Woman dreams of being first female Muslim chaplain in U.S. military
With a master’s on Muslims in the U.S. military and a diploma from a unique chaplaincy training program, Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Shareda Hosein is trying to convince a reluctant army to become the first female Muslim chaplain in the military. "Muslims have a great role to support the military and the country," Hosein told The Washington Post in an interview published on last month.
Southern California InFocus, 02/04/2008
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New PBS documentary on "lost" African Muslim prince
"This is a story of a man's life that has been almost lost to historical memory," said Alex Kronemer, co-executive producer of the new PBS documentary along with Michael Wolfe. "When we learned the story of this African Muslim prince, we were moved and captured by it, and there was a sense of responsibility to bring this story to light."
Time, 2/1/2008
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Second generation American Muslims form new integrative culture of Islam
Young Muslims who integrate into American society while maintaining their Muslim pride have become spokespeople for a new culture of Islam.
Voice of America, 01/31/2008
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Many faces of faith: Interfaith Youth Core
ABC’s Good Morning America speaks to the Interfaith Youth Core. Founder Eboo Patel believes in the power of youth people to change the world.
ABC’s Good Morning America, 01/23/2008
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Interfaith service recalls MLK’s dream
Martin Luther King is a hero for all Americans, including Muslim Americans," said Basheer Shahin of the Islamic Center of Tucson. Looking out across a gathering of people representing blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, a Sikh Dharma and Jews, Shahin said, "We are a spectrum of colors."
Tucson Citizen, 01/21/2008
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Magazine for Muslim teens, Muslim Girl, marks year anniversary
Muslim Girl, a bimonthly magazine for Muslim teens in the United States and Canada, celebrates a year in circulation. It promotes focus on the whole goals and accomplishments.
NPR, 1/17/08
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Muslim who helped stop NYC Hannukah attack on Jews gets award
Several Muslim organizations, including the Council on American Islamic Relations, are presenting Hassan Askari with a Good Samaritan Award
Newsday, 1/4/2008
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A handbook for Muslim teens
Being a young Muslim in the US got much tougher after 9/11, so a brother-sister team came up with a book to help peers in their faith.
Christian Science Monitor, 1/3/2008
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Muslims warm to Christmas spirit
For Mary Assel, 56, choosing to celebrate aspects of Christmas is just part of living in a diverse community, and she said she believes its critics are short-sighted.
The Detroit News, 12/24/2007
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Muslims seek ways to balance proximity of Eid and Christmas
Some Muslims say they are taking advantage of the close timing to clear up misconceptions, reiterate the significance of religious holidays and explain why they choose to partake in or refrain from activities associated with other faiths.
Chicago Tribune, 12/20/2007
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Thousands of Muslims celebrate Eid at D.C. convention center
Hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world this week celebrate Eid ul-Adha, a major religious festival commemorating the prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God.
Washington Post, 12/19/2007
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It's time for Muslim comedians to stand up
Woody Allen is my God. Nothing strange about that, you might think --
except that he is an Upper East Side New York Jew, and I am a British
Pakistani Muslim from the working class.
Washington Post, 12/16/2007
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Jews and Muslims set up big interfaith effort
Two major Jewish and Muslim organizations unveiled an interfaith
dialogue curriculum yesterday and are urging their hundreds of
thousands of members to use it. Both sides say it is the broadest
Jewish-Muslim interfaith effort in the continent's history.
Washington Post, 12/16/2007
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Deep roots help Muslims blend into community
A local man who has served as an unofficial ambassador for Islam in Toledo for more than six decades said Muslims blend into the community partly because they have lived here longer than in most other U.S. cities.
Toledo Blade, 12/15/2007
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Anti Muslim bias should offend all Americans
Americans are quickly disgusted by racism, anti-Semitism and other unacceptable expressions of hatred. Islamophobia is a bitter fruit from the same tree, but few Americans can identify this increasingly prevalent form of bigotry against Islam and Muslims.
Detroit Free Press, 12/06/2007
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Muslim Girl Scouts
Scattered Muslim communities across the United States are forming Girl Scout troops as a sort of assimilation tool to help girls who often feel alienated from the mainstream culture, and to give Muslims a neighborly aura.
New York Times, 11/28/2007
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Iowa halal turkeys grace tables
Muslims around the world celebrate Thanksgiving with turkeys processed and shipped from Cedar Rapids.Thousands of turkeys are sent overseas this time of year by Midamar Corp. of Cedar Rapids.
Des Moines Register, 11/22/2007
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U.S. Muslim veterans lay wreath on WWII Memorial
Members of the Muslim American Veterans Association (MAVA) placed a wreath at the National WWII Memorial this past Sunday to honor all Americans who served in that conflict. This was the tenth year that MAVA conducted its Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony.
The American Muslim, 11/14/2007
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Muslim Singer with a Country Twang
Neil MacFarquhar interviews Kareem Salama “billed as the first Muslim country-western singer.” “We hope to establish an American Muslim identity,” he quotes one of Kareem’s fans saying, “and what is more American than country music?”
New York Times, 11/13/2007
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Sitcom takes lighthearted approach to ‘aliens’
Aliens in America producers David Guarascio and Moses Port and writer Sameer Gardezi talk about their new sitcom on NPR’s Fresh Air
NPR, 11/05/2007
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