Content LETTER FROM THE EDITOR huda idrees
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REVOLUTION, REFORM, DEMOCRACY hirra sheikh
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SMELL OF BREAKFAST DREAMS asma elhayek
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LATHER, RINSE, REPEAT khalid khan
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ISLAMICISM: THE BIGGEST THREAT? sagal dirshe
ART DU NATUREL abdullah al-biruni
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH MUSLIMS & DOGS? nameera shariff ISLAMOPHOBIA WITHIN MUSLIMS shaham farooq
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HUDA IDREES
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YET ANOTHER HIJAB DEBATE hannah ba’abad
DEBUNKING MYTHS annie idris
LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE INTERVIEW
SHE IS NOT ONE OF US farhia farah
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