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What Does it Mean to Be Muslim in 2015?

• By Sabrina Sultana, link.huffingtonpost.com
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• December 9th, 2015

Courtesy of the Bard Muslim Student Organization (BMSO)Bombs. Blood. Death.
These are just a few words affiliated with Islam that have been constantly used to criticize and often satirize Muslims. Anti-Muslim bigotry has been very prevalent in the wake of recent tragedies that have taken place over the course of a month.
So, what does it mean to be Muslim in the year 2015?

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NEWS

	Daily Beast President Obamas Challenge to MuslimAmericans Daily Beast On Sunday, the president both rejected prejudice and called onMuslim Americans to make a greater show of efforts to protect our country. Good for ... President Obama's call for the Muslim community to 'confront' extremist ideology -Washington Post Obama Promises to Defeat ISIS and Rebuts Anti-Muslim Rhetoric - Mother Jones President Obama slams ISIS, calls on Muslim-Americans to be vigilant - KRDO Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Trump questions Obama's remarks onMuslim-American athletes CBS News Donald Trump on Sunday night questioned which Muslimsports heroes President Obama was referring to in his prime time speech to the nation on ... Donald Trump Forgets Muslim Champions During Obama Criticism - NBCNews.com Donald Trump: Who are these Muslim sports heroes that Obama is talking about? -Business Insider Here are some Muslim sports heroes (cc: Donald Trump) - Washington Post Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian David Cameron praises 'You ain't no Muslim, bruv' remark The Guardian David Cameron has applauded the witness to the Leytonstone tube station attack who shouted at the knife-wielding man: “You ain't no Muslim, bruv.” ... David Cameron condemns the Leytonstone stabbing with 'You ain't no Muslim bruv' -Daily Mail "You ain't no Muslim, bruv!" resonates across Britain - CBS News Leytonstone attack: David Cameron repeats 'You ain't no Muslim bruv' remark and praises man ... - The Independent Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News After UK Stabbing, 'You Ain't No Muslim' Strikes a Chord ABC News It's become the rallying cry of many who want the Muslim faith to be separated from the violence some commit in its name: "You ain't no Muslim, bruv.". 'You ain't no Muslim, bruv': One Londoner's perfect put-down of knife attacker goes viral - South China Morning Post (subscription) London subway stabbings suspect to appear in court - CNN London tube user tells terror stabbing suspect 'You ain't no Muslim, bruv!' -Stuff.co.nz Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail America's greatest Muslim sporting heroes from Muhammad Ali to Shaquille O'Neal Daily Mail While speaking to the nation during his Oval Office address Sunday night, President Barack Obama asked everyone to remember that 'Muslim ... Obama: Muslim Americans Are Sporting Heroes – Are They? - Breitbart News STL Muslims condemn terrorist attack - KSDK US Muslims search for best response - Albany Times Union Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Muslim Detained on a Flight: I'm Your Biggest Ally TIME I'm a Muslim American. On Nov. 15, two days after the Paris attacks, I boarded a plane from Newark to Houston. I had just returned from a formal event, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times After San Bernardino and Paris attacks, women are targets of anti-Muslim harassment Los Angeles Times “God, please don't let them be Muslim.” Tina Aoun said those words to herself last week as she sat in the lounge of UC Riverside's Middle Eastern ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Local Chicago Muslim Woman: “I Don't Really Safe Anymore” CBS Local CHICAGO (CBS) — President Barack Obama's Oval Office address vowing to defeat the Islamic State, and encouraging the nation to treat all Muslims ... Flag as irrelevant
	Austin American-Statesman Muslim woman recounts bigotry at Kerbey Lane; cafe's CEO apologizes Austin American-Statesman Kerbey Lane Cafe's chief executive has apologized after aMuslim woman recounted bigoted comments directed toward her and her friend at the ... U. of Texas student, friend leave popular Austin cafe amid anti-Muslim backlash from other customers - FOX 7 Austin Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail Muslim man is thrown off National Express coach for 'looking shifty' Daily Mail A Muslim man was asked to leave a National Express bus when passengers complained that he 'looked shifty', it was claimed today. The customer ... Muslim thrown off National Express coach in Bristol after passenger said they felt "uncomfortable" - Bristol Post Muslim man thrown off National Express coach 'because Islamophobic passengers thought he ... - Mirror.co.uk Full Coverage

	MSNBC Lindsey Graham: Obama 'overwhelmed by radical Islam' MSNBC Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the president is “overwhelmed by radical Islam” and called for him to “change his strategy” in the fight against ISIS. Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Bomb That Killed Yemeni Official Wall Street Journal Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing that killed the governor of Aden, a blow to pro-Saudi Yemeni forces who have struggled ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill (blog) Clinton: 'Islam itself is not our adversary' The Hill (blog) “I think it's important to remind ourselves that Islam itself is not our adversary,” Clinton said at the Brookings Institute's Saban Forum in Washington, ... 'What's the Problem With Radical Islam?': ABC Host Grills Clinton Over Her Refusal to Use Term - TheBlaze.com Hillary Clinton explains why she won't say 'radical Islam' - Washington Times Hillary: We Should Fight Radicals, Not Whole Religion of Islam - Newsmax Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Encourage and Support a 'Big Tent Citizen' Islam New York Times By "big tent" I mean an Islam that welcomes its internal diversity — Sunni and Shia, immigrant and native-born, highly observant and barely practicing. Flag as irrelevant
	Deutsche Welle San Bernardino shooting highlights tensions within Islam Deutsche Welle Sufism is the mystical branch of Islam that was first introduced in South Asia by Muslim invaders and their empires between the 11th and 18th ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Federalist Is Barack Obama Qualified To Identify TrueIslam? The Federalist Admitting that Islam has something to do with this is, for a Democrat, a big step. But the president still took the liberty of announcing from on high that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fusion Four Muslim Latinas open up about their journeys to Islam Fusion Two days had passed since the Islamic State's attacks in Paris, which took the lives of over 120 people. While citizens from nearly every corner of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BETWEEN THE LINES WND.com They call Islam a “religion of peace.” To which I say: Show me the evidence! Islamicpersecution of other religions, its expansionism, its misogyny, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Town Hall President Barack Obama, Apologist for Islam Town Hall I do not believe that President Obama is a Muslim, but I have no doubt that he reveres Islam and that he is an apologist forIslam. Is there really any ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Nation Muslim Reform Movement decries radicalIslam, calls for equality Washington Times But the recent bloodshed in Paris and San Bernardino, California, spurred by radical Islam has convinced her the Muslim community needs to confront ... Flag as irrelevant

	Washington Times Tashfeen Malik's exposure to radical Islam central focus of San Bernardino investigation Washington Times LAHORE, Pakistan — When Pakistani-born Tashfeen Malik, 29, swore allegiance to the Islamic State on Facebook in the final moments of her life last ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian San Bernardino shooter's 'hardline' Islam not an outlier in native Pakistan The Guardian The news on Monday that she regularly attended a women's religious group that promotes an austere form of Islam did nothing to change the ... Where San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik went to school to learn about Islam -Los Angeles Times California shooter attended Islamic school in Pakistan - Yahoo News Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Pew Research Center Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the US and around the world Pew Research Center The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other extremist ... Clay: Language and the 'battle for the soul of Islam' - MyStatesman.com Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	St. Louis Public Radio Resisting the Arabization of Islam in Indonesia Huffington Post For Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation - with more adherents of Islam than Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Jordan, Libya ... Flag as irrelevant
	Students, panelists discuss bias against Islam at BU forum The Boston Globe Three prominent academics on Monday urged students at Boston University to combat anti-Islam bigotry, hours after Republican presidential ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Daley: Trump's Muslim ban proposal harms the US CNBC Republican presidential primary front-runner Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the United States does harm to the country and its ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME BRADLEY R. GITZ: Islam is off-limits Arkansas Online To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Read our Terms of Use ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday 'In a battle for the soul of Islam' Newsday During a most enlightening panel discussion titled “Muslim Voices Against the Islamic State and Islamist Extremism,” held last week at the ... Obama's claims on Islam evaluated - BP News So Who Does Speak for Islam, President Obama? - PJ Media Islam is pragmatic, but first we must understand it - Communities Digital News Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	TheBlaze.com Muslim Mantra Proclaims Islam and Muslims Are Real Victims of Paris and San Bernardino Attacks TheBlaze.com This mantra justifies the attacks while claiming the real victims are not those killed and wounded but, rather, Islam's followers suffering the West's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Why Leftists Separate ISIS from Islam RushLimbaugh.com The official position of the United States government is thatIslam is a religion of peace and is as anti-terrorism as you and I are, and therefore cannot ... Hillary Clinton: Why You Shouldn't Say 'Radical Islam' -Christian Post Right-Wing Media Again Bemoan Clinton And Obama's Rejection Of The Term "Radical Islam" - Media Matters for America Hillary Clinton: Describing Islam as 'radical' is like 'declaring war on a religion' -ChristianToday Full Coverage

	TIME Donald Trump Calls For 'Complete Shutdown' Of Muslim Entry To US TIME Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump called Monday for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our ... Trump: Ban all Muslim travel to US - CNN The shocking truth about Muslims in America - CNN Trump Defends Muslim Ban During South Carolina Speech - TIME Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Some Muslim Americans Irritated By Obama's Call For Them To 'Root Out' Extremism NPR President Obama's request that Muslim Americans help "root out" and confront extremist ideology in their communities is getting mixed reactions. Flag as irrelevant
	POLITICO Magazine Why Do These Young Muslims Hate Us? POLITICO Magazine This is also true of other attacks by people identifying themselves as Muslims in recent years, such as the London transit bombings in 2005 and the ... Can Muslim Americans Stop ISIS? - Daily Beast 6 Times Obama Called On Muslim Communities To Do More About Extremism -NPR Obama Wants to Strip Muslims of Gun Rights, Slams Everyone Else as Bigots -Breitbart News Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International Trump cites anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist in immigration ban proposal CNN International (CNN) In his call Monday for a "total and complete" ban on the entry of Muslims into the United States Donald Trump cited poll data from a fringe think ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pew Research Center Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the US and around the world Pew Research Center Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post 'You ain't no Muslim, bruv': England defiant after terrorist knife attack New York Post “Let me also pay credit to the person — you can't quite see who it is from the film — who made that brilliant statement about 'you ain't no Muslim,'” ... Cameron Praises 'You Ain't No Muslim, Bruv' Remark in London Attack - New York Times "You Ain't No Muslim, Bruv" Goes Viral After London Attack - Us Weekly Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Inside Edition Muslim Sixth Grader Allegedly Attacked by Schoolmates Who Called her ISIS, Tore at Her Hijab Inside Edition A Muslim girl was attacked at her New York middle school by three classmates who referred to the girl as a terrorist organization and tried ripping off ... Flag as irrelevant
	Breitbart News Suspect Charged in CAIR's Anti-Muslim 'Hate Crime' Is Named … Mohamed Breitbart News The day after Thanksgiving, in the wake of a terrible shooting that left a Muslim cabdriver in Pittsburgh hospitalized, CAIR was screaming ...

WEB

	US Muslims struggle with how they should condemn extremism Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — By now, the tableau has become tragically familiar: AmericanMuslims standing before a bank of cameras, condemning an attack ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hey Rubio, that evidence of anti-Muslim discrimination you were looking for? Fark Not diminishing her feelings on the situation, but she's pretty much blaming the RESTAURANT for what was said, not the old cranky racist man who ...

	Huckabee: Obama more concerned with reputation of Islam Fox News Huckabee: Obama more concerned with reputation of Islam. Dec. 07, 2015 - 8:14 - GOP candidate reacts to Oval Office address. Fox Business ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daesh does not speak for Islam Press TV US President Barack Obama says the Daesh terrorist group "does not speak forIslam" following the California mass shooting. Flag as irrelevant
	Egyptian Muslim scholar: No connection between Temple Mt.,Islam Jack Van Impe Ministries Israel National News reports: “Renowned Egyptian scholar Youssef Ziedan, a specialist in Arabic and Islamic studies, has given a series of interviews ...

	Is There a 'Moderate' Islam? The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Intense debates over the fight against the Islamic State and international openness to Muslim refugees from the Levant have exposed fundamental ... Flag as irrelevant
	Combating Modern Radical Islam Center for Security Policy Combating Modern Radical Islam ... Policy, and co- author of “Meeting the Ideological Challenge of Islamism: How to Combat Modern Radical Islam”:. Flag as irrelevant
	Nothing to do with Islam? The Catholic Thing But when it comes to a modern case in point, radical Islam, they don't seem able to admit that the violence could have anything to do with religion.

	Trump calls for 'complete shutdown' on Muslims entering US Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is calling for a "complete and total ban" on Muslims entering the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Muslim Americans beg Trump to stop accusations MSN.com Muslim Americans are pleading with Donald Trump to stop encouraging violence in demanding a "complete" halt to Muslim immigration after a New ... Flag as irrelevant
	2016 candidates astonished by Trump's Muslim ban proposal OnPolitics - USA Today Donald Trump released a statement on Monday afternoon calling for a total ban on allMuslims entering the United States “until our country's ... Flag as irrelevant
	London - After UK Stabbing, 'You Ain't No Muslim' Strikes A Chord Vos Iz Neias London - It's become the rallying cry of many who want the Muslim faith to be separated from the violence some commit in its name: "You ain't no ...

BLOGS

	Obama's going to PARTY after his 'solemn' defense of ISLAMin ISIS speech tonight… The Right Scoop Our idiot-in-chief gave a speech largely in defense of Islam when it was supposed to be about the jihadist attack in San Bernardino, but he won't let ... Flag as irrelevant
	Former Congressman Goes On Anti-Islam Rant, Dares Loretta Lynch To Prosecute Him Zero Hedge How about the fact that it was America, a country with a sordid history of slavey and virtually no limits on free speech, which elected a black man ...

	On the Trump Muslim Proposal: It Depends What You Mean by RedState I agree with my friend and mentor Erick Erickson that Trump's proposal to both barMuslims from entering the country and prevent any Muslim citizen ... Flag as irrelevant
	Muslim bangs on cockpit door, threatens to down plane, “wanted to see Allah” Jihad Watch “After being held back from the cabin door, which could not have been opened anyway, the man, who fellow passengers said appeared to have ... Flag as irrelevant
	World responds to Trump's proposed muslim ban Boing Boing “For some Jews, the sight of thousands of supporters waving their fists in anger as Trump incited against Muslims and urged a blanket ban on their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Republican candidates NO LIKEY Trump's proposal for moratorium on Muslim immigration The Right Scoop Editor's note: Republican presidential candidates are reacting to Donald Trump's statement that the US should “shutdown” Muslims entering the U.S..