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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...

May 2017

May 26, 2017

The Religion of ‘Star Wars’: Why People of All Faiths Embrace the Force

Yoda, seen here in The Empire Strikes Back, has parallels in many religious traditions. (Photo:...

May 13, 2017

Muslim Media Activism, Circa 1998

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

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...

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...

February 01, 2014

Super Bowl Recipe: Jamaican Style Halal Jerk Wings & Dipping Sauce

It's that time of the year again: The Super Bowl. And Super Bowl Parties. A...

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 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...

June 17, 2012

Round Table Discussion: Professional Muslim Women

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

March 2012

March 27, 2012

Interview about Muslim Media on the “What’s Up Wit’ That Show?”

Here is an interview I did about Muslim Media on the "What's Up Wit' That...

January 2012

January 16, 2012

Review of 2012 Golden Globe Winner (and Emmy) for TV Drama: “Homeland”

Recently, I watched the whole first season of the Golden Globe Winning TV series Drama,...

December 2011

December 19, 2011

OUTSOURCED vs. LOWES

Originally Posted on ILLUME magazine. Everyone has been talking about the controversy surrounding Lowe’s Hardware...

December 08, 2011

Zaki Hasan: The Grandmaster of Geekdom

Originally Posted on ILLUME Magazine. Zaki Hasan has been a geek all his life, though...

April 2011

April 29, 2011

Star Wars: An Islamic Perspective

As most “Star Wars” fans know, director George Lucas took spiritual elements, which are common...

December 2010

December 18, 2010

Rizwan Manji: Taking Jobs From White America

I interviewed actor Rizwan Manji from NBC's "Outsourced" for ILLUME Magazine (www.IllumeMag.com). He talked about...

April 2010

April 05, 2010

ILLUME Media Seminar: Digital Journalism in the Age of Multi-Media Story Telling

ILLUME magazine in assocation with the South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA) Media Committee, CAIR-SFBA, and the...

February 2010

February 15, 2010

Bollywood King goes back to his Muslim Roots

By no means am I a Bollywood (Indian Cinema) fan. I have only seen a...

June 2009

June 16, 2009

“New Muslim Cool” – is pretty cool

I recently watched the "New Muslim Cool" documentary and was pretty impressed. The film directed...

May 2009

May 13, 2009

First Pakistani Starship Captain in latest “Star Trek” Film

I watched the latest "Star Trek" film in IMAX this past weekend and was pleasantly...

April 2009

April 12, 2009

My Interview on KGO-TV (Ch. 7) news about U.S. Aid to Pakistan

I was recently interviewed by KGO-TV (ABC Ch. 7) news about U.S. Aid to Pakistan,...

February 2009

February 25, 2009

Watch “American Muslim Views on the Obama Presidency” – Friday 2/27 on Ch. 15 @ 3:30pm (San Jose)

For Those of you who live in San Jose/Campbell, CA - Be sure to check...

February 23, 2009

“Slumdog Millionaire” wins Best Picture and 6 other Oscars, including two for A.R. Rahman, for Best Original Song and Best Original Score.

I found out recently that A.R. Rahman, the Academy award winning composer of “Slumdog Millionaire”...

February 22, 2009

My Personal Experiences with BridgesTV

The recent tragedy affecting American Muslims is the murder by decapitation of Sr. Aasyia Zubair,...