Monthly Archives: April 2018

Iranian Cinema: An Apologetic Platform

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Taline Torossian

In the Iranian film A Separation, the winner of the 84th Annual Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film, director Asghar Farhadi takes us through the story of two families with different socio-economic statuses and their conflicting relationships. A … Continue reading →

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The Fight Between the Veil and Secularity

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Maire Gebhard

Many Westerners view modest clothing as the ultimate sign of Muslim women’s oppression. They assume that the concept of the veil, whether a headscarf or a full-body covering, is based on the outdated idea that women’s bodies are overly sexual … Continue reading →

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Muslim Youth: Struggle for Identity and Purpose in America

Posted on April 30, 2018 by ahaji1

  by Aden Haji In modern America, Muslim youth are making a huge impact in the world today.They are changing societal perceptions of Islam, giving light to Islam’s connection to modernity, and promoting peace within Islam. It is important to … Continue reading →

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Islam and Modern Turkey

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Eliana Fox

In his discussion of the impacts of modernity on religion, John Wilson aptly states that the changes observed in religions’ response to modernity “by no means run in one direction only”[1]. This is certainly the case for manifestations of Islam … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Representing Muslims in American Film and Television

Posted on April 30, 2018 by kcapaldi

by Kira Capaldi The problem of representation in American media is a loaded one in all manner of discourse, from the social and political to the intellectual and artistic. In such an environment, those who work in media are necessarily … Continue reading →

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Boko Haram’s British Roots

Posted on April 30, 2018 by awilli28

by Ava Williams In the early 2000s, an anti-western, Muslim organization originated in Nigeria. Formally known as Boko Haram, the terrorist organization establishes themselves against the west through their ideals and the name’s English meaning, ‘western education is a sin.’ Boko Haram … Continue reading →

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Apologetic Masculinities

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Evan Smith

There is no doubt that modernity has played an integral role in the rapid development of cultural norms in Muslim-majority societies following the eighteenth-century (Wilson 2005, 6111). In this specific milieu, modernity can be defined as a response to the … Continue reading →

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Tackling Muslim Fashion Within a Secular State

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Carolynn van Arsdale

The typical American student, let’s call him Ryan, who might pay attention in his Social Studies class, would probably define Secularism as, ‘the separation of church and state.’ However, Secularism is not simply the act of separating two spheres, which … Continue reading →

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Islam in Prisons

Posted on April 30, 2018 by gbetienn

by Guillaume Etienne In the United States, we have learned to cherish our sense of freedom, independence, and the prospect that if you work hard – you can achieve anything. This mentality, unfortunately, doesn’t reign true for all – in … Continue reading →

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Modern Muslim Reformers: Comparing Malala Yousafzai and Maajid Nawaz

Posted on April 30, 2018 by gmartell

by Gaetano Martell0 The subject of Islam’s role in the world is dense and rife with misinformation. It is not uncommon to see media portrayals and depictions of Muslims that use stereotypes to define them and promote a monolithic view … Continue reading →

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