All American Muslim – the TLC version
16 November, 2011
by Ruth Nasrullah Featured, Integration and Interactions, Media, Society 96 comments
I am a hardcore reality TV watcher. So knowing how reality TV is done, I didn’t expect much from “All-American Muslim.” However, one story really engaged, and disturbed, me: Jeff McDermott’s conversion to Islam. Jeff is engaged to one of the main characters, and the show reveals that he plans to convert to Islam.
Interview with the Producer of “Fordson: Faith – Fasting – Football”
On the eve of his film’s nationwide release, we talk to Ash-har Quraishi about being a producer, the challenges in making a documentary with an Islamic theme, and the integral role fate played along the way.
Muslims and Television Series Pt 4 | Cutting the cord- From Dora & Diego, Arthur to Hummers & Cruises
With a house full of children, what is a mom to do? According to Direct Marketing magazine, by the age of eight children make most of their own buying decisions. Modern children can often recognise brands and status items by the age of 3 or 4, before they can even read. Kids `R’ Us president, Mike Searles, says “If you own this child at an early age… you can own this child for years to come.”
Muslims and Television Series Pt 2 | In the Lizard’s Hole: Television, Televangelism and Muslims
Underlying this push is an unexamined assumption that television is just a tool that can be used with equal facility in the service of good or evil. Thus the problems caused by television were caused solely because it was in the wrong hands and the only thing we need to counter those problems is have more broadcast power in the right hands. With television signals potentially reaching millions of people, we can preach to and educate such vast numbers as had never been possible before.
Response to MuslimMatters Comments on New York Times Article: Shaykh Yasir Qadhi and Andrea Elliott
The following post is Shaykh Yasir and Andrea Elliot’s response to comments, questions, and criticisms generated from the NY Times article entitled “Why Yasir Qadhi Wants to Talk About Jihad”. Comments are closed on this post.
My Reflections on the New York Times Article
By now, most of our readers have already read and dissected the New York Times Magazine cover story about myself. I’ve been deluged with emails and questions regarding it – here are my thoughts.
Muslims and Wikileaks: A Guide for the Perplexed
How would Malcolm X or MLK or Gandhi utilize the cablegate documents? Or would they utilize it at all?
Reclaiming The Perceptions Of Muslims, pt. 4 – Analyse Your Press Release; Serving Non-Muslims
Review everything covered in this series so far — the lack of grassroots civic involvement, a self-referential Islamosphere, and a less-than-stellar level of engagement with non-Muslims through media, ranging from oppositional stances to ineffective messages — from the point of view of a non-Muslim that’s asking questions, seeking answers, turning to us for guidance, and it’s clear we’re not meeting that need, either. We’re not building bridges.
A Tale Of Two Press Releases: MPAC And CAIR On NPR’s Williams
Journos know that every press release has an agenda, and they learn early in their careers how to smell the spin: but the contacts and sources journos keep in their smartphones are the ones whose spins are the least aromatic.
Reclaiming the Perceptions Of Muslims, pt. 3 — How Muslim Organizations Fail With Media
For nine years, Islamic organizations have spewed out thousands of press releases saying “Islam Is A Religion Of Peace” (what I call “IIAROP” releases), and yet Islamophobia has never been higher. So you tell me if this is an effective and complete strategy with proven results. I think not.
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