Blogger Yvonne Maffei: An all-American Ramadan

August 17, 2011 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

Food blogger Yvonne Maffei knows all about halal cuisine, which becomes an art form during the month of Ramadan. She speaks to us about the American Muslim culinary traditions that have developed over the years and what they mean during this holy month.

Filed Under: Newsmakers Leave a Comment

Halal foods: An Islamic approach to ethical consumerism

June 8, 2011 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

As the halal marketplace and industry matures, we are seeing more efforts to incorporate ethical values in halal products. And as American halal food consumers demand a deeper spiritual connection with their food and the processes by which they are produced, they have also demonstrated that they are willing to pay for them.

Filed Under: Commentary, Zahed Amanullah Leave a Comment

Singer Yuna: From Malaysia, with guitar

March 16, 2011 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

With a few intensely crafted songs, Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna manages to dispel scores of stereotypes about Muslim women – their independence, their creativity, and their ability to fashion a comfortable hybrid of cultures at peace with their religiosity. Her new album is out on iTunes this week.

Filed Under: Visions Leave a Comment

Food and culture: It’s not the halal you expected

February 23, 2011 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

Some allege that the increasing prevalance of halal foods in the West is a campaign to implement sharia law by stealth. But in reality, its an example of the kind of integration that everyone has been dreaming of.

Filed Under: Commentary, Zahed Amanullah Leave a Comment

Author Ibrahim Abdul-Matin: “We don’t want to go back, we want to do things better”

February 7, 2011 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, author of the recently published book “Green Deen,” may be fighting an uphill battle considering the image Muslims have in the world today, but he’s convinced that there’s a better example to be made by highlighting the environmental awareness built in to the Islamic faith.

Filed Under: Newsmakers Leave a Comment

Year in review: The top ten good news stories of 2010

December 31, 2010 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

It might not have been a very good year for Muslims around the world, but 2010 provided some doses of inspiration that could signal brighter days lie ahead. After digging into the details for the past 12 months, here is a closer look

Filed Under: Briefings, Zahed Amanullah Leave a Comment

Entrepreneur Adnan Durrani: “Our mission is to restore the sacredness of food”

December 8, 2010 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

Adnan Durrani, the “Chief Halal Officer” of new food manufacturer American Halal saw a market opportunity with more discerning Muslim consumers, and his line of Saffron Road-branded halal ready meals found success in the upscale Whole Foods Market chain. We speak to him to find out why.

Filed Under: Newsmakers, Zahed Amanullah Leave a Comment

Movie "Fordson": Faith, fasting, and football

September 6, 2010 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

With an epic reach, a new documentary looks at the lives of four high school football players at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan, to see how they reconcile their Arab backgrounds, their love for football, and the demands of Ramadan. The result is an eye-opener for every American.

Filed Under: Visions Leave a Comment

30 Mosques, 30 States: In search of Muslim America

August 23, 2010 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

This Ramadan, Bassam Tariq and Aman Ali expand on last year’s exploration of 30 mosques in New York City with an ambitious drive across 30 states to visit 30 unique mosques, uncovering a diversity and dynamism that surprises us all.

Filed Under: Visions Leave a Comment

Humor: Are pork rinds halal?

June 1, 2010 By zahedamanullah Leave a Comment

A funny video that crossed our path (anonymously, of course) recently asks the age old question that has crossed the mind of many a Muslim shopkeeper in the West. Are pork rinds halal? Kosher? All of the above?

Filed Under: Visions Leave a Comment
« Older Posts