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a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:76:"I’m a Muslim, Republican, Naturalized Citizen. Stop Demonizing Immigrants.";s:12:"thePermalink";s:104:"https://www.islamicity.org/103197/im-a-muslim-republican-naturalized-citizen-stop-demonizing-immigrants/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/american-politics.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"us elections 2024|/topics/us-elections-2024";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 29 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 29, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:103197;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"The Trump and Harris campaigns should heed business leaders who argue that immigrants have made invaluable contributions to American society through their hard work.
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a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:46:"Easter, Passover and Ramadan Converge in April";s:12:"thePermalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/80531/easter-passover-and-ramadan-converge-in-april/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-509557616.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"passover|/topics/passover";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 14 2022";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 14, 2022 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:80531;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"Lent, Passover and Ramadan converge in April. It’s a time for prayers and family gatherings for J...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:46:"Easter, Passover and Ramadan Converge in April";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Thanksgiving: A Muslim Immigrant View";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/79569/thanksgiving-a-muslim-immigrant-view/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pexels-cottonbro-5791472-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"thanksgiving|/topics/thanksgiving";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 23 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 22, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:79569;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:179:"I didn’t know much about Thanksgiving before immigrating to America in 1970 as a graduate student from India.
A classmate asked me to join him for the thanksgiving dinner.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Thanksgiving: A Muslim Immigrant View";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:64:"9/11 Remembrance Should Be a Time to Recommit to American Values";s:12:"thePermalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/79069/9-11-remembrance-should-be-time-to-recommit-to-american-values/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/usa-flag-values-isp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:16:"9/11|/topics/911";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Sep 9 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"September 9, 2021";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:79069;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"I arrived in America at Kennedy Airport in 1970 en route to Detroit — barely noticing the Twin Towers rising against the Manhattan skyline.
The north tower wouldn’t be complet......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:64:"9/11 Remembrance Should Be a Time to Recommit to American Values";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:67:"“Love thy Neighbor": To End Hurtful Divisiveness in United States";s:12:"thePermalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/78986/love-thy-neighbor-to-end-hurtful-divisiveness-in-united-states/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iStock-1097275776.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"interfaith|/topics/interfaith";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 24 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 23, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:78986;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"What would it take to bridge divides in a divided nation? It’s no secret political dissension is the primary cause of widening divides in our country today.
“There is nothing ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:67:"“Love thy Neighbor": To End Hurtful Divisiveness in United States";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:75:"Ramadan: Time To Review How All Religions Can Spark Spiritual Renewal, Love";s:12:"thePermalink";s:107:"https://www.islamicity.org/77698/ramadan-time-to-review-how-all-religions-can-spark-spiritual-renewal-love/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:84:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iStock-1089175088-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"interfaith|/topics/interfaith";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 22 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 21, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:77698;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"A growing number of Americans today don’t identify with a religion.
I reflect upon this trend as I observe a pillar of my Islamic faith in Ramadan — a month of fasting from ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:75:"Ramadan: Time To Review How All Religions Can Spark Spiritual Renewal, Love";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Amid COVID-19: What Good We Can Do In Our World";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/75023/amid-covid-19-what-good-we-can-do-in-our-world/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:90:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/United-Memorial-Medical-Center.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"interfaith|/topics/interfaith";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 5 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"February 4, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:75023;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"I made my 2021 resolutions while reflecting upon the unique challenges 2020 had presented.
In the new year, I decided to be grateful, generous, patient, humble, spiritual and fo......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Amid COVID-19: What Good We Can Do In Our World";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:34:"Find Source of Racial Divisiveness";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/49351/find-source-of-racial-divisiveness/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/iStock-1243877250.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"social justice|/topics/social-justice";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 13 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 12, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:49351;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Am I a racist? I ask myself that pointed question.
I can be biased in some ways, but I’m not a racist.
It’s hard for me to accept that our hearts and minds are absolutely......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:34:"Find Source of Racial Divisiveness";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"Seek God’s Help in These Challenging Times";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/24774/seek-gods-help-in-these-challenging-times/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/iStock-873572306.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"american muslims|/topics/american-muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 31 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 29, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:24774;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:50:"COVID-19 targets us as a single vulnerable people.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"Seek God’s Help in These Challenging Times";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Kashmir: Rugged and Beautiful, is a 'Ticking Time Bomb'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/21491/kashmir-rugged-and-beautiful-is-a-ticking-time-bomb/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:89:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kashmiris-Protest-Muzaffarabad.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"kashmir|/topics/kashmir";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 27 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 26, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:21491;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"When Americans hear the news about Kashmir — a flashpoint of Indo-Pakistan conflict — they simply move on to the next news story.
That is, if Americans pay any attention to ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Kashmir: Rugged and Beautiful, is a 'Ticking Time Bomb'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Friday Prayers New Zealand Massacre";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/19000/friday-prayers-new-zealand-massacre/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Victor Ghalib Begg";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Al-Noor-Mosque-Young-Women.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"islamophobia|/topics/islamophobia";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 19 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 18, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Victor Ghalib Begg|/by/victor-ghalib-begg";s:5:"theID";i:19000;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"On Fridays, I normally go to a mosque for mid-afternoon prayers called Jummah, which means "congregation." Like Christians on Sundays and Jews on Saturdays, Muslims attend services......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Friday Prayers New Zealand Massacre";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"JAG lawyer: Gitmo's decade of shame stains U.S.";s:12:"thePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/4619/jag-lawyer-gitmos-decade-of-shame-stains-u-s/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:22:"Donna Lorraine Barlett";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"crime and justice|/topics/crime-and-justice";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 17 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"January 13, 2012 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:49:"Donna Lorraine Barlett|/by/donna-lorraine-barlett";s:5:"theID";i:4619;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:168:"As a U.S. Army attorney for more than 27 years, I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. But in recent years ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"JAG lawyer: Gitmo's decade of shame stains U.S.";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"Number of U.S. Muslims to double";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/4094/number-of-u-s-muslims-to-double/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Garrett Hubbard";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"muslims|/topics/muslims";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 27 2011";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 27, 2011";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Garrett Hubbard|/by/garrett-hubbard";s:5:"theID";i:4094;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:109:"Muslims will be more than one-quarter of the Earth's population by 2030, according to a study released today.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"Number of U.S. Muslims to double";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"LAPD plan draws ire from Muslims";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/3190/lapd-plan-draws-ire-from-muslims/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:9:"Mimi Hall";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"california|/topics/california";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 9 2007";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"November 9, 2007";s:9:"theAuthor";s:23:"Mimi Hall|/by/mimi-hall";s:5:"theID";i:3190;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:269:"A counterterrorism project in Los Angeles that would collect information about Muslim neighborhoods is drawing outrage from Islamic groups and civil libertarians who say it unjustly singles out residents based on faith and could lead to unconstitutional police tactics.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"LAPD plan draws ire from Muslims";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on source=usa-today";}
