Cordoba House “Ground Zero Mosque”: PR & Path Forward Part-2 | Messaging Failures

Messaging Failures Lead to Tipping Point for Islam in the U.S.
As American Muslims we can afford to listen to the concerns of our fellow countrymen. If we continue to dig in our heals, we may win a civil rights battle and lose a opportunity to truly dissipate fear. We can create the type of change that people so desperately sought during the 2008 elections by building bridges and increasing dialogue.

Cordoba House “Ground Zero Mosque”: PR & Path Forward Part-1: Public Relations Analysis

A rudimentary lesson in any PR crisis management campaign is to monitor the news about you and address the concerns, esp. in this day and age of lightening fast social media. But CI seems much more interested in flaunting the support that comes their way rather than scrubbing the media to find concerns that need responding to, an imbalance that must be corrected.

Tablighi Jamat – Anon

Some verses about Tablighi Jamat:

The Tablighis, easy target for criticism,
Attacks against them launched with cynicism,
Politically unaware, intellectually docile,
Painted by some as simplistically puerile

ABC News: Photos Raise Questions About Shooting of Cuffed Muslim Leader – Medical Examiner Photos Also Show Deep Lacerations on Face

A fiery Muslim leader who was shot dead during an attempt to arrest him in Dearborn, Mich., was found to have been riddled with 21 shots including one in the back. He also had a broken jaw, broken teeth and his hands were cuffed behind his back, according to an autopsy report. Autopsy reveals miltant Muslim Leader riddled with 21 shots including one in the back.

The Washington Post: U.S. changing way air travelers are screened

The Obama administration is abandoning its policy of using nationality alone to determine which U.S.-bound international air travelers should be subject to additional screening and will instead select passengers based on possible matches to intelligence information, including physical descriptions or a particular travel pattern, senior officials said.

The Five Dysfunctions of Islamic Organizations

We have all observed dysfunctional Islamic organizations. But what is at the heart of this dysfunction? While every community and group has its own unique set of circumstances, there are 5 specific issues that are relevant across the board. This article analyzes those 5 dysfunctions in light of Islamic organizations in hopes that we can tackle them and improve.

Marketing Islamic Knowledge – Professionalism or Selling at All Costs?

The marketing, or perceived “commercialization” of Islamic knowledge, has been a huge source of controversy over many a cup of chai for budding Islamic activists. I want to take the discussion to a more macro level and force us to evaluate how the manner in which we market Islamic programs affects the perception of Islamic organizations, and to some extent ‘ilm in general?

Islam For Sale

Islam is a religion meant to be easy and therefore Muslims set up organizations to deliver Islam to brothers’ and sisters’ locales. This is all fine until those same people stop learning Islam on their own because they figure they can just buy it in the form of Powerpoint slideshows, class notebooks, and conference badges – all giving access to wide selections of religious entertainment. Pretty soon it’s no longer about going to a seminar to learn about the fiqh of fasting. It’s about going to Organization X’s event for the sake of it being an X lecture with speakers A and B. Fame is in the name.

90/10 Rule for Masjids?

Renowned marketing expert Seth Godin wrote a simple article regarding the 90/10 rule of recruiting workers for an organization. How can we recruit the top 10% of our talent to work in masaajid?

Women’s Shelter, Call for Anthology Submissions, Obama’s Muslim “Smear”

An excellent editorial by the eloquent brother Ahmed Rehab on Obama’s struggle with the “Muslim” smear: SMEAR CAMPAIGN SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT SOCIETY Shelter Our Sisters: Solidarity Luncheon Supporting Homeless Muslim Sisters on this Saturday, March 1 at Morgan State University, Baltimore. Somewhere within our Muslim community a child will go hungry tonight. A Muslim Sister [...]