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My Very Muslim Christmas

Posted December 24th, 2015 at 10:54 am (UTC-4)
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Although I am Muslim, I have a deep affection and respect for Christmas. Affection because I was raised Catholic and the holiday season is a nostalgic hug as comforting as a warm crackling fire and hot apple cider. Respect because praising the significance of the birth of Jesus is an important part of the Muslim […]

Muslim Superstars who Helped Shape America

Posted December 10th, 2015 at 10:52 am (UTC-4)
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Picture the scene. It’s the 1904 St Louis Worlds Fair. An ice-cream vendor has run short of dishes. I predict a riot. How are God-fearing Americans supposed to eat their ice-creams now? Lick them from cupped hands like animals or something? That’s not America. … Thankfully, at the next booth is a Syrian Muslim immigrant.