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July 2010

July 30, 2010

Book "The Butterfly Mosque": We are all on the mountaintop

In this excerpt from her new book, The Butterfly Mosque, American author and graphic novelist...

July 24, 2010

Park51 developer Sharif El-Gamal: “We want to build Park51 so it has something for everyone”

In the wake of growing public debate, we ask Sharif El-Gamal, the CEO of Soho...

May 2010

May 17, 2010

Professor Hasan Elahi: “I can watch myself a lot better than they ever could”

Every day since 2003, Hasan Elahi has tracked his own location and activities by using...

March 2010

March 05, 2010

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim: “The Malaysian people will not easily be fooled”

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is on trial in Kuala Lumpur on sodomy charges...

September 2009

September 14, 2009

Author Dave Eggers: “Something tangible and beneficial can come out of this”

Author Dave Eggers speaks to us about his latest book, Zeitoun, which chronicles the heroic...

August 2009

August 26, 2009

The Zeitoun family: “I never dreamed that someone would write a book about (our) experiences”

Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun, subjects of Dave Eggers' new book Zeitoun, speak about Hurricane Katrina...

July 2009

July 08, 2009

Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith: “It’s not about the American flag being waved everywhere”

For the first time, the Department of State, under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has...

July 01, 2009

British parliamentary candidate Osama Saeed: Muslims in Europe: The Scottish example

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has a new candidate for British Parliament from one of...

June 2009

June 19, 2009

Filmmaker Jennifer Taylor: “There are so many things that surprised me”

Filmmaker Jennifer Taylor gives some insight into the people at the heart of her documentary...

May 2009

May 04, 2009

Author Reza Aslan: “We are fighting a war of the imagination”

For much of the past decade we have been fighting a "cosmic war" under the...

April 2009

April 03, 2009

Author Shelina Zahra Janmohamed: “Life is on hold until you get married”

Author Shelina Zahra Janmohamed sits down with us to discuss the issues brought up in...

February 2009

February 23, 2009

Former Dutch MP Fadime Örgü: Muslims in Europe: The Dutch example

With all the challenges Muslims in Europe face, it's hard to find examples of social...

October 2008

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 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...

September 23, 2008

Author Naomi Klein: “The tyranny of complexity is at the heart of this crisis”

No Logo and The Shock Doctrine author and journalist Naomi Klein speaks to us about...

September 21, 2008

DNC Chairman Howard Dean: “It’s not true that [we don’t] want to be associated with Muslims”

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean speaks to us about the rise of Barack Obama,...

September 11, 2008

Imam Warith Deen Mohammed: “If we become independent thinkers, we can make a contribution”

In his last known interview, Imam Warith Deen Mohammed speaks about American madhabs, Black American...

September 04, 2008

Author Sherry Jones: “I did all this in the service of a truth”

Jewel of Medina author Sherry Jones speaks to us about her book, a semi-fictional novel...

July 2008

July 13, 2008

Activist Shirin Ebadi: “The people of Iran have chosen the path of reform”

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi speaks to Wajahat Ali and...

June 2008

June 29, 2008

Author Chris Hedges: “The new atheists are secular fundamentalists”

Author Chris Hedges has an issue with the "new athiests," namely that they're no better...

June 16, 2008

Professor Noam Chomsky: “(Our) international affairs are like the Mafia”

Wajahat Ali interviews influential intellectual Noam Chomsky about how Iraq is different from Vietnam, America...

June 11, 2008

Professor Seyyed Hossain Nasr: Islam’s spiritual science

We speak with Professor Seyyed Hossain Nasr about Rumi’s spiritual influence on the modern world,...

June 06, 2008

Author Imran Ahmed: An unimagined life

Associate editor Irfan Yusuf catches up with Unimagined author Imran Ahmad at the Sydney Writer's...

May 2008

May 13, 2008

Writer Fatima Bhutto: The new “daughter of destiny”

Writer and poet Fatima Bhutto, the niece of recently assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir...

April 2008

April 25, 2008

Journalist Robert Fisk: “We should be partial on the side of justice”

Wajahat Ali interviews renowned journalist Robert Fisk on his 32 years of experience in Lebanon,...

April 17, 2008

Director Morgan Spurlock: “There is a vast majority you don’t hear from”

"Super Size Me" director Morgan Spurlock sits down with altmuslim associate editor Wajahat Ali to...

April 10, 2008

Journalist Steve Kinzer: The folly of attacking Iran

Associate Editor Wajahat Ali interviews journalist Steve Kinzer, author of the best-selling book All the...

March 2008

March 24, 2008

Congressman Keith Ellison: “Do good works, engage politically, and get involved”

Associate Editor Wajahat Ali sits down for a rare interview with US Congressman Keith Ellison,...

March 13, 2008

Journalist Philip Shenon: Omissions of the commission

Four years after its release, the 9-11 Commission report still leaves some unanswered questions. We...