name of Hizb Ut-Tahrir have stirred up controversy by calling on Australian Muslims to reject democracy while criticizing any and all efforts by the Australian government to promote interfaith dialog and faith based work, labeling such efforts as propaganda to establish a “moderate” and false [...]
When Zinedine Zidane infamously bowed out of the international game in 2002, world football not only lost one of its best players in history, but also one of the Muslim world’s biggest stars. Since then, no player has stepped up to earn the same veneration as the French icon. However, a lot can change in four years, and in that time a country that has a history of xenophia has produced our new poster boy: Mesut Ozil.
American author G. Willow Wilson will discuss and sign her latest book “The Butterfly Mosque” at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 6 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by CAIR and ticket prices start at $7 per person for the general public and $5 for students. Wilson’s [...]
IN THE BLOGOSPHERE: The Dating Dialogues is expected to generate important conversation about one of the most confusing issues of our time: how to interact with each other. With Muslims talking about sex and dating, assuredly there won’t be an absence of strong opinions.
A 73-page report published last week, “‘They Took Me and Told Me Nothing’: Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan,” documents the experiences of young girls and women who undergo female genital mutilation against a backdrop of conflicting messages from some religious leaders and healthcare professionals about the practice’s legitimacy and safety.
IN THE NEWS: Holy Land, a specialty foods company owned by a Middle-Eastern Muslim family in Minneapolis is whipping up some popularity as it tries to get shelf-space for its hummus at major retailers like Costco and Target. The company’s success in a place so entrenched in traditional Midwestern food and values is impressive.
IN THE BLOGOSPHERE: “Through large-scale public events like Streets 2010, the Riyaadah, and the Islamic Games, Muslim Americans are sharing the best of their community with society at large, and celebrating in the process.”
The participation of Muslim Americans in community events, where they can express themselves and their culture, is very beneficial not only [...]
IN THE NEWS: The Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine has appealed its suspension by the University of California, Irvine over the disruption of the Israeli ambassador’s speech on campus, according to the Associated Press. UC Irvine officials on Monday recommended the suspension of the group, according to the Los Angeles Times…
Maybe you saw him play Raza in “Iron Man.” Perhaps you caught him as Captain Robau in “Star Trek.” And all you girls out there that are thinking “Eww, I don’t watch action movies?” Well… he’s conquered your world too, as a guest star this past season on “Grey’s Anatomy.” His name is Faran Tahir, a 47-year-old Pakistani-American who’s been in the acting game for decades and is proof that you don’t always have to go to the doctor-lawyer-engineer-banker route to be successful.
Put a ball on the grass in front of two men, one from South Africa, the other from Mexico, and it won’t matter what language they speak, because they’ll understand each other just fine. That’s because soccer is spoken fluently in nearly every country on the planet. On Friday, the 2010 World Cup begins, and the 32 competing teams will be the talk of the town/ville/ciudad/stadt. And that’s a good thing, because focusing on soccer for next four weeks is what we need right now.
IN THE NEWS: Self-proclaimed human rights and religious liberty group organizes protest against the building of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. The group, called “Stop the Islamicization of America,” sees the mosque as an attempt to impose Sharia on American democracy and culture.
A Muslim candidate is vying to win a seat in Florida’s statehouse during elections this year. “The statehouse is the first step into a career in politics, and I want to give back to the community that allowed my family to live the American Dream,” the 26-year-old Democrat says.
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