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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
altmuslim this week - june 29, 2009 - This week, reeling over the death of Michael Jackson (or is it Mikaeel?), a brutal (and brutally unfair?) new film about the stoning of women in Iran, and our good friend Farah Pandith - the most effective behind-the-scenes American Muslim you've never met - is promoted to a new office by Secretary Clinton.
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US outreach to Muslims in good hands - Several of us at altmuslim have had the opportunity to work with Farah Pandith, who has just been appointed by Secretary Clinton to be a special representative to Muslim communities worldwide. (June 27, 2009)

Her name is Neda - Many have died tragic - and silent - deaths in the post-election violence in Iran. But one woman, Neda Agha Soltan, became a symbol with her death caught on video. Here, Neda's fiancee, Caspian Makan, comments on her story in comments transcribed exclusively for altmuslim.com. (June 25, 2009)

CONTRIBUTORS
PODCASTS
altmuslim review 032 - Muslim writers everywhere! We speak about the new wave of Western Muslim literature and interview two authors with recently released books. Our own Irfan Yusuf talks about his memoir, Once Were Radicals and Reza Aslan tells us more about his second book, How to Win a Cosmic War (June 11, 2009)

altmuslim review 031 - Oh, Bama! What does the election of Barack Obama mean for American Muslims, who were both courted and shunned during a long campaign? We speak with American Muslim Democratic activists who were gathered in Washington for the historic inauguration. (March 5, 2009)

ELSEWHERE
State-sponsored Sufism, Ali Eteraz, Foreign Policy, June 10, 2009.

Pushing the Envelope Without Breaking It, Shahed Amanullah, The Mosque in Morgantown, June 2, 2009.

Obama in Egypt: Let the unsaid be said, Zahed Amanullah, Patheos.com, May 28, 2009.

Zahed will be a panelist at Divan 2.0, a debate on the future of the Muslim internet sponsored by the Radical Middle Way at the London School of Economics in London, England, May 22, 2009.

Once Were Radicals (published by Allen and Unwin), the first book by Associate Editor Irfan Yusuf, is released in Australia, May 4, 2009.

Shahed and Wajahat will be speaking at the 3rd Annual Leadership Summit presented by the Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals in Princeton, NJ, May 2, 2009.

Shahed will be leading a workshop on Media Strategies & Techniques at the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow conference in New York, NY, April 24-25, 2009.

Bringing it all back home, Wajahat Ali, The Guardian, Comment is Free, April 9, 2009.

Zahed will be conducting a two day workshop on Blogging and New Media for Italian students at the United States Embassy, Rome, Italy, April 8-9, 2009.

Crusading for Modern Islamic Art, Shahed Amanullah, Beliefnet, March 26, 2009.

Wajahat will be speaking at the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow conference in Doha, Qatar (January 16-19, 2009)

Finding the middle ground, Hesham Hassaballa, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 8, 2009.

Shahed will be speaking about Muslims in the political process at the 8th annual Texas Dawah Convention in Houston, Texas (December 27, 2008)

Skyscraping ambition for Mecca, Ali Eteraz, The Guardian (UK), Comment is Free (December 18, 2008)

Zahed will be leading a technology workshop for European Muslim professionals at the Salzburg Global Seminar, Salzburg, Austria (November 16-20, 2008)

Zahed will be a keynote speaker at the inaugural meeting of the Network of European Muslim Technology Entrepreneurs, in Madrid, Spain (November 14, 2008)

Shahed will be a featured panelist at Red Faith/Blue Faith: Religion in the 2008 Election and Beyond at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC (November 7, 2008)

Let the Global Islamic Conspiracy Begin, Ali Eteraz, Jewcy, (November 5, 2008)

Zahed will be a guest on Press TV's Islam & Life, hosted by Tariq Ramadan, speaking on French and American Muslim experiences (November 3, 2008)

Zahed will be a guest on Irish broadcaster RTE's Spectrum radio show, speaking about Barack Obama and the Muslim factor in the US presidential election (November 1, 2008)

IN THE NEWS
Islamic Society reaches out to other faiths - "ISNA is very interested in extending their connections with Protestant groups," said Rafia Zakaria, an Indiana lawyer and associate editor at altmuslim.com, a Web site that looks at Muslim issues. "Having a figure as high profile as him gives them legitimacy to extend those kinds of alliances with church groups that have a significant amount of power in the United States." (June 21, 2009)

American Muslims, Jews rate Obama’s speech - "He was really pressing for people to say in public what they say in private. Everybody knows what the solutions to a lot of these problems are and I think there is vast agreement on what they are going to be. But nobody really talks about it and puts the cards on the table," said Shahed Amanullah, editor of the Web site altmuslim.com. (June 5, 2009)

A place to explore Muslim American life - "The biggest challenge facing us is more internal - asking the deeper question. Okay, now that we know that we are Muslim Americans or American Muslims, whatever you want to call us, what does that mean?" (May 23, 2009)

The great potential for online Muslim media - "A recent study in the US implies a correlation between non-Muslims who fear Islam and those who don't know any Muslims. The more Muslims get to know their non-Muslim neighbours, the more ability they will have to influence them." (April 29, 2009)

Obama’s entreaty to Islam surprises Muslims - "Here's where the American public is going, and here's where Obama is going and trying to head it off," said Shahed Amanullah, editor and publisher of altmuslim.com. The Bush administration asked Amanullah for help in shaping dialogue with the American Muslim community. "He's heading it off on a global level," Amanullah said. "He's starting at a core of the problem. The core of the problem is the crisis overseas." (April 8, 2009)

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Naeem Mohaiemen
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Naeem Mohaiemen
Naeem Mohaiemen, Associate Editor of altmuslim since 2003, is an artist and filmmaker working in New York and Dhaka. Art projects include Disappeared in America (2006 Whitney Biennial), Between Devil & Deep Blue (Asia Society), System Error: War is a Force that gives us Meaning (Palazzo Papesse, Siena), Lonely Death in Penn Station (Exit Art) and Grounded: Was Man Meant To Fly (Danish Arts Council).

His film projects include Muslims Or Heretics: My Camera Can Lie (British House of Lords), Young Man Was No Longer Terrorist (Dictionary Of War, Munich), Fear of Flying, and Patriot Story. His essays include Fear of a Muslim Planet: Islamic Roots of Hip-Hop (Sound Unbound, DJ Spooky ed., MIT Press), Guerillas in Mist (Sarai Turbulence, part of Documenta 12 journal project), Beirut: Illusion of a Silver Porsche (Men of Global South, Adam Jones ed., Zed Books) and Why Mahmud Can't be a Pilot (Nobody Passes, Matt Bernstein ed.). Naeem has been featured in numerous publications and media appearances, including an extensive interview with David Brancaccio for the Now programme on PBS.
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ARTICLES BY NAEEM MOHAIEMEN

Muslims and the West
Go west, young Muslim
It is time to look beyond the stories of 9/11. Time to also feel the pain of others outside these borders. Time to formulate theory, trajectory and a vision for a more humane future. (2 comments)

Fear of Muslims
Snakes on a plane, Muslims off the plane
Every person is now an action hero, ready to pounce on evildoers when they "spot suspicious behavior", kick up a royal fuss and boot that passenger off the plane. (6 comments)

Globalization
Muslim voices still on margins of Helsinki process
In spite of assembling a strong group of participants, Muslim voices and issues have remained largely absent from the discussions of the Helsinki Process. (0 comments)

Commentary
‘It’s really important to hear our voices’
David Brancaccio of PBS interviews alt.muslim's Naeem Mohaiemen on the fallout from the London attacks, gaining trust among Muslim communities, and whose side Naeem is on. (0 comments)

7/7 Aftermath
London 2005: Welcome to the Terrordome
Don't let the rhetoric of the "war on terror" and violence by the terrorist fringes push us to sacrifice civil liberties. Learn from the excesses of post 9/11 America. (9 comments)

UK Muslims
“Collateral damage” of London bombers
It only takes a small, determined gang of racists to start race riots. We saw it before in Brixton and Bradford, and now we may see it again. (1 comments)

Kidnapping spree
Punishing the innocent in Iraq
Activists must speak up against the ongoing cycle of kidnapping. There are many ways to oppose Empire, but this cannot be one of them. (1 comments)

Immigration
Protesting while immigrant
If immigrants protest anti-immigrant policies at the Republican National Convention, they risk being deported. (0 comments)

War on terror
How (not) to catch a terrorist
What terrorist in his right mind would now seek to ram a truck into Wall Street, after watching all of law enforcements plans laid bare on the TV screen? (1 comments)

Labor issues
“Slaves” in Saudi: The Muslim world’s shame
It is no surprise to read a Human Rights Watch report that found that migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are kept in conditions of "near-slavery." (34 comments)

Communalism
Merchants of hate targeting religious minorities
Rising persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh is following a similar pattern to that of Pakistan - and may take that country down the same path. (0 comments)

Academia
Islamic or Arabic studies?
Efforts to promote understanding at Oberlin College through setting up an Arabic Studies program would go a lot further if it were expanded to Islamic studies. (0 comments)

Anti-Semitism
Mahathir strikes out: On OIC anti-semitism
Statements by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad show why the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) has been irrelevant in improving the Muslim condition. (7 comments)

Suicide terrorism
Mindless “martyrs”: Muslim voices against suicide bombings
Suicide bombings have have been a tactical and moral failure whose continued use and acceptance threatens the stability of society. (0 comments)

Salauddin Chowdhury
War criminal to head Islamic conference?
An alleged war criminal has just become Bangladesh's nominee for Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). (1 comments)

February 15th anti-war march
The euphoria and afterwards
Even if the current anti-war efforts do not succeed, the human connections that are being made in this moment will be a powerful force for positive change in the future. (0 comments)

Muslim activism
Not in our name: An activist looks back
Journalist and activist Naeem Mohaiemen reflects on the state of American activism, and how a decade in America has shaped his world view. (0 comments)


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