Posts Tagged as ‘Islam’

because we found it: Film with Puerto-Rican-American, Muslim rapper after 9-11 screens today in NYC

Today at 4 pm, The Center for Media, Culture and History and The Center for Religion and Media at NYU are screening the documentary New Muslim Cool.
The film focuses on Jason Hamza Pérez, a Puerto-Rican American, Muslim rapper. It follows him as he confronts discrimination in a post-9-11 world.
*The screening will feature panel discussion from [...]

February 5, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: because we found it, Islam, Jason Hamza Perez, Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, Muslim, New Muslim Cool, NYU, NYU Islamic Center, Popmaster Fabel, Zaheer Ali | No Comments »

b-activists: TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong launches Charter for Compassion

Today, a document created collectively by thousands of people around globe and drafted by a multi-faith, multi-national council of thinkers and leaders has officially launched. The Charter for Compassion reminds us quite simply of the Golden Rule, which lies at the heart of all religions, ethical and spiritual traditions–empathy. If embraced widely, the document is [...]

November 12, 2009 by heidi | Tags: Case for God, Charter for Compassion, Christianity, empathy, ethical tradition, Golden Rule, Islam, Judaism, Karen Armstrong, multi-faith, Religion, spiritual tradition, TED | 1 Comment »

gadgets for good: Iran’s youth used Facebook to share election wishes

On June 12th, Iran re-elected Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president. Ahmadeinejad won over the more secular Mousavi by claiming over 60% of the total votes. But prior to the election, young Iranians had big dreams and used Facebook to tell their story.
Many campaigned for Mousavi in hopes that there could potentially be an end to the [...]

June 15, 2009 by rachel | Tags: ahmadinejad, Campaign, censorship, election, fundamentalism, gadgets for good, iran, Islam, women's rights, youth | No Comments »

b-activists: A provocative performance on the many faces of Islam

Islamophobia - it shouldn’t exist, but it does. In the last few years, anti-Muslim sentiments and stereotypes have taken up an unnecessary and unfairly large portion of our country’s attention. Riz Mirza is out to change that with his new play, Koranic Fatigue.
Brought up in the Bronx, yet with roots in New Delhi, Mirza now [...]

March 19, 2009 by admin | Tags: breakthrough, Islam, Koran, Mirza, Muslim, Play, Religion, Riz, Theatre | No Comments »

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