“He is 25, Muslim and comes from a part of China recently known for deadly ethnic rioting. This weekend, he is competing for the title of Worldwide Mr. Gay.” The New York Times tells the tale.
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The UK-based Quilliam Foundation, “the world’s first counter-extremism think tank” founded by ex-Islamists Maajid Nawaz, Ed Husain and Rashad Ali, have published a report on Muslim women and unemployment, which is discussed by Andrew Brown on his Guardian blog.
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On the heels of Obama’s historic speech, Muslim musicians gather in NYC to celebrate, finding their freedom to do so within Islam itself. http://bit.ly/xLqwB
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Imaan – the organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Muslim people in Britain – has said it is proud to have worked with the BBC’s Eastenders to develop its newest character, a gay Muslim, in the award-winning soap. When I chatted to an Imaan spokesperson back in 2004, I was warmed and inspired by their inclusive, empathic attitude – acknowledging and supporting those LGB Muslims who felt being gay was at odds with being Muslim, as well as those gay Muslims who felt their faith and sexuality were reconcilable.
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“I drink wine and do not lie about that, unlike so many other “good” Muslims,” Yasmin Alibi-Brain declares in her latest measured and perspicacious analysis of “reactionary Muslim men and their asinine female followers.”
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I’m speaking this morning (sorry for the late notice) at the Texas Dawah Convention in Houston, as part of a friendly debate on whether Muslims should ally themselves w/the American political left or right.
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Lawrence of Arabia
Catholicism and Orthodoxy are collaborating to commemorate the 2000th birthday of St. Paul over the course of the next year. Damascus is the city where the conversion of Paul took place and will be the site of many of the activities. Damascus is also the place where the Melkite (Catholic) and Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch currently reside. The following is a pastoral letter from the Melkite Patriarch, Gregorios III, which, after a few paragraphs of formal platitudes, outlines some of the plans in Damascus. It also touches briefly on issues of Arab Christian and Muslim relations in the Middle East.
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Why are Muslims divorcing? Some interesting comments at Suhaib Webb’s blog. I personally don’t think its necessarily a bad thing – sometimes divorce is the best option and divorcees shouldn’t be stigmatized.
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Muslim TV channel to stage interfaith game show
– Two teams of four will go head to head in each episode, answering quick-fire and general knowledge questions in the eight-part series
