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July 2014

July 12, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – A Mosque Story (by Wajahat Ali)

This article comes on Day 15 of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

September 2013

September 03, 2013

ISNA 2013 – A Short Collection of Memorable Quotes

It seemed like all the (American and other) Muslim heavyweights came out for the 50th...

February 2013

February 01, 2013

The Story (You Never Knew) of Wajahat Ali

By Stephen Cobbe As a former Catholic school student, Wajahat Ali has some familiarity with...

March 2012

March 17, 2012

Wajahat Ali’s All-American Khutbah (Sermon)

Wajahat Ali (playwright, humorist, lawyer, altmuslim contributing editor, and activist, who co-authored the Center for...

March 09, 2012

ACTION ALERT: Follow Our Lead on March 9 – Five #FF Tweets to Say Thanks

By Zeba Iqbal Thank you all so much for joining in our #ThankYou campaign. It...

March 02, 2012

ACTION ALERT- Follow Our Lead on Friday And Say #Thank You @Twitter

By Zeba Iqbal Muslims and non-Muslims in New York City and across the country have...

November 2011

November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving: How Muslims Have Come to Celebrate This Day

A manufactured controversy over halal Butterball turkeys is only the latest event in an ongoing...

August 2011

August 26, 2011

CAP report on Islamophobia: Fighting the defamation of Muslim Americans

This report exposes these alleged “patriots” for what they really are: the primary motivators of...

March 2011

March 11, 2011

Radicalization hearings: Peter King’s subversive fantasy

Most US terrorist plots have no Muslim connection, and 40% of all extremist plots in...

March 15, 2010

Art: Jihad Jane and the Muhammad cartoons

Art can be used as a loaded cultural and political weapon to incite animosity amidst...

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...

February 2010

February 15, 2010

Domestic violence: Remembering Aasiya Zubair

Last year the tragic beheading of Aasiya Zubair jolted a dormant Muslim American community to...

January 2010

January 29, 2010

Haiti earthquake: The Muslim response to Haiti

Although the journey to rebuilding Haiti is long and painstaking, Muslim relief efforts worldwide prove...

November 2009

November 06, 2009

Fort Hood killings: Fort Hood has enough victims already

Whatever was in the mind of shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who reportedly gunned down...

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...

September 04, 2009

US Foreign Policy: Second thoughts?

America's top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, has injected a welcome dose of realism...

August 2009

August 19, 2009

Racial profiling: America’s color-coded terror alert

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's new movie about racial profiling has taken a new significance...

May 2009

May 13, 2009

Obama in Cairo: A blow to democracy

US President Barack Obama's decision to give his long-advertised speech to the Muslim world from...

April 2009

April 20, 2009

Barack Obama: A good show, but no applause yet

If Bush was our Elmer Fudd, the classic befuddled cartoon character blind to his own...

March 2009

March 20, 2009

American Muslims: In Muslim film contest, diversity wins

Link TV's "One Nation, Many Voices" film contest highlights a diverse and vibrant American Muslim...

March 15, 2009

Pakistan's judiciary: The long march

The failure so far of Pakistani President Asif Zardari to restore that country's Chief Justice...

March 08, 2009

Terrorism: The Pakistani monster

Neither the leaders of the US nor Pakistan have ever sincerely committed resources to empowering...

January 2009

January 24, 2009

Islamism: Is political Islam a threat to the West?

As with any political ideology, the threat or benefit of political Islam is ultimately derived...

January 21, 2009

Assalamu aleikum, Mr. President: On inauguration day

The promise by President-elect Barack Obama to bridge the gap of understanding between America and...

January 12, 2009

Movie "Waltz with Bashir": A waltz with injustice

A sobering and imaginative Israeli film Waltz with Bashir artfully documents the 1982 Sabra and...

January 03, 2009

Civil liberties: Better safe than free?

Even though air travel regulations have ensured a strengthened defense program, prejudicial measures targeting “brown”...

December 2008

December 29, 2008

Gaza military strikes: Business as usual

In supporting the Israeli bombing of Gaza while ignoring events older than last week, we...

December 15, 2008

Holy Land Foundation: Perverse justice

Prosecuting a charity such as the Holy Land Foundation was nothing more than a means...

November 2008

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...

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...