The fact that American Muslims have not been singled out during the current pandemic—particularly when viewed in light of the…
Muslims and the American political imaginary during a pandemic
American Muslims
Religion in nation-building and nation-changing
The articles by Rogers Brubaker, Genevieve Zubrzycki, and Muhacit Bilici are all about the religious and secular self, and the…
American Muslims between legal citizenship and public exclusion
Hate crimes against American Muslims have spiked to their highest levels since the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. While some…
Light without Fire: The Making of America’s First Muslim College
Scott Korb, who teaches at the New School and New York University, recently published a book, Light without Fire: The…
In defense of Muslim civil liberities
Alison Parker, the Human Rights Watch U.S. Program Director, composed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, urging the…
The NYPD’s religious profiling
Ta-Nehisi Coates comments on the New York Police Department's profiling of Muslim student populations throughout the northeastern U.S.
Love, InshAllah
Over at the New York Times, Neil MacFarquhar writes about the recently published Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of…
I thought we were all past this
Spencer Ackerman discusses at length the "dozens of pages of recent FBI training material on Islam that Danger Room has…
A discussion on religious freedom, Islam, and American Muslims
On September 15, New York University will hold a discussion on "religious freedom, possibilities for reform in Islam, and the…
30 more mosques in 30 more days
Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq have announced round two of their mixed media project "30 Mosques in 30 Days," an…