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Weekly roundup of altM news: June 20

With all the stories on the Internet it can be difficult to always stay in the know. To help, we’ve searched the web for interesting pieces of news, videos and tips to help you start off your week on the right foot. 1. Muslim leaders: ‘We will not allow the…

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Mandela and Prophet Yusuf

When Nelson Mandela died two weeks ago at the age of 95, television channels and radio stations brimmed with tributes to this internationally beloved man. A civil rights icon, a savvy political strategist, a Nobel Prize recipient and the first black president of South Africa—he wore all these hats, and each one with more elegance than the last. Yet as a Muslim woman, I found myself appreciating Mandela and his life through an entirely different prism. That of Chapter 12 in the Holy Qur’an.

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