In this second blog I will discuss the hit Netflix original series Midnight Mass, from director Mike Flanagan, and how it incorporates Muslim beliefs as an integral part of the story. If you have not read my previous blog, I advise doing so as I discuss the concepts of analyzing post-9/11 horror stories there. If… Read more »
Islamophobia
“The ‘Phobias’ of Horror Pt.1: A Review of Muslim Representation in Sinister” by Isaiah Green
It seems prudent to recognize a shift in the horror genre with post-9/11 productions integrating more Orientalist and Xenophobic storytelling as a means of creating fear for their American audiences. Throughout various films and series, these tropes found popularity in several sub-genres, such as home invasions, secret cults, and exorcist stories that began to embody… Read more »
Empowerment of Muslim Women in India – Underestimated and Misconceived by Rabia Omar
Past, present and the future are all connected by a string into a loop. The past can be lauded for all its inventions and development but should also be held responsible for all the evils that have rippled into the present. A common factor between these concepts of time is the people who control and… Read more »
Muslim World Interactions and Battling Islamophobia by Derya Doğan
Despite a range of efforts by organizations such as Mipsterz, Pew Research Center, The Australian Muslim Women’s Center for Human Rights, and Muslim.sg to increase awareness about diversity of Muslims and Muslim cultures across the world, the stereotypical belief that all Muslims are Arabs, and all Arabs are Muslim, remains to be prominent. There is… Read more »
Dismantling Islamophobia Through Citizenship Diplomacy by Patrick Lee
Experiences of an American Muslim, Immigration Attorney Sahar Taman* This fall semester, I had the pleasure of meeting Immigration Attorney Sahar Taman during my time as a student in Dr. Iman Alramadan’s 5th-year Arabic class. Ms. Taman is a highly accomplished lawyer, activist, and public servant. It was incredible to hear about her experiences… Read more »
A Message for 2024, by Muslim Voices Public Scholarship Project
It was 15 years ago when we first submitted a grant proposal to the Social Science Research Council to implement Muslim Voices, a multi-media and public-facing academic initiative to dispel the harmful stereotypes in North America around Islam and Muslims by exploring the religion’s diversity across the world. Within three years we accomplished podcasts, videocasts,… Read more »
American Muslims in Politics by Zayd Esmail Memon
Muslim Voices first interviewed Professor Abdulkader Sinno when President Obama was running for his first term in 2007, discussing Muslims in Western politics. Fourteen years later, I sat down for a follow up with Professor Sinno to see what has changed about the Muslim community’s position in politics. I was curious to know what effect… Read more »
The Controversy of the Hijab: How Governments Use Symbols to Exercise Power by Jason Sadlowski
Why has the practice of wearing the Islamic headscarf by Muslim women become such a controversial symbol of Muslim culture? And what about it has made governments decide it will be a major factor in how they choose to control their people? These were some of the questions that I was left with after attending… Read more »
A Broken Unity by Rabia Omar
They sang songs of unity, chanted words of brotherhood, took pride in diversity, stood tall in harmony……. but once the curtain drew closed, the lights dimmed, and they turned to one another, the walls that separated them were not weakened through acceptance but rather those walls were empowered through ignorance and rejection. They say that… Read more »
Islam and Modern Challenges by Flamur Vehapi
The Need to Deconstruct the Dominant Narratives about Islam and Muslims Nowadays, many Orientalists, among others, speak of Islam as if it began in the late 1970s with the Iranian Revolution or in the 1990s with the rise of certain radical groups in some parts of the Muslim world, or as is now the case… Read more »