Muslim Americans
Who gets to define American Muslim identity?
Muslims have become a totem in the culture war. But we have our own ideas.
by Eboo Patel
The cool piety of young Muslim hip-hop fans
John O'Brien brings readers into teenage boys' frustrations and laughter as they struggle to integrate their different worlds.
by Abbas Chinoy
Being Muslim at an American airport
When I fly I smile a lot, type only in English, and pretend I'm not reading a book about the rise of ISIS.
The deep American roots of anti-Muslim sentiment
The recent attacks in Paris and San Bernardino have led to an increase in anti-Islamic rhetoric in the U.S. There have been calls to limit the immigration of Muslims. Some have focused as well on the threat from within, arguing for the registration of all Muslims—or even their internment, as with the camps where Japanese Americans were sent during World War II.
From the inception of the United States, our government has put in place measures to determine who belongs to this great experiment and who does not.
What the Chapel Hill murders reveal about the place of Muslims in American society
(RNS) Deah Barakat took my class “Islam in the Modern World” at North Carolina State University a few years ago. He was curious about Islamic history and contemporary spiritual and political movements, and he was great in class discussions. I’ve taught thousands of students in the last 11 years here, but Deah stood out for his enthusiasm, kindness, calm demeanor, and obvious charisma.
Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha were the very best of people.
Hyphenated life: Mixed loyalties in family and faith
As the imam spoke, it struck me that a whole generation of Muslim Americans would grow up feeling the weight of self-consciousness.
by Joyce Shin