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Honoring Muslim American Veterans On Memorial Day

Craig Considine | Posted 05.26.2013 | Religion
Read More: Yusuf Ben Ali, George Washington, Honor, Muslim American Community, Memorial Day, Muslim American Soldiers, Arlington National Cemetery, Pluralism, Military, Pakistani American, Bampett Muhammad, United States Armed Forces, Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan, Ayman Abdelrahman Taha, Purple Heart, Religion News
Craig Considine

Under George Washington, several Muslim Americans served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Bampett Muhammad, for example, fought for the "Virginia Line" between 1775 and 1783.

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Muslim Americans: Into The Salad Bowl Or Just The Melting Pot?

Ruwa Alhayek | Posted 01.12.2013 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Muslim American Community, Muslim Protagonist, Muslim American Artists, Muslim Americans, American Muslim Society, Islam in America, Religion News
Ruwa Alhayek

Will the Muslim American community be a force to be reckoned with? One that speaks truth to power? Or will we merely speak to defy an authority and submit to another which suits our taste?

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Muslims and Government: Contrasting America and Britain

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 12.28.2011 | World
Read More: Muslim American Community, Obama Muslims America, Arab American Community, Muslim Americans, UK Government Muslims, Muslims in America, Muslims Britain, U.S. Government Muslims, Pakistan Parliament Britain, World News
Azeem Ibrahim

Obama's low-key approach to relations between Muslims and the U.S. government is in marked contrast to the 30 years that the British government has been engaged with Muslim communities in civic and public life.

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The Day American Muslims Had To Prove They Like Baseball, Too

Nausheen Husain | Posted 11.12.2011 | Religion
Read More: 9/11, Muslim American Community, September 12th, Islam, Decade After 9/11 - Religion, September 11 Anniversary, Muslim Americans, Interfaith Engagement, Muslim Assimilation, Interfaith Understanding, Islam in America, Religion News
Nausheen Husain

9/12 has its own place in our contemporary times. This was the day when we started having to actively convince people that we were Americans.

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Say "Allahu Akbar" and Take a Bow

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 10.05.2011 | Religion
Read More: Allahu Akbar, Calvin Coolidge, Muslim Americans, Muslim American Community, 9/11 Aniversary, Muslim Americans Today, Thriving American Muslims, Religion News
Sarwar Kashmeri

What has been the impact on Muslim Americans after a decade of discrimination? The answer is both surprising and predictable.

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For Muslim Nominee, An Unorthodox Path To N.J. Court

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Muslim American Community, New Jersey Supreme Court Nominees, Sohail Mohammed, NJ Superior Court Nominees, Sohail Mohammed Immigration Lawyer, Islam in American, Muslim American Judge, Chris Christie's Superior Court Nominees, Religion News

By Simone Sebastian Religion News Service TRENTON, N.J. (RNS) Sohail Mohammed doesn't work for a big-name law firm. He holds a GED diploma, and he pr...

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Reclaim Islam, Embolden Muslim Women In America: 10 Minutes With Mohamed Magid

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Imam Mohamed Magid, Muslim American Community, Women in Islam, American Muslims, Islam in Canada, Islamic Society of North America, Islam in America, Canadian Muslims, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) Imam Mohamed Magid assumes the helm of the Islamic Society of North America, the largest Muslim group in...

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A Role for Muslim Americans in Preventing Extremism?

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Islam, Radicalism, Terrorism, American Muslims, Human Rights, Radicalization, Muslim Americans, 9/11, Muslim American Community, Politics News
Parvez Ahmed

Inculcating a pride in citizenship and the responsibility of stewardship within Muslim youth is a message that needs to be reinforced-from the mosque pulpit to the kitchen table.

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