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Mourners Gather To Remember Malcolm X's Grandson

Will The IRS Tea Party Scandal Get Obama Impeached?

Muslim Tea Party Movement Challenges Islamophobia on Home Turf

Do Muslim Nonprofits Have it Easier Than Tea Party Groups? IRS Cracks Down on Tea Party Nonprofits

Raid On Halal Slaughtering Company Raises Concerns Over Religious Freedom

A Brooklyn Community on the Edge

A New Tribal Identity: Merging Islam with Native-American Traditions

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U.S. Imam Offers Assistance, Counseling to Boston Marathon Victims

Twin explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon turned the event into a scene of horror Monday afternoon.

Pamela Geller Is Winning the Billboard Jihad: Davi Barker

The billboard wars continue in San Francisco. Every so often Anti-Muslim demagogue, Pam Geller blows a wad of cash on an ad (hominem) campaign against Islam, or at least critical of the boogeyman Muslims she imagines under her bed.

An Educational Shift: Averroes Institute Challenges Paradigms

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. The quote is brilliant but ultimately flawed; one, Einstein forgot ‘she’ and two, he failed to foresee schools like Averroes Institute.

The Struggle for Jihad

Two opposing groups battle to define the word jihad on public buses and subways.

No Mosque In My Backyard

A survey from the Pew Forum details the stories of 53 proposed mosques that have encountered community resistance in recent years. Why are Americans afraid of them?

Outcast Gay Arabs Struggle with Backlash in Dearborn

I'm not afraid. Somebody has to start the conversation, said Chris Ramazzotti, who's Lebanese and agreed to reveal his name while discussing homosexuality among Arabs here.

Muslim Chaplains Are Not Imams: Tricia Pethic

Dr. Ingrid Mattson, a Canadian-born Muslim convert and the first female President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), spearheaded the establishment of the nation's only accredited Islamic Chaplaincy Program at Hartford Seminary. She once lamented that chaplains were often taking on the title of imams after graduation.

Death of a Prisoner: Guantanamo's Legacy

Adnan Latif's death, 10 years after being imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay, leaves its mark.

Latina Immigrants: The New Ambassadors of Islam

Latina Muslim women in the United States are now assuming leadership roles in Islamic organizations and leading efforts to spread Islamic teachings in Latin America and beyond.

American Convert Will Coley Wins Liberty Inspiration Award

For the first time, an American Muslim has won a national award for work promoting the compatibility of Islam and classical liberalism or “limited government.”

Interview with Filmmaker and B-boy Justin Mashouf

I first read about Justin Mashouf when I was reading the book All American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim. The introduction to his essay mentioned that he is a filmmaker who met with Iranian breakdancers and also participated in a b-boy battle while filming his documentary Warring Factions in Iran.

From Homeless to Ivy League: The Story of Walid Rahman

Walid Rahman was homeless from the time he was 4 until he was 10. He moved from couch to couch as his family struggled to earn a living while caring for Walid’s terminally ill father.

Crowdfunding: The Future of Nonprofit Fundraising

As any nonprofit has learned in the past few years, funds are tight. As a result, many charities and nonprofits have found themselves struggling to raise funds through new and innovative means.

Iraqi-American Family Caught in Sanctions Nightmare

An Iraqi-American named Shakir Hamoodi used to run a gourmet food market in Columbia, Missouri. Now, he's in a federal prison in Kansas.

Raid On Halal Slaughtering Company Raises Concerns Over Religious Freedom

A federal investigation by the USDA of the oldest halal meat slaughtering and product company in the United States raises grave concerns for Muslims about the infringement of first amendment rights.