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PBS - America at a Crossroads
Companion website to the April 2007 series.
"...is a major public television event premiering on PBS in April 2007 that explores the challenges confronting the post-9/11 world ó including the war on terrorism; the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; the experience of American troops serving abroad; the struggle for balance within the Muslim world; and global perspectives on Americaís role overseas."
Films include: JIHAD: The Men and Ideas behind Al Qaeda ; Warriors ; Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience ; Gangs of Iraq ; The Case for War: In Defense of Freedom ; Europe's 9/11 ; The Muslim Americans ; Faith Without Fear ; Struggle for the Soul of Islam: Inside Indonesia ; Security versus Liberty: The Other War ; The Brotherhood.

American Public Media - Speaking of Faith

• Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11 (September 2006)
  "Dramatic headlines convey a predominantly violent picture of global Islam. But, during the past five years, Muslim guests on Step back with us and hear these voices from the traditional and evolving center of Islam."

PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
An Online Companion to the Weekly Television News Program

• 9/11 Five-Year Anniversary (September 8, 2006)
  Watch the episode online.
  Feature: American Muslims Five Years Later

Arab American Institute
"The Arab American Institute (AAI) represents the policy and community interests of Arab Americans throughout the United States and strives to promote Arab American participation in the U.S. electoral system."

• 9/11 Conference: "Healing the Nation: An Arab American Agenda for Security, Liberty, and Peace"
  September 10-12, 2006, Washington, DC.

100 Questions and Answers about Arab Americans - (dead link)
A Journalist's Guide

Scholars of Islam & the Tragedy of Sept. 11th
"The following web page is produced through the cooperation of over 50 professors of Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies from the US and Canada. These scholars are members of the Study of Islam section at the American Academy of Religion, the largest international organization responsible for the academic study of religion."
Maintained by Omid Safi, Colgate University

American Religious Identification Survey 2001 - Profile of the US Muslim Population - (dead link)
ARIS Report No. 2, October 2001
"The following information is based on the recently completed American Religious Identification Survey, 2001 (ARIS 2001), just released by The Graduate Center of the City University of New York."

As-Sunnah Foundation of America
Strives "to promote the unity of Muslims, Understanding and awareness through education. Therefore, ASFA has assembled a group of scholars and professors to teach, write, and translate from traditional sources of Islamic knowledge by authentic scholars of the various schools of fiqh (madhahib)."
Includes their Newsletter, publications, a chat cafe and links to other sites.

American Academy of Religion - Study of Islam

The American Islamic Community Guidelines and Resources for Government and Private Agencies - (dead link)"...for government, public and private agencies and other commercial entities. There are recommendations for county and other public libraries, sixth grade social studies teachers, coroners and calendar publisher."
- From Islam 101

American Public Media

• Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11 (September 2006)
  "Dramatic headlines convey a predominantly violent picture of global Islam. But, during the past five years, Muslim guests on Step back with us and hear these voices from the traditional and evolving center of Islam."
• The Face of the Prophet: Cartoons and Chasm (February 2006)
  "Our guest, an American Muslim and religious scholar, helps untangle the knot of violent and bewildered reactions to cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad."

Arab American Institute
"The Arab American Institute (AAI) represents the policy and community interests of Arab Americans throughout the United States and strives to promote Arab American participation in the U.S. electoral system."

• 9/11 Conference: "Healing the Nation: An Arab American Agenda for Security, Liberty, and Peace"
  September 10-12, 2006, Washington, DC.

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

• American Muslims and the Threat of Homegrown Terrorism
  News Backgrounder by Eben Kaplan, September 2006.

Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) - (dead link)
"CAIR was established to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. We believe misrepresentations of Islam are most often the result of ignorance on the part of non-Muslims and reluctance on the part of Muslims to articulate their case."

• National and Worldwide Muslim Condemnation of Terrorism
  "The following document is a compilation of condemnations of the September 11 attacks. The articles, press releases and news clippings represent a sample of worldwide Muslim condemnation of these attacks and of terrorism in general. Most of the documents contain only excerpts of these condemnations. A document containing the full text of these condemnations would be much longer.

DePaul University Libraries - The Islam in America Collection - (dead link)

Islamic Center of America

Masjid Addresses in the United States - (dead link)
"The following directory contains Masjids and Islamic Centers in the United States, believed to be originally compiled by ISNA, and since has been extensively updated by MSA of the USA and Canada."

Muslim Life in America : In the Mainstream
"This 'electronic pamphlet' shows Muslims living as part of the mainstream of American life. It is an electronic packet of material that contains 45 photos featuring ordinary American Muslims, facts, figures (e.g., number of mosques in the United States), charts, quotes, articles, and links to various Islamic Websites."
- U.S. Department of State publication

Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
"This site was created by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) to provide an arena for American Muslim activists to share information, network, and work on causes that impact the American Muslim community."
Contains sections on networking, opinion, analysis, resources, and current events.

• The National Grassroots Campaign To Fight Terrorism
  "This guide is part of the MPAC's broader counter-terrorism and civil rights campaign and is intended for Imams, Muslim community leaders, law enforcement, and the media."
• National Muslim Groups Offer Approach to Darfur Crisis
  Position Statement, May 2006.
• MPAC Rejects Bin Laden's Call for Global War
  Position Statement, April 2006.
• Iraq: Remove Totalitarian Regime without Military Intervention (September 13, 2002)
  "MPAC submitted the following statement to Zalmay Khalizad of the National Security Council regarding Bush's policy of 'regime change' in Iraq."

PBS - America at a Crossroads
Companion website to the April 2007 series.
"...is a major public television event premiering on PBS in April 2007 that explores the challenges confronting the post-9/11 world ó including the war on terrorism; the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; the experience of American troops serving abroad; the struggle for balance within the Muslim world; and global perspectives on Americaís role overseas."
Films include: JIHAD: The Men and Ideas behind Al Qaeda ; Warriors ; Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience ; Gangs of Iraq ; The Case for War: In Defense of Freedom ; Europe's 9/11 ; The Muslim Americans ; Faith Without Fear ; Struggle for the Soul of Islam: Inside Indonesia ; Security versus Liberty: The Other War ; The Brotherhood.

PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
An Online Companion to the Weekly Television News Program

• 9/11 Five-Year Anniversary (September 8, 2006)
  Watch the episode online.
  Feature: American Muslims Five Years Later

PBS - This Far by Faith (Summer 2003)
African-American Spiritual Journeys
"In six hours of dramatic storytelling, This Far by Faith examines the African-American religious experience through the last three centuries...This Far by Faith explores the connections between faith and the development of African-American cultural values."
Episodes include: There is a River ; God is a Negro ; Guide my Feet ; Freedom Faith ; Inheritors of the Faith [It explores Islam and Yoruba] ; Rise Up and Call Their Names.
Sections include: Discussions ; Journeys ; Timeline ; People ; Resources.

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Pluralism Project
"Our mission is to help Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources."
- Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University.

• Controversy Over Cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad
• Commentary on Cartoon of Prophet Muhammad
• U.S. Muslim Respond to Cartoon Controversy
• Muslim Commentary on the Cartoon Controversy

[Ramadan] The Fast of Holy Ramadan
Topics of the Blessed Month of Ramadan.
- As-Sunnah Foundation of America

Scholars of Islam & the Tragedy of Sept. 11th
"The following web page is produced through the cooperation of over 50 professors of Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies from the US and Canada. These scholars are members of the Study of Islam section at the American Academy of Religion, the largest international organization responsible for the academic study of religion."
Maintained by Omid Safi, Colgate University

[UCLA] Daily Bruin

• The Similar Essence of Ramadan and Thanksgiving
  "A first-person take on two seemingly polar events"
  By Sabaa Saleem, November 25, 2003

U.S. Department of State

• Response to Terrorism - (dead link)

• • U.S. Will Strongly Defend Rights of Muslim Minorities - (dead link) (10/18/01)

  • U.S. Islamic Leaders Issue Fatwa on U.S. Muslim Soldiers Fighting Terrorists - (dead link) (10/16/01)
  • American Muslim Leader Says Islam Cannot Justify Terrorism - (dead link) (10/12/01)
  • President Meets with Muslim Leaders (09/26/01)
  • "Islam is Peace" Says President (09/17/01)
  • FBI Director Denounces Attacks Against Arab-Americans - (dead link) (09/17/01)
  • House Condemns Bigotry Against Arab-Americans - (dead link) (09/17/01)
• Muslim Life in America : In the Mainstream
  "This 'electronic pamphlet' shows Muslims living as part of the mainstream of American life. It is an electronic packet of material that contains 45 photos featuring ordinary American Muslims, facts, figures (e.g., number of mosques in the United States), charts, quotes, articles, and links to various Islamic Websites."
  - U.S. Department of State publication

United States Institute of Peace

• The Diversity of Muslims in the United States: Views as Americans
  By Qamar-ul Huda, February 2006, Special Report, No. 159.

See also our Arab American Studies page.

Maintained by Mike Madin - Graduate of Univ. of Washington Comparative Religion Program.
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