By Esther Honig Wearing a heavy smock and rubber boots, Amadedin Eganwa stands over a large conveyor belt that's carrying unconscious lambs. He faces east, toward Mecca, gently lifts the animal's head in the same direction and under his breath he quickly says a prayer — bismillahi allahu akbar, Continue Reading
‘Punish a Muslim day’ generates anger, fear and solidarity in Britain
By Jennifer Hassan The letters arrived in March. Sent anonymously to multiple communities, the letters with words in bold at the top declared that Tuesday, April 3, would become “Punish a Muslim day” in Britain. Sent to homes, lawmakers and at least one business, the documents detailed a Continue Reading
The Wrong Way for Germany to Debate Islam
By Jochen Bittner HAMBURG, Germany — It was a warm June day in a northern German village, and I was talking to a Syrian friend outside a local shop. I had just bought some ice cream and offered to share it, but my friend refused. He was observing Ramadan: no food or drink until after sunset. “If Continue Reading
Raising My Kids to Be Unapologetic American Muslims
By Dilshad D. Ali Growing up in North Dakota in the 1980s and 1990s, there was nobody who shared my family’s last name. “Husain? Hoooooo-sayn? You’re not related to … ?” teachers would sometimes ask. No, I would explain, I wasn’t. My name was spelled differently from the then-dictator Saddam Continue Reading