This Sunday- Illume Media Banquet and Fundraiser

The Illume Media Banquet is this Sunday, December 2 in Newark, CA. The founder of Illume, Javed Ali, has already done a lot of great work, Masha’Allah.

SPEAKERS
Zaid Shakir - Scholar, Zaytuna Institute
Suhaib Webb w/ a special message- Scholar, MAS
Souheila Al-Jadda - Journalist & Peabody Award-winning TV-producer, LinkTV
Hatem Bazian - Professor - Near Eastern Studies, UC [...]

Reality TV Meets Islam

There is an article in today’s Guardian about a new reality TV show in the UK about a group of people that live as strict Muslims with the guide of Muslim mentors:
Article here: Islam for beginners
This show isn’t for Muslims but rather for those who have something to learn about the religion.
While the article [...]

Car for Muslims

Malaysian car maker Proton is creating an “Islamic Car” complete with compass to determine the direction of Mecca and compartments for the Qur’an and headscarves. Article here

CNN airs special on Extremists in All 3 major religions!

Please send a Thank You note to CNN for airing a special report by Christiane Amanpour called “God’s Warriors” which is a 3 part special about religious extremists, fanatics and fundamentalists in all 3 major religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam). I did watch the special on Islam, which was fairly balanced, and had seen [...]