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Muslim Americans Have a History Before 9/11

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Common Ground News Service
Sept. 7, 2010
I live in Harlem on a street that is home to three churches and a mosque. The mosque is next door to one of those churches and when male congregants mingle on the sidewalk, it’s impossible to tell who had just been in church and who in the mosque. It’s [...]

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Categories: Islam, Media, US, Western Muslims, human rights

Can Social Media Bring Democracy to the Middle East?

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

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Categories: Blogs, Egypt, Media, Mideast, Saudi Arabia, US, human rights

In Egypt, Twitter Trumps Torture

Monday, August 9th, 2010

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Categories: Blogs, Egypt, Media, human rights

Talking About Rape in Egypt

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

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Categories: Egypt, Media, Women, human rights

Europe’s Veil Ban: A Step Forward for Feminism?

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

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Categories: Burka, France, Islam, Media, Sarkozy, Saudi Arabia, Western Muslims, Women, human rights

Death of a Hero

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

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Categories: Denmark, Egypt, Islam, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mideast, Western Muslims, Women, human rights

Burqa Blowout

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

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Categories: Afghanistan, Burka, Egypt, France, Islam, Media, Mideast, Sarkozy, Saudi Arabia, US, Western Muslims, Women, human rights

The View From Behind the Niqab

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

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Categories: Burka, Egypt, France, Islam, Media, Mideast, Sarkozy, Saudi Arabia, US, Western Muslims, Women, human rights

BBC Newsnight: Should the Niqab be Banned?

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

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Categories: Burka, Egypt, Islam, Media, Mideast, Sarkozy, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Western Muslims, Women, human rights

From liberals and feminists, unsettling silence on rending the Muslim veil

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

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Categories: Blogs, Burka, Egypt, France, Islam, Media, Saudi Arabia, Western Muslims, Women, human rights
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