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November 2008

November 27, 2008

Terrorism in India: Mumbai madness

The attack by gunmen on Mumbai's hotels and landmarks brings to mind past violence between...

November 24, 2008

Reviving feminism: Making a needed connection

Feminists have remained silent and unwilling to make the connection between exhibitionism of flesh and...

November 24, 2008

Terrorism: An Al Qaeda bluff is called

The election of Barack Obama broke all the rules in the Al Qaeda-neocon playbook. Responding...

November 21, 2008

The Obama presidency: An internationalist president

President-elect Obama has a singular opportunity to signal a new era and send a new...

November 17, 2008

The Obama presidency: What can American Muslims expect?

Obama’s election is not the end of a road; it is only the beginning of...

November 15, 2008

Movie "Slumdog Millionaire": Hope from an unexpected place

Slumdog Millionaire, a fantasy wrapped around the brutal realities of modern day India, could make...

November 12, 2008

Civil liberties: Why the same-sex marriage debate still matters

Many Muslims may be receptive to concerns about civil liberties, but feel that they would...

November 10, 2008

The Obama Adminstration: On Rahm and Rashid

Barack Obama's selection of Rahm Emanuel is a worrying start to pro-Palestinian hopes in his...

November 09, 2008

Assalamu Aleikum, Mr. President: The third time’s a charm

As everyday Muslim-Americans take their political destiny into their own hands, they find a degree...

November 05, 2008

Assalamu aleikum, Mr. President: Obama prevailed. So will we

President-elect Barack Obama has endured the most sustained and aggressive onslaught of anti-Muslim hysteria ever...

November 03, 2008

US Elections: Our troubled political journey

In the 2008 US Presidential election, American Muslims have no alternative but to vote for...

October 2008

October 31, 2008

US Elections: Dear John McCain

If Barack Obama’s social “palling around" with Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi makes him an...

October 29, 2008

Muslims in America: Joe Hussein the Plumber

Those who elevate Joe the Plumber as the symbol of America while simultaneously denigrating Obama...

October 27, 2008

Answering atheism: Religion, good and evil

It is quite easy to look at all this pain and suffering committed in the...

October 24, 2008

Actor/Comedian Aasif Mandvi: “This is you, America. Are you ok with it?”

Comedian and actor Aasif Mandvi speaks to us about life at The Daily Show, life...

October 21, 2008

Prejudice: So what if he is a Muslim?

To sustain counterproductive policies, politicians resort to fear mongering, thus unleashing a vicious cycle. One...

October 20, 2008

Election 2008: Standing up to hate

Before you generalize about Republicans, watch a group of Muslim (and Christian) McCain fans shoo...

October 20, 2008

Muslims in the military: Crescents among the crosses

The fact that up to 10% of voters still believe that Barack Obama is a...

October 19, 2008

Religion in the public square: When did I become the “other”?

First we were blamed for not speaking up. But clearly someone heard us, because now...

October 18, 2008

Musicians "Niyaz": Nine musical heavens

Self-described as "folk music for the 21st century," Niyaz is an exciting fusion of traditional...

October 16, 2008

Campaign 2008: The politics of smear

How is it that during Election 2008, the words "Muslim" and "Islam" have become political...

October 15, 2008

Movie "W.": Standing alone in the outfield

Oliver Stone's "W." is a rushed, but oddly poignant vision of a man overshadowed by...

October 13, 2008

Guantanamo detainees: Trouble in paradise

A federal ruling has ordered seventeen Uighurs imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay freed to the mainland...

October 12, 2008

Muslims in politics: A significant political entity

That Muslim Americans are so involved in politics when many candidates treat them like pariahs...

October 10, 2008

Podcasts: altmuslim review 030

Free speech - is it something Muslims can live with? In this episode, we talk...

October 10, 2008

Book "Jewel of Medina": There’s something about Aishah

Whatever research may have been done for "The Jewel of Medina", the book does not...

October 08, 2008

Terrorism: The dilemma of the “die-hards”

If the military option is not defeating Al Qa'ida, what are we to do against...

October 06, 2008

Election 2008: Mavericks: Action without thought

Peggy Noonan, a strong supporter of Gov. Sarah Palin, gushed in the Wall Street Journal...

October 03, 2008

Comedian Azhar Usman: Allah made him funny

We speak to Muslim comedian Azhar Usman, whose concert film with fellow comedians Preacher Moss...

September 2008

September 30, 2008

Author Tariq Ali: Dueling partners: Pakistan and America

Journalist and author Tariq Ali speaks to Associate Editor Wajahat Ali about the state of...