Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Middle East expert and author Juan Cole explains how Islamic law forbids terrorism with a clear and important list. On top of the list is this -- “Terrorism or hirabah is forbidden in Islamic law, … [Read more...]
The Muslim world has experienced great horrors and tragedies in recent days due to terrorist attacks attributed to ISIS -- 41 people dead at Istanbul’s busy airport; 22 at a cafe in Bangladesh; at … [Read more...]
On his website, Mohamed Ahmed produces simple cartoons for Muslim children with the clear goal of countering the violent images and messages that extremists use to manipulate this “target” audience. … [Read more...]
Vox reminds us of a 2011 Pew Research Center poll which surveyed over a thousand American Muslim on issues ranging from terrorism to diversity to friendship and marriage. As Vox says, “Muslims have … [Read more...]
A statistic floating around is that 95% of victims of terrorism are Muslim. BBC takes a look at the accuracy of this statistic, and why the answers are not so easy to identify. … [Read more...]
Charles Kurzman, a researcher with the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, has written a new study which says that contrary to public opinion and media reports, the number of … [Read more...]
The Atlantic takes a look at the recent mass shootings from the Santa Barbara killer to the murderous Vegas couple, and asks the question -- if these aren't terrorist attacks, then what's terrorism? … [Read more...]
Photo Credit: Getty Images An enemy of Islamist militants has been revealed to be a Muslim convert, and he’s the driving force of the Obama administration’s embrace of targeted killing. A leader of … [Read more...]
Terrorism is rooted in violent ideologies purveyed in schools, religious centers, and community centers. While U.S. police and justice systems work hard to stem the violence, what about its source? … [Read more...]
According to a new report from the Washington Post, "Researchers have found again and again that coverage of Muslims in the American and global media is predominantly negative.... U.S. newspapers … [Read more...]
