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February 2012

February 02, 2012

Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday – To Celebrate or not to Celebrate

By Dr. Muqtedar Khan “Indeed, Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

Altmuslim is Joining Patheos

Brace yourself for some good change: altmuslim is joining the Patheos family. Before Illume, before...

January 29, 2011

Revolution in Tunisia: 10 lessons from our Tunisian brothers & sisters

The Tunisians, in shaking off a long-standing dictator on January 21, 2011, have inspired the...

September 2010

September 21, 2010

Free speech: A defense of free speech by Muslim Americans

A group of us felt strongly enough about the situation of cartoonist Molly Norris to...

May 2010

May 17, 2010

Beauty pageants: How Miss USA will push the secret Muslim agenda

A leaked memo confirms a nefarious plot to infiltrate America using the one weapon we...

April 2010

April 28, 2010

Satire: South Park: The controversy continues

In a special for Salon.com, our Associate Editor Wajahat Ali offers his take on the...

March 2010

March 24, 2010

Journalism: The final blow to IslamOnline

With the removal of Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi from the post on the NGO that funds...

March 07, 2010

Panel discussion: Our look at new media and the Muslim world

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, the UC Berkeley Centers of South Asia, Southeast Asia and...

March 01, 2010

Event: "The big read": A record-breaking charity

One Muslim-run charity has found a unique way to bring attention to causes that affect...

November 2009

November 16, 2009

Brass Crescent Awards: Win tickets to see “Journey to Mecca” in London

Voting for the Brass Crescent Awards has begun and for our British participants, we're offering...

November 05, 2009

Fort Hood killings: Treachery at Fort Hood

American Muslims, particularly those serving in the US Armed Forces, should consider the killing of...

October 2009

October 13, 2009

Awards for women and blogs: Nominations, please!

It's award time again and we have two to remind you of - the sixth...

July 2009

July 23, 2009

Uighur crisis: A call to protect religious freedom

Many have said that Muslims are curiously quiet when it comes to speaking out about...

July 08, 2009

Obituary: Robert McNamara: The lessons of Robert McNamara

When I was invited to appear on "Nightline with Ted Koppel" back in 1990 to...

June 2009

June 27, 2009

Diplomacy: US outreach to Muslims in good hands

Several of us at altmuslim have had the opportunity to work with Farah Pandith, who...

June 25, 2009

Iran crisis: Her name is Neda

Many have died tragic - and silent - deaths in the post-election violence in Iran....

June 24, 2009

Play "The Domestic Crusaders": Join in a domestic crusade

Associate Editor Wajahat Ali's groundbreaking play, The Domestic Crusaders has three months to cover the...

June 04, 2009

Obama's Cairo speech: A new beginning (or more of the same)?

With a groundbreaking speech in the Egyptian capital and seat of Islamic learning, President Barack...

May 2009

May 20, 2009

Upcoming events: Divan 2.0

Coming this Friday, a debate on the future of the Muslim Internet, sponsored by the...

May 13, 2009

Economics: Free market halal

For the multinationals behind the fast food brands such as KFC, Subway, and McDonalds that...

March 2009

March 31, 2009

Post-colonialism: In Mayotte, one spouse and a croissant will do

The startling 95% vote in favour of a stronger association with France by the Indian...

March 24, 2009

Taliban kidnappings: Irony, thy name is Giesbrecht

Taliban hostage Beverly Giesbrecht seems destined for an unusually ironic and cruel fate, one that...

January 2009

January 06, 2009

Gaza crisis: Who is a civilian? Who is a terrorist?

When Israel says that "anything affiliated with Hamas is a legitimate target," there is not...

December 2008

December 27, 2008

MPAC annual convention: The preacher and the pop star

What happens when you put together a Muslim convention, an evangelical preacher, and a (lesbian)...

December 11, 2008

Muxlim Pal: Your second Muslim life

Finland's Muxlim has launched a trial version of Muxlim Pal, an online virtual world geared...

November 2008

November 28, 2008

Election 2008: The surprise effect of anti-Muslim rhetoric in this year’s elections

Despite the extent of anti-Muslim rhetoric in Election 2008, candidates who embraced these methods failed...

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 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...

October 2008

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 13, 2008

Guantanamo detainees: Trouble in paradise

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