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)
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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)
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Recent and upcoming talks and offsite articles by altmuslim contributors
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)
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Media appearances and analysis featuring altmuslim editors
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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South by Southwest 2008
Geeking out at SXSW Interactive
Posted by Shahed Amanullah on March 20, 2008
One of the goals of altmuslim.com has been to create a discourse that carries as well with Muslim audiences as with those who are not Muslim. So it can be challenging to bring some of the weightier topics we discuss to mainstream conferences. For the last two years, we've been lucky enough to be asked to give presentations related to our work at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive, the web-focused third (along with film and music) of one of the largest cultural events in the USA. This year, we attracted a large audience with a provocative title - Online Extremism - And The Muslims Who Fight It - where we featured Muslims working both to combat the spread of violent ideologies online as well as creating spaces for open dialogue and understanding among/with Muslims online.
The panel featured security expert Mohammad Hluchan (a security expert and translator - he knows seven languages - who works to identify and shut down websites of violent extremists), Mohammad Suleiman Khan (webmaster for Islamica Magazine and founder of the online blogging community Hadithuna, which focuses on providing a platform for a wide variety of Muslim viewpoints), Frank Cilluffo (a Homeland Security expert from George Washington University who promotes a refreshing change in policy from the "with us or against us" mentality of a few years ago), and Shaarik Zafar (a senior policy advisor and the Department of Homeland Security who has been active in both protecting the civil and free speech rights of Muslims as well as enabling ordinary Muslims to become more active in combatting violent ideologies). Even though our panel was scheduled the same time as one of the many interesting keynote speeches at SXSW, it was still one of the larger programs of the conference.
The event was widely covered by livebloggers (an " amazing session"... " forward thinking"... " timely and important"... " interesting and relevant"), newspapers, radio, and more. Next week, the national Canadian TV show The Agenda will recreate our panel discussion for TV.
Inshallah, we'll continue to work with SXSW and other conferences to bridge the gaps of understanding between Muslims and others. If you have suggestions for other thought-provoking programs to organize, please contact us.
We try to remove any comments that do not conform to our netiquette guidelines. If any comments remain that are in violation, please let us know. The presence of offending comments does not necessarily reflect the views of the editors of altmuslim.
Nice facebook integration! Are you guys on facebook, too or just wrote an app for it?
- Posted by OmarG on March 25, 2008 at 04:29 PM
Dear altmuslim,
My nom de plume is OldCorpBlt1/3, and I am a Christian. I have just joined your site after finding it while surfing news articles about Barack Obama. I read with interest a piece asking why American Muslims do not protest against the horrible atrocities committed in the name of The Almighty:
http://www.altmuslim.com/a/a/a/2631/
I have been trying, without much success, to figure out how I can post a little column in response. While I was pondering my own ineptitude, I had a thought. "Why not have a regular column written about Islam from a Christian perspective on altmuslim?" This would certainly be a unique feature on your website, don't you agree? At the very least, I hope your editorial staff can take the time to read my column - the URL is listed below.
If this idea appeals to your editors, please read my introduction at WordPress.com and then get in touch with me. I would appreciate an answer even if you decide not to go with this idea. The URL to my column is under my name.
Respectfully submitted,
OldCorpBLT1/3
http://oldcorpblog.wordpress.com/
p.s. Feel free to delete this comment once it has served its purpose.
Wow, is that "Battalion Landing Team 1/3"?? Semper Fi...
- Posted by OmarG on April 8, 2008 at 07:41 AM
"Wow, is that "Battalion Landing Team 1/3"?? Semper Fi..." - OmarG
That it is Omar. 1stBn 3rd Marines "LavaDogs" Semper Fi
Nice facebook integration! Are you guys on facebook, too or just wrote an app for it?
We have a Facebook page for altmuslim.com as well...
- Posted by Shahed (Austin, TX) on April 13, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Update: the podcast of our panel discussion is now online.
- Posted by Shahed (Austin, TX) on June 4, 2008 at 08:26 PM
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