https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to American Muslims en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/11/01/islamophobia-and-racism-civil-rights-breaking-point Author Erik Love answers RD’s 10 Questions Wed, 01 Nov 2017 11:00:09 EDT Erik Love b2dd8e70-a4dc-4361-a83f-2d92dce03509 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/06/21/religion-episode-aziz-ansari-and-cultural-politics-muslim-self-representation To call Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None “peak TV” is not to do it justice. It has a lightness to it that makes it a relief from the overwrought self-importance of shows that define the medium for the… Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:30:22 EDT Timothy Gutmann 4e3237f5-80e8-4a6b-a67a-ac66fb49a6c7 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/10/trumps-fear-and-loathing-wont-silence-nations-sole-lgbt-muslim-organization In the days of the Trumpian order, American LGBT Muslims, a minority within minorities, find themselves especially vulnerable to the forces of racism, homophobia, and Islamophobia. As a member of this minority community myself, I can say that the burgeoning… Wed, 10 May 2017 03:57:43 EDT Omar Sarwar 4b7ca110-80f7-4cdb-9915-ebc1e07493b6 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/11/17/not-all-american-muslims-feel-dread-i-do Whether cavalier attitudes or crippling dread, the varied responses of American Muslims to Trump’s election reflect our political diversity—we are anything but homogeneous. Thu, 17 Nov 2016 07:21:30 EST Huma Mohibullah 4b5c5a4c-42cb-48af-90ec-beec22c617b5 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/22/reinstatedochawk-wheaton-does-not-speak-its-students When I decided to attend Wheaton College two years ago, I was expecting a haven of like-minded young Christian scholars. But it turns out—while Wheaton is a special and loved place—it still has a lot in common with just about… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 05:17:03 EST Ellie Roth 8b2e6f83-d340-46ef-90c9-fc68e521776f https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/21/embattled-professor-took-stand-human-solidarity-versus-entrenched-evangelical-fear As an Asian Christian who teaches at a Christian college in Massachusetts and has worn the shalwar kameez as my “duty uniform,” for more than twenty-five years I took bemused note of recent headlines regarding a ” hijab-wearing Christian professor.”… Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:00:37 EST Ivy George d69f95d5-1a37-4ad6-9713-71ceb3a23fbf https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/11/trump-islamophobia-and-philly-pigs-head-incident Shortly after November’s horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, Al-Aqsa mosque in Philadelphia received a phone message stating, “I hope you people are happy about what you did in Paris. I’d like to state for the record that Allah is a… Fri, 11 Dec 2015 01:30:16 EST David Krueger 6cec5383-9d10-44e2-b779-be430c7a0374 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/08/17/toward-more-inclusive-islam An item in this week’s LGBT Global Roundup about the struggle to recognize marginalized pro-LGBT voices in the Arab world, reminds us that while religious voices are typically the loudest in denying human dignity, religions are not homogeneous. Here in… Mon, 17 Aug 2015 01:29:40 EDT Hussein Rashid 09f493a6-fb46-4792-a9ec-a9f3686c87d9 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/10/audio-bbc-conversation-rds-letter-muslims-same-sex-marriage Shortly after Reza Aslan and Hasan Minhaj’s, ” An Open Letter to American Muslims,” was first published on RD this past Tuesday, it became clear that it had launched a critical discussion across the United States. But now, as the… Fri, 10 Jul 2015 02:28:46 EDT The Editors 651ccf51-0c40-42dd-8b02-185ac459c8d0 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/07/open-letter-american-muslims-same-sex-marriage Update: Listen to an episode of BBC’s “World Have Your Say” devoted to Reza Aslan and Hasan Minhaj’s letter. - ed. To Our Fellow American Muslims, Hey there. It’s two of your brothers. We’re writing to you about the Supreme… Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:00:48 EDT Reza Aslan, Hasan Minhaj bb3cad46-5b47-47f3-aeeb-df211ab4b7ef https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/22/faith-faith-produced “I was washing dishes in the kitchen when I stopped believing in God. Years later, I’m often unsettled at how much of my life I’d spent in that kitchen and how little of it I can recall, except for that one moment. Overwhelmed by constant desperation, I turned suddenly courageous, pondered what might happen if He didn’t exist, decided that He didn’t, and then He was gone. I think the rapid departure hit me the hardest. How had I been so easily taken in?” —An excerpt from Haroon Moghul’s essay in All American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:22:45 EDT Haroon Moghul 09db705d-df8d-4928-b618-454167fcb9cb https://religiondispatches.org/2011/12/15/muslims-helped-legitimize-lowes-decision-pull-ads-all-american-muslim Can a single reality TV show represent all Muslims? Should it? Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:47:04 EST Hussein Rashid f9480d41-577c-4165-b3a3-053872bba9a0 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/11/14/no-one-can-tell-im-muslim-all-american-muslim-debuts Even with all its imperfections “All-American Muslim” will open a conversation. The question is: what kind of conversation and where will it take us? Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:55:20 EST Su?ad Abdul Khabeer 4d7f0f8c-0a86-496b-85ef-1a6209dba5d5 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/05/11/omar-ahmad-muslim-american-cowboy-boot-aficionado-1965-2011 Last week we spoke of the Osama bin Laden, a man who offered nothing but hate; this week, we lost a real Muslim leader, a man who offered hope, compassion, love, and humor. Wed, 11 May 2011 08:35:52 EDT Wajahat Ali 7a3f4a37-a29a-4c8a-acf6-182c0c022248 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/09/ground-zero-mosque-call-internal-muslim-debate Are Muslims just supporting Cordoba House because of the Islamophobic opposition? Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:52:29 EDT Abbas Jaffer be5a3270-0534-4c7d-a563-f615348c073a https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/03/updated-religion-has-been-framed-covering-aga-khans-visit When a man who leads a large Muslim community, is believed to be descended from the Prophet Muhammad, and who derives his authority from that claim, comes to the United States it should be a major news story. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:10 EDT Hussein Rashid 9c197242-7e3a-4f95-b90f-08f72b7844b2 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/03/12/helping-international-lgbt-families-stay-together Co-sponsored by the only Muslim member of Congress, the new bill could pave the way for greater acceptance of LGBT families in the American Muslim community. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:41:45 EDT Fatemeh Fakhraie 05dbb088-e3fe-452d-90ef-814559ce65e8