Islam & Society

In 2008 ANIS joined more than 120 U.S. Muslim groups in supporting a religious ruling that condemns terrorism and extremism.

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Stories of American Muslim families, and what Islam teaches about marriage, parents, children and relatives.

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Why many Muslim women choose to wear the headscarf, in their own words and in the words of the Quran.

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The rights Islam grants every person: life, dignity, equality, justice, freedom of belief and a basic standard of living.

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A ruling by the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America on the principles Muslims follow in dialogue with other faiths.

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What Shariah, Islamic law, actually is: its sources, its aims of justice and mercy, and how it has been applied.

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Jihad means striving. The many ways Muslims strive in God's way, and the strict limits Islam places on fighting.

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Many enslaved Africans brought to America were Muslim. Why Black History Month matters to every American Muslim.

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The qualities of faith and character the Quran praises in believing women.

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What the Quran and the Prophet's teachings say about women as believers, daughters, wives, mothers and members of society.

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What the Second Vatican Council said about Muslims in 1965, and its call for mutual understanding.

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Islam forbids the killing of innocent people. What the Quran and the Prophet teach about violence, war and justice.

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Islam is a religion of peace. What jihad really means, and the rules of conduct that forbid harming civilians.

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A comparison of how the Bible and the Quran treat women: Eve, daughters, education, testimony, property and divorce.

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The comparison continues: mothers, inheritance, widows, polygamy and the veil in Jewish, Christian and Islamic teaching.

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