In the early 20th century the Rockfeller Foundation sent Ruth Frances Woodsmall on an eighteen month trip to the Muslim World to study the changing state of Muslim women under the influence of colonial rule. Her
Once a law trampling their religious rights has been passed, the paramount question becomes, what can the French Muslims do? The search for solutions must begin with a clear understanding of the situation. A good
There has been a recent surge in Islamophobia in Europe, as exemplified by the recent developments in France and Germany over the issue of hijab. Some people trace the history of the hijab controversy in France to
It has become fashionable in some circles after September 11 to excoriate Islam as the source of the problems facing the Islamic world. The air is thick with theories which claim that Islam has been paralyzed by a
As expected there was much frenzy around the latest Harry Potter book. Bookstores and clubs around the world arranged special midnight parties and other events in celebration of the launching of the long-awaited fifth
Will The Security Council Send Hans Blix to Israel? Some of the victims were demonstrators. Some were children in their homes, trying to get away from the gas seeping under the door. Some were old men
We are living at a time when the daily news about the world, especially about the Muslim world is quite depressing. In Palestine, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Iraq, and many other places Muslim life, property, and honor have
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/8/03) - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today expressed concern that Friday's announcement of a rise in the national terror alert from yellow to orange seemed
Islamic advocacy group calls on Republican leaders to repudiate hate
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(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/31/03) - A national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on Republican leaders to repudiate anti-Islam paraphernalia being sold at a right-wing conference kicked off by Vice
The Council On American Islamic Affairs had issued an action alert regarding this cartoon. (See link). Sick minds produce and enjoy sick jokes, and the newspaper chose to stay on the side of that sickness. But the
