a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"The crime of being a Muslim charity";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/2831/the-crime-of-being-a-muslim-charity/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Basil Abdelkarim+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 13 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 13, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:40:"Basil Abdelkarim+..|/by/basil-abdelkarim";s:5:"theID";i:2831;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:165:"The US Treasury Department is playing target practice with American Muslim charities. On Feb. 19 Treasury seized the assets and froze the operations of KindHearts ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"The crime of being a Muslim charity";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=basil-abdelkarim";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Has Hollywood Gone Soft on Muslims?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:67:"https://www.islamicity.org/1620/has-hollywood-gone-soft-on-muslims/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Basil Abdelkarim";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"movies|/topics/movies";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 7 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"November 7, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Basil Abdelkarim|/by/basil-abdelkarim";s:5:"theID";i:1620;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:192:"Scene One: A devout Pakistani man coolly ignores the abuse heaped upon him by a vulgar European colleague to complete his obligatory prayers before resuming a perilous mountain ascent. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Has Hollywood Gone Soft on Muslims?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=basil-abdelkarim";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Is America's New War against Al-Jazeera?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/1600/is-americas-new-war-against-al-jazeera/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Basil Abdelkarim";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 22 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 22, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Basil Abdelkarim|/by/basil-abdelkarim";s:5:"theID";i:1600;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:240:"Imagine the following scenario:  President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, in a widely publicized meeting with American Secretary of State Colin Powell, calls on the American government to rein in popular media outlets including CNN. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Is America's New War against Al-Jazeera?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=basil-abdelkarim";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"Civility Needed within Muslim Internet Community";s:12:"thePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/1065/civility-needed-within-muslim-internet-community/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Basil Abdelkarim";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 23 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 23, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Basil Abdelkarim|/by/basil-abdelkarim";s:5:"theID";i:1065;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:468:"Reader contributions to iviews.com are always interesting, and the diversity of the opinions presented reflects the underlying diversity of the Umma. Diversity, both in background and perspective, can represent a tremendous source of strength and intellectual renewal for the rapidly growing Muslim community of North America. However, at times, some of the submissions to the reader contribution section betray an underlying arrogance on the part of the contributors.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"Civility Needed within Muslim Internet Community";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=basil-abdelkarim";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Did American Muslims Make the Difference in Florida?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/822/did-american-muslims-make-the-difference-in-florida/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Basil Abdelkarim";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"florida|/topics/florida";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 8 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"December 8, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Basil Abdelkarim|/by/basil-abdelkarim";s:5:"theID";i:822;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:369:" As we reflect on the controversy of the past several weeks, few would argue that this has been a truly remarkable election, in all respects. Despite the inordinate emphasis on such vague election minutiae as hanging chads, pregnant chads, and butterfly ballots, the 2000 presidential election has spurred unprecedented interest in our nation's election process. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Did American Muslims Make the Difference in Florida?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=basil-abdelkarim";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:58:"Clinton's interview with Israeli TV- partisan or reckless?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:87:"https://www.islamicity.org/662/clintons-interview-with-israeli-tv-partisan-or-reckless/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Basil Abdelkarim";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"bill clinton|/topics/bill-clinton";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 10 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 10, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Basil Abdelkarim|/by/basil-abdelkarim";s:5:"theID";i:662;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:522:" Following the collapse of the Middle East peace talks at Camp David last month, President Clinton took the unprecedented step of appearing on Israeli television to shore up support for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, whose political future appears in jeopardy. Clinton's comments on a host of sensitive issues, from the future location of the American embassy in Israel to America's relationship with the impending Palestinian state, can at best be described as 'partisan' and at worst as 'reckless'. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:58:"Clinton's interview with Israeli TV- partisan or reckless?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=basil-abdelkarim";}