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The Carnival of Islam in the West III

Munzareen Padela hosts the third volume of The Carnival of Islam in the West. Some highlights include:

• Darvish's tale of God's judgement.
• Tariq Nelson's controversial piece on racial attitudes amongst Muslim ethnic groups.
• other|matter's ABD tells us why the personal is political.
• Yahya Birt's discussion on whether Britain is moving towards a post-multicultural state.

The Carnival of Islam in the West II

The second Friday of the month came and and up went the second installment of The Carnival of Islam in the West at Eteraz's place. I would recommend the entries by The Cynic Librarian and Yahya Birt's look at terrorism, politics and the media.

The Carnival of Islam in the West

The second edition of The Carnival of Islam in the West has already taking submissions. Eteraz will be the host for the forthcoming October edition.

Deadline is the first Friday of the month (6th October, 12pm GMT). The Carnival will be open for public viewing on the following Friday (13th October).

See Abu Sahajj's blog for more information on the rules and aims of the Carnival. Then submit your own article by using the submission form.

For a flavour of what to expect, see the first edition of the Carnival which I hosted a couple of weeks ago.

The Carnival of Islam in the West I

Welcome to the first ever Carnival of Islam in the West, a monthly carnival by Muslims largely for Muslims, though not exclusively so. As this is the first outing for this carnival, I will write a little about its history, aims and objectives before presenting the entries.

History
The Carnival of Islam in the West was the creation of Abu Sahajj, an American Muslim who blogs at Wa Salaam. He spent considerable time and effort promoting this carnival and has created a resource page for this carnival. May God reward his efforts and good intentions.

Aims and Objectives
This carnival is, in the first instance, an effort to allow Muslims in the West to express what life is like for Muslims living in the West. This carnival is meant to be a voice for Muslims in the West, a significant part of the greater ummah. Because not only do most Westerners not know what is really going on in the Middle East, but many do not know that there Muslims in the West. Entries from those who are not Muslims are also welcome.

In fact as we know there is a large and significant population of Muslims in the West. A population of educated and viable Muslims living and raising families on solid and healthy Islamic values in Western societies.

The carnival is a also great way to bring together Muslims and strengthen the ummah from every corner of the world whilst concentrating on the West. The aim is to grow from there, inshaallah.

Reminder: The Carnival of Islam in the West

Please don't forget that submissions are still being accepted for The Carnival of Islam in the West, a new blogging carnival started by Abu Sahajj of Wa Salaam.

Read the rules; submit your own article.

The deadline is this Friday 1st September. Although the official rules state 12pm EST, that means nothing to me here near the Greenwich meridian, so I'll accept submissions until 12pm GMT (that's 1pm BST Britishers). The Carnival will then be posted on the following Friday in accordance with the rules.

Reminder: The Carnival of Islam in the West

Please don't forget that submissions are still being accepted for The Carnival of Islam in the West, a new blogging carnival started by Abu Sahajj of Wa Salaam. Check his blog for more details, and email him if you wish to host the carnival. He is scheduling the hosts for the rest of this year and most of 2007.

The Carnival of Islam in the West

Abu Sahajj, of Wa Salaam, has started a new blogging carnival: The Carnival of Islam in the West.

"[T]his carnival is an effort to allow Muslims in the West to express what life is like for Muslims living in the West. It doesn’t matter if you are a US, Canadian or British national, if you are a Muslim living in the West, you fit the criteria and people want to hear your story[.]"

Check his blog for more details, and email him if you wish to host the carnival. He is scheduling the hosts for the rest of this year and most of 2007.