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'Occidentophobia': The Elephant In The Room

Jalees Rehman, M.D. | Posted 03.20.2013 | Religion
Read More: Muslims, Islam, Religious Tolerance, Islamophobia, Religion in America, Interfaith, Interfaith Understanding, Western Muslims, Occidentophobia, Religion News
Jalees Rehman, M.D.

It would be a fallacy to believe that prejudice and hostilities between Muslims and non-Muslims can be resolved by just asking non-Muslims to show more tolerance and understanding, without demanding reciprocity from Muslims.

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10 Myths About Muslims In The West

Doug Saunders | Posted 11.10.2012 | Books
Read More: Slideexpand, Muslims, Myths About Muslims, Muslims in the West, Muslim Myths, Western Muslims, Muslim Stereotypes, Slidepollajax, Books News
Doug Saunders

In my new book The Myth of the Muslim Tide, I chronicle the widespread misunderstanding of Muslim immigration to the West.

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Let's Finally Bury Bin Laden and Al Qaeda Through Our Engagement

Haris Tarin | Posted 07.09.2012 | Politics
Read More: Government, Islam, Civic Engagement, National Security, American Muslims, Muslims, Community Organizing, Obama National Security, Western Muslims, Civil Rights, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Haris Tarin

It is time to address the proverbial elephant in the room. For the past decade, the relationship between Western Muslims -- especially American Muslims -- and their governments have been unable to move past the events of 9/11.

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Germany Experiments With Training, Certifying Imams

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: European Imams, Imam Training, Germany and Islam, German Imam Certification, German Imam Training, Islamic Education, German Imams, European Muslims, Western Muslims, German Muslims, Religion News

By Niels Sorrells Religion News Service BERLIN (RNS) As Islamic life and society claims an ever larger place across western Europe, imams increasingl...

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WaPo 'On Faith': The Deviant Theology Of Violent Extremists

washingtonpost.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Islamic Society of North America, American Muslims, Western Islam, Extremist Muslims, Islamic Theology, Western Muslims, Violence in Islam, Extremist Western Muslim, American Imam, Religion News

As an American imam at one of the largest mosques in the DC Metro area, I am greatly troubled by the new cases of violent extremism among Western Musl...

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