Young Muslim American Voices
Video: Growing Up in a Post-9/11 World:
Young people discuss how 9/11 shaped their views of America and the world.
An America for All of Us:
An interview with Mou Khan, the program and communications associate at South Asian Americans Leading Together, about their 9/11 campaign.
Sharia: What It Is and What It Isn't:
Sally Steenland discusses Sharia law with Asifa Quraishi and Rev. Dr. Welton Gaddy.
Targeting the Innocent:
Sally Steenland interviews Sameer Ahmed, an attorney, about his work showing how Muslim Americans are unfairly treated under antiterrorism policies.
Combating Islamophobia in Florida:
Muhammed Malik talks to Eleni Towns about his recent success defeating Florida’s anti-immigrant racial profiling bill.
Giving Young Muslim-American Leaders a Voice: A fact sheet explains CAP's Young Muslim American Voices Project, which seeks to give greater visibility to young Muslim-American leaders.
Understanding Sharia Law: Wajahat Ali and Matt Duss explain why Sharia, or Islamic religious law, is not the threat conservatives claim it is.
Muslim Americans and the Quest for a More Perfect Union: A video from CAP's Young Muslim American Voices project looks at the history and diversity of Muslim-American communities.
Setting the Record Straight on Sharia: Sally Steenland interviews Boston College Law School professor Intisar Rabb about what Sharia law is—and what it isn't.
Equal Rights for All: Sally Steenland interviews Azadeh Shahshahani, director of the National Security/Immigrants' Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia.
Strengthening Our Diversity: Muslim-American immigrants' work with other immigrant groups and communities will make our country stronger and more diverse, write Eleni Towns and Philippe Nassif.
Congressional Hearings May Inflame Islamophobia: Scheduled House hearings on conservative charges of “radicalized Muslims” in Muslim-American mosques could inflame an already dangerous trend of Islamophobia in America.
What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet: Sally Steenland interviews Ibrahim Abdul Matin about the role faith communities can play in helping protect the planet from global warming.
Video: Turning the Negative into Positive: Asma Uddin, editor and writer for Altmuslimah.com, talks about her work examining the question of gender and Islam.
Exploring Gender and Islam: Sally Steenland interviews Asma Uddin about the evolution of her faith, her efforts to promote interfaith dialogue around gender, and religious freedom.
Eleven Things You Need to Know About Islam in America Today: Susan Thistlethwaite and Eleni Towns provide insights into the “real Islam” from participants in CAP’s Young Muslim American Voices Project.
The Power of Storytelling : Sally Steenland interviews Pakistani-American Wajahat Ali, the author of one of the first major plays about Muslims living in a post-9/11 America.
Video: What It Means to Be an American: Wajahat Ali, a author and lawyer from the Bay Area, talks about his experience after 9/11 as a Muslim American and what he learned from the experience.
The Distorted Lens of Islamophobia: Sally Steenland puts recent anti-Muslim ranting into perspective and encourages Americans to look at the religion based on reality, not distortion.
The Latest Fake Fact: Sally Steenland examines the dangerous game now played by conservatives peddling the lie that Obama is a Muslim and others as facts.
Quiz: Blaming America for 9/11: Take Sally Steenland’s quiz and see if you can match the conservative with his or her quote blaming the United States for the 9/11 attacks.
Coming of Age in a Post-9/11 World: Young Muslim-American leaders discuss their challenges and opportunities as part of CAP’s Young Muslim American Voices project.
Breaking Through the Misconceptions and Stereotypes: Hazami Barmada discusses the incredible diversity among Muslim and Arab Americans and how public and cultural diplomacy can help break through stereotypes.
Being Who You Want to Be: Hazami Barmada talks with the Young Muslim American Voices project about bring empowered and engaging with society as a young Muslim American.
On the Ground in Chicago: Sally Steenland interviews Rami Nashashibi about his community organizing work in Chicago.
Video: Being an American Muslim Is About Reaching Out: Rami Nashashibi, a community organizer in Chicago, talks about what being an American Muslim means to him.
A Joining of Faiths at a Mos Def Concert: Young Muslim American Voices interviews Edina Lekovic about what it means to be a young Muslim in America.
Being Green and Muslim: Sally Steenland interviews Mohamad Chakaki about social and environmental issues and being a Muslim American.
Hugs v. Hate: Mohamad Chakaki, a member of CAP's Young Muslim American Voices Roundtable, talks about his environmental activism and an experience with profiling.
Young Muslim-American Calls for Inclusion, Respect: Sally Steenland interviews Safiya Ghori-Ahmad, the Muslim Public Affairs Council’s government relations director, as part of a new series on Young Muslim-American Voices.
Young Muslim American Voices Are More Important than Ever: Last week CAP launched a project with young Muslim American leaders to promote understanding of America’s growing religious diversity.
