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Is Islam in America changing?
The first of my two-part conversation on @WGVUradio's "Common Threads" show
Listen to it here👇🏽 wgvunews.org/post/dr-shadi-…
The first of my two-part conversation on @WGVUradio's "Common Threads" show
Listen to it here👇🏽 wgvunews.org/post/dr-shadi-…
In the episode, I draw on my recent @commentmag article on why Islam (and Muslims) in America is changing—and why we may have Trump to thank for that.
You can read that here: cardus.ca/comment/articl…
You can read that here: cardus.ca/comment/articl…
Are Muslims assimilating in America—and is "assimilation" necessarily a good thing?
The second of my two-part conversation on @WGVUradio's "Common Threads" show
Listen here👇🏽
wgvunews.org/post/dr-shadi-…
The second of my two-part conversation on @WGVUradio's "Common Threads" show
Listen here👇🏽
wgvunews.org/post/dr-shadi-…
As I discuss here, integrating Islam can be more challenging in very secularized contexts, since what the "private" faith practice of Muslims tends to have more visibly public manifestations and implications than Christianity—on headscarf, halal food, prayer spaces, alcohol, etc.
We also talked about the pretty striking increase of Muslim characters on TV shows, including @Amazon's 'The Romanoffs' and @HBO's 'Here and Now,' which are pretty fascinating examples
This is from my recent piece on Islam in America in @commentmag: cardus.ca/comment/articl…
This is from my recent piece on Islam in America in @commentmag: cardus.ca/comment/articl…
