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29 Nov 09

Al-Ahram Weekly | Focus | Being Muslim at the wrong time in America

"Post 9/11, America has declared war on Islam with the FBI in the lead at home. It notoriously targets the vulnerable, entraps them with paid informants, inflates bogus charges, spreads them maliciously through the media, then intimidates juries to convict and sentence innocent men and some women to long prison terms. Justice is nearly always denied. At times wilful killings are committed. The Detroit Muslims are their latest victims."

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Tasnim: Postcolonial And Diasporic Representations Of Muslim Women

Paper on Hanif Kureishi’s The Black Album and Ama Ata Aidoo’s Changes: A Love Story (admittedly, I haven't read either).

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12 Nov 09

Sikh and Muslim women seek freedom to wear head coverings

This sort of coalition building between Muslims and Sikhs in America is much needed, given the troubled times we live in.

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08 Nov 09

Aren Aizura, "Racism and the Censorship of 'Gay Imperialism'"

"Gay Imperialism" uses the work of activist Peter Tatchell, founder of Outrage!, as an example of how white gay activists can become complicit with this agenda by painting Islam as inherently homophobic and misogynist, and appointing themselves as the saviours of non-white queers.

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