Muslims in America

Why European Women Are Turning to Islam

From Christian Science Monitor
By Peter Ford | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

PARIS – Mary Fallot looks as unlike a terrorist suspect as one could possibly imagine: a petite and demure white Frenchwoman chatting with friends on a cell-phone, indistinguishable from any other young woman in the café where she sits [...]

Imam Zaid Shakir: Reflections on 9/11 and Ramadan

From New Islamic Directions
By Imam Zaid Shakir
September 11, 2007
This year, the birth of the invisible new moon, an event that will be followed in a day or two by the beginning of the month of Ramadan, upon the sighting of the waxing crescent in the evening sky, will occur on September 11th, the anniversary of [...]

At What Price, Safety? By Cindy Sheehan

From Dandelion Salad
By Cindy Sheehan
Sept. 19, 2007
I am consistently amazed at things that right-wing nut jobs throw at me to justify their support of an unjustifiable war. Seriously, when you watch Generals, Ambassadors, Senators and Congress Reps and pundits who still cheerlead for a miserable, failed and murderous policy you can almost see the skepticism [...]

More Americans Converting to Islam: Young People Find Stereotypes a Challenge

From delawareonline
By SUMMER HARLOW, The News Journal
Posted Sunday, September 9, 2007
Drew Marshall could have been any of the dozen or so university students studying and sipping coffee at a Newark cafe.
About 6 feet tall, with a close beard and a light blue shirt, not much about him stands out.
Until he offers an Arabic greeting.
Marshall, or [...]

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf at ISNA 2007: Upholding Faith, Serving Humanity

Mashallah! This is Sheikh Hamza Yusuf’s best speech ever! Listen to this speech - he speaks on relevant issues today that concern Muslims and non-Muslims alike. He is speaking to the entire world. No leader in America today is speaking like he is, whether Muslim or non-Muslim about issues that are going to affect our [...]

Shaping Islam in America: 10 Young Muslim Visionaries - Omar Amanat - The Philanthropist

From Islamica Magazine
by SULMAN BHATTI
The problem that Muslims have today is essentially one of branding.”The proposition sounds jocose at first, but Omar Amanat explains the idea with absolute confidence:“In business, part of what makes a brand successful is the story behind it. As Muslims, we have a compelling story to share with the [...]

NBC NEWS: 20000 Americans Convert to Islam Each Year

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Wake Up America Before It’s Too Late! Advice from Ron Paul

From Martial Law
It Can’t Happen Here 
Source: Ron PaulDecember 20, 2004

In 2002 I asked my House colleagues a rhetorical question with regard to the onslaught of government growth in the post-September 11th era: Is America becoming a police state?
The question is no longer rhetorical. We are not yet living in a total police state, [...]

Defender of the Flag: In Memory of Alia Ansari

By Imam Zaid Shakir
This past Tuesday, Muslims celebrated ‘Id al-Fitr, one of Islam’s two great festivals. For me, it was a beautiful day that began with a truly warm and vibrant ‘Id gathering at the Zaytuna Institute. God afforded me a wonderful opportunity to see friends who had been “missing in action,” to meet enthusiastic [...]

Telling Real Stories: Filmmakers Hesham Issawi and Sayed Badreya Shatter Stereotypes in Hollywood.

From dragonfire

by Robert Hicks in New York, New York USA
Everything changed for Arab-Americans working in Hollywood after 9/11. Just ask Egyptian-Americans Hesham Issawi and Sayed Badreya, whose forthcoming film, American East, faithfully portrays the social realities of Arab-American life and the struggles faced by Arabs and Jews working together in post-9/11 America.
“We usually see 9/11 [...]

Tucsonan finds her way with Islam

From azstarnet
By Lourdes Medrano
Arizona Daily Star
As the Sept. 11 attacks tainted Islam as a religion of extremists, Tucsonan Leslie Travaglione said, she kept thinking of Muslims who didn’t fit the description.
Could Islam harbor terrorists? What was this religion really all about? Travaglione kept asking herself.
Her mind kept wandering back to the Muslim nurse in Mesa [...]

Faith’s Friction

From St. Petersburg Times
By SHERRI DAY
Published September 8, 2006
Her mother named her Elizabeth after the queen of England. More than four decades later, she took another name: Safia Al-Kasaby, reflecting her new identity as a Muslima.
Safia, 43, is an unlikely candidate for conversion. She claims Jewish and Puerto Rican ancestry. She is a former sergeant [...]