Read this op-ed about the long history of Islam and Muslims in the United States and the role Muslims played, from the country’s inception, in building the U.S.
Anything but One Culture
The British Museum houses a vast collection of Islamic art and artifacts and a new Islamic art gallery opening at the museum—Albukhary Foundation Gallery—offers a fresh look at the institution’s astonishing Islamic collection and celebrates the diversity of cultures behind it.
Most News Coverage of Muslims is Negative. But Not When It’s about Devotion.
An interesting study done by the Washington Post suggests that, while most media coverage of Muslims in the U.S. is negative, coverage of Muslim worship tends to be portrayed positively. Read more about the study at the link below!
An Encouraging Time to be an American Muslim
We may be living during a time of heightened bigotry and intolerance, but some also see this as an especially encouraging time to be Muslim in America, as it is a time also of heightened engagement, energy, and drive to make things better.
American Muslims: More Politically Engaged than Ever!
Despite—or perhaps, because of—the current atmosphere of heightened anti-Muslim bigotry, American Muslims are becoming more politically active and engaged than ever, with more Muslim running for office than ever before. And, some of these candidates are poised to make history: two Muslim women—Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan—would become the first Muslim women in Congress, should their win their elections this fall.
