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A (Possibly) Significant Development In Muslim-Christian Relations

Aaron Taylor | Posted 11.20.2012 | Religion
Read More: Muslim Countries, Religious Minorities, Tunisia, Morocco, Expatriates, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Islamic Scholars of North America, Religious Freedom, Isna, Qatar, Islam, Interfaith, Religion News
Aaron Taylor

In July of 2012, the Islamic Society of North America convened a small multilateral forum of scholars in Mauritania to discuss challenges faced by religious minorities in Muslim-majority communities around the world.

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HuffPost Religion Round-Up: July 4-10

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 09.08.2011 | Religion
Read More: Baha'i, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Lgbt, Dalai Lama, Sarah Palin, Isna, Iran, Harry Potter, Michele Bachmann, Gay Catholics, Religion News
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Massive Peace Meditations, Bible Literalism, Muslim Quiz, Harry Potter Theology, Evangelical Feminism, Gay Catholics, More Wisdom, And Bahai Martyrdom - it has been a busy week on HuffPost Religion.

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Jaweed Kaleem

Muslims Gather At Largest Islamic Convention In North America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 09.02.2011 | Religion
Read More: Yasir Qadhi, Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Religion News, Muslim Americans, Mosques, 9/11, Muslims, Ingrid Mattson, Sharia Law, Isna, Islam in America, Religion News

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- If Muslims want to improve their image America, they have to get involved in their communities and proactively talk Islam before con...

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Jaweed Kaleem

Mohamed Magid: A Portrait of An American Imam

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 08.31.2011 | Religion
Read More: All Dulles Area Muslim Society, Islamic Society of North America, ADAMS Center, Islam, Religion News, Muslim-Jewish Relations, Muslim-Christian Relations, American Muslims, Interfaith Relations, Muslims, Imam Mohamed Magid, Ingrid Mattson, Isna, Video, Religion News

STERLING, Va. -- In the middle of the night a few years ago, Imam Mohamed Magid got a peculiar phone call from a young man who attended his Northern V...

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Islamophobia A Critical Topic At Muslim Convention

Posted 08.24.2011 | Religion
Read More: Islamophobia, Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Muslims, Religious Cooperation, ISNA Convention, Isna, Religious Tolerance, Muslim Americans, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 looming, attendees at North America's largest Muslim gathering next...

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The Peter King Hearings: Let's Get Serious About Radicalization

Ingrid Mattson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Koran, Peter King, Islam, Zuhdi Jasser, Islamic Radicalism, Muslim Americans, Muslim Hearings, Terrorism, American Muslims, Peter King Hearings, Quran, Isna, Religion News
Ingrid Mattson

My message to Peter King and to the witnesses who have been called to testify is this: why don't you ask us what we have done?

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Va. Imam Named Head Of Largest Muslim Group

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Imam Mohamed Magid, Islam, Mohamed Magid Isna, Isna, Islamic Society of North America, Isna Mohamed Magid, Mohamed Magid, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) The Islamic Society of North America, the largest Muslim group in the U.S. and Canada, on Tuesday (Sept....

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A Tale of Two Terrors: Times Square vs. Jacksonville

Ahmed Rehab | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Islam, ACT! For America, Mas, Islamophobia, Cair, Muslims, Counterterrorism, Times Square Bomb, Isna, Anderson Cooper, Terrorism, Faisal Shahzad, Mpac, Bill Maher, Sioa, Politics News
Ahmed Rehab

The total lack of attention and concern in response to a recent attack on a mosque in Jacksonville, Florida reveals a troubling double standard in how we address terrorism in this nation.

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Iran Sentences 3 To Death In Postelection Mass Opposition Trial

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Monarchist Group, Iran Election, Riot, Iran, Supreme Leader, Mass Opposition Trial, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mousavi, Elections, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamenei, Iran Election Protest, Mujahadeen, Iran Election Death Sentence, Iran Election Trial, Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani, Tehran, Isna, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Three defendants in Iran's mass trial of opposition figures accused of fueling the country's postelection unrest have been senten...

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In Search of the "Muslim World"

John Milewski | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Isna, Akbar Ahmed, Documentary, Media Criticism, Media, Fourth of July, America, Muslim World, Media News
John Milewski

Journey Into America portrays the experiences of Muslim-Americans, providing much food for thought about how we think about any designated group of Americans.

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Discovering America

Frankie Martin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Religion, Islam, American University, July 4th, Politics, Media, Keith Ellison, Isna, Thomas Jefferson, Journey Into America, America, Muslims, Entertainment, Independence Day, Akbar Ahmed, Benjamin Franklin, Entertainment News
Frankie Martin

In every country that we visited, the idea that Americans harbored negative opinions of Muslims was named as the "number one threat to the Muslim world" in surveys we distributed.

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Obama and the Dialogue of Civilizations

Frankie Martin | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Egypt, Dialogue of Civilizations, Islam, Terrorism, Cairo, Media, Akbar Ahmed, World, Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Isna, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Frankie Martin

One of the questions we asked was "what is the greatest threat to the Muslim world?" In each country, the most common answer was: "American negative perceptions of Islam.

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