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Source: The Daily Texan (& found on Sufisticated) By: Rebecca Persons The U.S. Constitution is compatible with Islamic culture and should be an agent to help Muslims and others coexist in the U.S., said Islamic scholar Umar Faruq Abd-Allah in a speech attended by about 70 people at the Jester Auditorium Monday night.

Given Islam’s strict moral guidelines, few songs have quite the illicit content you’d hear in some American pop songs. Instead, Arab music, like country, tends to focus on issues like unadulterated love, family, and religion. According to Salama, these common themes attract a number of Muslims. The connection has allowed Salama to freely mix Islamic [...]

“It is my hope that I can use this position as a means to educate not only the members of the New York City Police about truly what Islam stands for, but also the New York City community as a whole,” Latif said. Thousands of Muslims work for the NYPD, estimated Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. [...]