Muslim voices are finally being heard by and from Hollywood, and it’s in Tinseltown’s best interest to listen. Negative stereotypes of Muslim characters date to at least the black-and-white era, but by the 1990s and the end of the Cold War, one-dimensional Muslim terrorist characters were the generic “bad guy” in countless movies and television…
After learning that the man who killed 13 and wounded 38 in the shooting at Fort Hood had an Islamic name, Muslims have begun to worry about rising stereotypes and discrimination in the US. Some mosques have requested police security.
A mosque in Toledo has elected a female president, Salmenna Sediqe, the first women in its thirty-year history to hold such a position. Mrs. Sediqe does not view her election as a landmark, but says the election may help change some negative stereotypes among non-Muslims.
Dalia Mogahed, a senior executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, was appointed to Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The selection by Mogahed is viewed by many Muslims in the US and many in the Middle East as a step by the Obama Administration to move beyond the stereotypes and…
Baroness Warsi of the Conservative Party was announced Britain’s most powerful Muslim Woman. She is the Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action and now headed the first Muslim Women Power List. This list is an initiative by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Times and Muslim life style magazine Emel, which seeks…
