Listen to Eboo on the Radio! - MLT, USA

Dr. Eboo Patel was a guest on the national radio program Grace Matters: the radio ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  After it was originally aired, the interview became one of Grace Matters' most requested programs.

You can download a podcast or listen online to Patel's interview.

To find out more about Grace Matters, click here.

Journalists invited to write on Islam and other religions

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in Washington, D.C. invites print and TV journalists from the United States or from majority Muslim countries to propose reporting projects on issues of importance to audiences in both places.

Click here to see more information.

Please don’t forget to send us information on MLT media appearances, events, job postings, books, etc. We will include these in our monthly updates.

For more on MLT or ASMA, please visit us online.

Update on MLT Doha Conference:

Due to limited venue accommodations in Doha, we have shifted the upcoming MLT conference date to mid-January, 2009.  It will be held on the weekend of January 16-18th or January 23-25th. We are currently negotiating with the hosting hotel and will update the MLT network as soon as this date is confirmed.

Allah Made Me Funny - The Movie. Coming to select theaters October 3^rd - MLT, USA

This landmark concert film follows three acclaimed comedians on stage and off as they reveal the humorous side of what it’s really likes to be American and Muslim. Mo Amer, MLT Azhar Usman, and Preacher Moss poke fun at themselves, their communities, government, human nature and the tricky predicament of living in post-9/11 America. Featuring music of rising indie scene artists, Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert is rollicking good fun and gives people of all cultural backgrounds an opportunity to laugh hard, drop their guard and open their minds.

“It's a fresh, funny show with enormous global potential... Allah Made Me Funny is an idea whose time has come.”
- Russell Peters, Comedian

“Insightful, empowering and hilarious!”
- Margaret Cho, Comedian

“Forget the fabricated fear factor and see Muslims for what they really are — a diverse range of normal people ... So put aside your duct tape, and let the laughter in!”
- Riz Khan, Al Jazeera

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Time Magazine reports on "The 99," by Naif Al-Mutawa - MLT, USA/UAE

The 99 is based on characters that each personify one of the 99 qualities attributed to God in the Qur'an. MLT Naifa Al-Mutawa created the comic-book series five years ago, giving birth to superheroes endowed with Muslim traits and virtues. The 99 is published by Teshkeel Media Group, Inc. Below, you will find some of their latest advancements.

- Teshkeel is now proposing to bring an animated series of The 99 to worldwide television. A formal announcement of their chosen partner will be made soon.

- Recent licensing arrangements for The 99 in France, Spain, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, UK, Turkey, and throughout the Middle East are products of its great value and readers' constant 'buzz.'

-Scheduled to open this Fall, "The 99 Village" theme park in Jahra, Kuwait is under construction, the first of many.

TIME Magazine- "Islamic Superheroes Going Global" | The99.org

Previous Press:
Washington Post- "Author Looks to the Koran For 99 New Superheroes" Dinar Standard- "The 99- A World Class Brand with Muslim Values"
Reuter s- "The 99 Village Theme Park To Open in Jahra"
World and iSchool- "In New Comics Capes are Out, the Koran is In"
Economic Times- "Islamic comics group ties up with Chandamama for THE 99"
Newsweek- "Using Comics to Turn Off Terror"
ABC Newspaper- "Una Nueva Lista De Superheroes"
The Expresso- "Super-Herois Por Ala"

Arsalan Iftikhar on The Christian Science Monitor - MLT, USA

Arsalan Iftikhar, profiled in The Christian Science Monitor, spoke in March on BBC World Television about the need for Muslims to do more to combat extremism.

On this seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many Americans are rededicating themselves to the themes of unity, compassion, and service that so characterized their actions in the aftermath of the tragedy. But for some individuals, 9/11 represents much more than a tragedy calling for annual commemoration: It has reshaped their lives.

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Mona Eltahawy on Olympics - MLT, USA

Mona Eltahawy wrote "Ain't No Sisters on the Team," published by Agence Global, to express her concern about the role of Muslim women, or the lack of, in the 2008 Olympic events.

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Leyla Çakir to attend ICETh conference, Young Apeldoorn conference, and International Congress on Islamic Feminism - MLT, Netherlands

The Interreligious Conference of European Women Theologians (ICETh) will hold a conference from the 21st-24th of August, outside Stockholm, Sweden. The ICETh is an association of women theologians which aims to strengthen the theological, spiritual and institutional-political exchange between Muslim women in Europe.

The third Young Apeldoorn Conference will take place between the 12th and 14th of October at the Grand Opera House, in Belfast. This conference will include participants regarded as highly relevant within their respective fields, mainly in politics, business, government or the media.

The Third International Congress on Islamic Feminism has been announced by Junta Islàmica Catalana (Catalonian Islamic Board) and will take place in Barcelona, 24th-27th of October. The conference will focus on the problems of Muslim women in the Global era. The Congress will consider the responses given by Islamic feminists to this situation, and their contribution towards the construction of a new civil society worldwide based on a culture of human rights and Qur’anic values, such as democracy, social justice, freedom of conscience and gender equality.

To learn more, visit the links below.

ICETh | Young Apeldorn | International Congress on Islamic Feminism