Kansas City Faith Blogger Considers Rise Of American Islam

Twenty years ago . . . Lil Kim broke the Internets by doing a sexy take on the burka for a hip-hop mag.

Nowadays, rap music is in the dumps and cultural appropriation can end careers.

Accordingly, we turn to a local scribe to offer context to another faith community and it's growing influence . . .

"One reason the number of people who embrace Islam today in the U.S. is hard to pin down is that generally mosques -- unlike most churches and synagogues -- don't keep detailed membership lists. Still, it's clear that the number of Muslims in America is growing. Which means non-Muslims and Muslims alike here are learning how to live together in peace and respect. That harmony, of course, hasn't always been present in the post-9/11 world."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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