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From the forthcoming film "Generation 9/11"

Three Generations of New York Muslim Women Activists on 9/11

By MG Staff

Stop Asking Muslims For Their Take on 9/11

By Jummanah Abu Samra

How To Reclaim Your Spirituality After Spiritual Abuse

By Ayah Issa

We Need to Talk About Spiritual Abuse in Our Community

By Ayah Issa

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By Saniya Ali

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Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age – Simon & Schuster, 2016

by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh

What has been the experience of the American Muslim Girl in a post-9/11 era? What would it be like with Donald J. Trump? Now you can have the chronicle of one of the most significant moments in our modern history right on your book shelf.

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It is a blunt observation, reflective of the potent message she delivers to her readers, a skillful unraveling of the myth of the submissive Muslim woman and a timely introduction to those other, very American and largely unheard 9/11 kids who bear the destructive burden of that one day, every day.
The New York Times