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Muslims as Agents of Change in America

by Fasahat Malik Following is a summary of a lecture given by Imam Khalid Griggs. The event was hosted by ICNA CSJ and IAGD Sunday Islamic School. The complete lecture can be viewed at the bottom of this page. A major social legislation was passed in 1964 that had epic implications, this came to know as the civil right bill. …


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‘American Dream’ Achieved at the Expense of African Americans?

Source: The Guardian At the start of black history month in the US, we take a look at a seminal speech by the writer, essayist, poet and civil rights activist James Baldwin. At Cambridge University Union in 1965, Baldwin debates whether the ‘American dream’ has been achieved at the expense of African-Americans. Following is a brief snippet of that debate. …