Muslim Issues

What is Islamophobia? The Politics of Anti-Muslim Racism by Nour Soubani

IntroductionWith rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States and Europe, there is an ongoing discussion about how to define it. Since Islam is not a race, some argue that it can’t be called “racism.” Others argue that the victims of “Islamophobia” also include people of color who may be perceived as Muslim, and so it fits into the category of …

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Health Ministry Circular Against Female Circumcision Condemned

A recent Health Ministry circular prohibiting medical practitioners from carrying out female circumcision has been condemned as an affront to Muslims who practice it. A circular issued by Dr.Anil Jasinghe, Director General of Health Services states that “any involvement in the procedure, be it conducting the procedure or encouraging it, is considered highly unethical and that all medical professionals are …

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Hell let loose, heavens cried, helpless Muslims watched When Jerusalem was grabbed and Palestinians slaughtered By Latheef Farook

Response   of Muslim countries to the recent Israel massacre of peaceful Palestinian demonstrators   is deeply disgusting. Their silence showed that they have become slaves of United States and Zionist Jews whose agenda they implement to remain in power.     On Monday 14 March 2018 Palestinians came out on peaceful demonstration to express their opposition to US President Donald Trump’s decision …

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The bare facts about the Gaza demonstrators are correct, but the rest of the story is missing

Media coverage of Israel’s massacre of Palestinian protesters during the first weekend of multiweek demonstrations in Gaza offered textbook examples of how syntax and word choice shape, and even distort, representations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Even if the facts are accurately stated, the ways in which sentences are constructed, and the extent to which details are contextualized, can subtly lead …

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Gaza Screams for Life

MALAKA, Gaza Strip — The five veiled women were gesturing, confidently, at other women to get closer. They wanted more voices to join in. My friend and I had already made it past the designated protest line and were next to the journalists and the ambulances standing by. We got closer still. Rhythmically, the women chanted “Going Back,” a cult …

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