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	<title>The Manrilla Blog &#124; Exploring Islam In America Through the Social Sciences &#187; Islam</title>
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		<title>NPR Asks How &amp; Why Blackamericans Are Drawn To Islam</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2009/10/31/npr-asks-how-why-blackamericans-are-drawn-to-islam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2009/10/31/npr-asks-how-why-blackamericans-are-drawn-to-islam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Public Radio recently did an interview of Imam Anwar Muhaimin of Masjid Quba here in Philadelphia [ma sha'Allah, nice picture Imam Anwar!], my wife, as well as yours truly, asking how and why Blackamericans, despite the phenomenons of 9/11 and more recently, the FBI...]]></description>
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		<title>Bebop, Islam and the Promise of a Dignified Existence in Jim Crow America</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2009/02/28/bebop-islam-and-the-promise-of-a-dignified-existence-in-jim-crow-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2009/02/28/bebop-islam-and-the-promise-of-a-dignified-existence-in-jim-crow-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture/Race Relations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dizzy Gillespie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mustafa Dalil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a short paper that I wrote on the relation between Islam and Blackness and the draw between the two back in the early part of the 20th Century. I hope to have the time to post a few more ruminations, but at...]]></description>
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		<title>Applying Rouge</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/12/10/applying-rouge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/12/10/applying-rouge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Muslim culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manrilla.net/blog/?p=1317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It is good to carry some powdered rouge in one&#8217;s sleeve. It may happen that when one is sobering up or waking from sleep, his complexion may be poor. At such time it is good to take out and apply some powdered rouge.&#8221; &#8211; Yamamoto...]]></description>
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		<title>Lecturing At William Penn Charter School</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/10/09/lecturing-at-william-penn-charter-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/10/09/lecturing-at-william-penn-charter-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to Thomas and his class at the William Penn Charter School &#8211; an educational institution built on Quaker values, for inviting me out to speak on Islam again. I have spoken before at William Penn and am always impressed with Tom&#8217;s class. This...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Islam in Global Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/09/23/islam-in-global-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/09/23/islam-in-global-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[zain abdullah]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of being invited to Dr. Zain Abdullah&#8217;s course, Islam in Global Perspective, at Temple University. The course was welcoming a selection of Fulbright scholars from abroad to discussed a number of issues such as what is Islam to Muslims, how do...]]></description>
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		<title>Imam W. D. Mohammed and The Third Resurrection by Dr. Sherman Jackson</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/09/16/imam-w-d-mohammed-and-the-third-resurrection-by-dr-sherman-jackson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/09/16/imam-w-d-mohammed-and-the-third-resurrection-by-dr-sherman-jackson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manrilla.net/blog/?p=700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is my pleasure to present a most erudite article regarding not only the passing of Imam WD Mohammed [may Allah grant him Paradise] but a clarion call to the entire America Muslim community as to the milestone we&#8217;ve reached and where we ought to...]]></description>
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		<title>The Presumption of Privilege</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/08/21/the-presumption-of-privilege/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/08/21/the-presumption-of-privilege/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manrilla.net/blog/?p=689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Islam continues to sputter along in its American context, post-9/11, various Muslim organizations and groups seek to capture the eye of the masses [who are starting to look more and more like glazed donuts by the minute] by inviting them to &#8220;return to Tradition&#8221;....]]></description>
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		<title>Why Polemics Are A Waste Of Time</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/01/25/why-polemics-are-a-waste-of-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/01/25/why-polemics-are-a-waste-of-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/01/25/why-polemics-are-a-waste-of-time/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A good brother recently brought to my attention a disturbing video of a Muslim openly bashing and berating a group of Nation of Islam men standing on a street corner in the UK. I watched the video with a sense of shock and disgust. The...]]></description>
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		<title>Bricolage &#8211; Blackamerican Islam and Synthesizing the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/01/21/bricolage-blackamerican-islam-and-synthesizing-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2008/01/21/bricolage-blackamerican-islam-and-synthesizing-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been much air and debate tossed around about the future of Islam, especially in America. For me, the primary community of interest has and continues to be the Blackamerican community. For many reasons, one that I&#8217;ll give here, it remains a key ingredient...]]></description>
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		<title>3rd Annual Islam In America Lecture Series</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2007/09/01/3rd-annual-islam-in-america-lecture-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2007/09/01/3rd-annual-islam-in-america-lecture-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islam in America: Establishing an Islamic Educational Foundation Saturday, September 8th through Sunday, September 9th, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law [Sansom Street between 34th and 36th Streets - Google Maps]. Registration at 9:00am. Programs start at 11:00am. Guest speaker list: Dr. Amir...]]></description>
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		<title>Philly Shots &#8211; Islam in America: Paradigm Shift</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2006/08/29/philly-shots-islam-in-america-paradigm-shift/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2006/08/29/philly-shots-islam-in-america-paradigm-shift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May the Almighty shower rewards on IMB for setting up the event and the speakers who enlightened us this past Saturday and Sunday. I can&#8217;t yet tell if attendance was up or down this year but I will say this: it keeps getting better. I...]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Islam In America Lecture Series</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2006/08/22/annual-islam-in-america-lecture-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2006/08/22/annual-islam-in-america-lecture-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yep. It’s that time again folks. Mark off your calendars and get ready for Dr. Sherman Abdul-Hakim Jackson with Dr. Omar Abd-Allah, Dr. Khalid Blankinship, Dr. Jamilah Carter and Professor Amir Al-Islam. The Importance of Culture in Creating a Paradigm Shift, Saturday, August 26th 2006,...]]></description>
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		<title>Intra-Religious Tensions Mount &#8211; NPR Broadcast</title>
		<link>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2006/03/17/intra-religious-tensions-mount-npr-broadcast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.manrilla.net/blog/2006/03/17/intra-religious-tensions-mount-npr-broadcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of tensions between different ethnic groups in Islam is nothing new. We have seen or heard recenlty about the confrontations in California between Blacks and Arab store owners. To Blackamerican Muslims this is not a new topic but it may be newsworth to...]]></description>
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