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The first academic chair in North America dedicated to Shi’i studies has been established at Hartford Seminary.
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US Muslim advocacy group released on Wednesday a video urging Americans to “spread love, not Islamophobia,”
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An American high-school Catholic student wore a hijab, exposing her to the everyday challenges faced by Muslim women.
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Islam and the Construction of New Economic Moralities: Divergence, Convergence and Competing Futures conference to be held at the University of California.
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Democrats in the US House of Representatives have introduced a resolution condemning Islamophobia
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Students of a high school in Chicago, the US, joined their Muslim peers in wearing hijabs as part of an event.
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Montgomery County Public School system in the US has decided to accommodate families who celebrate the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha by closing school.
Read More »California Mosque Connects Sunnis, Shiites
“I think one missing thing … right now, today, is beauty — really paying attention to the beauty of Islam, and its rich history,” California mosque leader Ali Sheikhulislami said. Sheikhulislami, the leader of the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC), was talking about activities being held by his …
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