Zero tolerance for Muslim participation in politics? - The very people who fight to push Muslims out of the public square are also the ones clamoring for our communities to get out in the streets and prove our loyalty to the US. If only they could see the contradiction for themselves.  (August 6, 2008)
Geeking out at SXSW Interactive - There is no better place to mingle with other geeks than at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive, one of the largest Internet-focused conferences in the country, where we presented a panel discussion on "Online Extremism - And The Muslims Who Fight It" (March 20, 2008)
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altmuslim review 029 - A vibrant Muslim media could have an opportunity to restore balance to the Muslim public image - if it can get on its feet. In this episode, we explore the state of the Muslim media. Also, an interview with the creator of "Muslim Cafe", Navid Akhtar. (July 5, 2008)
altmuslim review 028 - Where in the world is altmuslim? This month, we report on the halal industry from the World Halal Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and from Milan, Italy where we speak to Italian Muslims about the challenges they face. (May 20, 2008)
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Recent and upcoming talks and offsite articles by altmuslim contributors
Shahed will be participating in a panel discussion, Sourcing Islam, at the Religion Newswriters Association conference in Washington, DC (September 20, 2008)
Shahed will be participating in the Progressive Revival group blog at BeliefNet (July 29, 2008)
Shahed will be speaking about the role of the Web in promoting Muslim civic engagement at the ISNA South Central Zone Conference in Houston, Texas (July 5, 2008)
Shahed will give a presentation, Shaping the Public Debate About Muslims, at the Center for American Studies in Rome, Italy (May 12, 2008)
Zahed will be a guest on BBC Radio 4's " Sunday" programme speaking about religious podcasting (May 4, 2008)
Rafia and Shahed will be guests on South Africa's Channel Islam, speaking about interpreting Islam in the modern world (March 28 & April 4, 2008)
Shahed will be speaking at the CAMP International Leadership Summit in Princeton, NJ (March 29, 2008)
Shahed will be a guest on Radio Tahrir, airing on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, speaking about the Muslim block vote (April 1, 2008)
Shahed will be appearing on The Agenda with Steve Paikin for a recap of altmuslim's SXSW panel "Online Extremism" (March 26, 2008)
altmuslim is hosting a panel discussion at 2008 SXSW Interactive, "Online Extremism (And The Muslims Who Fight It)" (March 9, 2008)
Count blessings, then tally taxes - Hesham Hassaballa, Chicago Tribune (February 24, 2008)
'Busharraf' gets the people's message - Irfan Yusuf, New Zealand Herald (February 22, 2008)
Shahed will be participating in the US-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar (February 17-19, 2008)
Sharia an unlikely threat - Irfan Yusuf, stuff.co.nz (February 13, 2008)
Converts' dangerous pull towards extremism - Irfan Yusuf, Sydney Morning Herald (February 7, 2008)
Safiyyah will be appearing on The Agenda with Steve Paikin for a debate on "Today's Young Muslim Women" (February 1, 2008)
Sidelining the loud-mouthed cultural warriors - Irfan Yusuf, Canberra Times (January 10, 2008)
Safiyyah will be guest writing at the TVO website offering commentary on the two-part TV series Britz (February 2008)
Fault lines of a nation - Irfan Yusuf, The Age (December 31, 2007)
Is there room at the inn for a Muslim holiday in America? - Shahed Amanullah, Chicago Tribune (December 23, 2007)
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Media appearances and analysis featuring altmuslim editors
Why the silence? - "Both reactionary religion and militant secularism are on the rise, with both displaying a rigid certainty and a desire for power that will do nothing to benefit society. In this context, it is vital that people with open-minded faith speak up and demonstrate alternatives. [altmuslim.com has] set many good examples in this regard." (January 8, 2008)
Does the US tolerate anti-Muslim speech? - "You see more hostility towards Muslims now than you did the year after 9/11," says Shahed Amanullah, editor of a Muslim web-zine, AltMuslim.com. He and other observers point to America's failure to capture Osama bin Laden, the continuing difficulties in Iraq and Afghanistan, and news of terrorist plots overseas as reasons why many Americans feel hostile towards Muslims. (December 7, 2007)
In the great Berkeley free speech tradition - [Amanullah] claims no personal agenda other than concerned dad. “I want my children to grow up in a country where they, as Muslims, feel valued,” he says, “and where their religion doesn’t contradict their nationality.” (November 9, 2007)
Shaping the debate on Muslims - The publication [altmuslim.com] promotes critical analysis, discussion, and debate within the Muslim community in the West while also showcasing commentary for non-Muslims who want a sense of the dialogue going on among Western Muslims. (October 19, 2007)
Blogging Where Speech Isn’t Free (.mp3) - Many nations have no tradition of free speech, and in those contexts, blogging can be extremely dangerous. How can those bloggers protect themselves, and how can we help them? (Panel discussion at SXSW Interactive, Austin, Texas, March 11, 2007) Audio available here. (July 9, 2007)
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British Extremists: “Trafalgar Square is our Mecca”
With bin Laden-boosting extremists on one side, and right-wing skinheads on the other, there was a whole lotta love going on at London's Trafalgar Square.
By Shahed Amanullah, August 26, 2002
The British are proving to be a unflappably tolerant group of people. Traditions of free speech aside, there is hardly another Western country that would tolerate the presence of Al-Muhajiroun, a militant Islamic group founded in 1986 in England by Sheikh Abu Bakri Mohammad, an asylum seeker from Syria. "England is the capital of the Islamic world," says Abu Bakri. "Trafalgar Square has become our Mecca." The group has been quite busy since 9/11 - 3,000 Al-Muhajiroun members found their way to Al-Qaida and Taliban forces in Afghanistan (seven of them are now at Guantanamo Bay), Richard " Shoe Bomber" Reid studied with the group before trying to blow up a passenger flight last December, and Zacharias "20th hijacker" Moussaoui studied with London sheikh Abu Qatada, commonly known as "bin Laden's ambassador to Europe". "[Zacharias] was clearly brainwashed by clerics in London," explained Mossauoui's distraught mother. Mainstream Muslim groups ignored the rally, sayiing Al-Muhajiroun's radical rhetoric doesn't represent the views of the majority of Britain's 1.5 million Muslims. Al-Muhajiroun's latest biting-of-the-hand-that-feeds-them was a pilgrimage to "Mecca", i.e. a rally in Trafalgar Square for 500 of the faithful, with 100 right-wing nationalists shouting anti-Islamic slogans waiting to greet them. Speakers at the " Rally for Islam" included Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri, an extremist imam who was sentenced to death in Yemen for his role in terrorism. Four people were arrested after fights broke out.
Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.
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I wish the Muslims who do not ascribe to al-Muhajiroun's teachings would get up and organize a HUGE rally so we could unite and show people what the majority of us think. Let's tell the extremists that they don't speak for us. I would love for it to be so big that the media just has to cover it. That way it would be a slap in the face to those who say we are quiet or not peaceful. I think Khaled Abou El Fadel suggested something like this and I think he's right! Any ideas? If we're going to change things and perceptions we have to take bold, big steps.
- Posted by sam on August 29, 2002 at 10:14 PM
I think the scary thing, which we have to start discussing is that there are a lot among the silent Muslims in UK who also feel the are at "war" with British society. And that is why there is more silence in England.
Don't forget the "Muslim Parliament" movement of a few years ago which was demanding that they wouldn't pay taxes to Brit govt. A dangerous, nihilistic trend.
- Posted by naeem (New York+Dhaka) on September 17, 2002 at 05:17 PM
I found this to be true in Britain as well, with many voicing frustration with everything "British," including the current Bollywood craze (Bombay Dreams, Kumars at No. 42, The Guru, etc.), which is just seen as appropriated culture anyway. From the outside, I wonder what the average white Briton must be thinking when Al-Muhajiroun has its Sept. 11th conference, openly sympathises with bin Laden, and just a smattering of protestors show up (even though it was all over the tabloids).
British Muslims don't really care about being British. White Britons don't really care that Muslims don't really care. Nihilistic, indeed.
- Posted by groov-e (earth) on September 18, 2002 at 08:09 PM
As-salaamu alaykum warahmatu Allah.
To get an intelligent (though mediated) perspective on Muslims in England, you could do worse than visiting [url=http://www.masud.co.uk]http://www.masud.co.uk,[/url] which Mash'Allah has a very active, if sometimes noisy, mailing list. - Posted by octagon on September 23, 2002 at 10:26 AM
Thanks for the link, Ibnasabil. That's a terrific site.
- Posted by bingregory (Malaysia) on September 27, 2002 at 03:05 PM
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