It is so refreshing to see Muslims on screen and on stage. It is more refreshing to see Muslims' stories on screen and on stage.
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What do the movies The Passion of Christ and American Pie have in common? I saw a report on CNN the other day about a new DVD player that edits movies on the fly to remove objectionable material. The story was recently posted on CNN.com. I thought it was worth mentioning because they interviewed a spokesperson for the company, and he said something that caught my attention, but that didn’t make it into the print story. When the violence or language is integral to the story, it won’t be edited. So The Passion and American Pie have integrated the objectionable…
America to Zanzibar Opening
I am proud to announce the opening of the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. I served as the lead academic advisor the exhibit, and it is stunning. Below is a link to my Flickr album of the space, which I will continue update as the exhibit goes on for the year.
Interview with producers of #FlyingWhileMuslim
From Neem Magazine. Below is the list of interviewees: Anthony Shadid – Pulitzer Prize Awardee and Washington Post Journalist; Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! Host; Brigitte Gabriel – Author, “Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America” and American Congress for Truth Founder; Robert Spencer – Jihad Watch Director; Arwa and Sumia Ibrahim – Profiled at JFK; Raed Jarrar – Profiled at JFK and won a court case against Jet Blue; Talat Hamdani – Mother of Mohammed Salman Hamdani; Robert Steele – Former CIA Agent; Reginald Shuford – ACLU, Senior Legal Officer; Dalia Hashad – Amnesty International, Director…