a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:86:"Al-Furqaan Foundation Launches First Islamic School for Special Needs in North America";s:12:"thePermalink";s:118:"https://www.islamicity.org/104600/furqaan-foundation-launches-first-islamic-school-for-special-needs-in-north-america/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Fatima Zaidi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/children-reading-quran.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"american muslims|/topics/american-muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 24 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 24, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Fatima Zaidi|/by/fatima-zaidi";s:5:"theID";i:104600;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"AL-FURQAAN FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE LOCATION OF FURQAAN ACADEMY FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN-THE FIRST ISLAMIC SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN NORTH AMERICA
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"My First Ramadan as a Muslim Revert";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/100633/my-first-ramadan-as-a-muslim-revert/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Thom J. Defilet";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/4Q6Kezn1dZM/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q6Kezn1dZM";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 28 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 17, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:34:"Thom J. Defilet|/by/thom-j-defilet";s:5:"theID";i:100633;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:0:"";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"My First Ramadan as a Muslim Revert";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR converts OR military";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:68:"HHRD Highlights Shaban's Importance - A Bridge Connection to Ramadan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:100:"https://www.islamicity.org/104035/hhrd-highlights-shabans-importance-a-bridge-connection-to-ramadan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Blerta Kosumi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/HHRD-Shaban.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"ummah|/topics/ummah";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 11 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 11, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Blerta Kosumi|/by/blerta-kosumi";s:5:"theID";i:104035;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:72:"HHRD recently shared on their website about the importance of Sha’ban.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:68:"HHRD Highlights Shaban's Importance - A Bridge Connection to Ramadan";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR converts OR military";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:80:"Why so many celebrities are converting to Islam in the U.S and around the world?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:114:"https://www.islamicity.org/104027/why-so-many-celebrities-are-converting-to-islam-in-the-u-s-and-around-the-world/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"We Talk Islam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/yJwdoWdm0hA/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJwdoWdm0hA";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"converts to islam|/topics/converts-to-islam";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 10 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 10, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"We Talk Islam|/source/we-talk-islam";s:5:"theID";i:104027;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:104:"Islam continues to grow at an astonishing pace, with its global population surpassing 2 billion in 2023.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:80:"Why so many celebrities are converting to Islam in the U.S and around the world?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR converts OR military";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"“I Begged God That Islam Wasn't True!”";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/104028/i-begged-god-that-islam-wasnt-true/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Towards Eternity";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/l80xesFEmao/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l80xesFEmao";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"Converts|/topics/converts";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 10 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 10, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Towards Eternity|/source/towards-eternity";s:5:"theID";i:104028;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"31 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:83:"When Marcel Krass first heard about Islam, it felt like a deep personal connection.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"“I Begged God That Islam Wasn't True!”";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR converts OR military";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:69:"The GOP's Dangerous Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: Fueling Hatred and Division";s:12:"thePermalink";s:102:"https://www.islamicity.org/103832/the-gops-dangerous-anti-muslim-rhetoric-fueling-hatred-and-division/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:73:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-is-back.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"american muslims|/topics/american-muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 7 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"January 7, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph|/by/mahmoud-el-yousseph";s:5:"theID";i:103832;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:145:"The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), which was formed in the 1850s, harbors such rabid hatred toward Arabs and Muslims.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:69:"The GOP's Dangerous Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: Fueling Hatred and Division";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR converts OR military";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:65:"How Muslims Influenced Thomas Jefferson and America’s Founders?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/103726/how-muslims-influenced-thomas-jefferson-and-americas-founders/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:3:"Pbs";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/VLRCk68BZ00/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLRCk68BZ00";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"america|/topics/america";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 22 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 22, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:15:"Pbs|/source/pbs";s:5:"theID";i:103726;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"25 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Did you know that Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of the Qur’an? That George Washington owned enslaved people who were Muslim?
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:56:"Why Do Muslims Hate America? The Answer May Surprise You";s:12:"thePermalink";s:90:"https://www.islamicity.org/103521/why-do-muslims-hate-america-the-answer-may-surprise-you/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:67:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/america.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"american politics|/topics/american-politics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 28 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 27, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph|/by/mahmoud-el-yousseph";s:5:"theID";i:103521;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Before you pose the question to America again, "Why do Muslims hate America?" take it from this retired veteran: the short answer is that they do not! They do resent what you did......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:56:"Why Do Muslims Hate America? The Answer May Surprise You";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR converts OR military";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:73:"Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War";s:12:"thePermalink";s:107:"https://www.islamicity.org/103509/fighting-for-freedom-the-little-known-story-of-muslims-and-the-civil-war/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:3:"Pbs";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/GjT7ApX-xhI/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjT7ApX-xhI";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"civil war|/topics/civil-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 26 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 26, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:15:"Pbs|/source/pbs";s:5:"theID";i:103509;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Muslims have been present at every defining moment in American history, including the Civil War.
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Did President Trump Fool the Muslims for Votes?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/103450/did-president-trump-fool-the-muslims-for-votes/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:22:"Muslim Convert Stories";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q_Qd6u8lWDU/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Qd6u8lWDU";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"zionism|/topics/zionism";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 19, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:53:"Muslim Convert Stories|/source/muslim-convert-stories";s:5:"theID";i:103450;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:75:"As Muslims, our hope has never been in politicians who flip-flop for votes.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Did President Trump Fool the Muslims for Votes?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR converts OR military";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Faithful Resistance: Muslim Challenges in U.S. Politics";s:12:"thePermalink";s:88:"https://www.islamicity.org/103437/faithful-resistance-muslim-challenges-in-u-s-politics/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Sami Hamdi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/0C00PKPYSiA/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C00PKPYSiA";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"arab americans|/topics/arab-americans";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 19 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 18, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"Sami Hamdi|/by/sami-hamdi";s:5:"theID";i:103437;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"60 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:152:"On The Thinking Muslim podcast, Sami Hamdi examines Trump’s political impact on the Muslim community, exploring issues like Gaza’s influence on U.S.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Faithful Resistance: Muslim Challenges in U.S. Politics";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR converts OR military";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}