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May 31, 2017 · Today, Muslims are fellow citizens and members of Congress, and their legal rights represent an American founding ideal still besieged by fear mongering, precedents at odds with the best of...
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May 6, 2023 · The Quran is the holy book of Islam, believed by Muslims as the direct word of the only one true God, or Allah, as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. As divine guidance, this plays a central role in Islamic beliefs and guides how Muslims should live their lives.
Jun 3, 2017 · Today, Muslims are fellow citizens, and their legal rights represent an American founding ideal increasingly besieged by fearmongering, precedents at odds with the best of our ideals of...
- Denise A. Spellberg
Jun 12, 2018 · Despite demonstrating more public hostility toward Islam than any previous administration, the White House celebration of Ramadan this year underscores a more important, implicit historical reality: Muslims have practiced their faith here for centuries and will continue to do so.
Sep 1, 2021 · Over the last 20 years, the American public has been divided on whether Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence, and a notable partisan divide on this question has emerged.
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Aug 30, 2021 · Why Jefferson’s vision of American Islam matters today. Further Reading and Resources: Why Thomas Jefferson Owned a Qur'an. Bridge, a Georgetown University initiative, conducts research on...
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Jan 31, 2018 · Islam in America dates to the founding fathers, says Smithsonian’s religion curator Peter Manseau. Thomas Jefferson's two-volume personal copy of George Sale's 1734 translation of the Qur'an is...