by FARID SENZAI and HATEM BAZIAN for INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING (ISPU) and ONE NATION BAY AREA PROJECT, MAY 2013: (Introduction) The San Francisco Bay Area has one of the largest Muslim populations in the United States: nearly 250,000 Muslims live in the six counties surrounding the city of San Francisco. It is home [...]
via UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE on MAY 17, 2013: Converts have the potential to be a powerful and transformative influence on both the heritage Muslim community and wider British society – Yasir Suleiman A ground-breaking report examining the experiences of nearly 50 British women of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds and faiths (or no faith) – who have [...]
by HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH on MAY 21, 2013: (Kabul) – The Afghan government should take urgent steps to halt an alarming increase in women and girls imprisoned for “moral crimes,” Human Rights Watch said today. Commitments by senior government officials to end such abuses have had little practical impact. Statistics from Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry indicate that [...]
via PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE on MAY 17, 2013: (OVERVIEW) Over the past 20 years, the United States has granted permanent residency status to an average of about 1 million immigrants each year. These new “green card” recipients qualify for residency in a wide variety of ways – as family members of current [...]
by AZEEM IBRAHIM for INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING on MAY 8, 2013: (Summary Excerpt) Leaders in Tunisia and Egypt have acknowledged Turkey as a potential model for their emerging democracies due to its ability to balance Islam and democracy. Rashid Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda Party, views Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party [...]
by ERICA CHARVES for ASLAN MEDIA on APRIL 29, 2013: Dubai and Abu Dhabi bring on thoughts of grand buildings, vast wealth and Arab culture. But Emirati nationals make up only 12% of the seven million residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A visitor -or the millions expatriates working in this small Gulf nation- [...]
