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[17 Apr 2010 | 3 Comments | Fatima Najm]
A Generation Lost

Fatima Najm examines a new generation of Pakistani youth in England caught in the crosshairs of religious extremism and drug lords.

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[28 Jan 2010 | Comments Off | Fatima Najm]
The Gender Apartheid

Muslim women across the globe are fighting against the practice of segregating mosques and shunting women in basements and balconies, instead of main prayer halls, during prayer time.

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[28 Jan 2010 | Comments Off | Fatima Najm]
The Female Imam

Academic and activist Amina Wadud’s attempts to lead mixed prayer congregations have met with abuses like ‘whore’ and ‘CIA agent.’

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[28 Jan 2010 | Comments Off | Fatima Najm]
The Women’s Jamaat

Sherifa Khanum is fighting back against the all-male jamaats in Tamil Nadu that use Islam to deny women their rights.

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[31 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | Fatima Najm]
China’s Repressed Muslims

Late in 2009, nine men were executed for their part in the Urumqi riots of July 5 in Xinjiang, China’s restive western frontier province. The subsequent brutal crackdown testifies to a long history of oppression of Uighur Muslims who call the region home.