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Global Kids Screening of “Abraham’s Children” Documentary a Big Success!

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

On Wednesday, August 25, I organized a screening at Global Kids of the new documentary "Abraham's Children," a series of intimate and frank profiles of ten Muslim-American teenagers in the New York area directed by my friend Nina Froriep. It was a very special night as around 30 people gathered to watch the film, share…

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“Abraham’s Children” Chronicles Lives of Muslim Youth in NYC (video)

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

My friend Nina sends out word that the premiere of her new documentary "Abraham's Children" last week was a big success.  "Abraham's Children" tells some of the stories of the thousands of young people in New York City, where every 10th child is Muslim. I'm sad I missed the premiere, but hoping that I can…

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Understanding Islam through Virtual Worlds: the machinima, graphic novel and report!

Posted on February 1, 2009 by

As previously reported, on Thursday,  I had the pleasure of attending the event "Understanding Islam through Virtual Worlds" at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.  The gathering featured Rita King and Joshua Fouts discussing their project to research how Muslims have been using virtual worlds as a medium to express their faith, find…

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First look at Muxlim Pal virtual world: shop, chat and pray

Posted on January 5, 2009 by

After registering almost a month ago, I finally was able to log into the new "Muxlim Pal" virtual world.  As you will recall, the owners of Muxlim had restricted access to the new virtual world due to griefer attacks that started after the BBC published a story about Muxlim Pal.  Now apparently they have dealt…

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A History of the Jazz Split

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