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ISPU Bay Area Muslim Study: 4 Things to Know About Silicon Valley Muslims

Mourners Gather To Remember Malcolm X's Grandson

Will The IRS Tea Party Scandal Get Obama Impeached?

Who is Future US Federal Judge Sri Srinivasan and Why Do We Care?

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

Palestinian American Uses Poetry to Connect Diaspora

Ahmadis Forced to Skip Pakistan Elections Once Again

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Myanmar president makes historic visit to US

Thein Sein, the leader of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is in the US this week, talking to President Obama. Why is this significant and how many refugees from Myanmar actually live in the United States?

Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr: Good or bad?

Yahoo's board of directors approved a deal to buy Tumblr on Sunday. This acquisiting is what many were waiting for, since Marissa Mayer took to the helm of Yahoo! last year. It's a good time for Yahoo. Here's a breakdown of what lies ahead for Yahoo!.

ISPU Bay Area Muslim Study: 4 Things to Know About Silicon Valley Muslims

Dr. Farid Senzai and Dr. Hatem Bazian released the findings of their long awaited study on Muslims in the Bay Area. ILLUME sums up this fascinating report in a quick article on a few key things to know about Bay Area Muslims. Of course, be sure to read the report, as well!

Recap: Top Headlines and Newsmakers Week of May 19

It's been a heavy week in the news. And at ILLUME, we've had so many readers this week that traffic went through the roof, thanks to our coverage of the IRS scandal and the funeral of Malcolm X's grandson. Here's a recap of this week's newsmakers.

Mourners Gather To Remember Malcolm X's Grandson

A moving memorial for Malcolm-Latif Shabazz, grandson of the great American civil rights leader, Malcolm X, was held Friday morning at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland, Calif.

Will The IRS Tea Party Scandal Get Obama Impeached?

Why is the IRS Tea Party Scandal so important? Because some are calling for President Obama to be impeached as a result. And after a horrible week with the AP scandal and the Benghazi issue, is impeachment on the horizon?

Light Without Fire: The Making of America's First Muslim College [REVIEW]

Growing up in the Bay Area, Zaytuna has been an institution that I've heard of for many years. Founded in 1996 by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Zaytuna Institute started off as place that offered classes in Islam to the community, from Arabic to Islamic law and many in between in Hayward, California.

Egyptian Filmmaker Keeps Spirit of Revolution Alive

Since the Arab Spring began, Egypt has been crawling through cataclysmic episodes of turmoil. Egypt has seen different avatars of its people who stood defiant in the face of police crackdown, calling for a regime change.

While this may have seemed like a political battler, Egypts artists were equally involved at every step of the revolution, helping shape the future of their nation

Shift It! Iranian-Californian Style

A YouTube video from a Southern Californian Iranian businessman has gone viral on the Internet among Iranian Americans. Watch the video here and see what SoCal Iranians are finding so amusing.

Scott Korb, Author of Light Without Fire: The Makings of America's First Muslim College [INTERVIEW]

In 2009, Zaytuna Institute, a popular Islamic educational organization that offered classes on Islam and Arabic to the Bay Area community, made its transition to a full-fledged college as led by its founders Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Imam Zaid Shakir.

Star Trek Into Darkness Movie Review: 'Mixed Bag'

If the previous film was your entrée into the franchise, then you'll likely find this the perfect sequel. But for anyone with any knowledge of or fondness for Star Trek pre-J.J. Abrams, Star Trek Into Darkness is a decidedly mixed bag that strives mightily to achieve a resonance it hasn't earned.

White House Releases Benghazi E-mails

President Barack Obama moved late Wednesday to head off further potential political damage from the controversy over his administration's response to last year's terrorist attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in Libya.

The White House released 100 pages of emails detailing intense debate among administration officials and the CIA about how to word public "talking points" after the attack in Benghazi

Arab American Elders Facing the Rest of Their Lives Alone

The Kennedy Center building on Bingham Street in East Dearborn is a nine-story residential site for low-income elders in the heart of the Detroit area's Arab American community.

Who is Future US Federal Judge Sri Srinivasan and Why Do We Care?

Former Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan's nomination to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has been approved today. This is a huge deal because as rumor has it, he's next in line for the US Supreme Court. Why does this matter? Because the DC Circuit hears many important cases, namely, Guantanamo prisoner cases. Also, if he makes it to SCOTUS, he'll be the first Asian American there!

Malcolm-Lateef Shabazz Funeral on Friday in Oakland

Malcolm X's grandson, Malcolm-Lateef Shabazz, was killed last week in Mexico City. While his violent death was shrouded in mystery, his body will be laid to rest on Friday after a funeral service at an Oakland mosque.