Secret scholar who battled Islamic State goes public His mother didn’t know that “her Omar” had been working as an undercover historian, documenting atrocities committed by the Islamic State group inside Mosul. But she wasn’t totally surprised when her son told her his Continue Reading
In schools, a growing push to recognize Muslim and Jewish Holidays By Debbie Truong
When her daughters were children, Khadija Athman packed the major Islamic holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, with celebration. They opened gifts and covered their hands in henna. After prayer, they had breakfast at a pancake house before spending the day at the movies and Chuck E. Continue Reading
Mosque gives University of Cincinnati $1M to teach more about Islam By Mark Curnutte
A local mosque is donating $1 million to the University of Cincinnati to increase understanding of the Islamic religion amid concerns about Islamophobia. UC is adding a titled professorship in Islamic studies, thanks to the gift from the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati. Money originates Continue Reading
The Dangerous Myths About Sufi Muslims By H.A. Hellyer
The Dangerous Myths About Sufi Muslims Detractors and admirers alike embrace the same misunderstandings. The attack on Al Rawdah mosque in the Sinai last Friday, during which Islamists claimed at least 305 lives, was quite possibly the deadliest terrorist atrocity in modern Egyptian history and Continue Reading
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