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Legacy Post: Sadaqah, Saraka and Sapelo

Sapelo turns 5 this year! In celebration, along with new content, we are republishing some of our most popular content from our first 5 years. Check out this History post from 2015. By Narjis Nichole Abdul-Majid O believers, give in charity what is good of the things

February 25, 2020

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On Centering Black Muslim Women in Critical Race Theory

This essay is part of The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims series. You can read the rest of the series here. By Kayla Renée Wheeler In recent years, Islamic Studies scholars and scholars who study Muslims have begun to use critical race theory - which

Webinar: The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims

Sapelo Square and Maydan have collaborated to publish "The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims," a series of essays that examine Critical Race Theory through the lens of Black Muslims and Black Muslim communities in the United States. We envisioned this series as both

In Defense of Critical Race Theory: Islam, Race & the Modern Public Intellectual

This essay is part of "The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims" series.

Critiquing Black Muslim Reason: What Good is Critical Race Theory for Muslims?

This essay is part of The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims series. You can read the rest of the series here. By Youssef Carter Among Muslims of African-descent in the United States, there is a rather extensive history of their participation in the