The Qu’ran doesn’t label dogs as untouchable (in fact, there’s quite a nice vignette of the Prophet Muhammad setting a guard for a dog with a litter of puppies). According to Mohammed Hanif...
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2015/08/01/of-dogs-faith-and-islam/
There’s a nuanced discussion of one of our favorite topics: Islamophobia, by Massimo Pigliucci on the website Scientia Salon. One snippet: “While the statistics on international terrorism are...
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2015/07/30/the-false-dichotomy-of-islamophobia/
As the 21st Century rolls along, American Muslims are dealing with ever more complicated questions regarding religious observance and personal behavior. Here’s what one Muslima has to say: “Y...
Yet another gunman with an Arabic name has opened fire in an American city. This time the gunman was born in Kuwait and the city was Chattanooga, Tennessee. Those killed: four United States Marin...
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2015/07/17/here-we-go-again-3/
As the Independence Day celebrations draw near, it’s time to talk (once again) about the role of women in American Islam. Yes, this blog (despite digressions abroad) centers on Muslims in the U...
Theme for the 52nd annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America is “Stories of Resilience: Strengthening the American Muslim Narrative”. The confab takes place September 4 throug...
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2015/06/22/stories-of-resilience/
“Four Muslim men who have accused FBI agents of putting them on a no-fly list because they refused to become informants want to pursue damages against the agents even though the travel ban has ...
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2015/06/18/no-fly-list-dispute/
“Every time I walk into the room, the first thought is, ‘There’s a Muslim,’ ” said Ms. Cheema, 25, the American-born daughter of Pakistani immigrants, describing that moment when she m...
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2015/06/11/the-hijab-dilemma/
“The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Monday that retailer Abercrombie & Fitch may have violated workplace discrimination law when it turned down a Muslim job applicant because she wore a hijab, even...
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2015/06/02/hijab-as-religious-expression/
United Airlines has a firestorm on its hands courtesy of a short-tempered flight attendant. You all know the story by now: a woman in hijab was refused an unopened can of Diet Coke because, she w...
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2015/06/01/united-in-the-crosshairs/