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American Jew Finds Peace in Islam

May 21, 2010 Julie Taboh | Washington, DC For many people, the word ‘Islam’ conjures up images of violence, suicide bombings and holy war. But not for Maryam Kabeer Faye, a Jewish-born American. She believes the religion she adopted after a long spiritual journey represents peace, love and mercy. Kabeer Faye describes her transformative experience, from her Jewish roots to Sufi Islam, in her recent book, “Journey through Ten Thousand Veils:the Alchemy of Transformation on the Sufi Path.” Search for answers As far back as she can remember, Maryam Kabeer Faye yearned for spiritual fulfillment. She was born in 1946 to a liberal Jewish family in Hollywood, California. While her parents were kind and loving, they were not...

posted on: May 21, 2010 | author: Islam Information Center

Islamic and Black US Communities Remember Malcolm X...

February 25, 2010 Nico Colombant | Chicago One of the foremost, if controversial, figures of the civil rights movement in the United States was Malcolm X. He, himself, rejected the term civil rights, preferring to call it a fight for human rights. Islamic and black communities in Chicago recently held events to remember his life, which they said was marked by transformation. Once a controversial figure, Malcolm X, assassinated 45 years ago, is now considered an icon in the struggle for black equality. He was a leader of the black power movement and refused to renounce the use of violence by blacks in their own self defense. Malcolm X became prominent in Chicago which boasts the only US college...