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Islam In America
Our Founding Fathers Included Islam
By
Suzy Shuraym
According to a new book by Denise A. Spellberg, Thomas Jefferson didn’t just own a Qur’an — he engaged with Islam and fought to ensure the rights of Muslims. Check out this article in Salon, and consider getting a copy of Islam and the Founders.
Prince Among Slaves
By
Suzy Shuraym
You do know the story of the Muslim African prince who was sold into slavery, right? No? Then read it here: Which African Prince Was Sold Into Slavery? It’s part of the history of Islam in America.
How to Design a Multicultural Society
By
Suzy Shuraym
Interesting discussion by Kenan Malik of Pandaemonium on the “how’s” of creating a successful multicultural society. An excerpt: “The starting point of multicultural policy is the acceptance of societies as diverse. Yet, on the multicultural map, that diversity seems magically to vanish at the edges of minority communities. Multiculturalists tend to treat minority communities as…
What Is an Islamist State?
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Suzy Shuraym
“There is really no such thing as a specifically Islamic or “Pakistani” blueprint for running a modern state. None. Nada. Nothing. There is no there there. Yet school textbooks, official propaganda and everyday political speech in Pakistan endlessly refer to some imaginary “Islamic model” of administration and statecraft. Since no such model exists, we are…
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