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Friday, February 8, 2008
What did Muslims do in 2007
Here is an excerpt from the "general good news" category: click on the title to read the full list/article
10. GENERAL GOOD NEWS
The "A Muslim a Day" site continues to post a great photo each day, breaking down stereotypes visually.
Film: The film 'Days of Glory' added a Muslim page to the film history of WW II. Prince Among Slaves premieres and wins award for Best Documentary of 2007 at the American Black Film Festival. The U.S. premier of "Rumi Returning" was very well received. "American Ramadan" documentary was released.
Television: Two new sitcoms showing Muslims as just as goofy as everyone else aired on television. Aliens in America began on the CW network, and Little Mosque on the Prairie on Canadian television. Link TV introduced a special section of programs under the heading of "One Nation, Many Voices: Muslims in America, Stories Not Stereotypes".
Humor: We are beginning to see lots more humor and satire coming from the Muslim community. We have groups like Allah Made Me Funny, The Holy Land Comedy Tour, Stand Up for Peace, The Watch List.
Khalil Bendib is considering throwing his fez into the ring to become America's First Muslim President. Shelina Zahra Janmohamed of Spirit 21 has come up with great Eid and moonsighting carols. Ray Hanania's Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour is doing well as are many other Muslim and Arab comedians, for example: Azhar Usman - Maz Jobrani - Shazia Mirza - Dean Obaidallah - Preacher Moss - Ahmed Ahmed - Amro Ali -
We are seeing humorous posts like - Rules for reporting Islam and regular video blogs like Salam Cafe out of Australia.
Even in Iraq Muslims are finding ways to laugh. (see also our collection of articles on satire and humor). There really is such a thing as Muslim humor
Islam-themed comic book "The 99" hits U.S. stands. Each superhero embodies one of the 99 attributes that Muslims ascribe to Allah.
Music: Muslim Country-Western singer Kareem Salama released a new album.
Art: The political cartoonist, Bendib has released a new book of his work.
Books: Some great books came out this year:
The new edition of Muhammad Asad's monumental translation and commentary is now available in England and in the USA. This beautiful new edition, published by the Book Foundation and designed by Ahmed Moustafa, includes completely new typography, art and a complete transliteration of the Arabic text.
Feminism beyond East and West: New Gender Talk and Practice in Global Islam, Margot Badran.
The Holy Cities, The Pilgrimage and The World of Islam: A History: From the earliest traditions till 1925 (1344H), Sultan Ghalib al-Qu'aiti.
Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization, Akbar Ahmed.
The Book of Language: A Deep Glossary of Islamic and English Spiritual Terms (The Education Project series), Kabir Helminski, now available in paperback.
American Crescent, Imam Hassan Qazwini.
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran, Fatemeh Kashevarz.
Microcredit And Poverty Alleviation, Tazul Islam. Asian Islam in the 21st Century, Esposito, Voll, Bakar.
Christianity and Islam in Spain: Christianity and Islam in Spain, Charles Reginald Haines.
The Garden of Truth: The Vision and Promise of Sufism, Islam's Mystical Tradition, Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
Sufism: Veil and Quintessence A New Translation with Selected Letters (The Writings of Frithjof Schuon).
God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis, Philip Jenkins.
Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia, Adeeb Khalid.
The Inner Journey: Views from the Islamic Tradition (PARABOLA Anthology Series), Wm. C. Chittick (Editor).
Liberation Theology: Islam and the Feminist Agenda in the Qur'an, Omar Naseef.
Scripture, Reason, and the Contemporary Islam-West Encounter: Studying the "Other," Understanding the "Self", Steven Kepnes (Editor), Basit Bilal Koshul (Editor).
The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought, Frederick Quinn.
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Friday, February 8, 2008
What did Muslims do in 2007
Here is an excerpt from the "general good news" category: click on the title to read the full list/article
10. GENERAL GOOD NEWS
The "A Muslim a Day" site continues to post a great photo each day, breaking down stereotypes visually.
Film: The film 'Days of Glory' added a Muslim page to the film history of WW II. Prince Among Slaves premieres and wins award for Best Documentary of 2007 at the American Black Film Festival. The U.S. premier of "Rumi Returning" was very well received. "American Ramadan" documentary was released.
Television: Two new sitcoms showing Muslims as just as goofy as everyone else aired on television. Aliens in America began on the CW network, and Little Mosque on the Prairie on Canadian television. Link TV introduced a special section of programs under the heading of "One Nation, Many Voices: Muslims in America, Stories Not Stereotypes".
Humor: We are beginning to see lots more humor and satire coming from the Muslim community. We have groups like Allah Made Me Funny, The Holy Land Comedy Tour, Stand Up for Peace, The Watch List.
Khalil Bendib is considering throwing his fez into the ring to become America's First Muslim President. Shelina Zahra Janmohamed of Spirit 21 has come up with great Eid and moonsighting carols. Ray Hanania's Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour is doing well as are many other Muslim and Arab comedians, for example: Azhar Usman - Maz Jobrani - Shazia Mirza - Dean Obaidallah - Preacher Moss - Ahmed Ahmed - Amro Ali -
We are seeing humorous posts like - Rules for reporting Islam and regular video blogs like Salam Cafe out of Australia.
Even in Iraq Muslims are finding ways to laugh. (see also our collection of articles on satire and humor). There really is such a thing as Muslim humor
Islam-themed comic book "The 99" hits U.S. stands. Each superhero embodies one of the 99 attributes that Muslims ascribe to Allah.
Music: Muslim Country-Western singer Kareem Salama released a new album.
Art: The political cartoonist, Bendib has released a new book of his work.
Books: Some great books came out this year:
The new edition of Muhammad Asad's monumental translation and commentary is now available in England and in the USA. This beautiful new edition, published by the Book Foundation and designed by Ahmed Moustafa, includes completely new typography, art and a complete transliteration of the Arabic text.
Feminism beyond East and West: New Gender Talk and Practice in Global Islam, Margot Badran.
The Holy Cities, The Pilgrimage and The World of Islam: A History: From the earliest traditions till 1925 (1344H), Sultan Ghalib al-Qu'aiti.
Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization, Akbar Ahmed.
The Book of Language: A Deep Glossary of Islamic and English Spiritual Terms (The Education Project series), Kabir Helminski, now available in paperback.
American Crescent, Imam Hassan Qazwini.
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran, Fatemeh Kashevarz.
Microcredit And Poverty Alleviation, Tazul Islam. Asian Islam in the 21st Century, Esposito, Voll, Bakar.
Christianity and Islam in Spain: Christianity and Islam in Spain, Charles Reginald Haines.
The Garden of Truth: The Vision and Promise of Sufism, Islam's Mystical Tradition, Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
Sufism: Veil and Quintessence A New Translation with Selected Letters (The Writings of Frithjof Schuon).
God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis, Philip Jenkins.
Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia, Adeeb Khalid.
The Inner Journey: Views from the Islamic Tradition (PARABOLA Anthology Series), Wm. C. Chittick (Editor).
Liberation Theology: Islam and the Feminist Agenda in the Qur'an, Omar Naseef.
Scripture, Reason, and the Contemporary Islam-West Encounter: Studying the "Other," Understanding the "Self", Steven Kepnes (Editor), Basit Bilal Koshul (Editor).
The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought, Frederick Quinn.
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Unique Pakistan - Karachi, Sindh, PakistanFriday, February 8, 2008
What did Muslims do in 2007
Here is an excerpt from the "general good news" category: click on the title to read the full list/article
10. GENERAL GOOD NEWS
The "A Muslim a Day" site continues to post a great photo each day, breaking down stereotypes visually.
Film: The film 'Days of Glory' added a Muslim page to the film history of WW II. Prince Among Slaves premieres and wins award for Best Documentary of 2007 at the American Black Film Festival. The U.S. premier of "Rumi Returning" was very well received. "American Ramadan" documentary was released.
Television: Two new sitcoms showing Muslims as just as goofy as everyone else aired on television. Aliens in America began on the CW network, and Little Mosque on the Prairie on Canadian television. Link TV introduced a special section of programs under the heading of "One Nation, Many Voices: Muslims in America, Stories Not Stereotypes".
Humor: We are beginning to see lots more humor and satire coming from the Muslim community. We have groups like Allah Made Me Funny, The Holy Land Comedy Tour, Stand Up for Peace, The Watch List.
Khalil Bendib is considering throwing his fez into the ring to become America's First Muslim President. Shelina Zahra Janmohamed of Spirit 21 has come up with great Eid and moonsighting carols. Ray Hanania's Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour is doing well as are many other Muslim and Arab comedians, for example: Azhar Usman - Maz Jobrani - Shazia Mirza - Dean Obaidallah - Preacher Moss - Ahmed Ahmed - Amro Ali -
We are seeing humorous posts like - Rules for reporting Islam and regular video blogs like Salam Cafe out of Australia.
Even in Iraq Muslims are finding ways to laugh. (see also our collection of articles on satire and humor). There really is such a thing as Muslim humor
Islam-themed comic book "The 99" hits U.S. stands. Each superhero embodies one of the 99 attributes that Muslims ascribe to Allah.
Music: Muslim Country-Western singer Kareem Salama released a new album.
Art: The political cartoonist, Bendib has released a new book of his work.
Books: Some great books came out this year:
The new edition of Muhammad Asad's monumental translation and commentary is now available in England and in the USA. This beautiful new edition, published by the Book Foundation and designed by Ahmed Moustafa, includes completely new typography, art and a complete transliteration of the Arabic text.
Feminism beyond East and West: New Gender Talk and Practice in Global Islam, Margot Badran.
The Holy Cities, The Pilgrimage and The World of Islam: A History: From the earliest traditions till 1925 (1344H), Sultan Ghalib al-Qu'aiti.
Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization, Akbar Ahmed.
The Book of Language: A Deep Glossary of Islamic and English Spiritual Terms (The Education Project series), Kabir Helminski, now available in paperback.
American Crescent, Imam Hassan Qazwini.
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran, Fatemeh Kashevarz.
Microcredit And Poverty Alleviation, Tazul Islam. Asian Islam in the 21st Century, Esposito, Voll, Bakar.
Christianity and Islam in Spain: Christianity and Islam in Spain, Charles Reginald Haines.
The Garden of Truth: The Vision and Promise of Sufism, Islam's Mystical Tradition, Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
Sufism: Veil and Quintessence A New Translation with Selected Letters (The Writings of Frithjof Schuon).
God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis, Philip Jenkins.
Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia, Adeeb Khalid.
The Inner Journey: Views from the Islamic Tradition (PARABOLA Anthology Series), Wm. C. Chittick (Editor).
Liberation Theology: Islam and the Feminist Agenda in the Qur'an, Omar Naseef.
Scripture, Reason, and the Contemporary Islam-West Encounter: Studying the "Other," Understanding the "Self", Steven Kepnes (Editor), Basit Bilal Koshul (Editor).
The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought, Frederick Quinn.
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