Author: Islamic Monitor

Islam and the West Newsletter 246

Newsletter 246

News: Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings; Employees can be …

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Germany and Turkey agree to train imams who serve Germany’s Turkish immigrant community in Germany

Germany and Turkey agree to train imams who serve Germany’s Turkish immigrant community in Germany

Germany and Turkey agreed Thursday to gradually end the deployment of …

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Google reinstates app that helps boycott Israel-linked companies

Google reinstates app that helps boycott Israel-linked companies

Google has reinstated a popular mobile phone app designed to help …

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Short film depicting the massacre of Shiites, Hazaras in Pakistan wins Best Short Film Award in Turkey

Short film depicting the massacre of Shiites, Hazaras in Pakistan wins Best Short Film Award in Turkey

“Parwaz Dar Shab” (Flying in Darkness), a Pakistani short film displaying …

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Muslim leaders in swing states pledge to ‘abandon’ Biden over his refusal to call for ceasefire

Muslim leaders in swing states pledge to ‘abandon’ Biden over his refusal to call for ceasefire

Muslim leaders, organizers and community members from several US states have …

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Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings

Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings

Denmark’s parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to …

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EU pledges €30m to protect mosques and synagogues amid hate crime rise

EU pledges €30m to protect mosques and synagogues amid hate crime rise

Tensions surrounding Israel-Hamas war has provoked rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia …

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When Modesty Meets Aesthetic Labor: Islamic Modesty as Antithetical to Muslimah Social Media Influencers' Aesthetic Labor

When Modesty Meets Aesthetic Labor: Islamic Modesty as Antithetical to Muslimah Social Media Influencers’ Aesthetic Labor

Article by Inaash Islam, Published in Feminist Formations. What is the relationship …

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French policies banning Hijabs and Abayas draw outrage at home and abroad

French policies banning hijabs and abayas draw outrage at home and abroad

France’s recent prohibitions on hijabs in sports and abayas in schools …

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PhD Thesis: “An Ethnographic Exploration of Faith, Fashion, and Female Muslim Entrepreneurship in the US”

PhD Thesis: “An Ethnographic Exploration of Faith, Fashion, and Female Muslim Entrepreneurship in the US”

PhD Thesis by Hassanah El-Yacoubi. The Modest Fashion Phenomenon has created …

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Youth-led basketball club aims to break barriers for female Muslim athletes in London, Ont.

Youth-led basketball club aims to break barriers for female Muslim athletes in London, Ont.

London Royals Basketball’s under-19 team is open to players of all …

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The Crisis of Muslim Religious Discourse: The Necessary Shift from Plato to Kant

The Crisis of Muslim Religious Discourse: The Necessary Shift from Plato to Kant

Book by Lahouari Addi. Published by Routledge. Showing that Muslim societies …

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