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Supporters of three young Somali Americans on trial for plotting to join ISIS in Syria.

Guilty verdict in Minnesota ISIS trial splinters Somali community

May 10, 2016Belief

Minneapolis friends stood trial for charges that included conspiracy to provide support to ISIS and commit murder abroad.

Author Laila Lalami was born in Rabat, Morocco.

A Moroccan-American author embraces the ‘gray zone,’ where secular and faithful coexist

November 24, 2015Conflict
Mohammed Shamma, an Egyptian American in Berkeley, contributed to the anthology,"Salaam, Love." He writes about the cultural consequences of his first kiss during a game of spin-the-bottle.

Muslim American men share their stories of love and intimacy in a new book

February 12, 2014Arts, Culture & Media
Four year old Portia Walton runs toward Abdul Haji during the Westgate Mall massacre. Her mom and others shelter under the black and white table in the middle. The terrorists are holed up and firing from the supermarket beyond the table.

Meet the Kenyan hero who fought terrorists and rescued dozens

September 27, 2013Conflict & Justice

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