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Karima Tung, 12, one of three girls home-schooled by their mother, Fawzia Mai Tung. An important part of the school day: reading the Koran. David Kadlubowski for The New York Times

NEIL MacFARQUHAR: Many Muslims Turn to Home Schooling

.... Across the United States, Muslims who find that a public school education clashes with their religious or cultural traditions have turned to home schooling. That choice is intended partly as a way to build a solid Muslim identity away from the prejudices that their children, boys and girls alike, can face in schoolyards. But in some cases, as in Ms. Bibi’s, the intent is also to isolate their adolescent and teenage daughters from the corrupting influences that they see in much of American life.

Also by Neil MacFarquhar in the Times:

At Harvard, Students’ Muslim Traditions Are a Topic of Debate
Published: March 21, 2008

The controversy focused on whether the call to prayer should ring out across Harvard Yard and whether the university should grant women separate gym hours.

For Muslim Students, a Debate on Inclusion
Published: February 21, 2008

The intense debate over whether organizations for Muslim students should be inclusive or strict is playing out on college campuses across the United States.

Abused Muslim Women in U.S. Gain Advocates
Published: January 6, 2008

A small but growing movement seeks to help Muslim American women who are affected by domestic violence.

To Muslim Girls, Scouts Offer a Chance to Fit In
Published: FRONT PAGE November 28, 2007

Some Muslim communities are forming Girl Scout troops to help girls escape the perception that they are different.

MacFarquhar must be the Times' go-to-guy for Muslims. Here's more, without links (but I'm sure you can find them if you want).

Los Angeles Police Scrap Mapping Plan, Elating Muslims

Lawsuit Over Visa for Muslim Academic

Muslim Singer With a Country Twang

Protest Greets Police Plan to Map Muslim Angelenos

Gay Muslims Find Freedom, of a Sort, in the U.S.

U.S., Stymied 21 Years, Drops Bid to Deport 2 Palestinians

Muslim Player Thrives With Nourished Spirit

In Open Letter, Muslims Seek Cooperation With Christians as a Step Toward Peace

Free Speech Groups Sue Over Visa Denial

Iraqi Premier Breaks Fast at a Queens Mosque

Abandon Stereotypes, Muslims in America Say

Airport Scrutiny of Headgear Raises Bias Claims From Sikhs

Muslim Groups Oppose a List of ‘Co-Conspirators’

In Oakland, a Black Pillar Dissolves in Unrest

As Muslim Group Goes on Trial, Other Charities Watch Warily

A Growing Demand for the Rare American Imam

She Carries Weapons; They Are Called Words

Borders Spell Trouble for Arab-American

Echoes of Terror Case Haunt California Pakistanis

New Translation Prompts Debate on Islamic Verse

Scrutiny Increases for a Group Advocating for Muslims in U.S.

Nation of Islam at a Crossroad as Leader Exits

Iraq’s Shadow Widens Sunni-Shiite Split in U.S.

In Arab Capital of U.S., Ethnic Divide Remains

Muslims in the Melting Pot: Portraits of a Post-9/11 World

Muslim’s Election Is Celebrated Here and in Mideast

Suit Seeks Data on Immigration Profiling of Arabs

Democrat Poised to Become First Muslim in Congress

Putting a Different Face on Islam in America

It’s Muslim Boy Meets Girl, but Don’t Call It Dating

It’s a Simple Scarf, but Its Meaning Is Much More Than Faith

Anti-U.S. Feeling Leaves Arab Reformers Isolated

Arab World Finds Icon in Leader of Hezbollah

Child Deaths Incite Anger In Lebanon And Beyond

As Barrier Comes Down, a Muslim Split Remains

Arab-Americans Sue U.S. Over Re-entry Procedures

Terror Fears Hamper U.S. Muslims' Travel

To Arabs in the Street, Sharon's a Butcher; Some Others Show a Kind of Respect

See also CAMERA; MacFarquhar's advocacy goes back to 2001.