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Real Bronx Tours in Hot Water for Offering 'Ghetto' Tours, Making Fun of Bronx Citizens

ISPU Bay Area Muslim Study: 4 Things to Know About Silicon Valley Muslims

Mourners Gather To Remember Malcolm X's Grandson

Will The IRS Tea Party Scandal Get Obama Impeached?

Who is Future US Federal Judge Sri Srinivasan and Why Do We Care?

Muslim Tea Party Movement Challenges Islamophobia on Home Turf

Do Muslim Nonprofits Have it Easier Than Tea Party Groups? IRS Cracks Down on Tea Party Nonprofits

Palestinian American Uses Poetry to Connect Diaspora

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Real Bronx Tours in Hot Water for Offering 'Ghetto' Tours, Making Fun of Bronx Citizens

VOTE ON OUR POLL. A tour company in New York is under fire for taking tourists through The Bronx while making derogatory comments about the citizens. You vote: How derogatory is the word "ghetto"?

ISPU Bay Area Muslim Study: 4 Things to Know About Silicon Valley Muslims

Dr. Farid Senzai and Dr. Hatem Bazian released the findings of their long awaited study on Muslims in the Bay Area. ILLUME sums up this fascinating report in a quick article on a few key things to know about Bay Area Muslims. Of course, be sure to read the report, as well!

Mourners Gather To Remember Malcolm X's Grandson

A moving memorial for Malcolm-Latif Shabazz, grandson of the great American civil rights leader, Malcolm X, was held Friday morning at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland, Calif.

Will The IRS Tea Party Scandal Get Obama Impeached?

Why is the IRS Tea Party Scandal so important? Because some are calling for President Obama to be impeached as a result. And after a horrible week with the AP scandal and the Benghazi issue, is impeachment on the horizon?

Who is Future US Federal Judge Sri Srinivasan and Why Do We Care?

Former Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan's nomination to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has been approved today. This is a huge deal because as rumor has it, he's next in line for the US Supreme Court. Why does this matter? Because the DC Circuit hears many important cases, namely, Guantanamo prisoner cases. Also, if he makes it to SCOTUS, he'll be the first Asian American there!

Muslim Tea Party Movement Challenges Islamophobia on Home Turf

Tea Party circles in East Tennessee might seem an unlikely environment for launching a Muslim organization. Will Coley, a 31-year-old Tennessee native, Muslim convert and Tea Party activist did just that.

Do Muslim Nonprofits Have it Easier Than Tea Party Groups? IRS Cracks Down on Tea Party Nonprofits

Is the IRS being more favorable to Muslim nonprofits than Tea Party groups? A recent investigation shows that the IRS has been stonewalling Tea Party nonprofit applications. Now, Republican lawmakers are calling for a deeper investigation.

Palestinian American Uses Poetry to Connect Diaspora

How a Palestinian American young man is using poetry to connect and explore the saga of human existence.

Ahmadis Forced to Skip Pakistan Elections Once Again

This year's general elections in Pakistan marks a turning point as its democratically elected government completes its five-year constitutional term for the first time in its country's history. However, on Election Day members of the Ahmadiyya community will be sitting at home with their televisions turned off yet again, unable to cast their votes to take part in this historic moment.

4 Crazy Things the Media Tells You About Homegrown Terrorists

The NYPD says they know how terrorists are made. They've even come up with a 4-step process. And after the Boston bombings, the making of homegrown terrorists has attracted media attention, with the NYPD study serving as an authority on the issue. So, is the NYPD's methodology accurate, or just plain absurd? Here's ILLUME's breakdown of the NYPD report.

Gangsta Lovin: A Blood, a Crip and a Nonprofit

What do you get when you put a Blood and a Crip together? One strong nonprofit aimed at eradicating gang violence. These two men came together with one goal-- not to let kids make the mistakes that they once made.

One Billion Rising: New York

Thursday night in Times Square at one of the many events going on around NYC for the One Billion Rising global day of action.

Syria: Alawites, Religious Minorities in the Losing War

The Arab Spring started in Middle East as a political crisis, led by liberal secularists regardless of their religious background. Ironically, it is also the making of one of the bloodiest sectarian wars in Islam's modern history.