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March 2008

March 01, 2008

Professor John Esposito: One billion Muslim voices

So what do a billion Muslims around the world really think? Georgetown professor John Esposito...

February 2008

February 21, 2008

Journalist Steve Coll: “Pakistan will realize its own potential”

Associate editor Wajahat Ali speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Steve Coll on the recent...

February 18, 2008

Pakistani Politician Imran Khan: “Unless we change strategy, the future is in danger”

Correspondent Wajahat Ali manages to speak to Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan on Monday's parliamentary...

February 14, 2008

Authors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer: “We are not talking about a conspiracy”

Correspondent Wajahat Ali speaks with Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, authors of the book "The...

February 02, 2008

Imam Zaid Shakir: “Radicalism is the realization of marginalization”

Imam Zaid Shakir might seem like a rock star, but he is one of America's...

January 2008

January 17, 2008

Journalist Seymour Hersh: “We did more for Osama than he could do for himself”

The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh is a busy man. But he has some convincing opinions...

January 03, 2008

Author Asma Mobin-Uddin: The grinch who stole Eid ul-Adha

Contributor Andrea Useem interviews author Asma Mobin-Uddin, who's latest children's book The Best Eid Ever...

December 2007

December 31, 2007

Author Adrian Levy: “We have to honor the wishes of the Pakistani people”

Is Pakistan's nuclear arsenal really able to fall into the hands of al-Qaida? To find...

November 2007

November 16, 2007

Educator Sadek Hamid: “Muslim youth work has yet to be understood”

Doctoral student Sadek Hamid has created Britain's first university degree programme in Muslim youth social...

November 14, 2007

"Axis of Evil" Comedy Troupe: “I hope we inspire more Muslims to get involved in entertainment”

We explore the world of Muslim-inspired comedy further with an interview of the "Axis of...

November 06, 2007

"Aliens in America" co-creator David Guarascio: “It was more important he was Muslim than where he was from”

"Mad About You" co-creator David Guarascio has successfully brought a Muslim lead character to US...

October 2007

October 25, 2007

"Allah made me funny" comedy tour: “We’re trying to bring an expression about us, to us, from us”

The successful "Allah Made Me Funny" comedy tour has made people see the world a...

October 10, 2007

Analyst PW Singer: Privatizing terror, outsourcing diplomacy

Wajahat Ali interviews Peter Warren Singer of the Brookings Institute on the turmoil caused by...

June 2007

June 12, 2007

Video blogger Baba Ali: “I’m not a scholar, I just try to tell people simple things”

An unlikely internet celebrity, Baba Ali is on a mission to provide thought provoking, lighthearted...

June 05, 2007

Author Mohsin Hamid: Reluctant fundamentalists and unrepentant Westerners

Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist recently visited Australia, and I was fortunate to...

June 03, 2007

Author Ed Husain: “My qualm is with Islamism and not with Islam”

Ed Husain's new book The Islamist takes a provocative organisation, calls it a provocative word,...

May 2007

May 09, 2007

Musician Dawud Wharnsby: “My responsibility is to act with integrity”

We speak with Canadian singer Dawud Wharnsby, who is eager to correct misconceptions about his...

April 2007

April 17, 2007

Musician Kareem Salama: “There’s something reverent about country music”

For Oklahoma native Kareem Salama, the Islamically-inspired country music he creates is no novelty. We...

March 2007

March 14, 2007

Author Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: Fueling islamophobia or building bridges?

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross converted to Islam and worked with a charity allegedly linked to al-Qaida. Is...

February 2007

February 20, 2007

Author Paul Barrett: “American Muslims have bought into the American dream”

A new book goes beyond the stereotypes to examine the lives of seven American Muslims....

January 2007

January 31, 2007

Humanitarian Greg Mortenson: From climbing mountains to moving them

Greg Mortenson was so moved by the people he met while mountain climbing in Pakistan...

January 26, 2007

Comedian Dean Obeidallah: “We can use comedy to foster understanding”

Comedian Dean Obeidallah, co-creator of Comedy Central's "The Watch List", explains just how to tell...

January 18, 2007

Filmmaker Zarqa Nawaz: “Comedy has to come from a good place”

We speak with Zarqa Nawaz, the creator of the Canadian sitcom "Little Mosque on the...

January 05, 2007

Social worker Hussein Yusuf: What lies ahead for Somalia?

alt.muslim interviews Somali social worker Hussein Yusuf (himself a refugee) in order to help put...

November 2006

November 30, 2006

Activist Yahya Birt: “We didn’t conceive of City Circle as a mass movement”

We speak with Yahya Birt, the first Director of the UK's City Circle, amid increased...

October 2006

October 23, 2006

Artist Saira Wasim: The imagery of clowns

"I believe art and freedom of expression can be used to propagate Islam and create...

October 12, 2005

Professor Abdulaziz Sachedina: Fear of a Shia crescent

Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina talks to alt.muslim about sectarianism in Iraq, political maturation in Iran, and...

July 2005

July 14, 2005

Playwright Wajahat Ali: A Muslim family takes center stage

Are American theater-going audiences ready to plumb the depths of the American Muslim experience? Playwright...