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Everybody is talking, tweeting, and blogging in jubilation over the news of Bin Laden’s death. It’s been 10 years in the making, and i have to agree that the world is a little better without him. But all of the celebratory goings on leaves me a bit sick in the stomach.
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The Taqwacores, a movie based on Michael Muhammad Knight’s modern
of the same name, shows a very different Islam. A very American Islam; a punk rock Islam.
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So many books cross my desk during the course of a year. Some are review copies send by the publisher, others that pique my interest are purchased outright. I read when I can, but inevitably what happens is the stack of unread books grows by the month.
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News from the Middle East, involving Christian/Muslim relations, is rarely positive. Surely there is good news to report, but we hardly ever hear it. So when I read about the Christian and Muslim solidarity displayed in Egypt on Christmas eve, I couldn’t help but become overwhelmed with positive emotion.
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If punk rock songs are short, loud, offensive, and give a big F.U. to the mainstream, then Michael Muhammad Knight’s new novel, Osama Van Halen
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For over two decades, the Muslim Public Affairs Council has been a leading national voice on behalf of the Muslim American community. MPAC works with policy leaders, law enforcement agencies, the entertainment industry, and others to shape policies and public opinion concerning Muslim Americans. MPAC also works within Muslim American communities to develop strong leadership [...]
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While browsing YouTube, I came across this beautiful song Yusuf Islam wrote for his baby daughter to teach her the Arabic alphabet. Enjoy.
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A German faith-based group is in an uproar over a children’s book that promotes atheism. But is the book really dangerous?
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Generally speaking, sin is a relative term. Is it a sin to waste food? To some it is, to others it is not. If it is a sin, is it a mortal sin, a deadly sin, a venial sin, a major sin?
Religious speaking, sin is often times explicitly listed for the faithful to follow.
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A brief, to-the-point-guide to understanding the Sunni/Shiite conflict in the Middle East.
Magazines and blogs have put out their year end “top religious stories of the year” lists, notably Time, Religion Newswriters Association, and the Huffington Post. Here at Not About Religion, religious literacy is paramount. Therefore, we have put together a list of the top 5 things that we learned from religious stories in 2008. 1. [...]
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