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Shafiel A. Karim earned a B.A. in religious studies from California State University, Fullerton, and is a current graduate student in the religious studies department at California State University, Long Beach. His primary field of interest is Islam -- more specifically, Islamic economics and law -- and the role of syncretism in religious conversion. Shafiel also holds certificates in Islamic banking and insurance from the Institute of Islamic Banking & Insurance in London.

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Book Review: The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Similar to Richard Eaton and Tony Stewart, Asim Roy’s The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal attempts...
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Book Review: The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Richard Eaton’s The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 is a sweeping historiography of Islamic expansion into the Bengal delta....
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Book Review: Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs: Tales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal

Tony Stewart, a professor of South Asian religions at Duke University, provides an entertaining, informative and engaging translation of several...
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Eid ul-Adha: a commemoration of Abraham's sacrifice

This year, as Thanksgiving Day nears -- an American holiday characterized by delicious food and warm family reunions -- so does Eid ul-Adha, arguably...
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The Muslim Jesus: a brief comparison of Islam and Christianity

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Judaism, Christianity and Islam all share a common heritage insofar that each religious tradition -- no matter how distinct -- accepts Abraham's...
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The paradox of being American

The concept of “American” identity has been an abstraction without a fixed value since the country’s inception. This is especially...
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The Nation of Islam - how they're different from the rest of the Muslim world

The Nation of Islam has been at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement since at least the 1950s. Unlike other Civil Rights organizations, the...
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Ghosts, goblins, and jinn? Islam's contribution to the corpus of occult mythology

It's October and that means Halloween is just around the corner. Here in Southern California, we may not have that many autumn leaves falling to the...
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Anaheim: Southern California's zabihah-halal foodie destination

If you mention Anaheim to someone, it's likely they will think of Disneyland, No Doubt, the Angels, and the Ducks. Aside from being home to the...
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Is homosexuality forbidden or misunderstood in Islam?

Similar to mainstream Judaism and Christianity, most Islamic scholars and lay Muslims consider homosexuality a sin on the grounds that it is immoral....
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