17-23 June
 Islam in Media Roundup

A Muslim In Rural, White Minnesota On How To 'Love Thy Neighbor'

A Muslim In Rural, White Minnesota On How To 'Love Thy Neighbor'

NPR

Dr. Ayaz Virji talks to NPR about his experiences moving his family to the small town of Dawson, MN. His book was published June 11th.
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Egypt's ex-President Mohamed Morsi dies after court appearance

Egypt's ex-President Mohamed Morsi dies after court appearance

Al Jazeera

Egypt’s first democratically elected president, and the first civilian to hold the office in that country, died on Monday in a Cairo courthouse during his trial on charges of espionage. His family have not been allowed to take possession of his body.
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Mohamed Morsi Died in a Soundproof Cage

Mohamed Morsi Died in a Soundproof Cage

The New York Times

Mona Eltahawy provides her examination of “what six years of deliberate and sustained cruelty tell us about el-Sisi’s Egypt.”
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Mohamed Morsi's death and the power of Arab despots

Mohamed Morsi's death and the power of Arab despots

Middle East Eye

Professor Madawi al-Rasheed, of King’s College London and the London School of Economics, says the death of Egypt’s first democratically elected president should be a wake-up call for Western leaders aiding despots.
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Egypt's Morsi: The Final Hours

Egypt's Morsi: The Final Hours

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera World’s March 2019 documentary about the mass protests and military coup that took down President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.
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So, what really is jihad?

So, what really is jihad?

The Conversation

Michigan State Professor Mohammad Hassan Khalil observes that, “violent radicals who attempt to justify terrorism on religious grounds are often misrepresenting the scholarly sources they cite” and offers important clarification on the issue of jihad.
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Nike releases ‘Pro Hijab’ to meet demand for modest fashions

Nike releases ‘Pro Hijab’ to meet demand for modest fashions

New York Post

Sportswear brand Nike was way ahead of the curve when it launched its first-ever hijab back in December 2017. Now, back by popular demand, the brand has unveiled a new version of the performance wear piece.
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Follow Me, Akhi by Hussein Kesvani review – how social media is changing liberal Islam

Follow Me, Akhi by Hussein Kesvani review – how social media is changing liberal Islam

The Guardian

Burham Wazir reviews “a thoughtful and witty account of how British Muslims interact with the online world”.
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How Muslims became the good guys on TV

How Muslims became the good guys on TV

BBC

Hit show Homeland is about to end, after many years casting Islam as the enemy. But in its place has come a wave of thrillers portraying Muslims as heroes, writes Mohammad Zaheer.
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The Arab world in seven charts: Are Arabs turning their backs on religion?

The Arab world in seven charts: Are Arabs turning their backs on religion?

BBC

Arabs are increasingly saying they are no longer religious, according to the largest and most in-depth survey undertaken of the Middle East and North Africa.
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After fascist threat to Houston mosque, Texas Muslims call for increased security

After fascist threat to Houston mosque, Texas Muslims call for increased security

Religion News Service

“Based on recent events and hate crimes targeting American Muslims, immigrant communities and other minority groups, it is critical that we take these threats seriously and bring the perpetrators to justice,” says Lubabah Abdullah, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Houston chapter. Last month, CAIR announced that it had reported more than 500 incidences of anti-Muslim bias or harassment in the U.S. already this year.
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Pope seeks more freedom in theology, dialogue with Islam

Pope seeks more freedom in theology, dialogue with Islam

AP

Pope Francis called Friday for a reform of the way theology is taught in Catholic schools, saying students must learn about dialogue with Judaism and Islam, and that overall there must be greater freedom in theological research and academic pursuits.
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Former Romanian president, now MEP: ‘EU seems to tell us we must live with Muslim invasion’

Former Romanian president, now MEP: ‘EU seems to tell us we must live with Muslim invasion’

Politico

Former Romanian President Traian Băsescu, newly elected as an MEP as part of the European People’s Party, slammed EU inaction on migration and what he sees as the bloc’s inability to protect its borders.
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The EU's Islamophobia is getting worse – Britain must fight this from within

The EU's Islamophobia is getting worse – Britain must fight this from within

The Guardian

Yasmin Qureshi warns that although far right parties did not do as well in last month’s EU parliament elections as many feared they would, nationalism is still on the rise across the continent, and the EU is not an innocent bystander.
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Mahathir explores Islamic heritage

Mahathir explores Islamic heritage

The Star Online

The Albukhary Foundation Gal­lery is helping British Museum to redisplay its important collections on Islamic heritage and reflect the connections between the cultures of Islam and the ancient world on the one hand, and the cultures of the Mediterranean world and Europe on the other hand.
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Hindu monks push government to help build temple on disputed Indian site

Hindu monks push government to help build temple on disputed Indian site

Reuters

A militant Hindu mob tore down a 16thcentury mosque in Ayodhya in 1992, triggering riots that killed about 2,000 people, in one of the worst instances of communal violence in India since the 1947 partition of the country. Now, monks are insisting the Hindu-nationalist government rebuild the temple that they say once stood there.

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Belgium seeks Uighur family in Xinjiang after disappearance

Belgium seeks Uighur family in Xinjiang after disappearance

France 24

The disappearance of a woman and her four children has alarmed her husband, as an estimated one million ethnic Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are believed to be held in internment camps in Xinjiang.
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Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques

Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques

BBC

The BBC has found new evidence of the increasing control and suppression of Islam in China’s far western region of Xinjiang – including the widespread destruction of mosques.
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A Muslim Family Sought Help at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing. The Police Dragged Them Out.

A Muslim Family Sought Help at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing. The Police Dragged Them Out.

The New York Times

The last time Abdulhamid Tursun spoke to his wife, she was huddled in a Beijing hotel room with their four children, frightened after being evicted from the Belgian Embassy in the dead of night. Suddenly, plainclothes police officers burst into the room, cutting off the couple’s video call.
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Six pull out of Bradford festival over counter-extremism funding

Six pull out of Bradford festival over counter-extremism funding

The Guardian

Six writers and activists have withdrawn from the Bradford Literary Festival after discovering that it received funding from a UK Home Office “counter-extremism” program.
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‘These People Aren’t Coming From Norway’: Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash

‘These People Aren’t Coming From Norway’: Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash

The New York Times

As more Somali refugees arrive in St. Cloud, white anti-immigration activists have pressed an increasingly explicit anti-Muslim agenda.
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Gold Refining Techniques Of A Medieval Islamic City Revealed By Experimental Archaeology

Gold Refining Techniques Of A Medieval Islamic City Revealed By Experimental Archaeology

Forbes

Archaeologists working at the medieval market city of Tadmekka recently discovered a set of ceramic molds used to cast metal coins. Tadmekka is located today in the country of Mali on the edges of the Saharan desert.
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Islamic fatwa approves organ donation after Bristol man's efforts

Islamic fatwa approves organ donation after Bristol man's efforts

BBC

After a 23-year campaign, scholars have answered the call of Amjid Ali, who needed a kidney transplant and worked for Britain’s National Health service, with a legal opinion which allows the Muslim community to be more involved in organ donation.
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Leadership debate: BBC defends vetting process after imam's tweets emerge

Leadership debate: BBC defends vetting process after imam's tweets emerge

BBC

Imam Abdullah Patel said he was sure he had not criticized Jewish people but stood by criticism of Israeli policy. The broadcaster said: “Had we been aware of the views he expressed he would not have been selected.”
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Imam and solicitor suspended from jobs after BBC Tory debate

Imam and solicitor suspended from jobs after BBC Tory debate

The Guardian

An imam and a solicitor who asked questions on the BBC’s Conservative leadership debate have been suspended from their jobs after they were criticised over past comments on social media.
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Iranian hard-liners praise taxi driver for booting passenger over 'poor' hijab

Iranian hard-liners praise taxi driver for booting passenger over 'poor' hijab

Al Monitor

When Pooyeh Nourian tweeted her outrage with a Tehran cab driver she had ordered through a popular ride-hailing app, she probably had no idea that her tweets would open a Pandora’s box on Iran’s controversial hijab rules.
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Scores of Yemeni women arrested by Houthis in 'political' anti-sex work campaign

Scores of Yemeni women arrested by Houthis in 'political' anti-sex work campaign

Middle East Eye

Houthi rebel authorities say they’re cracking down on immorality, though others say the drive is an attempt to stifle opposition to them.
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Global Halal Food Market to Reach US$ 2,043.2 Billion by 2027 - Coherent Market Insights

Global Halal Food Market to Reach US$ 2,043.2 Billion by 2027 - Coherent Market Insights

Yahoo Finance

The halal food market is expected to witness significant growth over the forecast period. Factors such as increasing Muslim population worldwide coupled with development in retail sector supply chain is expected to boost the revenue for global halal food market in near future.
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Iraq considers appointing powerful clerics to high court

Iraq considers appointing powerful clerics to high court

Al Monitor

Iraq’s parliament is working on a draft law that could put clerics on the Federal Supreme Court and give them veto power.
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Friday blast at Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad wounds several: police sources

Friday blast at Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad wounds several: police sources

Reuters

A bomb blast at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in eastern Baghdad wounded at least seven people on Friday, security sources said, correcting earlier reports of seven killed.
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Rohingya refugees: focusing only on their return home ignores the crime and health crises in Bangladesh’s camps

Rohingya refugees: focusing only on their return home ignores the crime and health crises in Bangladesh’s camps

The Conversation

One of the most pressing issues facing the refugees in Bangladesh’s camps is the fact that they are being increasingly targeted by criminal gangs, and getting involved in criminal activities. Thousands are at risk of human trafficking, while others are being recruited as drug mules.
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Canada's Quebec bans religious symbols in some public sector jobs

Canada's Quebec bans religious symbols in some public sector jobs

Al Jazeera

Critics have denounced the move as giving into ‘politics of fear’ as Quebec bans some government employees from wearing religious symbols at work.
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Quebec Bill 21: Is it OK for public servants to wear religious symbols?

Quebec Bill 21: Is it OK for public servants to wear religious symbols?

BBC

For a decade, Quebec has been debating the issues of state secularism and reasonable religious accommodation in the Canadian province. Now it has just passed a new law that bars civil servants in positions of “authority” from wearing religious symbols at work.
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Quebec law banning hijab at work creates ‘politics of fear', say critics

Quebec law banning hijab at work creates ‘politics of fear', say critics

The Guardian

Critics of Quebec’s new Bill 21 have argued that the law creates de-facto second class citizenship. “Canada is already a secular state and that is reflected in our institutions.” A spokesman for the Ministry of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism. “This new law undermines fundamental rights and individual freedoms because it forces some people to choose between their religion and their job.”
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Egypt’s Al-Azhar retreats from fatwa on beating women

Egypt’s Al-Azhar retreats from fatwa on beating women

Al Monitor

After a series of “bombshell” statements on women and marriage, Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam, Ahmed el-Tayeb is courting controversy and dividing Egyptian Muslims and the wider Islamic community.
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Senior Islamic cleric issues fatwa against child marriage

Senior Islamic cleric issues fatwa against child marriage

The Guardian

One of the world’s most prestigious centers of Islamic learning has issued a fatwa against child marriage, saying marriage should be based on the consent of both parties and “particularly the young woman”.
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