Dearbornistan n.—Gloss: a nickname, often derogatory, for Dearborn, Michigan, which has a large population of Muslims. Note: The “-stan” and “-istan” suffixes are often informally affixed to place names in the...
convertitis n.— «But converts have something to do with this too: it’s not all about susceptibility to Wahabism and Islamism. In the early months and in some cases early years after conversion to Islam, many undergo what long-standing...
print Islam n.— «Add that to the proliferation of what’s called print Islam, that is to say the media, whether it’s broadcast or printed et cetera, whereby more and more Muslims are aware of what’s going on in other parts of the Muslim...
kuf n.— «In one conversation, Akbar suggested bombing the “kufs,” a derogatory term for non-Muslims, in a London nightclub. “The biggest nightclub in central London, no one can put their hands up and say they are...
burqini n.— «In a lycra revolution, a cover-all swimming costume is bringing Muslim women on to Australian beaches as lifeguards, unzipping racial tensions which divided parts of Sydney little over a year ago. The two-piece...
shoelace system n.— «We want a non-contiguous administrative Muslim unit in the east. Muslim areas in the east should be identified and joined in what is commonly called a shoelace system. This is similar to the Pondicherry model in India...