“Rendition” Film Review

“Rendition” is about an Arab American who is suspected of being a terrorist supporter and is shipped overseas by the U.S. government to be tortured for information.
Click Here for the review on AltMuslim.com
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Muslim Superheros!

A new Islamic themed comic book hit the shelves yesterday. Titled “The 99,” the comic features 99 different superheroes that each embody an attribute of Allah (swt). The Chicago Sun-Times published an article yesterday about the comic book and its creator Naif Al-Mutawa

The comic book was released in selected cities in the U.S. For an [...]

Congrats to SBIA Media Scholarship 2007 Awardees!!!

Asalaamu-Alaykum All
On behalf of the SBIA Media Committee, I would like to thank everyone
who submitted an application for the SBIA 2007 Media Scholarship Fund.
The Media Scholarship Selection Committee was very impressed with all
the skills, talents and expertise of each candidate. All the
applicants have the potential to succeed in giving an effective voice
to the Muslim [...]

SBIA EID Celebration on KTVU Fox. Ch. 2 News

Salaams All
Here is a link to the news stories that KTVU Fox. Ch. 2 did on the SBIA Eid Program at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds yesterday:
4pm News
10pm news
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Muslim Scholars Send Joint Letter to Christian Leaders

Today, 138 Muslim scholars worldwide signed and sent a letter to Christian leaders calling for peace.
Check out the article - “Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians”
From the article:
Aref Ali Nayed, one of the signatories and a senior adviser to the Cambridge Interfaith Programme at Cambridge University in Britain, said the signatories represented the “99.9 [...]

Empire State Building To Be Lit Green for Eid

This is kind of cool - On Friday, October 12, the Empire State Building will be lit green in honor of Eid al-Fitr.
Article here .
Check out Empire State’s Lighting Schedule here.

Pipes Dreams Revolve Around Bigotry and War Crimes

Well known “Mideast Scholar” and bigot Daniel Pipes recently called for reform in Islam during a series of lectures in Michigan. The Michigan Daily reports almost a genial tone in Pipe’s speech and mentions that protesters, while present, did not disrupt the speech. In this article, it seems that Pipes only wants what is best [...]

Video Clips from SBIA Ramadan Open House 2007

Check out Clips from the SBIA Ramadan Open House 2007:
Part 1
Part 2
Special Thanks to Br. Dawan Muhammad with the SBIA Media Committee for putting this together on short notice!
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A Muslim Astronaut’s Dilemma: How to Face Mecca From Space

Pretty interesting article from Wired.com
First saw it posted on IslamCrunch.Com:
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The President Hosts Annual Iftar Dinner

President Bush held an annual Ramadan Iftar on October 4th at the White House.
The transcript of Bush’s speech that night can be read here.
Here’s a piece of it: “Americans have a history of standing with Muslims facing suffering and hardship — and it’s a proud history. Our country defended Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo after [...]

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