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September 2026

September 11, 2026

25 Years Later: How Much Has Changed for American Muslims?

As we approach the 25th anniversary of September 11th, I’ve found myself looking back at...

July 2025

July 28, 2025

Superman & Squid Game: Stories About Saving Lives

�‍♂️ Superman, Suicide Squad & Squid Game: Why These “S” Stories Are All About...

February 2021

February 20, 2021

Remembering Dr. Agha Saeed

The late Dr. Agha Saeed was the founder of the American Muslim Alliance and he...

July 2020

July 08, 2020

Ertugrul: A Discussion on the popular Turkish TV series

Last month, I was lucky enough to be invited to join a panel discussion on...

December 2017

December 14, 2017

Rogue One: An Islamic (Star Wars) Story

Here are a few reasons why I believe "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is...

June 2017

June 07, 2017

The 1st Ramadan Interfaith Iftaar (In the Bay Area)

Continuing our series on the history of Muslim Media Activism in the Bay Area from...

May 2017

May 13, 2017

Muslim Media Activism, Circa 1998

In 1998, I had been out of college (UC Berkeley) for 1 year and was...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

Internet: The Next Frontier

We have a vast array of media and tools available for communicating these days. Aside...

October 2016

October 07, 2016

The Birth of a Nation: Film Review

Recently my friend, Nizar Ahmed and I had a discussion on facebook about the new...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

7 Reasons Why I Support Colin Kaepernick

Counting down to the number one reason why I support Colin Kaepernick and his right...

March 2016

March 19, 2016

ISF – Abdul Sattar Rydhan Media Scholarship

Dear Friends and Family, My family and I recently initiated a scholarship through the Islamic...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

29 Bay Area Halal Eats for #SuperBowl50 Foodies

One of the largest sporting events in the country, SuperBowl50 will be coming to the...

December 2015

December 25, 2015

FAUX NEWS: Trump Dislikes New Star Wars Movie! (Parody)

For Immediate Release: FAUX News (Dec 25th, 2015): Trump Dislikes New Politically Correct Star Wars...

December 24, 2014

Interview with Writer/Producer Kamran Pasha

Recently, I watched the Showtime Series “Sleeper Cell” which aired for 2 seasons from 2005...

July 2014

July 26, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – White House Iftaar & Learning to Play the Game

As many of us heard via social media, President Obama made a statement at the...

February 2014

February 09, 2014

The Rain Prayer: Did it Really work ?

As most people know, California is going through one of the worst droughts in it's...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

NCIS: A Case Study on US Military Propaganda

Usually I don’t watch the CBS program “NCIS” (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) because I don’t...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

Halal Fest: One Month Later

Recently, I conducted an interview with ILLUME Magazine about the Halal Fest event, which was...

September 11, 2013

The Aftermath: 12 years later

12 years ago, my friend Javaid Malik and I started on this documentary video called,...

June 2013

June 16, 2013

Man of Steel: The Good, The Bad and The Super

Recently I watched Man of Steel, the latest Superman flick, and although it was a...

March 2013

March 23, 2013

An American [Werewolf] in Lahore – Part 1

Last year, I went to Pakistan after 25 years and to Lahore for the first...

March 17, 2013

Inteview with the Founders of “Noor Kids”: From Harvard Business School Project to Full Time Job

Recently I interviewed Amin Aaser, 24 and Mohammed Aaser, 27 - the Business school graduates...

October 2012

October 10, 2012

Why I Plan to Vote for President Obama Again…as an American Muslim

There have been a lot of discussions going on lately online among Americans, including American...

September 2012

September 15, 2012

Before You Blame Obama for the Problems in the Middle East – Read this Book!

Recently I read Fawaz A. Gerges’ latest book, “Obama and the Middle East: The End...

September 03, 2012

“The Qur’an: With or Against the Bible?” – A Book Review

Islam and Muslims have been in the news often over the past 11 years. Ever...

June 2012

June 20, 2012

The “Bat-Ramadan” Situation

“Is that the new moon for Ramadan?…no wait…it’s the Bat Signal!” For movie geeks, the...

June 17, 2012

Round Table Discussion: Professional Muslim Women

This Video Discussion is from "The Muslim Round Table Television" (MRT) Show, which I produced...

June 05, 2012

Interview with Nazem Kadri with the Toronto Maple Leafs Professional Hockey Team

Here is a link to a Video interview with Toronto Maple Leaf Professional Hockey Player,...

May 2012

May 23, 2012

New Book “All American: 45 Men on Being Muslim – An Anthology of American Muslim Voices

Salaams All I was lucky enough to be one of the 45 Men to be...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

FBI Love (Sung to Tune of Drake’s “Crew Love”)

FBI Love (Sung to the tune of Drake's "Crew Love") [Verse 1] Get your nose...