Contents
Vol. 42 No. 3 May/June 2013  visit isna online at: www.isna.net
cover Story: 22 Shared Knowledge Nurtures Peace Muslim Americans have not adequately explained Sharia to their fellow citizens. It is not too late for Muslim Americans to better understand Sharia in order to explain it to others.
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Living Halal
Be a Better Muslim Consumer Inglot Nail Polish: To Wear Or Not To Wear? Halal United Halal and Healthy
Muslims in Action
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Muslim Filmmaker Kickstarts Project Finding a Home and Joining Hearts Art Exhibit Takes Creativity Online Soaring Young Canadian Muslims
Politics and Society Gun Violence: A Muslim Issue Where was Humanity Take a Stand against Torture Muslim Americans Citizens, Not Victims
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Around the World
50 A Tower of Islam in France 52 A Glimmer of Hope
Family Life
54 A Muslim Toolkit against Sexual Exploitation 56 Muslim, American and HIV Positive
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Departments Editorial ISNA Matters Community Matters Reviews Food for the Spirit
Obituaries
58 Ahmed Fannun Kanan DESIGN & LAYOUT BY: Gamal Abdelaziz, A-Ztype Copyeditor: Meha Ahmad. The views expressed in Islamic Horizons are not necessarily the views of its editors nor of the Islamic Society of North America. Islamic Horizons does not accept unsolicitated articles or submissions. All references to the Quran made are from The Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Amana, Brentwood, MD. Cover illustration by Abdullah Fadhli.
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