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    • 6 Ratings
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    The Egyptian Feminist's Dilemma: Mona Eltahawy

    APRIL 29, 2012 5:19PM

    By Naqib's Daughter


    Topics: mona eltahawy, egypt, feminism, foreign policy magazine, islam, misogny, revolution, mubarak, riot police, why do they hate us, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 3112 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Women Lead Defense of Maldivian Democracy (Updated)

    MARCH 10, 2012 11:56AM

    By profkeck


    Topics: politics, news, feminism, belief/religion, equality, women's rights, gayoom, dictator, democracy, waheed, elections, voting, human rights, contraception, protest, mohamed nasheed, coup, maldives, islam, extremism, muslim, international women's day, flogging, hillary clinton, condoleeza rice, michelle obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1673 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Blame It on the Alcohol

    MARCH 8, 2012 9:13AM

    By Sarah Khan


    Topics: islam, alcohol, new delhi, india, belief/religion, comedy, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 808 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Study: American Muslims Pose Little Threat

    FEBRUARY 8, 2012 9:58PM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: belief/religion, house committee on homeland security, peter king, threat, triangle center, charles kurzman, domestic plots, terrorism, muslims, islam, american muslim

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1092 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Marine Video A Lesson For Many

    JANUARY 19, 2012 11:47PM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: belief/religion, taliban, many, few, image, american muslims, islam, videos, marines, washington post

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1808 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Egyptian military halts "virginity tests" for protesters

    JANUARY 2, 2012 3:48PM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: egypt, sexual abuse, women, arab spring, human rights, amnesty international, islam, women

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 2570 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Saudi Clerics: Women Drivers are Sluts!

    DECEMBER 8, 2011 4:03PM

    By Alex Cartwright


    Topics: first alert, news, politics, travel, feminism, belief/religion, islam, women's right to drive campaign, civil disobedience, oppression, idiotic things sheikhs say

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 820 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    All-American Eid

    NOVEMBER 7, 2011 9:01AM

    By Sarah Khan


    Topics: new york city, massachusetts, india, comedy, animals, belief/religion, food/drink, doughnuts, bakr-eid, eid-al-adha, eid, muslims, muslim, islam

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1578 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Hijab: A Love Story

    NOVEMBER 6, 2011 5:50AM

    By Sara Grace O'Connell


    Topics: islam, muslim, woman, hijab, love, religion, veil

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 565 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    A Tale of Two Communities

    SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 3:01PM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: politics, belief/religion, mainstream, middle class, satisfaction, american muslims, america, perception, muslims, islam, pew survey

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 342 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Middle East Online: Hopes and Fears Ten Years After

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 5:54AM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: 9/11, islam, muslim, american, hope, fear, goodness, purity

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1239 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Living as an American Muslim in a Post-9/11 World

    SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 10:02PM

    By Sara Grace O'Connell


    Topics: september 11th, 9/11, muslim, islam, american, islamophobia, hijab, terrorism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1073 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Ramadan Rumblings

    AUGUST 19, 2011 9:00AM

    By Sarah Khan


    Topics: islam, cravings, fasting, muslim, humor, comedy, food/drink, indian food, ramadan

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 898 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Removing the veil doesn't empower women

    AUGUST 3, 2011 2:22PM

    By Alex Cartwright


    Topics: orientalism, the veil, islam, travel, news, feminism, belief/religion, first alert

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1515 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    How the Republican Party Left Me

    JUNE 21, 2011 11:11AM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: republican party, islam, muslim, president, campaign, election, 2012, herman cain, newt gingrich, mitt romney, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 56 Ratings
    • 1542 Views
    • 58 Comments
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    A Long Day's Journey

    APRIL 8, 2011 8:07AM

    By FusunA


    Topics: communal showers after gym classes at high school, exposing my body publicly is against my religion, culture shock, immigration, islam, airtravel in the 60s, transatlantic flight, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1029 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Shiite, Sunni, and "Sushi" Muslims

    MARCH 21, 2011 5:23PM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: belief/religion, protests, love, unity, divide, saudi arabia, bahrain, ali, prophet muhammad, islam, muslims, shiite, sunni, middle east online

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 885 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Crazy About Sharia

    MARCH 15, 2011 1:21PM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: rebellion, sedition, muslims, islam, muhammad, ban, law, sharia, tennessee

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 3300 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Intolerance in Europe: A new study sounds the alarm

    MARCH 11, 2011 8:51AM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: europe, racism, xenophobia, islam, jews, anti-semitism, homosexuality, gay marriage, death penalty, authoritarianism, national socialism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 841 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    If I Could Testify at Rep. King's Hearing...

    MARCH 11, 2011 1:23AM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: threat, terrorism, american muslims, muslims, islam, hearing, homeland security, peter king

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