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City & State – Nonprofits confront fear in their communities. “I have always believed that the fastest way to get gun control legislation passed in this country is to mass mobilize the American Muslim community to start getting firearms,” said Hussein Rashid, a lecturer on Islamic and American culture, as…Continue readingCity & State – Nonprofits confront fear in their communities

Trump’s Muslim Ban and the History of Stolen Citizenship in America | Religion Dispatches. As historians of South Asian America, we know that having your citizenship stripped because of the color of your skin is not unusual in our history. The United States has a long history of racism being…Continue readingTrump’s Muslim Ban and the History of Stolen Citizenship in America | Religion Dispatches

A Children’s Museum ‘Surprise Blockbuster’: A Show on Islam – The New York Times. “Would I love to get more people to this exhibit and get them to understand that Muslims are human beings with desires and passions and artistic creativity in ways that maybe they haven’t thought about before?…Continue readingA Children’s Museum ‘Surprise Blockbuster’: A Show on Islam – The New York Times