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We talk about the drama around the recent attempts in Florida to burn the Qur'an, and defend free speech in the process. We also talk with bestselling author and international security analyst Nafeez Mossadeq Ahmed. ( | Download .mp3 file)
We're baaaaack! We speak about the ongoing controversy over Park51 and what means for the future of lower Manhattan. Also, a discussion with Farhad Chowdhury of the M100 Foundation, which seeks to change the way Muslims pay zakat ( | Download .mp3 file)
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 ( | Download .mp3 file)
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. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Free speech - is it something Muslims can live with? In this episode, we talk about how Muslims cope with (and benefit from) free speech in Western societies. Also, an extended interview with Jewel of Medina author Sherry Jones discussing her controversial book. ( | Download .mp3 file)
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. ( | Download .mp3 file)
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. ( | Download .mp3 file)
This month, we have a special report from the US-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar. Also, an interview with Dalia Mogahed, co-author of the forthcoming book "What a Billion Muslims Really Think" ( | Download .mp3 file)
The US presidential race is in full swing and we discuss Muslim involvement in the campaigns and our attempts at a block vote. Also, a perspective from recently elected San Carlos city councilmember Omar Ahmad. ( | Download .mp3 file)
We're back with a conversation with Eboo Patel of the Interfaith Youth Corps about the challenges Muslims will be facing in the coming year. Also, a recap of what we were up to in 2007, and a promise for 2008. ( | Download .mp3 file)
The word "Islamist" is thrown around a lot these days, and we make an attempt to dissect it. Also, we speak with Luqman Ali, director of the UK's Khayaal Theatre Company, which explores Muslim themes in its performances. ( | Download .mp3 file)
What exactly is the Muslim "fourth estate", and why is it so important? Also, we suggest policies that can help align Western governments and their Muslim communities against homegrown extremism. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Bringing you a personal account of the spiritual journey of a lifetime. Plus: the emerging stories of Muslims who fought fascism and helped to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. ( | Download .mp3 file)
In this episode, we explore the expansion of Muslim artists into the mainstream. Plus, an interview with Yahya Birt, the new director of the UK's newly expanded City Circle group. ( | Download .mp3 file)
What does Ramadan mean to you? Also: Muslims getting blamed for what Muslims didn't do, and a look at (inshallah) the first Muslim congressperson in the US. ( | Download .mp3 file)
The ghosts of 9/11 are still with us, and we talk about what that means for Muslims in America. Also, a discussion on the Sunni/Shia divide with Zahir Janmohamed. ( | Download .mp3 file)
In this podcast, we explore the world of Muslim schools in the West - it's not your father's madrassa. Also, a talk with Q-News editor Fareena Alam on the right way to fight terror. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Our take on the ongoing violence in the Middle East. Plus - it's not your grandmother's youth camp - or maybe it is? Find out more about America's oldest Muslim summer camp. ( | Download .mp3 file)
In this episode, we discuss the politics of gender - from Hassan Al-Turabi to Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Also, what do our busy lives mean for our podcast schedule and the future of alt.muslim? ( | Download .mp3 file)
Our fifteenth podcast explores the ramifications of Muslims losing their religion - do people who leave Islam really deserve death? Also, first hand experience with a "no-fly list". ( | Download .mp3 file)
The Arabs are coming - and they're bringing out the worst in American politicians. Also: taking a look at Danish cartoons (so you don't have to). ( | Download .mp3 file)
This week, we look for a "New Mecca" in the wake of a growing hajj. Also, we debate the effectiveness of the Muslim Council of Britain (and our criticism of it). ( | Download .mp3 file)
Muslims selling liquor in the inner city? Say it isn't so! We also talk about why the Bush administration's terrorist fishing net keeps coming up empty. ( | Download .mp3 file)
The media coverage of the lawlessness in France just makes us want to, uh, riot. So does the murder by suicide bombing of Muslim American filmmaker Moustapha Akkad. ( | Download .mp3 file)
This week, we look at Muslim lifestyle magazines in the UK, and how they reflect Western Muslim culture. Also, Pakistani rape survivor Muktharan Mai brings her anti-violence campaign to America. ( | Download .mp3 file)
We open Ramadan with our ninth podcast, where we discuss the politics of nuclear proliferation. Also, Muslim lawyers organize in response to legal challenges for the Muslim community. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Podcast eight analyzes the Muslim response to the Katrina hurricane, and gets inside the head of journalist Farhan Memon. So just how much self-criticism is too much self criticism? ( | Download .mp3 file)
Podcast seven includes a report from the largest Muslim conference in North America. Also, a closer look at Islam in the US prison system. Warning: "Get Out of Jail Free" card not included. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Podcast six explores ongoing PR efforts by both Muslims and the West to promote understanding, and provides some background on the hundreds of small bombs that rocked Bangladesh this week. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Podcast five covers Muslim voices in the media - including ours. Who speaks for us? Also, an interview with our legal correspondent Junaid Afeef on the renewed call for profiling. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Our fourth podcast features a discussion of recently proposed anti-terror legislation in Britain and Muslim reaction, along with an analysis of Muslims in movies and television. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Podcast three features another London update, Professor Asifa Quraishi on the lessons of the Mukhtar Mai case, and some background on the US Muslim fatwa against terror. ( | Download .mp3 file)
Our second podcast features an update on the continuing London attacks, the latest on Mukhtar Mai, and a discussion about the new Muslim-American play 'The Domestic Crusaders.' ( | Download .mp3 file)
Our inaugural podcast features a frank discussion about the London attacks: how they happened, the emerging backlash, and what Muslims can do to stop extremism. ( | Download .mp3 file)
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altmuslim this week - august 15, 2011 - This week, a new look at "social cohesion" as riots grip Britain (and Muslims emerge as victims or heroes). Also, how Ramadan is helping American Muslims "reboot" the American Dream, and the Whole Foods Ramadan marketing catastrophe that wasn't (after all, any publicity is good publicity) 
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10 lessons from our Tunisian brothers & sisters - The Tunisians, in shaking off a long-standing dictator on January 21, 2011, have inspired the downtrodden and hopeless well beyond their borders. The photograph above shows Egyptians applying the Tunisian lessons, just one week later. We can learn a lot from their experiences. (January 29, 2011)
A defense of free speech by Muslim Americans - A group of us felt strongly enough about the situation of cartoonist Molly Norris to issue a statement in defense of free speech, which Ms. Norris has been made aware of and is grateful for. (September 21, 2010)
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altmuslim review 034 - We talk about the drama around the recent attempts in Florida to burn the Qur'an, and defend free speech in the process. We also talk with bestselling author and international security analyst Nafeez Mossadeq Ahmed. (September 26, 2010)
altmuslim review 033 - We're baaaaack! We speak about the ongoing controversy over Park51 and what means for the future of lower Manhattan. Also, a discussion with Farhad Chowdhury of the M100 Foundation, which seeks to change the way Muslims pay zakat (August 13, 2010)
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Recent and upcoming talks and offsite articles by altmuslim contributors
Extremists should not decide what Islam is, Rafia Zakaria, Indianapolis Star, January 8, 2011
Shariah law is often not what Muslim judges say it is, Rafia Zakaria, Indianapolis Star, Oct 23, 2010
Zahed will be speaking on the challenges of growing a Muslim-oriented business at a conference on Muslim Entrepreneurship in Ireland in the Aungier Street campus of Dublin Institute of Technology on Wednesday, October 6th.
Shahed will be speaking about marketing to Muslims at the second annual American Muslim Consumer Conference in New Jersey on October 30, 2010
Shahed participated in a debate about the Park51 center with Joshua Treviño at UT Austin's LBJ School of Public Policy, September 15, 2010
It's the occupation, stupid, Wajahat Ali, Salon.com, June 4, 2010
Sex and the City 2's stunning Muslim clichés, Wajahat Ali, Salon.com, May 28, 2010
Draw Muhammad Day: Collectively Punishing Muslim Americans, Shahed Amanullah, Huffington Post, May 25, 2010
Shahed will be a guest on the BBC World Service's World, Have Your Say discussing the proposed French ban on niqab (and fines for husbands who compel their wives to wear them) on May 18, 2010.
Even Controversial Views Should Be Protected by Freedom of Speech, Asma Uddin, The Huffington Post, May 7, 2010.
What I understand about Faisal Shahzad, Wajahat Ali, Salon.com, May 6, 2010
No freak out about South Park, Zahed Amanullah, The Guardian, Comment is Free, April 23, 2010.
Shahed will be a guest on the BBC World Service's World, Have Your Say discussing the South Park controversy along with Zarqa Nawaz (Little Mosque on the Prairie) and other guests on April 22, 2010.
Shahed will be a guest on NPR's State of Belief discussing Barack Obama's outreach to the Muslim world, April 17, 2010.
Zahed will be attending a panel discussion entitled " Are Islam and Free Speech Compatible?" in London, England on Friday, March 26, 2010 sponsored by The City Circle. He will be accompanied by Riazat Butt (The Guardian), Hamid Khan (Consultant in Offender and Youth Development), Abu Muntasir (JIMAS), and Dr Usama Hasan.
'Jihad Jane': not the usual suspect, Wajahat Ali, The Guardian, Comment is Free, March 18, 2010.
Al-Awlaki, a new public enemy, Zahed Amanullah, The Guardian, Comment is Free, December 30, 2009.
Islamophonic: Review of the year, Riazat Butt, Zahed Amanullah and David Shariatmadari, Cif Belief (The Guardian), December 18, 2009.
Fort Hood has enough victims already, Wajahat Ali, Comment is Free (The Guardian), November 6, 2009
The pitfalls of filming Muhammad, Shahed Amanullah, The Guardian, Comment is Free, November 4, 2009.
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Media appearances and analysis featuring altmuslim editors
Pakistanis question who knew what about bin Laden - Columnist Rafia Zakaria, a Pakistani who resides in the United States, says most Pakistanis cannot imagine that the army would be so incompetent as to not know bin Laden was in Pakistan. She says it's too formidable a burden to believe that this one institution that has imposed itself on the Pakistani people could also be, like the rest, somewhat inept. (May 15, 2011)
The Killing of Osama bin Laden - While Valarie Kaur sees danger following Bin Laden's killing, Rafia Zakaria sees reason for hope. She's an American Muslim who teaches constitutional history and political philosophy at Indiana University. She's also an editor with altmuslim.com, a website that encourages an exchange of ideas between Muslim Americans and non-Muslim Americans. (May 6, 2011)
Muslims speak out in support of threatened cartoonist Molly Norris - Shahed Amanullah, founder and editor-in-chief of Altmuslim and one of the letter’s drafters, told TheDC that in the wake of the threats, he and the Muslim community had reached out to Norris. “What we really wanted was to continue down the road we’ve already started with her, because a lot of us have already been in touch,” Amanullah said, explaining that the letter was, in addition to being a stand for free speech, also an expression of support for Norris. (September 23, 2010)
Quran snatcher’s fame growing - "What's great about this is that it's coming from Joe America," said Shahed Amanullah, editor of AltMuslim.com, a Web magazine. "What he did, and the way people responded, gives me more faith in America than anything any politician or media celebrity could do." (September 21, 2010)
For Muslims, bonfire that wasn’t still carries implications - "Part of it has to do with attitudes toward free speech in the Muslim world and in the West,” said Shahed Amanullah, editor of AltMuslim.com, a Web magazine. "The Muslim world is still not used to the idea of free speech, whereas here in the West, we understand that someone is always going to do something sacrilegious, and we've all developed thicker skins.” (September 18, 2010)
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