Hub forums to address myths about Muslim culture
By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
As the United States has grown more religiously diverse over the years, Islamic culture has become a larger part of the American fabric. Now it even has a connection to the Oval Office. Though President Barack Obama was raised as a Christian by his Kansan mother, his father was a Muslim of Kenyan descent…
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To help paint a fuller picture, the Boston Muslim Interfaith Council of the American Islamic Congress (AIC) — an international nonprofit advocacy organization with offices in Boston, Washington, Egypt and Iraq — is hosting a series of public forums called “Diversity in the Muslim World: Between Pluralism & Division” this week and next to explore different aspects of Muslim life rarely seen in American popular culture.
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