A song and music video by musician Daniyal Noorani tells the story of a confused young man seeking answers about life’s important questions and shows how an individual lures this young man by telling him that he has the answer to life’s ultimate question: how to find heaven.

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.

Photojournalist Ghazala Irshad offers us an exclusive look at the people and protests from Cairo’s Tahrir Square that brought down the 30 year old regime of Hosni Mubarak and ushered in the prospect of a new Middle East

In an interview with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., television personality and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks about his Islamic heritage, the varied religious practices of his Turkish parents, and how Sufi Islam informs his life.

A report from our partners at Illume: For the second year in a row, Best Buy is reaching out to the Muslim-American community, wishing them a happy Eid-ul Adha, the largest holiday of the Muslim calendar. And they may be the only national retailer to do so.

Lesley Hazleton, aka The Accidental Theologist, author most recently of “After the Prophet: the Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split,” explores the Quran from the perspective of a agnostic Jew in this 9-minute TEDx video.

How does the reality of the lives of Muslim women differ from the perceptions of their neighbors? Austin resident and community activist Yasmin Diallo Turk follows three of her Muslim women neighbors to get the real story.

Among the over 200,000 people who gathered this weekend in Washington, DC for the “Rally for Sanity and/or Fear” organized by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert was a sizable Muslim contingent, many of whom had some tongue-in-cheek messages. Here are some of the signs they carried.

What forces are behind the spike in anti-Muslim hate speech and what is their goal? Join altmuslim.com associate editor Wajahat Ali and others in discussing this important topic at a panel discussion at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC.