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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results17 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 4 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryChasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State Fatah, Tarek Book 2008 According to Tarek Fatah, "Morality is doing what is right, regardless what we are told; Religious dogma is doing what we are told, no matter what is right." Fatah argues that since Islam's advent, th... A History of the Jews - Ancient and Modern Halevi, Ilan Book 1987 Starting from a political interpretation of the period when judges, kings and prophets held sway over Israel and Judah, Ilan Halevi traces the evolution of the Jewish identity through its numerous sta... How to Become a Real Muslim Malik, Kenan Article 2010 When I was growing up in the 1980s the concept of a radical in a Muslim context meant someone who was a militant secularist, someone who challenged not just racism but the power of the mosques too. So... Imperialism, the Cold War and the Creation of Pakistan Article 2012 The true intent of the partition was to detach Pakistan from India, create a militarily strategic foothold aimed at the Soviet Union and maintain control over the oil fields of the Middle East. The Islamophobia Myth Malik, Kenan Article 2005 Pretending that Muslims have never had it so bad might bolster community leaders and gain votes for politicians, but it does the rest of us, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, no favours at all. The more t... Murfreesboro vs. Islamophobia Short, Jase; Woloszyn, Andy Article 2011 When the Muslim community in Murfreesboro, Tennessee sought a permit to build an expanded Islamic Center, local bigots saw an opportunity to exploit the same "moral panic," invented by the Tea Party, ... The OIC does not speak for Muslims Fatah, Tarek Article 2008 Tarek Fatah says that "To suggest that any criticism of Islamism, the political ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian Ayatollahs, is anti-Islamic is a bogus and fraudulent position. I wou... The Perils of Faith-Based Multiculturalism: The Case of Shari'a in Canada Rahnema, Saeed Article 2006 Conservative religious leaders have become more vocal and demanding, and governments are giving in to their demands without much regard for the serious consequences for democracy and citizens’ rights. Rethinking the challenge of anti-Muslim bigotry  Malik, Kenan Article 2017 In 1997 the British anti-racist organisation the Runnymede Trust published its highly influential report Islamophobia: A Challenge for Us All. Twenty years on, the Runnymede Trust has brought out a fo... Review: Defying Fundamentalism: A review of Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here Moghissi, Haideh Article 2014 Concerned with the rising Jihadist fundamentalism on one hand, and increasing discrimination against Muslims following 9/11 on the other, and having in mind the question repeated by many commentators ... The Rushdie Affair and Its Aftermath: Kenan Malik's "From Fatwa to Jihad" Larson, Charles R. Article 2011 The Rushdie affair is shrouded by myths—that the hostility to The Satanic Verses was driven by theology, that all Muslims were offended by the novel, that Islam is incompatible with Western democracy,... Why make a fuss about the murder of a brown-skinned Muslim girl? Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 History gives us numerous examples of social movements which come, over time, to adopt positions directly opposed to the principles on which they were founded. It appears this has happened to the 'fem... Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism Bennoune, Karima Book 2013 Karima Bennoune interviews 300 people from 30 countries to report on a largely invisible group of people: Muslim opponents of fundamentalism. They remain largely invisible, lost amid the heated cover... Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight against Muslim Fundamentalism, by Karima Bennoune (Book Review) Droeber, Julia Article 2013 Karima Bennoune, a US-based law scholar raised in Algeria, has written an account of the stories of numerous people whose lives have been scarred by Islamic fundamentalism and who decided, using a var... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesApostates of Islam An organization of former Muslims. Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain We, non-believers, atheists, and ex-Muslims, are establishing or joining the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain to insist that no one be pigeonholed as Muslims with culturally relative rights nor deemed... Women Living Under Muslim Law WLUML is an international solidarity network that provides information and support for those women whose lives have been shaped by the customs and/or laws of Islam. It extends to more 70 countries and... Sources LibraryMurfreesboro Islamic Center Opens Against The Current vol. 161 Short, Jase 2012 Regarding the Murfreesboro "mosque wars". Sources HotLink - March 21, 2016 2016 Refugees, censorship and North American politics. This issue looks at nine of the most influential whistleblowers in modern history. In France, instances of police violence increase tension in the ref... Threats, attacks, obstacles, jail: what's coming between us and the Rohingya story Tzabiras, Marianna 2015 While images of the suffering of Rohingya migrants circulated around the world, local journalists and politicians faced restrictions in trying to report on and speak out on the issue. Two-Nation Theory Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia The Two-Nation Theory is the ideology that the primary identity of Muslims in the Indian subcontinent is their religion, rather than their language or ethnicity, and therefore Indian Hindus and Muslim... From the Connexions ArchivesMuslim Canadian Congress Website A grassroots organization that provides a voice to Muslims who are not represented by existing organizations; organizations that are either sectarian or ethnocentric, largely authoritarian, and influe... |
