By uzzie on Politics from www.washingtonpost.com
Clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians in a Cairo suburb left 12 people dead, dozens wounded and a church charred in one of the most serious outbreaks of violence Egypt’s interim rulers have faced since taking power in February. 
By cricketguru on Politics from www.latimes.com
By SuhaibWebb on Islam and Religion from www.suhaibwebb.com
The driver was playing Qur’an. My husband, brother and I got into the microbus heading back from Palestine to Cairo, and rode almost silently with the five other male passengers, passing through the desert and listening to the Qur’an only hours before it would be time to break our fast.
By l0gikal on Islam and Religion from www.npr.org
There are few Islamic traditions in Cairo older than the ritual, five-times-a-day call to prayer. But as of next week, that call is undergoing a radical change.
By MuslimVoices on Events from muslimvoices.org
Georgetown University is sponsoring a program for American religious scholars and Islamic students to better understand one another's faiths. 
By MuslimVoices on News from muslimvoices.org
Yahya Wehelie, 26, has been allowed re-entry to the United States after being detained in Cairo for two months by U.S. officials. 
By elan on Everything Else from www.elanthemag.com
By uzzie on News from www.timesonline.co.uk
By elan on Multimedia from www.elanthemag.com
Western club-goers have been partying to Middle Eastern music for years. When you thought you were grooving to Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin,” you were really dancing to Abdel Halim Hafez’s “Khosara.” Listen to Aaliyah’s “More Than a Woman” and then compare it to Mayad El Hennawi’s “Aloly Ensi.” Sound familiar? Someone even made an entire YouTube clip about how producer Timbaland rips off Middle Eastern artists. But I personally dig that classical Arabic music is constantly being innovated and revamped in contemporary Western music. Read More 
By MuslimMatters on Events from muslimmatters.org
BismillahOne of my most memorable childhood memories was taking the trip to the library with my mother to get an official library card. I was a regular at our local community library and went there nearly every day of the summer break for many years, mastering the art of reading and walking. The library was [...] 
