By uzzie on Muslims from www.npr.org
In late 2010, a debate over a proposed Islamic community center in lower Manhattan left many people angry and confused. Some critics erroneously tagged the community center the "Ground Zero mosque," and to them, it became an intolerable insult to families of 9/11 victims and the United States. 
By SuhaibWebb on Muslims from www.suhaibwebb.com
At the pulpit of an inner-city Chicago mosque, the tall blond imam begins preaching in his customary fashion, touching on the Los Angeles Lakers victory the night before, his own gang involvement as a teenager, a TV soap opera and then the Day of Judgment. [...] 
By l0gikal on Muslim Lifestyle from www.latimes.com
Oklahoma-born convert Suhaib Webb, who sprinkles public addresses with pop culture references, has a growing following, especially among young Muslims. Traditionalists are leery. 
By uzzie on News from online.wsj.com
NEW YORK — A transportation police officer accused of aiding a bias-fueled beating of a Muslim religious leader in a subway station has been cleared of all criminal charges. 
By uzzie on Muslims from www.pbs.org
We want to prove to America that we are not terrorist suspects, says Imam Mahdi Bray. US Islamic groups have launched several projects to fight extremism within their own communities, particularly among young people. 
By uzzie on Everything Else from religion.blogs.cnn.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An American imam took an eye-opening tour last month of the Dachau and Auschwitz death camps and said that what he saw was unfathomable -- and undeniable. "You see the ashes of people. You see the pictures. 
By MuslimVoices on Everything Else from muslimvoices.org
Mohamad Bashar Arafat established the Civilizations Exchange and Cooperation Foundation, an interfaith organization promoting education and understanding. By Saladin on Islam and Religion from www.npr.org
China has an estimated 21 million Muslims, who have developed their own set of Islamic practices with Chinese characteristics. The biggest difference is the development of independent women's mosques with female imams, something scholars who have researched the issue say is unique to China.
By ChillYoIslamYo on Everything Else from www.chillyoislamyo.com
By SuhaibWebb on Opinion from www.suhaibwebb.com
by Imam Mustafa `UmarA thousand years ago, Imam al-Ghazali wrote in his autobiography Deliverance from Error: “A clumsy and stupid person must be kept away from the seashore, not the proficient swimmer; and a child must be prevented from handling a snake, not the skilled snake-charmer.”This was his advice in regards to the science of [...] 
