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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.
Pray In Accordance to the Sunnah: Muslim Women Protest Against Marginalization
“Do not prevent the maidservants of God from the mosques of God” (Hadith). What we have to understand is that women are not prevented from praying in the mosque only by words, but also when they are not afforded reasonable access. The female companions of the Prophet (S) enjoyed this access during his lifetime. In order to open doors of spiritual opportunity for our sisters, it is, therefore, sometimes necessary to put aside our preferences.
Friday Khutbah in Arabic: To be or not to be?
Some still argue that the Friday Khutbah should be in Arabic even when the vast majority don’t speak Arabic! In this post, you’ll find a short debate between one who favors this opinion and one who doesn’t think it’s a good idea.
Outside the Box: A Beautiful Jumu’ah
The Friday after my Penalty Box post was published, I went to salat’l-jumu’ah at a hotel. The usual space was reduced by a third due to a scheduling conflict with another group’s event. I wish I had a better picture to show you because despite the impromptu nature of the setup, it was one of the best setups that I’ve ever experienced. I was struck by a few things that made my heart overflow with thankfulness and happiness and my eyes overflow with tears:
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 [...]
Muslim Youth Helplines
We have all heard, read, and know from experience the difficulties that Muslim youth are experiencing as they grow up here in the West. Identity issues, as well as other common concerns such as sex and drugs, are amongst the most important things they have to deal with. To address the situation, here are two [...]
An Evening with Jamal Zarabozo, Siraj Wahaj & Yasir (Organized by WhyIslam)
There is an exciting message for MM readers & Muslims of America towards the end of this post. On Saturday night, I attended ICNA-NJ / WhyIslam’s evening lecture program on “In the footsteps of Ibrahim (AS)”. There were about 700-800 folks in attendance. The program was well organized and the talks were awesome mashallah. Imam [...]
Introducing New MM Specialist: Mohamed Elibiary (Founder of Freedom & Justice Foundation)
We are excited to announce that Br. Mohamed Elibiary is joining MM as a specialist writer. He will blog on politics, especially as it relates to US-Muslim World relations and the GWOT (Global War on Thinking). Br. Mohamed walks the talk and has established a first-class non-profit organization in Texas, Freedom & Justice Foundation (F&J), [...]
Converts Seminar This Weekend
To everyone in the Midwest, there will be a seminar at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee this weekend entitled: American Muslim Converts: Empowerment and Outreach Guest speakers include Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Dr. Robert Crane, Shabir Ally, Ihsan Bagby, and others. Yours truly will moderate the panel discussion, “New Muslims and the Attraction of Islam.” Detailed [...]
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