Children get holier than thou
"There can be a great divide with parents when young adults form deeper religious bonds," writes Cathy Grossman. Using examples from a variety of religions, she highlights the need for understanding when children are more devout than their parents.
USA Today, 07/09/07
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Betrayal of our faith and profession
Muslim physician Dr. Asma Mobin-uddin calls the actions of the terror suspects in the London and Glasgow plots a betrayal not just of her faith but also of her profession. "As a Muslim physician, I believe the gifts I have been given are entrusted to me by God for the purpose of serving humanity," she writes.
New York Post, 07/04/07
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Producer eyes better TV, film roles for Muslims
Bangladeshi-American producer Labid Aziz "wants to challenge what he sees as stereotypes of South Asians, Arabs, Muslims, and other ethnic and religious groups in film and television while showing younger people of the same backgrounds that not only can they make it in film and television but that film and television need them."
Boston Globe, 06/26/07
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Teen magazine addresses challenges of being a Muslim girl in the United States
Joe Garofoli takes a deep look at the new publication, Muslim Girl. It is "an attempt to reach out to a racially and ethnically diverse audience that feels culturally isolated" and "heavy on stories about strong female role models," he writes.
San Francisco Chronicle, 06/18/07
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Slam dancing for Allah
"Muslim punk rock - it’s not as bizarre as it sounds," writes Matthew Philips, putting Islamic punk rock bands into perspective. "Muslim punk rockers are fighting a two-sided establishment: one side West, the other Middle East. To them, the war on terror is unequivocally a war on Islam, but they're equally infuriated by Islamic fundamentalists and the bloodshed they foment against Westerners as well as other Muslims," he says.
Newsweek, 06/11/07
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Muslim group salutes U.S. veterans
"The American Muslim Coalition engaged in its first event, honoring veterans at Missouri's Jefferson Barracks during a Memorial Day celebration," reports UPI. "Sunday's celebration was to show the Muslim community in the United States could still support the nation's military despite members' opinions regarding the war in Iraq," event organizer Dr. Zia Moiz Ahmad is quoted as saying.
United Press International, 05/28/07
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Poll: American Muslims reject extremes
Haya El Nasser presents an analysis of the Pew Research Center's study on Muslim Americans. "The USA's estimated 2.4 million Muslims hold more moderate political views than Muslims elsewhere in the world and are mostly middle class and willing to adopt the American way of life, according to one of the most comprehensive surveys of this segment of the nation's population," she writes.
USA Today, 05/23/07
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Launch of Jewish-Muslim community-building dialogue
"Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrated the launch of NewGround, a joint undertaking of the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), at City Hall on March 8. The group will bring together Jews and Muslims in a community-building dialogue on issues ranging from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to immigration to homelessness."
Jewish Journal, 3/16/07
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Branching out: young Muslims look to new careers to gain ground in public debates
"Muslim college students are eschewing the career paths of their parents in favor of professions such as law, politics, journalism and the arts, which give them a greater role in the public square and in the shaping of popular opinion," reports Eileen Flynn.
American Statesman, 2/13/2007
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An Imam in America: A Cleric’s Journey Leads to a Suburban Frontier
Andrea Elliott examines the challenges and experiences of Egyptian Imam, Sheik Reda Shata goes through in his transition from Brooklyn to Middletown, NJ. "It is a world away from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where he toiled for almost four years, serving hundreds of struggling Muslims for whom America was still new."
New York Times, 1/28/07
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Muslims in Napa: Local mosque draws a diverse group of followers
"Men and women from different cultures, countries of origin and walks of life came together to pray as members of the American Muslim Society, Napa's only mosque."
Napa Valley Register, 1/21/07
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