November 2010
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Failed Bomb Plot Leaves Muslim Community in Fear
A thoughtless action, the wrongdoing of one single person leaves the whole community in fear of retribution. After Mohamed Osman Mohamud’s failed bomb plot at Portland’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony, many Somali-Americans are left feeling exposed and are afraid of potential retaliation. “Knuckle-headed retribution” is the concern of many Muslim leaders and residents of Oregon; [...]
The Case of Mohamed Osman Mohamud
The message from Muslims, Somali Muslims in particular, is that “we’re Americans” and that “the actions of Mohamed Osman Mohamud are tragic and unsettling.” Their plea to the American public asking not to be judged based on the actions of one young man is pretty straightforward and understandable. The problem for many Americans is that [...]
U.S. Health Care Not So Muslim Woman Friendly?
Do you think physicians in the U.S. should accommodate their Muslim patients’ religious practices, or any other religious values in general? Should a Muslim woman have the right to refuse a male doctor and request a female one? Or maybe doctors don’t need to be distracted from their main responsibilities and should only be concerned [...]
Do You Feel Excluded?
posted by Sam Richards I’ve always been one to think that voluntary organizations are positive for people and the communities into which they’re embedded. We all need to commune with like-minded and like-spirited people. At the same time, many people think that organizations for specific groups often “exclude” others by building barriers between members of [...]
‘Undercover’ in Hijab: Unveiling One Month Later
This is a great article describing an experiment by a young non-Muslim White woman who is a student at the University of Kentucky and is a columnist for the university’s newspaper. Cassidy Herrington decided to temporarily wear the hijab every day to see what reactions she would get from the community. She says, “I thought [...]